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Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson Call It Quits (Report)

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 2:17pm

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have apparently called it quits again.


Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 1:54pm

CANNES, France (AP) — The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician.


Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:20am

By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first of five U.S. entries with its engaging misadventures of a struggling singer. "Inside Llewyn Davis" by directing duo Ethan and Joel Coen is a delightful tale about the early 1960s folk music scene, a tribute to artists living hand to mouth, and an ode to New York all at once. ...


Devilish Dutch drama 'Borgman' debuts at Cannes

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 9:14am

CANNES, France (AP) — There's something nasty lurking in the woods — and inside the characters' heads — in darkly comic Cannes Film Festival entry "Borgman."


Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 3:07am

CANNES, France (AP) — The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette.


Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:33pm

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event. The semi-hollow-body guitar, manufactured by the VOX company, was sold to an unidentified U.S. buyer at the "Music Icons" event organized by Beverly Hills, California-based Julien's Auctions and held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Manhattan. ...


'Catching Fire' dampened but not drowned at Cannes

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 7:35pm

CANNES, France (AP) — Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party.


Anchorman 2 Trailer Released: Ron Burgundy Orders 'Fat Face' Fans To 'Stay Classy'

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 5:56pm

The San Diego Channel 4 News boys are back - and still as classy as ever!


Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 2:44pm

CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:


Hulk, Ant-Man & Doctor Strange Focus Of Marvel's Phase Three

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 2:35pm

On the heels of "Iron Man 3" hitting the billion-dollar mark this week, Marvel Studios is opening up about which superheroes they intend to bring to the big screen in coming years.


Justin Bartha Engaged To Lia Smith (Report)

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:04pm

"The Hangover's" Justin Bartha will soon get to experience a real-life bachelor party (hopefully he'll get to enjoy it more than Doug, his ill-fated character in the 2009 comedy)!


Documentary is an ode to NYC playground basketball

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 11:20am

NEW YORK (AP) — Half-moon hoops, double rims, chain-linked fences for out-of-bounds lines and no net that anyone can recall.


Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:41am

By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst. Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. ...


A Native American tale with international pedigree

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:27am

CANNES, France (AP) — It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen.


Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 10:00am

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. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Father, Like Son") is one of two Japanese films out of the international roster of 20 vying to take home the Palme d'Or prize on May 26 from the world's largest film festival being held on the French Riviera. Japan has won four times before, most recently in 1997 with Shohei Imamura's "Unagi" ("The Eel"). ...


Exclusive: EU cites Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE for trade violations

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 12:58am

By Daniel Bases NEW YORK (Reuters) - Europe's top trade official for the first time late on Friday officially cited Chinese mobile telecommunications equipment makers Huawei and ZTE Corp for violating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy guidelines. European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said he was prepared to launch a formal investigation into anti-competitive behavior by these Chinese companies in order to protect a "strategic" sector of Europe's economy. ...


"Harry Potter" first edition annotated by author up for auction

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:29pm

(Reuters) - Ever wondered what went through author J.K. Rowling's mind when she wrote the first "Harry Potter" novel? Fans of books about the boy wizard will have a chance to bid on a unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," annotated by the author, at a charity auction this month, the English PEN organization said on Friday. The book contains Rowling's handwritten thoughts and commentary about the book and the film adaptation, as well as 22 hand-drawn illustrations including one of a sleeping baby Harry and another of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore. ...


Cannes: ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon' sequel books famous director, Uma Thurman to play Anita Bryant

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:55pm
By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Yuen Wo Ping will direct "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II - The Green Destiny," the sequel to Ang Lee's Oscar-winning film. Wo Ping is a renowned martial arts director and chroreographer, having directed more than two dozen Chinese-language films and advised or choreographed more than a dozen American actions movies including "The Matrix" trilogy, the "Kill Bill" films and the first "Crouching Tiger. Michelle Yeoh, who starred in the first movie, will reprise her role as Yu Shu Lien and Chinese martial artist and actor Donnie Yen will star as Silent ...

Marton Csokas in negotiations to battle Denzel Washington in 'The Equalizer'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:39pm

By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With three major movies on the horizon, Marton Csokas is a hot commodity in Hollywood and now he's in negotiations to join Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua's Sony drama "The Equalizer." Washington stars as black ops vigilante Robert McCall, the former intelligence officer played by Edward Woodward on the 1980s television series created by Michael Sloan. Csokas will play a rogue CIA agent who protects the Russian mob and winds up crossing paths with the vengeful protagonist. ...


Michael B. Jordan on playing a black superhero: 'I'm up for it'

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:35pm
By Sharon Waxman CANNES, France (TheWrap.com) - Michael B. Jordan, a rising young talent who is winning new fans at the Cannes Film Festival, told TheWrap on Friday that playing a superhero of color is something he's up for. "If it were to happen, I would definitely embrace it and take it on, for sure," he told TheWrap at a Weinstein Co. gathering where his new film, "Fruitvale Station," was presented. He was referring to the possibility of being cast as the Human Torch in a Fox reboot of "Fantastic Four," which TheWrap recently reported is under consideration. ...