Polanskis Venus seduces on last day of Cannes festival

Reuters - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Sat May 25, 2013 10:59am EDT * Polanski, Jarmusch films last in main lineup to screen * Twenty films compete for Palme d'Or prize given on Sunday By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 25 (Reuters) - An avenging Venus settling the psychological and sexual score is the star of acclaimed director Roman Polanski's "La Venus a la Fourrure" ("Venus in Fur"), one of the Cannes film ...

Montanes Prepares Nice-Ly for French Open

New York Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

(Reuters) - Albert Montanes warmed up for the French Open in perfect fashion with a 6-0 7-6 victory over Gael Monfils in the final of the Nice Open on Saturday as he claimed his sixth career title. Only a rain break during the fifth game could interrupt the Spaniard's march to the first set with Frenchman Monfils taking until the second game of the second set to hold serve. Montanes, ...

Yurt war in rural France as British families find the good life turned sour

The Telegraph - Saturday 25th May, 2013

in search of the good life, setting up home in a picturesque village deep in the French countryside. Three British families fell in love with the small farming community of Bussière-Boffy, near Limoges, and six years ago decided to settle there, raising their children amid the rolling hills and lush ...

Williams sisters entered in doubles at French Open

San Diego Union-Tribune - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Serena Williams of the United States adjusts her hair during a press conference for the 2013 French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday May, 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe ...

French Open officials unveil renovation plans

San Diego Union-Tribune - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Spectators at Philippe Chatrier court, or central court, watch an exhibition game between France's Richard Gasquet and Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic for the 2013 French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday May, 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe ...

Is French Open still Nadals to lose

MSNBC - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The primary question on the men's side, to my mind, concerns Novak Djokovic and his recent form. Will his early losses in Madrid and Rome, and his ongoing recovery from an ankle injury, carry over to Paris? Judging from his play over the last three years, it won't: No matter what he's done at the Masters events, Djokovic has reached the semifinals or better at the last 11 Grand ...

Cannes Film Festival 2013 Behind the Candelabra jewel-heists Heli and torrential rain

The Independent - Saturday 25th May, 2013

After a downbeat and water-logged opening, fine films from the Coens, Clio Barnard and Hirokazu Kore-eda lifted the mood at this year's film ...

Venus in Fur Cannes Review

Hollywood Reporter - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Cannes Film Festival ReviThe play premiered Off Broadway in 2010 and transferred uptown the following season, making an overnight New York stage star and eventual Tony Award winner out ...

Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight Cannes Review

Hollywood Reporter - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Director Stephen Frears' historical drama recreates the inner workings of the 1970 Supreme Court as it determined the fate of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the Vietnam ...

Russian pays $1.5M to go to space with DiCaprio at Cannes auction

Middle East Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Leonardo DiCaprio arrives at a photocall for the film "The Great Gatsby" during the 66th annual Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 15, 2013. UPI/David ...

Djokovic Looks to Complete Title Set at French Open

Global Herald - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Rafael Nadal with the 2011 French Open Trophy The Roland Garros French Open Tennis tournament begins on Sunday 26th May 2013 and runs for two weeks. All eyes are on Spaniard, Rafa Nadal, who has won 7 out of his last 8 ...

Secretly shot Iranian film and second heist mark last days of Cannes

The National - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, who has been banned from making films and leaving Iran, made a surprise appearance at the Cannes film festival to screen his political thriller Manuscripts Don't Burn. Valery Hache / AP ...

Hany Abu Assads Omar entertainment with a twist at Cannes

The National - Saturday 25th May, 2013

The action starts with the young baker Omar (the newcomer Adam Bakri) climbing over the separation wall - dodging surveillance cameras and bullets in the process -- so that he can see his secret love Nadja (Leem Lubany). Fed up with being constantly harassed, Omar and his joke-spewing friends Amjad (Samer Bisharat) and Nadja's brother Tarek (Eyad Hourani) decide to exact some revenge and ...

A list of previous Palme dOr winners at Cannes Film Festival

Star Tribune - Saturday 25th May, 2013

CANNES, France - For 66 years, the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, has been one of the most prestigious in movies. Winners have ranged from classic American films (Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation") to European classics (Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita"). Ahead of ...

Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes

San Diego Union-Tribune - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Director Mohammad Rasoulof poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Manuscripts don't Burn at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Lionel ...

PH cineastes celebrate in the French Riviera

Inquirer - Saturday 25th May, 2013

MODEL Teresita "Tetta" Agustin and French husband Dr. Christian Baverey welcome the Filipinos to Cannes. CANNES--Delegates from all over the world toasted the Philippines in a party held on Wednesday night in a tent set up beside the home of former Givenchy model Teresita "Tetta" Agustin and her French husband Dr. Christian Baverey in the trs upscale Isola Bella area in this ...

David Beckham left out of final Paris St-Germain match of the season

The Independent - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Former England football captain David Beckham has played his last competitive match, having been dropped from the Paris St-Germain team to face ...

Djokovic and Cold Weather Threaten Nadals Paris Bid

New York Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

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France begins withdrawing from Mali

Middle East Times - Saturday 25th May, 2013

France began the first stage of a withdrawal from Mali Saturday in what it says is a plan to pull out most of its troops and equipment by the end of the year. A convoy carrying unneeded equipment and vehicles left a French base outside the capital, Bamako, headed for Abidjan ...

Comoran island Mayotte is now a French department

afrol News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Despite strong protests from the government of Comoros, the island of Mayotte has officially become the 101st department of France; or an integral part of the French ...

Mayotte issue to split or join Comoros France

afrol News - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Despite heavy protests from Comoros, the Comoran island Mayotte soon will become a department and an integrated part of France. The move could further divide France and Comoros, or bring them closer ...

World French army begins Mali withdrawal

Standard Digital - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Saturday's withdrawal comes just two days after Islamist rebels targeted an army barracks and French-run uranium mine in neighbouring Niger, killing 21 people. French special forces helped Nigerien soldiers end a hostage siege at the barracks on ...