Film star Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, the organisers announced on Wednesday. . The Cannes Film Festival, running May 16-27, this year includes premieres for the new Indiana Jones and Martin Scorsese movies, and opens with Johnny Depp's comeback film, "Jeanne du Barry". er/yad
Late comedian Barry Humphries -- best known to audiences as "Dame Edna Everage" -- will receive a state funeral in his native Australia, the country's prime minister has said.. Speaking during a visit to Britain, where Humphries enjoyed huge success, Anthony Albanese said a state funeral would recognise the late 89-year-old's contributions to stage, screen and country.
Harking from Canada, Australia, France and beyond, many international royal fans are celebrating King Charles III's coronation by heading to London, a city that knows how to capitalise on its most famous residents.. She admires King Charles "for everything that he has had to endure just being a part of the royal family".
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder was arrested in Los Angeles early Tuesday for possession of a concealed weapon, police said.. The Los Angeles Police Department said Wilder was detained in the early hours of Tuesday after being stopped by police while driving his Rolls Royce car in Hollywood.
With days to go until the coronation of King Charles III, royal superfans are determined to camp for several days along The Mall in London to ensure front-row seats.. As hundreds of thousands are expected to gather in central London on Saturday in the hope of catching a glimpse of Charles and Camilla, the staunch royal fans are determined to hold on to some of the best viewing spots as the procession travels to Westminster Abbey and back.
A new exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) offers a retelling of the European colonization of Latin America through the eyes of contemporary artists.. MoMa has more than 5,000 works of modern and contemporary art from Latin America. af/nr/pdh/st
Princess Anne has said slimming down the British monarchy is not a good idea in an interview with Canadian public broadcaster CBC ahead of her brother's coronation this weekend.. Pitching its benefits to Canadians, Princess Anne said: "I would just underline that the monarchy provides with the Constitution a degree of long term stability.
Commemorative plates, towels and tea bags are vying for attention in shop windows near Buckingham Palace, ready for the first coronation of a British monarch in 70 years.. In the souvenir shops behind the palace, customers come in to browse an eclectic mix of royal memorabilia, looking to spend "£15 to £20", according to store manager Ismayil Vadakkethil.
Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin, who for years featured in Paris Fashion Week until he was excluded over his failure to condemn the Ukraine offensive, died aged 59.. The designer had been battling cancer for several years, according to Russian media.
Canadian singer and performer Gordon Lightfoot, who rose to international fame as a folk music star in the 1960s and '70s, died on Monday.. Lightfoot "was hailed as Canada's folk troubadour for his soulful music and stirring lyrics," broadcaster CBC wrote in its obituary.
