The new superstar at Cannes a ginger tom cat

The Telegraph - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The ginger cat, a male, provides a running theme throughout the film, which is a tale of a young folk singer struggling to make it in 1961 Greenwich Village, New ...

Briton arrested in France over deaths of his two children say reports

The Guardian - Sunday 19th May, 2013

A British man has been arrested after two children were found with their throats cut, and he was seen fleeing on rollerskates from his flat on the outskirts of Lyon, France, according to reports.The bodies of the children, a girl aged five and her brother, 10, were found on Saturday in their father's second-floor flat at Saint-Priest, a south-eastern suburb of the city.The man, who is ...

Brands Advertise Full-Force at Cannes

CNBC - Sunday 19th May, 2013

CANNES, FRANCE--The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, and the key players from the film industry have jetted off to the south of France for 12 days of screenings, meetings and parties. But it's not just Hollywood A-listers who have made the trek out to the South of France. Brands from Belvedere to Magnum ice cream have ubiquitous presences during the festival. They pay to sponsor ...

Briton arrested after childrens throats slit in France

The Independent - Sunday 19th May, 2013

The Foreign Office said today it is 'urgently' investigating reports that a British Man is being questioned on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two ...

The Hunger Games Catching Fire At Cannes Sequel

Huffington Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

CANNES, France -- Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party. Stars of the "Hunger Games" sequel, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Sam Clafin, arrived Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. "Catching Fire," perhaps more than any other film not ...

Eva Longoria Wardrobe Malfunction Exposes Actress Lower Half At Cannes

Huffington Post - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Eva Longoria experienced the weather's challenges firsthand, as the petite actress' dress dragged when she made her ascent to the red carpet. Eva's seafoam ...

France must lead breakuup of euro

Japan Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

LONDON - France played a decisive role in shaping not only the euro system but the entire European project. This history has predisposed French leaders to the goal of preserving the euro at all costs. Those costs, as we explained in Part 1 of this article, have become quite insupportable. A new strategy is needed, and France’s role in shaping it will once again be pivotal. France sits on ...

Boy not killedIsrael Government Review France 2 Al-Durrah Report

IMRA - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Contrary to the report's claim that the boy is killed, the committee's review of the raw footage showed that in the final scenes, which were not broadcast by France 2, the boy is seen to be alive. [For a copy of the complete report: http://bit.ly/15YM5zS ] Publication of the Report of the Government Review Committee Regarding the France 2 Al-Durrah Report, its Consequences and ...

Cannes Russias Glavkino Backs Pyotr Buslovs Flip-Out

Hollywood Reporter - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Russian Government Sets Admissions Target for Producers Getting Funding Speaking at an event in the Russian pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival hosted ...

Cannes Sony Classics Likely Wins U.S. Rights to The Past

Hollywood Reporter - Sunday 19th May, 2013

UPDATED: Michael Barker and Tom Bernard's specialty unit is a natural fit for Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's new film, which made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last ...

Seduced and Abandoned Cannes Review

Hollywood Reporter - Sunday 19th May, 2013

CANNES -- "The trouble with movies as an art is that it’s a business, and the trouble with movies as a business is that it’s an art," is ...

Cannes Alexandra Maria Lara Joins All-Star Cast for German Kids Book Adaptation

Hollywood Reporter - Sunday 19th May, 2013

) will direct the movie for Fox International Productions, the studio's German production unit. The book from Andreas Steinhofel tells the story ...

Cannes Phase 4 Takes Free Ride Starring Anna Paquin

Hollywood Reporter - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer Welcome Twins In the crime thriller set in the 1970s and based on Betz’ own life story, Paquin plays a single mother who moves to Florida with her daughters in search of a better life only to get pulled into the high-stakes drug-trade ...

Pedrosa on Top With French GP Win

New York Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

(Reuters) - Spain's Dani Pedrosa claimed top spot in the world championship MotoGP standings when he won his maiden French Grand Prix on a wet Le Mans course on Sunday. The Honda rider took the lead midway through the race to beat Britain's Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha) and Spanish rookie Marc Marquez (Honda), who were second and third respectively. Pedrosa has 83 points after the fourth ...

Devilish Dutch drama Borgman debuts at Cannes

San Diego Union-Tribune - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Director Alex Van Warmerdam poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Borgman at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...

Pedrosa back on top with French GP win

SBS - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Honda MotoGP rider Dani Pedrosa (C) of Spain celebrates on podium celebrates on the podium between Yamaha Tech 3's Cal Crutchlow of Britain and Honda's Marc Marquez (R) of Spain after winning the French Grand Prix in Le Mans circuit, central France May 19, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit ...

Coens folk revival Llewyn serenades Cannes

Miami Herald - Sunday 19th May, 2013

CANNES, France -- The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician."Inside Llewyn Davis" was met rapturously at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was to premiere Sunday night. Joel and Ethan Coen said their primary interest was to recreate the ...

Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film

Reuters - Sunday 19th May, 2013

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 Wrekin Hill Picks Up Siberian Education

Hollywood Reporter - Sunday 19th May, 2013

PHOTOS: Radiant 'X-Men' Star Fan Bingbing Honored at Glittery Cannes Fest Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin , with a screenplay by Sandro Petraglia , Stefano Rulli and Salvatores, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows two boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians. It was produced by Catteya’s Riccardo Tozzi , Giovanni Satabilini and Marco Chimenz ...

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

Pioneer Press - Sunday 19th May, 2013

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 ...

Serena Williams wins Italian Open

Middle East Times - Sunday 19th May, 2013

Victoria Azarenka in the finals of the Italian Open Sunday. Williams, No. 1 in the world, piled up six breaks, including one in the next-to-last game. She put the match away by holding serve at love to improve to 12-2 lifetime versus Azarenka, who is third in the rankings. Williams will be the clear favorite going into ...

After crushing Mali Islamists France pushes deal with Tuaregs

Reuters - Sunday 19th May, 2013

BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg ...