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Cannes: Exiled Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev's 'Minotaur' delivers anti-war message through intimate lens

The 62-year-old filmmaker, now living in France, chose the conflict between his country and Ukraine as the backdrop for his latest film. He depicts the consequences of the war, which he openly condemns, within the realm of married life. Despite his open hatred of Putin's regime, his mere presence at Cannes could draw condemnation from Ukrainian advocacy groups.

Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean review – a dashing retrospective for a cinematic titan

Cannes film festival: Barnaby Thompson’s documentary on the great British director is an exhilarating delve into the ebb and flow of Lean’s peerless career and sometimes complex personal life – with a grand cast of talking heads Barnaby Thompson’s thoroughly exhilarating and enjoyable documentary about movie director David Lean is proof of the old maxim – fortune favours the bold. Lean’s career feels like more than ever like a dashing military adventure; like Napoleon or the young Winston Ch...

By Peter Bradshaw

Therapy culture is turning politics into a national nervous breakdown

A psychotherapist explains how therapy culture teaches Americans to reinterpret political disagreement as emotional harm, fueling division and fragility.

Cannes Film Festival: Follow the latest news with Eve Jackson

Eve Jackson is live from Cannes.

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Barbra Streisand won't attend Cannes Palme d'Or ceremony after a knee injury

Barbra Streisand says she won’t attend the Cannes Film Festival ceremony where she was to receive an honorary Palme d’Or after sustaining a knee injury

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World Cup worry for the US as Aaronson leaves field with knee injury while playing for Leeds

U.S. forward Brenden Aaronson went off with an apparent left knee injury while playing for Leeds in the Premier League on Sunday in a potential concern for the Americans ahead of the World Cup. Aaronson dropped to the ground, rolled down his sock and held his knee before receiving treatment from club doctors. Aaronson, who was on the 2022 World Cup roster, is fighting to be picked in the squad that is being named on May 26.

‘Hope’ Unleashes a Bats— Crazy Korean Monster Movie on Cannes and Earns 6-Minute Standing Ovation

“Hope” — an extremely ambitious blockbuster hopeful about an alien invasion in a sleepy South Korean mountain town — jolted the Cannes Film Festival awake on Sunday night with a 6-minute ovation. Directed by Na Hong-jin, the big-budget epic combined a gritty survival story and an original sci-fi mythology — no one quite knew what […]

By Alex Ritman

John Lennon’s final words revealed in new Cannes documentary by Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh's documentary beautifully encapsulates John Lennon’s final moments in a revealing interview conducted mere hours before his tragic passing. The intimate dialogue with Yoko Ono navigates complex topics such as human experience, societal change, and Lennon’s deep reflections on the concept of death.

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‘Hope’ Review: Korean Action Maestro Na Hong-jin’s Rip-Roaring Sci-Fi Creature Feature Has Instant Cult Classic Written All Over It

Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung and Hoyeon star in this thriller about rural villagers fending off what appears to be a violent invasion, also featuring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander.

By David Rooney

‘Beyond the Oscar’: Actor John Travolta gets surprise lifetime achievement award at Cannes - The Straits Times

‘Beyond the Oscar’: Actor John Travolta gets surprise lifetime achievement award at Cannes  The Straits Times

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Cannes Audience Gives ‘Hope’ A 7-Minute Standing Ovation

Filmmaker Na Hong-Jin’s in Competition sci-fi thriller Hope received a seven-minute standing ovation in Cannes this evening. The film stars Korean star Hwang Jung-min (Deliver Us from Evil), Zo In-sung (Moving), Hoyeon (Squid Game), Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), Michael Fassbender (Steve Jobs), Taylor Russell (Bones and All) and Cameron Britton (Umbrella Academy). The synopsis reads: “In […]

By Tomt

Barbra Streisand to Miss Cannes Closing Ceremony Honoring Her Due to Knee Injury

Actress-singer, who has never appeared at the long-running film festival, was set to receive an Honorary Palme d’or

By Daniel Kreps

Adam Driver Shuts Down Lena Dunham Question at Cannes With Cryptic Reply

Adam Driver kept things cryptic when pressed about Lena Dunham’s recent claims in her new memoir during a press conference at Cannes Film Festival. The moment came Sunday as Driver promoted his upcoming film “Paper Tiger,” when a reporter…

By TMZ Staff

Javier Bardem says Hollywood blacklisters who condemn actors speaking up for Palestine “will be exposed”

"They will be the ones suffering the so-called consequences," the Oscar-winner said. "This is a major change" The post Javier Bardem says Hollywood blacklisters who condemn actors speaking up for Palestine “will be exposed” appeared first on NME.

By Poppy Burton

Seinen's Wildest Sci-Fi Action Creator Lands Upcoming Giant Anime

The creator of one of the most controversial manga and anime franchises ever has another work about to be adapted, with its film announced at Cannes.

By J.R. Waugh