Eyelids grew heavy and bums numb on Thursday at a four-and-a-half-hour screening of Steve McQueen's documentary on Amsterdam during World War II, which Cannes critics either adored or suffered through. . Much of the documentary, "Occupied City", was filmed during the Covid lockdown, and images of boarded-up stores, an announcement of a curfew, and protests, at times play as a backdrop to the World War II narration.
"Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" gets its world premiere on the French Riviera on Thursday, with Harrison Ford due on the red carpet for one last crack of the whip as the world's favourite adventuring archaeologist. . Ford is also accompanied on this adventure by British actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the brain behind award-winning shows "Fleabag" and "Killing Eve".
Srichand Hinduja, the tycoon who headed Britain's richest family, has died at the age of 87, a spokesman said.. The eldest of four brothers behind the Hinduja Group conglomerate, he died on Wednesday, according to a family spokesman.
Netflix on Wednesday wooed marketers with word that its nascent ad-supported plan has grown to nearly five million users globally.. Membership in its ad-supported tier has more than doubled since early this year, growing to nearly five million, according to Netflix.
Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and security of the popular video app.. The ban will take effect in 2024, but be voided if TikTok is acquired by a company incorporated in a country not designated by the United States as a foreign adversary, the law read.
The premiere of Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's queer Western, with Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal as tormented lovers, received rave reviews at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday and left many wanting more.. - Rave reviews - Pascal, who is so popular he has been dubbed the "Internet's Daddy," did not attend the screening.
Japan's Palme d'Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda unveiled his new movie "Monster" at Cannes on Wednesday, a heartwarming tale despite its ominous title. . The Cannes Film Festival runs until May 27 with 21 films in competition, including other past Palme winners such as Britain's Ken Loach and Germany's Wim Wenders. eab/er/js
Publisher Penguin Random House and the writers' group PEN America filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Florida school district over the removal of books from public school libraries that address race and LGBTQ issues.. According to the lawsuit, at least two books published by Penguin Random House -- "The Bluest Eye" by Nobel Literature Prize-winning author Toni Morrison and "Push" by Sapphire -- have been removed from some school district libraries and others are being targeted.
Veteran movie star Michael Douglas knows a thing or two about shooting a sex scene, having starred in some of the steamiest films of the 1980s and 1990s. . The film's explicit sex scenes were "unique even for France," Douglas said.
Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were involved in a "near catastrophic car chase" involving paparazzi in New York, a spokesperson for the couple said Wednesday.. Meghan's mother Doria Ragland was with them in the vehicle, the spokesperson said in a statement emailed to AFP. "Last night, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Ms. Ragland were involved in a near catastrophic car chase at the hands of a ring of highly aggressive paparazzi.
