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France still unsure about gay marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:13:38 -0400

France has legalised same-sex marriage, becoming the 14th country to do so. President Francois Hollande signed the bill into law following months of bitter political debate, including a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition. On Friday the Constitutional Council threw out the challenge, allowing the president to sign the documents. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. ...

Weepy Becks ends glittering career with PSG win

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:20:01 -0400

Football icon David Beckham had reportedly broken down into tears as he captained the newly crowned French champions Paris St-Germain at the Parc des Princes in Paris to a comfortable 3-1 victory over Brest, signifying a fitting end to his glittering career. Beckham, who was watched by a crowd of 55,000 including his wife, mother, children and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, had by far ...

Russia reviews adoption law over French gay marriage

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:10:01 -0400

Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country's new gay marriage law. Earlier Saturday French President Francois Hollande signed into law a controversial bill allowing same-sex marriage. The bill has sparked mass protests throughout the nation. Russian President Vladimir Putin said late last month ...

Preity Zinta makes her debut as producer in Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:30:02 -0400

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has made her debut as a producer with the promotion of her romantic comedy Ishkq in Paris in Mumbai. Zinta is set to return to the silver screen after a three-year sabbatical. Directed by Prem Raj, the film is shot partly in Paris and India and is a story about a couple, two complete strangers, after having met on a train from Rome to Paris, end up spending the ...

Ancelotti warns Chelsea-bound Mourinho to beware of sack

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:20:01 -0400

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has been warned by Paris Saint Germain boss Carlo Ancelotti that he may also be sacked by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich if he returns to the club. Sources said that Mourinho has agreed to return to Stamford Bridge, where he won two Premier League titles as boss between 2004 and 2007, on a 12 million pounds-a-year contract, although the move will be confirmed after ...

$1m gems meant to be loaned to stars stolen from Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:20:07 -0400

Daring thieves fled off with 1 million dollars worth of jewellery - which were to be worn by actresses at Cannes - on Friday. They jewellery stolen was made by Swiss luxury jeweller Chopard and its pieces had been worn at this year's Cannes by Cara Delevingne, Cindy Crawford and Julianne Moore. Thieves broke into a hotel room being used by a Chopard employee at around 2.30am and looted an ...

Well always nab Paris

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:01:02 -0400

It Books When the "Bling Ring" - a group of high school kids who pulled off a stunning series of robberies from October 2008 to August 2009, stealing over $3 million worth of high-end clothes, jewelry, art, cash and more from celebrities - were deciding on their first celebrity victim, they quickly realized that it had to be Paris ...

Sports Briefing | Soccer Paris St.-Germain Victory in Last Home Game for David Beckham

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:47:28 -0400

Zlatan Ibrahimovic stole some of the spotlight from David Beckham, scoring two goals to lead the French champion Paris St.-Germain to a 3-1 home win against Brest. Beckham, who announced Thursday that he would retire at the end of the season, was given a standing ovation as he left the field in the 81st ...

During a trip to Nice France a tourist soaks up its charm and relishes its good tastes.

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:36:42 -0400

As I strolled along the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, beneath a merciless sun, there was no denying it was hot. Very hot. Still, it was impossible not to be dazzled by my first glimpse of the French Riviera and the Mediterranean Sea -- the famous sun-soaked setting where inspiration struck such writers as F. Scott Fitzgerald, who reportedly finished "The Great Gatsby" there ...

France OKs gay marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:53:51 -0400

By Leigh Thomas and Mark John, Reuters PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings.France's official journal announced on Saturday the bill had become law after the Constitutional Council gave it the go-ahead on Friday.The bill, a campaign pledge by the Socialist president, has been ...

Sacre bleu French in uproar over plan for courses in English

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:49:55 -0400

So when Higher Education Minister Genevieve Fioraso last week introduced a bill that would let French colleges teach more courses in English, even when English is not the subject, the idea sparked ...

Cannes Weinsteins Radius Nabs Blue Ruin

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:47:46 -0400

Cannes: 'Only God Forgives' Director Nicolas Winding Refn on Making 'Films Like a Pornographer' (Q&A) The film centers on a man who receives upsetting news and returns to his childhood home to seek revenge. He soon finds himself in a fight to protect his estranged ...

Rain doesnt ruin red carpet at first weekend of Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:51 -0400

Regulars claim rain at Cannes used be rare, but the continual downpours are not stopping the stars from gracing the red carpet. Making an appearance on Saturday night was Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence, who is actually in France promoting Catching Fire, the second Hunger Games film. Old-school Hollywood glamour came from Jane Fonda and Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was the heavy-metal ...

Hunger Games sequel’s Cannes promotion gets rained out

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:16:59 -0400

From left to right: Hunger Games actors Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claflin and Jennifer Lawrence, and director Francis Lawrence in Cannes for the 66th Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 2013. (Yves ...

