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‘Fragile’ African cinema clinging on at Cannes
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‘Fragile’ African cinema clinging on at Cannes

Africa's "fragile" cinema has kept a toe-hold at the Cannes Film Festival, with a veteran Malian director and the first-ever…
CANNES WATCH: Iranian film explores divorce, female style
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CANNES WATCH: Iranian film explores divorce, female style

Writer-director Ida Panahandeh has made a splash with her film debut, landing in competition at the Cannes Film Festival for…
Cannes Film Pays Homage to Late Designer Oscar De La Renta
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Cannes Film Pays Homage to Late Designer Oscar De La Renta

The spirit of Oscar de la Renta lives on every day at the Cannes Film Festival. Though the Dominican Republic-born fashion…
Filmmakers defend a language switch at English-heavy Cannes
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Filmmakers defend a language switch at English-heavy Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival is as close to the movies' answer to the United Nations. The filmmakers and media of…
Kanye West says he was ‘over-censored’ at Billboard Awards
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Kanye West says he was ‘over-censored’ at Billboard Awards

Kanye West is apologizing to TV viewers who saw his performance on the Billboard Music Awards. The rapper released a statement…
Hollywood Sex Abuse Documentary Screens in Cannes
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Hollywood Sex Abuse Documentary Screens in Cannes

A dark side of the movie world has played out onscreen in Cannes in "An Open Secret," a documentary about…
Woody Allen says his TV series will be a ‘cosmic embarrassment’
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Woody Allen says his TV series will be a ‘cosmic embarrassment’

Award-winning film maker Woody Allen fears his first foray into directing for the small screen will be a disaster, saying…
Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’
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Gender revolution hits Arab world in ‘The Source’

Cannes, France - In a remote village in North Africa, women use the only weapon they have - sex -…
Director defends Egypt’s revolutionary contribution to Cannes film festival
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Director defends Egypt’s revolutionary contribution to Cannes film festival

The 64th Cannes Film Festival opened on 11 May, and Egypt has been given pride of place as the first…
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