Cannes Film Festival: Day 7

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Yesterday Spike Lee descended on Cannes to unveil the first images and outtakes from his new picture miracle at St. Anna. Lee showed eight minutes of the film, which is written by James McBride, and shows the forgotten contributions to the Second World War by African American soldiers. Submitted by: GreenStalkDirectory | Visited 7 times | Comments 0

♦ Harrison Ford: 'i Don't Read Film Reviews'.

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Harrison Ford: 'i Don't Read Film Reviews'.... Harrison Ford isn't fazed by film critics' reaction to Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull insisting he won't read reviews of the film. The veteran actor attended the premiere of the Indiana Jones franchise's fourth installment at the Cannes International Film Festival in France on Sun... Submitted by: dav1e215 - Visited 26 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cannes Film Festival:Day 3

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Cannes Film Festival is famed for bringing hard hitting movies to a wider audience with such a film last year 4month, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, a Romanian picture about illegal abortion. And after the hype of Kung Fu Panda has ebbed away this year is no different as Friday featured two pictures that may hit a raw nerve with Cannes cinema go-ers. Submitted by: dans107 - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ French 'class' wins top honors at Cannes

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CANNES, France (AP) — The French film "The Class," a frank tale about classroom life using real students and teachers at a junior high school, won top honors Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival. Directed by Laurent Cantet, "The Class" was the first French film to win the main prize, the Palme d'Or, at Cannes since "Under Satan's Sun" in 1987. The docudrama was shot in a raw... Submitted by: frank4layman - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Introducing Cannes 2008

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This year the Cannes Film Festival celebrates it's sixty first festival and, since it's founding in 1939, it has become one of the most famous and prestigious film events on the calendar. The festival, held in Cannes in the south of France, is one of the most high profile showcases of European movies and talent alongside the likes of Berlin and Venice. Submitted by: richos - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cannes Film Festival: Day 1

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DreamWorks Animation kicked off the 61st annual Cannes Film Festival today with an outbreak of "Pandamonium," as Jack Black, star of DreamWorks Animation's upcoming June 6th release "Kung Fu Panda," arrived at the Carlton Hotel pier in style...emerging from a water taxi to be greeted on the pier by nearly 40 true-to-size Po-s, his on-screen persona... Submitted by: BioPod - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Can Film Festival Comes to London

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As the glitterati flock to France to celebrate another year of movie success at the Cannes Film Festival; the UK is getting ready for its very own Can Festival. Launching on 8th May, the Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square will host the world’s first ever Can Film Festival, which will then travel to Glasgow and Manchester on 15th and 22nd May. Submitted by: suicidalsam - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cannes Film Festival Day 8

1 vote	Pop star Madonna made her debut at Cannes Film Festival as a filmmaker last night as she graced the red carpet for the screening of her documentary I Am Because We Are. Directed, written... Submitted by: ryan_uk - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cannes Film Festival: Day 2

1 vote	A heavily pregnant Angelina Jolie brought a little bit of Hollywood glamour and superstardom to the Cannes Film Festival when she took centre stage on the red carpet yesterday evening. Alongside Brad Pitt the actress was in town to promote her animation movie Kung Fu Panda, which got it's premiere last night. Submitted by: BioPod - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cannes Film Festival readies for its close-up

1 vote	The Cannes Film Festival conjures images of glamour and decadence — black ties, red carpets and the blue Mediterranean bobbing with the glowing lights of yacht parties — as film glitterati from around the world converge on the French Riviera. The global audience for the annual event, which opens Wednesday... Submitted by: mohamedd - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Madonna To Headline Michael Moore Film Festival.

1 vote	Madonna To Headline Michael Moore Film Festival.... Documentary maker Michael Moore has landed a big boost for his Traverse City Film Festival in Michigan Madonna's coming home for it. The pop superstar's I am Because We Are documentary, about Aids orphans in Malawi, will headline the alternative film festival in August (08). Submitted by: Valhalla - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Edinburgh International Film Festival: Introduction

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This week sees the 61st Edinburgh International Film Festival begin on the 18th running for two weeks straight through until 29th. Established in 1947 the EIFF is now the longest continually running film festival in the world that showcases feature films and documentaries from all over the world as well as focusing on the best of British. Submitted by: leet - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Indiana Jones is back! And the Cannes Film Festival has him

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Welcome to France, Indiana Jones. You should find the accommodations here at the Cannes Film Festival, along the crystal waters of the Mediterranean, most pleasant. But be warned: There are critics in the midst. The intrepid archaeologist with a penchant for fistfights and fedoras has squared off against Nazis, flesh-melting spirits and monkey-brain-eating cult leaders. On Sunday... Submitted by: tribulus - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Harrison Ford: 'I Don't Read Film Reviews'.

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Harrison Ford: 'I Don't Read Film Reviews'.... Harrison Ford isn't fazed by film critics' reaction to Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull insisting he won't read reviews of the film. The veteran actor attended the premiere of the Indiana Jones franchise's fourth installment at the Cannes International Film Festival in France on Sun... Submitted by: BuckBuck - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ McQueen Picks Up Cannes Prize For Film Debut.

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Steve McQueen Picks Up Cannes Prize For Film Debut.... Artist-turned-director Steve McQueen has been awarded the prestigious Camera d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival for his movie debut Hunger. Hunger details the final days of Irish Republican Army (Ira) hunger striker Bobby Sands played by 300 star Michael Fassbender who died aged 27 in M... Submitted by: Dr.Sell - Visited 0 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Cannes Film Festival Day 6

1 vote	We are half way through the festival and still there is not front runner to claim this year's Palme d'Or. There have been a select few good entries, after the disappointing festival openeer Blindness, including Arnaud Desplechin's Un Conte De Noel and 24 City by Jia Zhang ke. Submitted by: Suri.CMS - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Lucas Scraps Plans For Indiana Jones Cannes Bash

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George Lucas has stunned partygoers at the Cannes Film Festival by deciding against throwing a lavish launch party to celebrate the premiere of Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull. The legendary moviemaker has ignored the French film festival's usual etiquette by snubbing a spectacular premiere after-party in favour of a comparativel... Submitted by: PFTH - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Total Film editor Nev Pierce joins Empire

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Nev Pierce, the editor of Total Film magazine, is defecting to rival film title Empire. Pierce, who has edited Future Publishing's Total Film for two years, is expected to join Bauer Consumer Media's Empire as editor-at-large. He started contributing freelance reviews to Total Film in 1999 while production editor on current affairs magazine Third Way. Submitted by: Romlin - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Zhang Angry At Ignorant Cannes Attendees.

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Zhang Angry At Ignorant Cannes Attendees.... Actress Ziyi Zhang was left enraged during her visit to France's Cannes Film Festival, when she encountered a group of people who knew nothing about the recent Chinese earthquake, which has devastated her native country. The Memoirs of a Geisha star turned her trip to Cannes into a fundraising mission in... Submitted by: zeuxxx - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Jude Law plans Afghan return

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Film star Jude Law is planning a trip to Afghanistan to show a film about world peace. The actor previously paid a secret visit to the country last summer, where he met Afghan officials, village elders and ordinary people to discuss the UN's annual peace day. "They had no idea who I was," he admitted at the Cannes Film Festival. "I was really there as a B cameraman". Submitted by: arcade32 - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment