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Excitement builds for Scorsese epic at Cannes

CANNES, France: The Cannes Film Festival is set for another major Hollywood premiere on Saturday, as Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese bring their Native American crime epic, “Killers of the Flower Moon”, to the French Riviera.

Bangkok Post · May 20, 2023

Depp comes up smelling of roses despite defamation trial’s catalogue of misogyny

The actor who joked about drowning and burning his then wife Amber Heard has been the toast of Cannes and has snagged $20m to hawk perfume

The Guardian - US · May 20, 2023

Malaysian tweens earn their ‘Tiger Stripes’ in Cannes coming-of-age body horror

A young girl’s experience of puberty gets the body-horror treatment in Amanda Nell Eu’s playfully rebellious “Tiger Stripes”, the first feature by a Malaysian female director to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. FRANCE 24 spoke to Eu about the making of the movie and its universal message.

France 24 · May 20, 2023

Cannes’s ‘essential workers’ stage Carlton protest as French pension battle hits festival

A relentless downpour threw a wet blanket on the world’s premier film festival on Friday, but it did not stop Cannes’s “essential workers” from staging a protest outside the Riviera town’s most emblematic palace hotel – a prelude to a larger rally scheduled on Sunday.

France 24 · May 19, 2023

'Why does this movie exist?' Harrison Ford explains reprising 'Indiana Jones' at 80

CANNES, France — Harrison Ford is not an "80 is the new 40" kind of guy. He's very aware that he is old, and he has no problem with everyone else being aware of it as well. In fact, his decision to dust off the ol' fedora and resurrect his…

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2023

Cannes Film Festival 2023: All the red carpet pictures and best looks

Arguably, one of our favourite events of the year, the Cannes Film Festival delivers on two counts. Firstly, it provides valuable insight into the films that we're all going to be talking about. Secondly—and most importantly—it fulfils all our red carpet fantasies by serving glamour, gowns and jewels by the…

Marie Claire · May 19, 2023

Johnny Depp’s return to Cannes exposes French split over #MeToo

While many oppose actor’s appearance after Heard trials, others prefer to separate person from performer

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

Away from the Cannes glamour, hospitality staff protest over harsh conditions

French hospitality workers demonstrated on Friday at a five-star hotel a few blocks from the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet to draw attention to the difficult working conditions in the shadows of the glamour.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Tearful Harrison Ford surprised with honorary Palme d’Or at ‘Indiana Jones’ premiere

CANNES, France — “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” premiered Thursday night at the Cannes Film Festival and Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang and culture critic Mary McNamara were there, walking the red carpet, watching Harrison Ford tear up as he accepted an unexpected honorary Palme d’Or…

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2023

‘The welcome is unimaginable’: Harrison Ford reduced to tears in Cannes over Indiana Jones’s return

In an emotional press conference, the 80-year-old star talked about seeing his younger self on screen, his latest topless scene and why he is hanging up his fedora for good

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023