Dockers injury woes part of AFL Lyon

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:57:48 -0400

Fremantle's injury woes worsened in Saturday night's AFL draw against Sydney, with Michael Walters unable to finish the game due to an ankle injury. Walters, the Dockers' leading goal-kicker this season with 19, was assisted from the field in the third quarter and played no further part in the match. Scans will confirm the full extent of the damage, but coach Ross Lyon said he ...

Cannes THR and Jimmy Choo Honor Fan Bingbing at Martinez Fete

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:24 -0400

's first ever International Artist of the Year award. The event, originally planned for the Mouton Cadet Wine Bar atop the Palais des Festivals, was moved indoors due to the heavy rain that plagued Cannes all of ...

Soccer star David Beckham earns assist in likely final game

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:46:31 -0400

David Beckham assisted on a goal Saturday in what was likely the final game of his career, a 3-1 win by Paris Saint-Germain over Brest. Beckham, who was given the captain's arm band prior to the contest, set up a Paris Saint-Germain score in the 31st minute with an accurate pass to Blaise Matuidi, who fired it into the back of the net. The former England captain helped PSG claim the Ligue ...

Catching Fire dampened but not drowned at Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:20:27 -0400

From left, actors Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence and Sam Claflin pose for photographers during a photo call for the film The Hunger Game: Catching Fire at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (Photo by Todd ...

France signs gay-marriage act into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:12:24 -0400

The rush toward France’s first same-sex marriage officially began Saturday morning, after President François Hollande signed the country’s "marriage for all" act into ...

Tomic ready to go for French Open

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:10:38 -0400

France Australian tennis coach Josh Eagle is confident the lure of grand slam tennis will ensure Bernard Tomic casts aside recent drama and fronts up at the French Open.Tomic's participation at Roland Garros remains in some doubt after his father and coach John Tomic indicated at a Madrid court last week he was unlikely to compete.Australia's top-ranked man has not played a match ...

David Beckham walks off pitch in tears after last home game for Paris Saint-Germain

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:06:58 -0400

Paris Saint Germain's midfielder David Beckham's wife Victoria Beckham and her daughter Harper, arrive to attend the French League One soccer match between PSG and Brest, at the Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Paris Saint-Germain hopes to strike a deal with David Beckham in the next two weeks in which the former England captain will work with the French club ...

France legalises same-sex marriages

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:05:49 -0400

PROTESTING: People hold placards during a sit-in protest called by Act Up gay organisation in front of a 'Wall of homophobs' displaying portraits of national and international public personalities stamped by the organisation as homophobic in Paris. -- AFP photo PARIS: France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage yesterday after President Francois Hollande signed the ...

Hilda Koronel Lino Brocka take Cannes by storm once again

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:55 -0400

Hilda Koronel is reunited with Pierre Rissient, the Frenchman who brought ';Insiang'; to Cannes in 1978. Photo courtesy of Tikoy Aguiluz CANNES--If Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" had Kim Novak, Lino Brocka's "Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag" had Hilda Koronel. Both vintage films are featured in the world's biggest festival, specifically in the Cannes ...

David Beckham bids tearful farewell in Paris

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:12:01 -0400

Paris Saint-Germain's David Beckham breaks down in tears as he leaves the pitch after being substituted in the 81st minute during his team's match Saturday against Brest. (Gonzalo ...

France Needs Observation Drones Urgently Defense Minister Says

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:10:55 -0400

France is looking to buy unmanned surveillance aircraft to strengthen its reconnaissance capabilities, the country's Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said today at a news conference in a Washington. Le Drian, who was in Washington to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel as well as lawmakers and White House officials, said France had an "urgent need" for such drones. ...

French and Lebanese Ambassadors call on Water Works and Housing Minister

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:26:09 -0400

Accra, May 18, GNA - Mr Frederick Clarier, French Ambassador and Mr Ali Halabi, the Lebanese Ambassador to Ghana on Friday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Water Resources, Works and ...

Marquez on pole in France

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:36 -0400

France Spain's championship leader Marc Marquez will start on pole in the French MotoGP on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans after coming out on top in Sunday morning's qualifying.Marquez, on a Honda, claimed the 30th pole position of his career, his second in the sport's elite category, by coming in 0.03 seconds faster than compatriot Jorge Lorenzo on his Yamaha.Andrea Dovizioso of ...

Tearful Beckham makes Parisian farewell

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:21:32 -0400

France A tearful David Beckham left the pitch to a standing ovation as he bid an emotional farewell to French champions Paris St Germain following a fine performance in the 3-1 home win against Stade Brest on Sunday morning.Beckham, who announced on Thursday he would retire at the end of the season, was made PSG captain for his final home match.The former England skipper was replaced by ...

David Beckhams Tearful Farewell In Paris

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:20 -0400

A number of Beckham's teammates from United's famous 'Class of '92' youth team - including Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Gary and Phil Neville - went on to join him as a established first team members at the club. Here they celebrate the 1997 Premiership title, with others including Roy Keane and Eric ...

Australian films test the market in Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:15 -0400

ALMOST directly across the road from the manic scenes of the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, a banner unfurled on the fourth floor of a modest building reads simply: "Australia". No, it's not a fan tribute to Baz Luhrmann's festival opener The Great Gatsby, or a holiday-goer's show of national pride. For two weeks this is the headquarters and heartbeat of the Australian film ...

Sore Losers Cant Accept That France Legalized Gay Marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:01 -0400

the Council disagreed . They ruled same sex marriage "did not run contrary to any constitutional principles", and that it doesn't violate "basic rights or liberties or national sovereignty." So there you have it: France finally joined the elite club of countries where gay marriage is legal. Hollande campaigned on bringing gay marriage ...

Cannes Hollywood Finds Global Business Partners at Festival

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:11:17 -0400

In her latest Film Files column, Sharon Swart visits Worldview Entertainment's bash and Gaumont's windy party, where WME agent Jerome Duboz says: "the market feels ...

Will the UAE follow Frances foootsteps and let science determine Ramadan

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:38:46 -0400

ABU DHABI // The wait for the start of Ramadan is always an anxious one. After weeks of guesses and rumours about what the date will be, astronomers haul their telescopes to the highest point in their emirate and watch for the new crescent moon to usher in the Holy Month. But last week the French Muslim Council voted to do away with that, basing the start of Ramadan on astronomical calculations ...

France detains suspect in Toulouse killings probe

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:32:35 -0400

PARIS - French anti-terror judges ordered the detention on Saturday of a man on suspicions he aided an al-Qaida-inspired gunman prepare for a shooting spree last year, a judicial source said.Mohamed Merah killed four Jews and three soldiers in and around the southern city of Toulouse in March 2012 before he was shot dead by ...

Rafael Nadal Roger Federer to face off for Italian Masters title

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:08:08 -0400

French Open tuneup in Rome. Nadal broke Berdych's serve twice in the first set and again in the ninth game of the second, improving his career record at Foro Italico to 40-2. He goes on to face Swiss superstar Federer, who secured his place in the final with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 decision over Frenchman Benoit Paire. Federer saved 5-of-6 break points in the win, and will face Nadal for the ...

Monaco go to French courts to contest ruling forcing them to pay tax

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:06 -0400

Monaco have launched legal proceedings against the French football authorities after rival clubs threatened to refuse the Ligue 2 champions admission to the country's top flight next season.Having won promotion from the second tier last week, Monaco, in whom the Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev took a majority stake in December 2011, may be prevented from taking their place ...

Video Gun scare at Cannes frightens spectators

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:34 -0400

A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted on Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for ...

French first lady tells of huge feelings for Mali

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:16 -0400

BAMAKO--France's first lady Valerie Trierweiler said at the end of a 48-hour tour of war-torn Mali on Friday that the experience had brought up "huge" feelings in ...

Brief panic as blanks fired during Cannes TV program

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:05 -0400

CANNES, France--A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for ...

France accused of favouring Malis Tuareg rebels

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:27:35 -0400

A senior Mali army officer accused France Saturday of picking favourites among the country's warring militias after its troops attacked Arab rebels who had captured a village from armed Tuaregs. The intervention came on Friday after the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) took the northern desert settlement of Anefis from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), a Malian and ...

Cannes 2013 Festival taps into the power of nostalgia to fight back against global competition

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:06 -0400

Cannes film festival .Playing the unfussy singer Jean Berkey straight after her bejewelled portrayal of Daisy Buchanan, the actress appeared to have deliberately cast off the baubles and artifice that hang around the annual 12-day cinematic bonanza on the Cte D'Azur. And this year, the festival's 66th outing on Boulevard de la Croisette, the glittery trappings have strained more than ...

Inside Llewyn Davis Cannes Review

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:33 -0400

Although played out to some extent in the clubs on Bleecker Street during a period that has acquired legendary status, the idiosyncratic original screenplay is far more concerned with the title character’s neuroses, aggravated lack of self-awareness and inability to turn his limitations to his artistic benefit. And while music permeates the film, viewers expecting a film a clef featuring ...

Cannes Washout Rain-Drenched Glamour on the Cote dAzur

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:21:33 -0400

Industry players are frantically moving events indoors and off the beach, but cold and rain on the Croisette hasn't dampened the Cannes party ...

Movie starring Depardieu Hurley filming in Chechnya

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:54 -0400

Elizabeth Hurley began filming Saturday in Chechnya, Russian officials said. "Turquoise," or "Biryuza," features Depardieu as a man who travels to Russia after his son is killed there, RIA Novosti reported. Hurley plays Depardieu's former girlfriend, who becomes involved in his quest. Depardieu, 64, recently received a Russian passport after giving up his French ...

Its Official France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:54 -0400

signed the country's same-sex marriage and adoption bill into law on Saturday, almost one month after its passage in Parliament that prompted a legal challenge in the country's Constitutional Council by the conservative ...

Fruitvale Station Storms Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:52 -0400

CANNES, FRANCE--Shot on a low budget of less than a million dollars, Sundance Film Festival winner "Fruitvale Station" is taking the Cannes Film Festival by storm. It's competing in the "Un Certain Regard" category in the festival, and the notoriously critical Cannes audience gave the film rapt applause when the screening concluded. The film, directed by 26-year old Ryan ...

Toulon 16 Clermont Auvergne 15 Heineken Cup final match report - Jonny Wilkinsons boot gives Toulon the edge over French rivals to become champions of Europe

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:29:41 -0400

Toulon were crowned champions of Europe for the first time on today when, aided by the boot of Jonny Wilkinson, they came from behind to beat Clermont Auvergne 16-15 in an all-French final at Dublin's Aviva ...

Cannes Shoreline Touts Brendan Fraser Comedy Western With the Outlaws

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:17 -0400

Cannes Film Festival 2013 Billed as a comedy caper, the script turns the classic western genre on its head as it portrays what life would be like for British immigrants settling in the Wild ...

Cannes Open Road to Distribute Gregg Allman Biopic

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:24:08 -0400

CBGB about the famous New York City rock ‘n’ roll club, which is being repped in the Cannes Film Market by The Exchange. They will ...

General Assembly adds French Polynesia to UN decolonization list

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:49:30 -0400

Print 18 May 2013 &#150 The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized and requested the French Government to 'facilitate rapid progress […] towards a self-determination process.' Adopting a consensus resolution tabled by Nauru, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands, the Assembly affirmed ...

Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:47:07 -0400

Actress Berenice Bejo poses for portraits at during the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Laurent ...

France Becomes 14th Country To Turn Marriage Equality Into Law

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:09 -0400

After lots of controversy, marriage equality is finally the law of the land in France. French President Francois Hollande signed a bill legalizing not only marriage between members of the same sex, but also adoption by gay and lesbian couples. Marriage equality became law after the Constitutional Council shot down a challenge by the right-wing opposition, ruling on Friday the measure does not ...

Taxes on some wealthy French top 100 pct of income paper

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:27:45 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - More than 8,000 French households' tax bills topped 100 percent of their income last year, the business newspaper Les Echos reported on Saturday, citing Finance Ministry ...

France signs gay marriage in to law

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:26:19 -0400

The French leader made the historic move after it was cleared by the constitutional council, which turned down a challenge by the right-wing opposition.Hollande, who had made ''marriage for all'' a key election pledge, made the announcement saying it was ''now time to respect the law and the Republic'' after the top French institution cleared the bill on ...

Save the date Frances first same-sex wedding is set for May 29

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:23:40 -0400

No sooner had the inked dried on the new law approving same-sex marriage in France than the first couple had announced their nuptials. Invitations to the marriage of Vincent and Bruno in Montpellier have been sent out for May 29 after they officially registered their intention to marry at the town hall, though arrangements were underway for some weeks before. ';Vincent and Bruno are making ...

French proposal to teach university classes in English sparks outrage

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:14:15 -0400

PARIS - There was a time, not so long ago, when anyone with a proper education spoke French. Diplomacy and business were conducted in French. Knowledge was spread in French. Travelers made their way in French and, of course, lovers traded sweet nothings in French. Viewed from France, the trouble with modern times is that many of those activities are now conducted in English, even by the French. ...

Russia May Change Adoption Law Over French Gay Marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:00 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia's children's rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said on Saturday Russia may change its adoption agreement with France in response to the country’s new gay marriage law. Earlier on ...

Christoph Waltz among stars rushed to safety as man with gun and grenade opens fire in Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:27:53 -0400

A day after a daring heist was carried out in Cannes, more drama hit the Croisette after what sounded like gunshots were fired near two of the film festival ...

Cannes Gregg Allmans Autobiography to Become a Movie

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:36 -0400

CBGB about the famous New York City rock ‘n’ roll club, which is being repped in the Cannes Film Market by The Exchange. They will ...

French probe finds LVMH built up Hermes stake in secret-paper

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:47:42 -0400

to build a stake, and not merely make a financial investment as the luxury group has claimed, a newspaper reported.LVMH said it would fight the findings of the watchdog's probe before its sanctions committee when it meets on May 31 to hear the company's defence.Hermes was not immediately available for comment.LVMH, which owns 22.6 percent of Hermes, surprised the market in October 2010 ...

Nice match with Lyon postponed because of heavy rain

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:45:03 -0400

PARIS (Reuters) - Heavy rain forced the postponement of the Ligue 1 match between Nice and Olympique Lyon, due to kick off on Saturday at 1900 GMT, until ...

France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones paper

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:29:04 -0400

Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. With its current hardware increasingly outdated, France is urgently trying to build up a modern fleet of drones for surveillance operations in countries such as Mali. Le Monde said France intended to eventually buy a total of five or seven Reapers, built by privately held General Atomics, for 300 million euros ($385 million). The French-led military ...

Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:25:35 -0400

Candice Glover, a soul singer from rural South Carolina, was named "American Idol", becoming the first female singer to win the television singing competition since ...

