Topless Protesters Disrupt Woody Allen Concert In Germany
Topless activists interrupted a concert by Woody Allen in Germany, calling for an end to the "culture of silence" around ...
Tag: the Cannes Film Festival
Israel Minister Says State Won’t Fund Shows With Nudity
Israel's outspoken culture minister is threatening to withhold funding from two productions showing at a top festival because they contain ...
The Square Wins Palme d’Or At Cannes Film Festival
Art world satire The Square, directed by Ruben Ostlund, has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The ...
Six Red Carpet Looks That Turned Heads At Cannes
After 12 days of red carpet glamour, political fashion statements and wardrobe malfunctions, here are the looks that turned heads ...
Dissident Iranian Director Wins Top Cannes Prize
An Iranian film-maker who was jailed for "anti-regime propaganda" won the top prize at the Un Certain Regard section of ...
Cannes Satire Takes Jab At African ‘witchcraft’ Accusations
Being accused of witchcraft is no laughing matter in Africa -- but movie director Rungano Nyoni decided a dose of ...
Film Breaks Silence On ‘madness’ of Sri Lanka Civil War
Jude Ratnam is worried how his film might go down with his fellow Sri Lankan Tamils. And he has a ...
Gitai Film Warns of Israel’s ‘suicide’ At Cannes
A new documentary warns of Israel's slow "suicide" if it pushes ahead and annexes large swathes of the West Bank. ...
Portrait of Myanmar’s ‘Buddhist Bin Laden’ Chills Cannes
Barbet Schroeder spent months with Ugandan dictator Idi Amin at the height of his power, when corpses would wash up ...
Schwarzenegger Says You Can Have Four Hummers and Still Save Planet
Arnold Schwarzenegger has four Hummers and likes nothing better than getting up at 5am to ride his Harley Davidson to ...
‘Seeing Clint Eastwood Up Close’ Made Cannes
The Cannes film festival -- the world's greatest movie showcase -- celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. AFP asked actors ...
Elvis’ Rolls-Royce Tours Trump America In Cannes Doc
A documentary premiering at Cannes Saturday takes a road trip through Donald Trump country in Elvis Presley's old Rolls-Royce, depicting ...
Israel Minister’s Jerusalem Dress Sparks Online Storm
Israeli Culture Minister Miri Regev triggered a social media storm on Thursday after she attended the Cannes film festival in ...
‘House of Cards’ First Lady Backs Michelle Obama As President
"House of Cards" star Robin Wright -- who plays a quietly Machiavellian First Lady in the hit Netflix series -- ...
Harvey Keitel To Star In Film About Fatima Miracles
American actor Harvey Keitel is to star in a new film about the Portuguese peasant children who saw visions of ...
Indian Star Irrfan Khan In New Film About Pakistani Affair
Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia is to make a film about a disastrous adulterous affair among the Pakistani elite with Indian ...
Michael Moore Filming New Documentary On Donald Trump
Filmmaker Michael Moore is making a documentary on Donald Trump entitled "Fahrenheit 11/9," a nod to his most famous work ...
Red Carpet For Gaza Film Festival Minus the Stars
Gaza doesn't have much space for cultural events -- there is no proper cinema in the entire enclave -- but ...
Netflix Rails At French ‘establishment’ After Cannes Ban
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has hit out at the French cinema "establishment", which he claims wants to block the streaming ...
Netflix Hit By Cannes ‘ban’ After Cinema Release Row
The Cannes film festival effectively slapped a ban on future Netflix-backed movies Wednesday after the streaming giant refused to screen ...