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JAKE COYLE

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Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere

After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film

Iranian filmmaker flees to Europe after prison sentence ahead of his Cannes premiere
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Cannes kicks off with a Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and a post-'Barbie' fête of Greta Gerwig

Beneath intermittent rainy skies, the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday with the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl Streep and the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition

Cannes kicks off with a Palme d'Or for Meryl Streep and a post-'Barbie' fête of Greta Gerwig
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Messi the dog comes to Cannes for an encore

The first star to arrive on the red carpet at the 77th Cannes Film Festival came on four legs

Messi the dog comes to Cannes for an encore
Entertainment|Arts|Lifestyle

How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog

The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can be confounding

How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog
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CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival

Welcome to Cannes

CANNES DIARY: Behind the scenes of the 2024 film festival
Entertainment|Arts

'Mad Max' has lived in George Miller's head for 45 years. He's not done dreaming yet

The world of “Mad Max” has lived in George Miller's head for nearly half a century

'Mad Max' has lived in George Miller's head for 45 years. He's not done dreaming yet
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#MeToo struggled to find traction in France. Then Judith Godrèche came forward

Before Judith Godrèche kickstarted a #MeToo wave in the French industry, she was one of the first prominent actors to go on the record against Harvey Weinstein

#MeToo struggled to find traction in France. Then Judith Godrèche came forward
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All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?

Francis Ford Coppola will soon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a film on which he has risked everything that’s arriving clouded by rumors of production turmoil

All eyes are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound familiar?
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Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes, and the reviews are in

Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday premiered his self-financed opus “Megalopolis” at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a wildly ambitious passion project the 85-year-old director has been pondering for decades

Francis Ford Coppola debuts 'Megalopolis' in Cannes, and the reviews are in
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In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets

Much attention has been paid to the $120 million of his own fortune that Francis Ford Coppola put up to make the futuristic epic “Megalopolis.”

In Cannes, Francis Ford Coppola talks Trump, self-financing 'Megalopolis' and why he has no regrets
Health

Paul Schrader felt death closing in, so he made a movie about it

After a string of hospitalizations for long COVID, Paul Schrader had a realization

Paul Schrader felt death closing in, so he made a movie about it
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The stuff that Coppola’s dreams are made of: The director on building ‘Megalopolis’

Of the many quotations and slogans that flitter through Francis Ford Coppola’s idea-stuffed, open-hearted, unabashedly optimistic “Megalopolis,” one that particularly resonates with the director is: “When we leap into the unknown, we prove that we’re free.”

The stuff that Coppola’s dreams are made of: The director on building ‘Megalopolis’
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Q&A: Kevin Costner on unveiling his Western saga 'Horizon' at Cannes

A month before Kevin Costner puts the first installment of his multi-chapter Western “Horizon: An American Saga” into theaters, the actor-director came to the Cannes Film Festival to unveil his self-financed passion project

Q&A: Kevin Costner on unveiling his Western saga 'Horizon' at Cannes
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The gonzo trans Mexican drug lord musical 'Emilia Perez' lights up Cannes

On paper, Jacques Audiard’s buzzed-about Cannes Film Festival entry “Emilia Perez” would not seem anything like a good idea for a movie

The gonzo trans Mexican drug lord musical 'Emilia Perez' lights up Cannes
Celebrity|Entertainment

The unstoppable duo of Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos' collaboration has by now become so regular that it would be easy to take it for granted

The unstoppable duo of Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos
Celebrity|Election|Entertainment|News|US

'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes

While Donald Trump’s hush money trial entered its sixth week in New York, an origin story for the Republican presidential candidate premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, unveiling a scathing portrait of Trump in the 1980s

'The Apprentice,' about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes
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Studio Ghibli takes a bow at Cannes with an honorary Palme d'Or

Studio Ghibli, the Japanese anime factory of surreal ecological wonders that has for 39 years spirited away moviegoers with tales of Totoros, magical jellyfish and floating castles, was celebrated Monday by the Cannes Film Festival with an honorary Palme d’Or

Studio Ghibli takes a bow at Cannes with an honorary Palme d'Or
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Trump campaign calls 'The Apprentice' film 'blatantly false,' director offers to screen it for him

Donald Trump’s reelection campaign called “The Apprentice,” a film about the former U.S. president in the 1980s, “pure fiction” and vowed legal action following its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival

Trump campaign calls 'The Apprentice' film 'blatantly false,' director offers to screen it for him
Arts|Entertainment

From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes

After the competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival got a lackluster start last week, the festival was enlivened by a string of films both fleshy and carnal

From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes
Arts|News|World

Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. 'I have many more stories to tell,' he says

Mohammad Rasoulof was facing eight years in prison and likely more considering the uncompromising nature of his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” when he decided to flee Iran

Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran to debut his film in Cannes. 'I have many more stories to tell,' he says
Entertainment

With a new War Rig and a fleet of motorbikes, 'Furiosa' restarts the motorized mayhem of 'Mad Max'

Returning to the world of “Mad Max” meant resurrecting the motorized army of “Fury Road,” getting it back into running condition and building an entire new fleet of gas-guzzling, mutant machines of apocalyptic doom

With a new War Rig and a fleet of motorbikes, 'Furiosa' restarts the motorized mayhem of 'Mad Max'
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Sean Baker's 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top honor

Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or

Sean Baker's 'Anora' wins Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top honor
Entertainment|US|Videos

Trump film 'The Apprentice' made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor

Two weeks after its much-anticipated premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, a film about Donald Trump in the 1980s is still seeking distribution in the United States

Trump film 'The Apprentice' made noise in Cannes, but it still lacks a US distributor
Entertainment|News

'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' boosts Will Smith's comeback and the box office with $56 million opening

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” opened with an estimated $56 million in theater sales over the weekend

'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' boosts Will Smith's comeback and the box office with $56 million opening
Business|Entertainment|Finance

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' will hit US theaters in September

After months of conjecture about the fate of Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed epic, “Megalopolis” has finally found a home

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' will hit US theaters in September

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