Cannes

Cannes celebrates 75th anniversary with 120 global film personalities
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Some of them, notably del Toro, took part in a symposium earlier Tuesday to discuss the new challenges that cinema is facing today, reports 'Variety'. The roster of talents on the ground at the gala ceremony also included the bevy of stars and filmmakers presenting films at this year's festival, including Kristen Stewart, Lea Seydoux, Viggo Mortensen and David Cronenberg ('Crimes of the Future'), among many others.
Reena Aggarwal shares her joy at 'Alpha Beta Gamma' being selected for Cannes
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Reena says: "Our film is one of the only 5 Indian films being selected for the Cannes Film Festival. It feels like we have landed on the moon and we only want to return with big hopes of getting a platform for its official release." "Selection of our film 'Alpha Beta Gamma' for Cannes is really huge, not just for me but also for each and every member of our team"
John Travolta, Stephen Dorff to star in 'American Metal', film picked up at Cannes market
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As per �Deadline', the film has been directed by debutant director Nicholas Maggio. It tells the story of a desperate and struggling family man who robs a pill mill. However, when the theft turns violent, he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia.
WATCH | Women protesters storm Cannes premiere of 'Holy Spider' with smoke devices
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According to 'Variety', at the premiere of director Ali Abbasi's female-centred thriller, roughly 12 women in formal wear gathered on the famed stairs of the Palais with raised fists, filling the space with thick black smoke and holding a scroll with a list of 129 women's names. The list, according to the group, highlights "129 feminicides in France since the last Cannes festival".
WATCH | Team 'Safed' helmed by Sandeep Singh unveils film's first look at Cannes
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Joining the lead actors, Meera Chopra and Abhay Verma and director-writer Sandeep Singh are producer Vinod Bhanushali and co-producers Vishal Gurnani and Juhi Parekh Mehta as the 75th year of Cannes celebrates India as the 'Country of Honour'. 'Safed' stars actors Meera Chopra and Abhay Verma in the lead while It is written and directed by Sandeep Singh.
WATCH | Woman protesting Ukraine sexual violence removed from Cannes red carpet
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Video footage from the carpet saw a woman trying to crash the event while screaming at the top of her lungs. She was quickly removed from the carpet by a handful of security guards. The topless woman was wearing only panties and had the word "scum" written on her lower back, reports 'Variety'.
'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae debuts as director with 'Hunt' at Cannes
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At Grand Theatre Lumiere, the main venue of the world's most prestigious film festival, 'Hunt' was first shown as part of the non-competition Midnight Screening section and received a three-minute standing ovation. Lee, who also starred in the movie, and lead actor Jung Woo-sung stood together and thanked the audience, who clapped and cheered for the 131-minute film that depicts the intelligence war between South and North Koreas during the military regime in the 1980s.
Aishwarya aces Cannes red carpet look at 'Armageddon Time' premiere
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The actress, who was seen giving her signature poses to a legion of photographers, saved her best look for Day 3 of the film fest as she graced the premiere of 'Armageddon Time', which stars Oscar Isaac, along with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, Cate Blanchett and Jeremy Strong.
Aishwarya Rai wears Gaurav Gupta creation on Cannes red carpet
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Inspired by the birth of Venus, the goddess of beauty and love, the gown celebrates pure artistic couture and creates an unforgettable fashion moment on the red carpet. Keeping the hair and make up minimal, the Bollywood actress choose to wear her tresses to one side and kept her look natural.
Nicole Kidman excised from Tom Cruise montage at Cannes
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The montage, studded with shots of Cruise saving the world as Ethan Hunt from various 'Mission: Impossible' adventures, was screened before the star-studded world premiere of 'Top Gun: Maverick'. Here's how 'Variety' has reported the excision of footage featuring Kidman:
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