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Movie review: Even mainstream audiences will enjoy Cannes winner 'Parasite'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Aug 14 12:22 PM

Usually, we need to wait for an indie film fest to be able to see the winner of the Palm d'Or in the Cannes film festival. However, this year's winner is actually showing exclusively in selected SM Cinemas and that is a pleasant surprise.  Read more »

Shaina na-'overwhelm' sa Cannes Film Festival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 10:16 PM

Na-overwhelm si Shaina Magdayao sa kaniyang karanasan sa Cannes Film Festival. Read more »

South Korea's ‘Parasite’ wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes

Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
Posted at May 26 08:03 AM

This is the first time a South Korean movie has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival Read more »

Shaina ibinahagi ang unang karanasan sa Cannes Film Festival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:56 PM

Ikinuwento ni Shaina Magdayao ang una niyang karanasan sa prestihiyosong Cannes Film Festival sa France. Read more »

On Cannes red carpet, 'go big' is this year's fashion buzzword

Johnny Cotton, Reuters
Posted at May 25 03:20 PM

Enormous bouffant dresses decked out in lace or feathers ruled the red carpet at this year's Cannes film festival, one of the of the world's most glamourous stages for actors as well as fashion designers. Read more »

'Ang Hupa' ni Lav Diaz, tampok sa Cannes Film Festival

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Posted at May 24 03:38 AM

Special screening ng pelikula nina Piolo Pascual at Shaina Magdayao na "Ang Hupa," ginanap sa Cannes Film Festival. Read more »

LOOK: Piolo, Shaina grace premiere of Lav Diaz’s sci-fi movie ‘Ang Hupa’ at Cannes

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Updated as of May 23 08:37 AM

Referring to the theme of his new movie, Lav Diaz says: "The majority of the world's populace now doesn't trust the future. There is an urgency now to reclaim that trust."  Read more »

Tarantino rolls into Cannes with 'dazzling' ode to cinema

Sarah White and Johnny Cotton, Reuters
Posted at May 22 05:54 PM

With Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt in tow, Quentin Tarantino unveiled his latest opus in Cannes on Tuesday, a story about movie magic and acting pains that wowed many critics -- at least in parts. Read more »

Lav Diaz's 'Ang Hupa' starring Piolo Pascual to be shown in Cannes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 07:52 PM

Lav Diaz's newest movie starring Piolo Pascual has been included in this year's lineup for the prestigious Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival.  Read more »

Red carpet looks that dazzled Cannes

Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 06:02 PM

We look back on 12 days and nights of glitz, as well as the occasional wardrobe malfunction, on the French Riviera. Read more »

Japan's 'Shoplifters' steals the show to win Cannes Palme d'Or

Robin Pomeroy, Reuters
Posted at May 20 08:15 AM

Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda won the Palme d'Or at Cannes on Saturday for "Shoplifters", a critically acclaimed family drama with unguessable plot twists.  Read more »

Soon screening near you? Blockchain tech premieres at Cannes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 01:27 PM

Blockchain may not be the most glamorous new star at the Cannes festival but experts touting the technology say it will rock the world of film even if the red carpet crowd doesn't know it yet. Read more »

Salma Hayek urges male Hollywood stars to take pay cuts

Fiachra Gibbons, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 11:31 PM

Hollywood star Salma Hayek said Sunday that male stars will have to take pay cuts if they are serious about equality for women. Read more »

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai turns heads in Michael Cinco gown

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Posted at May 13 01:20 PM

Former beauty queen and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan effortlessly turned heads when she walked the red carpet of this year’s Cannes Film Festival wearing a Michael Cinco creation. Read more »

Cate Blanchett leads Cannes female stars protest for equal pay

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 01:24 AM

Eighty-two actresses, female directors and producers marched arm and arm to demand equality and "a safe workplace." Read more »

Selfies banned on red carpet at Cannes film festival

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 09:57 AM

PARIS, France - The head of the Cannes film festival said Friday he was banning selfies on the red carpet, claiming they caused "unwanted disorder" before premieres. Read more »

Cate Blanchett to head Cannes festival jury

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 01:44 PM

Cate Blanchett, the double Oscar-winning actress leading a Hollywood campaign to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, will head the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Thursday. Read more »

Swedish satire 'The Square' wins Palme d'Or at Cannes

Robin Pomeroy, Reuters
Posted at May 29 12:34 PM

"The Square," a Swedish movie about the curator of a museum filled with grotesquely pretentious conceptual art, beat stiff competition to win the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Read more »

LOOK: Angeli Bayani is having fun at Cannes Film Festival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 07:12 PM

Angeli Bayani is relishing the spotlight in France after a short film she stars in, ''Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month,'' was chosen to compete at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Read more »

'Revenant' director puts a border guard's gun to your head in VR film

Robin Pomeroy, Reuters
Posted at May 24 09:40 PM

"Carne y Arena," a virtual reality film that Oscar-winning director Alejandro Inarritu has brought to the Cannes Film Festival, immerses the viewer in the fear, chaos and violence experienced by migrants trying to cross to the United States from Mexico.  Read more »