Sean Baker’s Anora, a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. Baker accepted the prize with his film’s star, Mikey Madison, watching in the audience at the Cannes closing ceremony on Saturday. The […]
The 77th Cannes Film Festival was drawing to a close on Saturday with the presentation of its top award, the Palme d’Or, along with an honorary tribute for George Lucas. Cannes invites prize winners to the ceremony but does not divulge what awards they are winning. Among the film teams on the red carpet were […]
Kelly Rowland said there were other women who attended the Cannes red carpet “who did not quite look like me and they didn’t get scolded or pushed off or told to get off” as she referenced an apparent dispute with a female security guard. The former Destiny’s Child singer posed for pictures at the premiere […]
The Cannes Film Festival is notorious for its lengthy standing ovations. It’s tradition for audience members to stand and clap for long periods as a show of good faith to the cast and crew members who attended the screening. This year is no different: Movies like The Substance and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga received […]
Hollywood A-listers Demi Moore and Cher were among the stars supporting the amfAR gala in Cannes to raise money for Aids research. Ghost actress Moore hosted the 30th edition of the event on Thursday, while veteran singer Cher delivered a “special musical moment” and Nick Jonas and Jess Glynne performed. The star-studded guestlist also included […]
US star Kelly Rowland appeared to reprimand a security guard on the red carpet of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The former Destiny’s Child singer attended the premiere of film Marcello Mio wearing a red flowing strapless gown with a lengthy train, paired with a diamond necklace, a matching ring and bag. After posing for […]
Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday to a packed house and reportedly earned an eight-minute standing ovation — but not everyone is clapping. The film, directed by Ali Abbasi with a screenplay by journalist Gabriel Sherman, chronicles the rise of Trump, played by Sebastian Stan (Pam & Tommy), […]
Donald Trump would likely be surprised by The Apprentice, director Ali Abbasi said on Tuesday of his biopic about Mr Trump’s early years as a real estate mogul, adding he was open to meeting with the former US president to discuss the film. The Apprentice, which shares the name of a reality TV series hosted […]
Even in Cannes, it’s hard to avoid Donald Trump. “The Apprentice,” the story of the 45th and possibly 47th president’s early years as a real estate developer, earned a eight-minute standing ovation on Monday. It’s probably safe to assume that the film festival crowd isn’t a MAGA-heavy one, so it helps that “The Apprentice” paints […]
While Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its sixth week in New York, an origin story for the Republican presidential candidate premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, unveiling a scathing portrait of the former president in the 1980s. The Apprentice, directed by the Iranian-Danish filmmaker Ali Abbasi, stars Sebastian Stan as Mr Trump. […]
Emilia Perez, a musical drama starring Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldana, has received a lengthy standing ovation following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Palme d’Or winner Jacques Audiard, it sees Saldana play Rita, an “overqualified and undervalued” lawyer who is offered a way out of her corrupt firm by cartel leader […]
Sienna Miller and her daughter Marlowe Ottoline Layng Sturridge have both taken to the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. The 42-year-old American-born actress, who grew up in England, was attending the premiere of her new film, the Kevin Costner-directed Horizon: An American Saga, on Sunday. Miller wore a pale blue flowing gown, while Marlowe […]