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Cannes: Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Only God Forgives' Gets Tepid Red Carpet Reception
5:55 pm PDT 5/22/2013
- Patrick Brzeski
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Thai actor Vithaya Pansringarm drew the only loud applause during the ovation, while the film’s star, Ryan Gosling, was conspicuously absent from the world premiere. READ MORE
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Toronto Giving World Bow to Godfrey Reggio’s 'Visitors' in September
1:08 pm PDT 5/22/2013
- Etan Vlessing
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UPDATE: Cinedigm has acquired all North American rights to the film, which it will release in the fall. READ MORE
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Former FremantleMedia Exec Renae Garcia Joins Canada's Marblemedia
12:58 pm PDT 5/22/2013
- Etan Vlessing
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The Los Angeles-based executive will head up U.S. development and acquisitions for the Toronto-based TV producer. READ MORE
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Queen's Brian May Says 'The Voice' Is 'Dumb' and 'the Ultimate Insult To Music'
12:35 pm PDT 5/22/2013
- Emily Zemler
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Writes the guitarist: "I feel sick ... [when] I catch a glimpse of young singers busting their guts trying to win somebody's attention, who is rudely sitting with their back to the singer.” READ MORE
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Berlusconi Could be Maneuvering to Make New Italy Gov't Collapse
12:03 pm PDT 5/22/2013
- Eric J. Lyman
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The billionaire media tycoon could be eyeing another run for office even as he waits on a legal judgement that could include a lifetime ban from politics. READ MORE
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Bombay Talkies: Cannes Review
11:35 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Deborah Young
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Four of India's top directors celebrate the 100th anniversary of their film industry in specially made short films. READ MORE
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Jon Stewart, Jay Leno Mock Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Over Alleged Crack Pipe Video
11:21 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Etan Vlessing
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As the embattled city leader avoids talking to the media about allegedly being caught inhaling on tape, he has becomes joke fodder for late night hosts. READ MORE
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Ai Weiwei Releases 'Dumbass' Single and Music Video
10:25 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Clarence Tsui
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Inspired by his 81-day detention by the Chinese authorities, the dissident-artist’s avant-rock number will be followed by a full-length album next month. READ MORE
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Co-Production Guru Fred Fuchs Joins Berkshire Axis Media
10:19 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Etan Vlessing
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The "Transporter: The Series" and "Vikings" executive producer has inked a first look deal with John Carbone's expanding production shingle. READ MORE
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Imprisoned Russian Pussy Riot Member Declares Hunger Strike
9:22 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Nick Holdsworth
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Jailed Pussy Riot girl goes on hunger strike READ MORE
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Depardieu Defends Chechnya, Says Boston Bombers Were 'Raised American'
8:37 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Nick Holdsworth
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The actors stirs up more controversy with recent comments after he arrived in the Chechen capital Grozny with co-star British actress Elizabeth Hurley. READ MORE
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Cannes: Music Box Acquires German Surprise Hit 'Oh Boy' for U.S.
7:50 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Georg Szalai
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Beta Cinema previously also sold the low-budget dramedy about a day in the life of a Berlin slacker to other territories. READ MORE
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Only God Forgives: Cannes Review
5:24 am PDT 5/22/2013
- David Rooney
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Ryan Gosling reunites with his "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn in this bloodbath set in the Bangkok underworld, which premieres in the Cannes competition and also showcases an icy Kristin Scott Thomas. READ MORE
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Cannes: Tsui Hark's 'Detective Dee' Prequel Sells Wide
5:05 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Patrick Brzeski
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"Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon," from China's Huayi Brothers has sold to France, India, Korea, Taiwan, Russia and across Southeast Asia. READ MORE
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Cannes: 'Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom' Sells to U.K., Other Markets
4:59 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Georg Szalai
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The film, which The Weinstein Company will distribute in North America, has also been picked up for France, Germany, Brazil and Australia, among others. READ MORE
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Cannes: Michael Douglas Gets Emotional at 'Behind the Candelabra' Event
4:25 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Gregg Kilday
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"It was right after my cancer, and this beautiful gift was handed to me," the actor said of getting to work on Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic. READ MORE
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Cannes: Lionsgate Takes U.S. Rights to ‘Blood Ties’
4:10 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Etan Vlessing
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Roadside Attractions will release Guillaume Canet's crime thriller starring Clive Owen, Mila Kunis and Marion Cotillard. READ MORE
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The Major: Cannes Review
4:09 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Jordan Mintzer
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Russian filmmaker Yuri Bykov’s second feature, starring Denis Shvedov and Irina Nizina, premieres in the Cannes Critics' Week sidebar. READ MORE
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Sharon Osbourne to Rejoin U.K. 'X Factor' as Judge
4:07 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Georg Szalai
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The 10th season of Simon Cowell's music competition is set to return to ITV later this year with a second set of auditions. READ MORE
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Cannes: Strand Releasing Grabs 'Stranger at the Lake' for North America
2:28 am PDT 5/22/2013
- Rebecca Ford
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The psychological thriller premiered in the Un Certain Regard section. READ MORE
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