Week two of Cannes film festival gets off to explosive start May 20th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Japanese director Takashi Miike got the final week of the Cannes film festival off to an explosive start on Monday, with big budget cop thriller "Shield of Straw" a sharp contrast to the more intense, i... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : week, cannes, film, festival, gets, explosive, start, Top Keywords

Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival May 20th, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) CANNES, France (AP) - Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : heard, cannes, film, festival, gets, explosive, start, Top Keywords

Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival May 18th, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. &... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : agonizing, family, choice, japanese, film, cannes, festival, Top Keywords

Shots fired at Cannes film festival, actors flee for cover May 17th, 2013 - 23:40h (CET +01.00) By Matthias Galante CANNES, France (Reuters) - A man was arrested at the Cannes film festival on Friday after firing a starting pistol during a live TV broadcast on the palm-lined waterfront, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : shots, fired, cannes, film, festival, actors, flee, cover, Top Keywords

Cannes film festival opens with fittingly lavish 'Great Gatsby' May 13th, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes film festival opens on Wednesday with Baz Luhrmann's 3D version of "The Great Gatsby", a lavish throwback to the "Roaring Twenties" that befits the glamour and excess of... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cannes, film, festival, opens, fittingly, lavish, 'great, gatsby', Top Keywords

Sotomayor speaks at NYC literature festival May 6th, 2013 - 07:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has said she wants to be called just "Sonia from the Bronx." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sotomayor, speaks, literature, festival, fittingly, lavish, 'great, gatsby', Top Keywords

Twitter's Hashtag-Powered Comedy Festival Sounds Confusing Apr 22nd, 2013 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) The entertainment industry's looking pretty experimental these days, with the announcement of a new five-day-long comedy festival on Twitter. Yes, there is a hashtag involved. Starting on Monday, you'll start to see some familiar handles ma... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : twitter's, hashtagpowered, comedy, festival, sounds, confusing, 'great, gatsby', Top Keywords

Cannes Film Festival unveils lineup with strong global focus Apr 18th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) PARIS (Reuters) - Hollywood stars will mingle with filmmakers from all over the world at next month's Cannes Film Festival after organizers on Thursday unveiled a line-up heavy with international films. The films to be shown at the world's ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cannes, film, festival, unveils, lineup, strong, global, focus, Top Keywords

Richards joins Clapton at Crossroads Festival Apr 14th, 2013 - 15:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Eric Clapton's Crossroads festival has become the mecca for riff worshippers, so it was appropriate that guitar deity Keith Richards made a surprise appearance to perform with Clapton. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : richards, joins, clapton, crossroads, festival, strong, global, focus, Top Keywords

Pedro Almodovar's kinky comedy "I'm So Excited!" to launch L.A. film festival Apr 11th, 2013 - 00:40h (CET +01.00) By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Pedro Almodóvar's comedy "I'm So Excited!" will have its North American premiere as the opening-night film of the Los Angeles Film Festival, Film Independent announced on Wednesday. The L... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pedro, almodovar's, kinky, comedy, "i'm, excited", launch, film, festival, Top Keywords