Cannes 2013 roundup | Tom Lamont

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:06 -0400

Nicole Kidman is here in Cannes, so is Ang Lee, and Audrey Tautou, and a second-generation Jagger, and Justin Timberlake, and Cindy Crawford, and Cheryl Cole, and Pel, and all of them have been rained on, stubbornly, for days. Rain at Cannes used to be rare, regulars say. Russell Crowe has an anecdote about sitting in a screening ...

Prostitutes See $$$ at Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:51 -0400

CANNES, France – She was a blonde in a low-cut, tiger print dress, wearing six inch heels, sitting alone in the mirrored lobby of the Radisson Bleu hotel in Cannes, France. "Would you take my picture?" she asked FOX411, before directing several shots on her iPhone from several different angles. The woman then rushed out the door of the hotel and into the park across the street. ...

Cannes Doha Film Institute Plans Two Festivals

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:37 -0400

Tribeca Enterprises, Qatar's Doha Film Institute End Cultural, Festival Partnership The independent cultural organization in the Middle Eastern state of Qatar is planning an international film festival for first and second time filmmakers named Qumra Film Festival, Doha with the debut edition set for dates in March 2014. The Institute is also planning to use its traditional November slot ...

Cannes Wim Wenders Will Avoid Baz-matazz on 3D Drama Every Thing Will Be Fine

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:34 -0400

"I don't want to criticize Baz's work in any way but our idea of 3D is very different. Our idea is not at all effect driven but character driven and story driven. All these American films and blockbusters use 3D as an attraction in itself, which we are not doing. Out idea is that the best 3D is where you forget after a few minutes that you are watching a film in ...

Cannes Phase 4 Films Picks Up Snowboarding Doc From Lucy Walker

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:33 -0400

, as it documents Pearce’s recovery from injury while White goes on to Olympic glory. Phase 4 will release the film, which premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, during the winter of 2013. ...

Gay Marriage Legal In France Despite Protest

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:28:37 -0400

France has became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage. President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law after months of bitter political and public debate Mr Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The legislation also legalises gay ...

Cannes Foreign Buyers Flock to Ryan Goslings How to Catch a Monster

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:21:53 -0400

will star in the modern fantasy-drama, for which Gosling has also written the screenplay. Warner Bros. acquired U.S. rights to the project last week, before it headed off to the Cannes market. Principal photography will begin this month in ...

1 million pounds worth of jewelery stolen in Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:38:53 -0400

A wonderful script could be written taking inspiration from the jewelery heist that rocked this year's Cannes Film ...

Restored ‘Maynila’ debuts in Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:36:39 -0400

Hilda Koronel is reunited with Pierre Rissient, the Frenchman who brought ';Insiang'; to Cannes in 1978. Photo courtesy of Tikoy ...

Fiji receives second new Airbus in France

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:30:34 -0400

Fiji A Fijian delegation has accepted the delivery of another A330 aircraft from Airbus in France.The state-run airline Fiji Airways now has two A330 planes.Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimirama has thanked the aircraft manufacturer for delivering the new plane in Toulouse on schedule.The plane, which has been named Namuka-i-Lau, is expected to arrive at Nadi Airport on ...

Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:28:40 -0400

Sat May 18, 2013 9:28am EDT * Babies switched at birth in quiet family drama * Kore-eda's film one of two Japanese entries in top category * Palme d'Or winner will be announced on May 26 By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 18 (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an ...

Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian Cannes Review

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:18:50 -0400

cries out for its own niche, one it will hopefully find beyond festival appreciation. The strange but true story of a Native American who underwent Freudian psychotherapy with a brilliant Romanian analyst after World War II proves a good fit for ...

Francois Hollande signs Frances same-sex marriage bill into law

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:09:17 -0400

On Friday, France became the fourteenth country to legalize same-sex marriage. A campaign promise by French President Francois Hollande, the bill was hotly contested by conservatives in ...

Shooting and robbery drama off-screen at Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:23 -0400

Later on Friday, chaos erupted when shots were fired during a live French TV broadcast on the Cannes beach. Actors and the festival's jury members Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil, being interviewed at the time, were instantly rushed offstage. A man was quickly arrested, reportedly carrying a gun that fires blanks. Scary stuff, but great publicity all the same. Maybe Baz Luhrmann should ...

UAE cinema makes a splash at Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:42:18 -0400

fter days of heavy rain, the sun finally arrived in Cannes on Friday just in time to celebrate a glittering day for Arab filmmaking at the glitzy French festival. In the morning, the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's terrific love triangle ...

France becomes 14th country to allow gay marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:09:04 -0400

Same-sex marriage bill signed into law in France

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:08:37 -0400

Supporters march near Notre Dame Cathedral during a pro-gay marriage demonstration in Paris on December 16, 2012. The demonstration, one of several organized nationwide this weekend, is meant to put pressure on French President Francois Hollande to keep his campaign promise to legalize gay marriage. UPI/David ...

France Legalizes Same-sex Marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:37:43 -0400

France became the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage on Saturday as President Francois Hollande signed into law a bill that allows the same, after the Constitutional Council okayed the measure a day before. The move, which came after months of protests and debate, also legalizes adoption by gay couples. Legalizing gay marriage was one of the campaign pledges of the Socialist president ...

Cannes loses sparkle after €300000 hotel jewel raid

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:20:16 -0400

Robbers made off with a haul of jewels worth more than EUR300,000 (250,000) today during a raid on a Cannes hotel, hours after the screening of a film about a gang who stole luxury goods and cash from the rich and ...

Cannes 2013 For Those In Peril - first look review

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:15:31 -0400

This debut feature from young British director Paul Wright concerns a disturbed young man in a remote Scottish fishing village: Aaron, played by George Mackay. He was the only person rescued alive from a craft wrecked by a catastrophic storm; the other five crew-members, including his adored elder brother Michael (Jordan Young), were drowned. It is a study in grief, pain and survivor-guilt - that ...

Cannes TLA Releasing Grabs Dead Shadows Two Mothers

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:14:59 -0400

THR's Complete Cannes Coverage Cholewa's French sci-fi horror film is set against the arrival of Haley's comet, an event that begins to turn the world's populace into violent mutants. TLA is planning a cross-platform release in France and U.K. for the ...

France a no-Fly zone for Mullins

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:35:12 -0400

Willie Mullins has decided against a bid for the French Champion Hurdle with Hurricane Fly. There was speculation after the 16-time Grade One winner won at the Punchestown Festival that he may bid to emulate Dawn Run by winning the English, Irish and French Champion Hurdles in the same season, but Mullins has now ruled out the idea. Hurricane Fly regained his Champion Hurdle title at Cheltenham ...

France legalises gay marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:34:13 -0400

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage today after President Francois Hollande signed the measure into law following months of bitter political ...

Frances Hollande Signs Gay Marriage Law

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:32:33 -0400

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Emirati announces new film project at Cannes

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:25:05 -0400

Gillian Anderson is fired up in 'The Fall', but Whicher is suspiciously dull ; The former 'X-Files' star channels her inner Helen Mirren in a new crime drama set in ...

Emirates inks new sponsorship deal with Frances PSG

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:19:15 -0400

The announcement was revealed by Thierry Antinori, Emirates executive vice president, Passenger Sales Worldwide and Nasser Al-Khelafi, president of Paris Saint Germain in ...

Shots fired near Cannes festival jury members

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:15:23 -0400

A man is detained by police and local security after shooting on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival yesterday evening. Photograph: Jonathan ...

Drama at Cannes - but this time off the red carpet

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:06:08 -0400

A touch of drama came to the Cannes Film Festival in an unexpected guise on Friday night when a man disrupted a live television broadcast by firing a starting pistol. Predictably security was then stepped up and the man arrested but not before the whole incident had sent everyone running for cover. But in true showbiz spirit the glitz and the glamour and of course the competition for the ...

French President Signs Same-Sex Marriage Into Law

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:19:32 -0400

the BBC reports , after the Senate and National Assembly approved the bill, it "was quickly challenged on constitutional grounds by the main right-wing opposition UMP party of former president Nicolas Sarkozy." Friday, a ruling by the Constitutional Council cleared the way for the president's signature. The council found the bill in accordance with constitution, ...

Cannes Former EMI Boss Launches Entertainment Finance Production Venture

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:57:10 -0400

and three partners from the entertainment, finance and brand worlds on Friday unveiled a new entertainment finance, production and distribution venture ...

Cannes rocked by bling burglary

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:14:25 -0400

About $1 million in jewelry was stolen at the Cannes Film Festival early yesterday as Hollywood stars partied at a nearby gala, police said.The heist occurred at a four-star Novotel hotel - opposite a police station and a few hours after the screening of Sofia Coppola’s "The Bling Ring," a film about a string of robberies at the homes of Hollywood stars.The burglars removed an ...

Cannes shooting sends stars scurrying for cover

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:09:46 -0400

French actor Daniel Auteuil, centre, and Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, right, flee a stage on May 17, 2013 during the Cannes Film Festival in France. A man was held after shooting a starter's pistol into the air next to an outdoor TV studio, police said. (LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty ...

France to buy American drones for Mali operation

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:03:26 -0400

War Two of America's medium-altitude Reaper drones will be sold to France as backup for the country's operations against Islamist rebels in Mali. The news comes from the 'Air et Cosmos' specialist magazine, which reported online that a deal had been reached between France and the United States for the sale of two non-armed MQ-9 units. The French air force had already ...

France legalises same-sex marriage

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:59:31 -0400

France became the 14th country to legalise same-sex marriage Saturday after President Francois Hollande signed it into law following months of bitter political debate. Hollande acted a day after the Constitutional Council threw out a legal challenge by the right-wing opposition, which had been the last obstacle to passing the bill into law. The legislation also legalises gay adoption. French ...

3 seek to unseat incumbent in North Versailles Township

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:53:36 -0400

A former commissioner, a former East Allegheny school director and a former social worker want to unseat the North Versailles Township Ward 6 ...

