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One Battle After Another: The revolution will be cinematic
Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces for a high-stakes, darkly hilarious thriller exploring family, revolution and lingering trauma
Hollywood bigwigs pay tribute to ‘friend’ Chávez
Sean Penn, Michael Moore and Oliver Stone have paid tribute to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who died after a long battle with cancer.
Sean Penn: A firebrand on and off screen
The actor and director has a long history of speaking out passionately when he perceives injustice.
The good, the mad and the ugly
There’s nothing quite like the Cannes Film Festival, a place where big egos and big mouths are placed under the scrutiny of the media.
Gay Asians outraged over TV censorship of Oscars
Gay Asians voiced indignation on Wednesday after television broadcasts of the Academy Awards in their region censored the words ”gay” and ”lesbian”.
Emotional Cannes triumph for French classroom film
The director of Entre les Murs, the French classroom drama that won the main Cannes film prize said on Sunday he had been deeply moved by the applause that met the film when it…
Cannes critics cool as film competition nears end
A lack of memorable movies mean the 2008 Cannes film festival is unlikely to live long in the minds of many critics, who argue that after a solid start the main competition…
Animation on Beirut bids for top Cannes prize
Repressed memories, the horrors of war and Israel’s dubious role in a notorious Beirut refugee camp massacre are the themes of the Cannes film festival’s first ever…
Cannes kicks off with kung-fu pandas, vision of apocalypse
Kicking kung-fu pandas and a chilling Brazilian vision of the apocalypse: the Cannes film festival kicked off on Wednesday blending fun with philosophy, and Hollywood…
Coen brothers named best 2007 directors by peers
The Directors Guild of America on Saturday chose Ethan and Joel Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for their gritty crime drama No Country for Old Men. ”It’s nice to…
Final destination
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK</b>: <b>Shaun de Waal</b> reviews <i>Into the Wild</i>, directed by Sean Penn.
‘Touch my muscles,’ Chávez tells Naomi Campbell
Venezuela President Hugo Chávez, in an interview with supermodel Naomi Campbell, predicted that the United States ”empire” is about to fall, called Jesus Christ history’s number…
Bill’s magic touch bolsters Hillary’s bid
Bill Clinton has never been one to avoid the limelight. Or stay on message. Last week, as he spearheaded a mission to rejuvenate his wife’s troubled presidential campaign, he…
Writers recruit Hollywood stars for silent protests
Some of the biggest actors in Hollywood are to support striking writers in a series of internet downloads due to debut on Thursday. The cast list for the 21 spots, which range in…