A hopeful tale of a family rebuilding after tragedy will close this year's rather dour edition of the Cannes Film Festival on an optimistic note Sunday.
A mystical Thai movie exploring reincarnation won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, beating out pre-award favorites including Britain's Mike Leigh who left empty-handed.
Mick Jagger, Russell Crowe and Jennifer Lopez were among the guests at AIDS charity amfAR's annual party during the Cannes film festival, which raised $6.7 million from a celebrity auction and seat prices.
No one knows if it's the rain, volcanic ash hanging over Europe, the lack of blockbusters or the financial crisis but everyone seems to agree there has been a shortage of stars at this year's Cannes film festival.
A devastating picture of a corrupt system out of control emerges from two documentaries on the financial crisis that coincide with Oliver Stone's return to a fictional Wall Street at the Cannes film festival.
"Underground" digs deep into the genre stockpile and splices on a smart new twist on the mad-scientist story.
Chinese director Wang Xiaoshuai is no stranger to the Cannes Film Festival. His Shanghai Dreams won the Jury Prize in 2005.
The race for the top canine prize at Cannes was shaping up well Monday after Russell Crowe bedded down with an Irish wolfhound and a boxer caused a deadly stampede of Friesian cows.
As something of a perfectionist, he usually vomits when reacting to the final version of his own films.
Thank goodness for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.
"Robin Hood" took the lead at the worldwide box office in its first weekend of release, but the costly Russell Crowe saga failed to replace "Iron Man 2" as the top choice in North America, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
Crowds crammed to see the stars walk the red carpet, champagne flowed, fireworks filled the sky and screenings were packed, yet the Cannes film festival hit halfway on Monday lacking one key ingredient -- buzz.
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