Cannes L.A. Film Noir With Smiths Tunes Hits The Market

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:58 -0400

producing through the pair's London based production banner 1234 Films. McLusky said he is scheduled to put the idea out to post-Punk bands from the Californian city, likely to include musicians who play at the Smell club in downtown L.A. U.S.-based Brink Films, the label ...

Cannes Peter Mullans Paradise Creates Buyer Buzz

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:52:58 -0400

PHOTOS: 'The Bling Ring' Steals the Spotlight at Cannes Premiere While nothing is signed, Mullan is reportedly expected to reach out to Day-Lewis as he would be the perfect choice to portray the soccer-loving priest. Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967. The team is one of the most supported sporting entities in the world and is estimated to have more ...

Paris Hoffman has the drive to get the Padres home

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:15:31 -0400

Hoffman didn't swap residences when hired in 2006. Married with five children, he declined uprooting his clan, instead turning to the I-5 and I-15 to reach Petco ...

Cannes 2013 A Touch Of Sin the boldest work to emerge from China in years

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:51:01 -0400

Disgusted by corrupt local leaders, an angry miner picks up a shotgun. A migrant worker returning home looks to armed robbery to escape a life of relentless bleakness. A pretty receptionist at a sauna is driven to the limit when a gangster tries to rape her. And a young man drifts nightmarishly from job to job to try to make ends meet. These tableaux would not be out of place in a gritty ...

Jewel heist at Cannes festival just like a movie

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:04:56 -0400

Thieves have stolen $1 million of jewellery from an employee of Swiss jeweller Chopard that was to be worn by the stars attending the Cannes film ...

Directors have enjoyed setting movies at the Cannes Film Festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:58:45 -0400

May 17--Not many of us will ever get to the fabulous Cannes Film Festival currently taking place in the glamorous French resort town. But there is a way to enjoy the Cannes experience vicariously via the films that have used the international festival as a backdrop for narrative features, TV movies and documentaries. One example is "Seduced & Abandoned," Alec Baldwin and James ...

Gun scare jewellery stolen at Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:59:06 -0400

A man has been arrested after shots were fired at the Cannes Film Festival, sparking panic on a dramatic day that also featured a jewellery heist.Chaos erupted briefly on Cannes' main thoroughfare yesterday when the suspected assailant allegedly fired two blank shots near the filming of a live television program.Police said the man, who was quickly detained, also had a fake grenade.The ...

France’s first Asian cabinet minister a rising force

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:58:20 -0400

France's Junior Minister of Small Business, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Fleur Pellerin, arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting of the Hollande government at the Elysee Palace in Paris, May 17, 2012. (REGIS ...

Whittier grandmother appears in movie at Cannes International Film Festival Whittier Daily News

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:10 -0400

WHITTIER -- Never did Angela McEwan dream that on her third visit to Cannes in the south of France, she would be there to go to the premiere of a movie she appears in at the city's famed international film festival. But, there she will be Wednesday, alongside Oscar-winning screenwriter Alexander Payne and actors Bruce Dern and Will Forte at the premiere of the movie, "Nebraska." ...

France opposes Syria conference if Iran attends

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:21 -0400

Iran is invited, clouding the prospect for a U.S.-Russian initiative to end the 2-year-old war. No date has yet been agreed for the international meeting, which appears to face growing obstacles, including the announcement by a top U.S. military officer Friday that a Russian shipment of advanced missiles to Syria could embolden Assad. Western leaders have been cautious about the prospects of ...

Director Farhadis hopes for The Past in Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:45:19 -0400

Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause on Friday for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, a Paris-set tale about shifting ...

Gunshots at Cannes Film Festival send TV crew and guests scrabbling for cover

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:49:57 -0400

A live outdoor television broadcast from the Cannes Film Festival was briefly interrupted Friday when what sounded like gunshots sent crew and spectators scurrying for ...

Readout of Secretary Hagels Meeting with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:38:07 -0400

Pentagon Press Secretary George Little provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel met with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian this afternoon the Pentagon. Secretary Hagel commended Minister Le Drian for France's decisive actions in Mali and for their extensive cooperation in the broader Sahel region. Secretary Hagel conveyed that the United States ...

Russia France Planning 7 Kourou Launches by 2015

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:31:30 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and France will carry out seven Soyuz-ST carrier rocket launches from the Kourou space center in French Guiana by the end of 2014, Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said. Roscosmos head Vladimir Popovkin and President of France’s Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) Jean-Yves Le Gall reaffirmed the launch schedule ...

Cannes Jewel Heist How to Protect Your Valuables

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:22:16 -0400

Worried about sticky fingers on your jewels when traveling? There are a number of steps jewelry houses and individuals can take to avoid the fate that befell Chopard, when a reported $1.4 million’s worth of its jewelry was taken from an employee’s hotel room in Cannes sometime between late Thursday evening and early Friday ...

The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession Spain France Italy Finland Netherlands Portugal Cyprus Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German govern

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:07:26 -0400

The euro zone economy is declining for six consecutive quarters. Nine of the 17 countries are in recession: Spain, France, Italy, Finland, Netherlands, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Slovenia. The austerity policy imposed by the troika and the German government of Angela Merkel is sinking Europe. Eurostat data was released on Wednesday (15th) and are relative to GDP in the euro area in the first ...

Trove of jewels stolen in Cannes during festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:35:42 -0400

By Nancy Ing and Erin McClam, NBC News Premiering this year at Cannes: "To Catch a Thief."Someone stole a hotel room safe Friday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of gems by Chopard, a Swiss jeweler that decks the stars in its ritzy wares for the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, the most celebrated gathering in cinema. The festival opened Wednesday, ...

Mexican gangland film contends Cannes Palme d’Or

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:19 -0400

MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- The Mexican contender for top honors at this year's Cannes Film festival is a brutal depiction of the country's poverty and the gangland carnage it's helped spawn. The initial signs have been good: Director Amat Escalante's latest film "Heli" received a 15-minute ovation when it was shown in ...

Cannes jewelry heist sees $1-million worth of bling vanish

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:16 -0400

Cara Delevingne attends The Great Gatsby premiere during the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Theatre Lumiere on May 15, 2013 in France. More than $1-million worth of Chopard jewlery, seen here on Delevingne, went missing after a brazen overnight heist from a Cannes hotel on May 17, 2013. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/AFP/Getty ...

Cannes Film Festival Arrest After Gun Scare

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:04 -0400

A man has been arrested after firing a starting pistol at the Cannes Film Festival, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover. Police arrested a suspect at the scene and found he was also carrying a dummy grenade an a knife. The alert occurred during a live TV broadcast on the resort's waterfront. French station Canal+ was interviewing the two actors when a ...

Harvey Weinstein charms party-goers at Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:14:26 -0400

Harvey Weinstein attractive. But on Friday night here in Cannes, the cyclical business of finding Harvey sexy - for both men and women - began again in a big way as the great man unveiled his slate of upcoming projects at his annual party at the Majestic Hotel.At this same bash last year, things were far more subdued: a few cocktails, a few trailers and we were all back outside, milling about on ...

Arts Briefly Just Like a Movie Jewel Heist at Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:50:49 -0400

Thieves ripped a safe from the wall of a hotel room near the Cannes Film Festival and made off with around $1 million worth of jewelry in a late-night burglary just hours after the screening of a film about break-ins at the homes of Hollywood celebrities, French officials said Friday. The robbery at the Novotel hotel took place in the room of a representative of Chopard, the Swiss-based watch and ...

Cannes-Fashion Photos A Victoria’s Secret Angel and a Bespoke Biscuit-Tin Gown Overtake the Riviera

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:31:57 -0400

investigating a nearby jewel heist , gunshots reportedly rang out over the Promenade on Friday--spurring a French television crew and festival-jury member Christoph Waltz, who was being interviewed, to duck for cover mid-broadcast . The interruption was brief, though. Once police apprehended a suspect, the Riviera revelry resumed and a wave of eye-catching looks--including a sprawling gown ...

Video Jewelry heist shocks Cannes during film festival

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:30:47 -0400

More than $1 million dollars worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from a French hotel room during the famous Cannes film festival. Alicia Powell ...

Banner year for PH indie films in Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:23:14 -0400

LAV DIAZ . INQUIRER FILE PHOTO CANNES--Once a year, this sleepy resort town south of France transforms into a "mecca for cineastes," in the words of internationally acclaimed Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz. Scattered all over the city are giant black-and-white billboards featuring photos of Oscar winners like filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and actress Cate Blanchett taken on the Cannes red ...

Cannes Sonet Film Launches TV Production Company

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:02 -0400

The company behind Lasse Hallstrom's "The Hypnotist" will produce TV series together with such Scandi crime authors as Henning Mankell and Lars ...

French court clears way for gay marriage

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04:07 -0400

France’s constitutional court has cleared the way for allowing same-sex marriage and adoption. President Francois Hollande has promised to sign the bill as soon as possible raising the prospect of the first gay weddings within weeks. Politicians adopted the law last month after a series of pro and anti street ...

Grace Kelly Mandela Salinger biopics previewed at Cannes

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:02:59 -0400

Australian actress and member of the Feature Film Jury Nicole Kidman smiles on May 15, 2013 as she arrives for the screening of the film "The Great Gatsby" ahead of the opening of the 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. Cannes, one of the world's top film festivals, opens on May 15 and will climax on May 26 with awards selected by a jury headed this year by ...

Divided Europe veers between urgent growth and bleak austerity

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:56:03 -0400

Angela Merkel 's pro-austerity policies soon after becoming president in May last year, blamed the tough cutbacks regime imposed on troubled economies for much of Europe's economic problems. "What is hitting Europe is a recession ... provoked by the austerity policy," Hollande said at a Paris news conference. The president was especially keen to pin the blame on European ...