William Friedkin, who achieved cinematic immortality by directing the bleak, grim 1971 drug-smuggling thriller “The French Connection” and the terrifying 1973 demon-possession blockbuster “The Exorcist,” died Monday at age 87. . He died at his home of heart failure and pneumonia, a spokesman for the Creative Artists Agency said. Friedkin made his directorial debut with […]
Good News! Actress Ileana D’Cruz has been blessed with a baby boy. Ileana shared the exciting news with her fans and followers on Instagram on Saturday. He introduced his first child by sharing cute. In the picture, Ileana’s baby boy, whom they have named ‘Koa Phoenix Dolan’, can be seen sleeping soundly. A new mom […]
There is no ‘special story’ in Apu Biswas’s personal life
DiCaprio-Scorsese’s epic score garners rave reviews at Cannes
But all eyes will be on the red carpet this Saturday as three icons of Italian-American cinema make their way to the Palais des Festivals. DiCaprio and De Niro are both longtime collaborators of Scorsese. But before that he never cast her in the same film, except for a funny short film in 2015 called […]
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It is the first of five films – starting with 1981’s ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ – not to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg handed over the reins to James Mangold, best known for ‘Logan’ and the Johnny Cash biopic ‘Walk the Line’. He told AFP that Ford was still “pretty fit” for his […]
Stories on me ‘horribly written fiction’: Johnny Depp
Indiana Jones swings on the Cannes red carpet
Chilean-born Pascal, 48, who has become a global icon thanks to TV hit ‘The Last of Us’, stars as ex-gunman Silva. He travels to see an old acquaintance, Ethan Hawke as a gruff-voiced Sheriff Jake, and the two spend what Almodovar calls an “orgasmic” night. The next morning, however, the tone changes, as it emerges […]
Cannes: Koreda’s ‘monster’ with a big heart
In March, Edwie Planel of Mediapart, a well-known French journalist, filed a criminal complaint against Maven, accusing him of approaching her at a restaurant, grabbing her by the hair and spitting in her face. She declined to discuss the “ongoing case” with AFP, but acknowledged the attack in an interview on French TV without going […]
‘Perfect Days’ by Wim Wenders Wenders made two of the most iconic films of the 1980s, “Paris, Texas” and “Wings of Desire,” winning the Palme d’Or and Best Director at Cannes. Since then, his features have attracted less attention than his documentaries such as ‘Buena Vista Social Club’. His new, Japan-set film follows the unlikely […]
This year, organizers face additional concerns that recent protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms will affect the festivities. Local officials told AFP that all protests around the Croisette have been banned during the event, the same as in previous years. But the CGT union has vowed to make its presence felt – threatening last […]
‘Guardians’ continues to earn well at the box office for the second week in a row