Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or. Baker accepted the prize with his movie’s star, Mikey Madison, watching in the audience at the Cannes closing ceremony Saturday. The win for “Anora” … Read more
A royal scolding. Sarah Ferguson ordered an unruly audience looking for “the next party” to be quiet as she delivered her speech at Thursday night’s Cannes Film Festival. The Duchess of York, 64, was captured scolding the crowd to “stop” multiple times as she thanked Simon de Pury, who had auctioned off a portrait of Queen … Read more
Demi gave them more than expected. Demi Moore appeared to scold an audience member while introducing Cher at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Cannes Gala on Thursday. The “Feud: Capote V. The Swans” actress, 61, was onstage when an attendee appeared to interrupt her from the back of the Hotel du Cap, Eden Roc in … Read more
Say her name, say her name. Former Destiny’s Child singer Kelly Rowland, 43, has spoken out about the viral photos of her seemingly tense exchange with a security guard at Cannes. On Thursday, speaking with the Associated Press in a video posted on their Instagram, Rowland told her side of the story. “The woman knows … Read more
They’re making a vow to wow. Rather than rice, fashion fanatics are showering Hollywood’s most haute with praise for transforming the red carpet of the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival into a chichi bridal aisle. Stealing the spotlight from the marquee movies premiering at this year’s fête along the French Riviera, celebrated starlets such as … Read more
Cate Blanchett has some fans in an uproar. The Oscar winner, 55, received backlash online for saying at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival that she is “middle class.” Blanchett is worth $95 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Cate Blanchett at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. AP The “Ocean’s 8” star made the “middle class” … Read more
Don’t mess with Kelly Rowland. The actress and singer, 43, made headlines Tuesday when she appeared to scold security at the red carpet premiere of the French-Italian film “Marcello Mio” during the Cannes Film Festival. Photos from the event showed Rowland pointing her finger towards a female security guard during their heated exchange. Kelly Rowland arguing … Read more
Kevin Costner isn’t a crier. The “Yellowstone” star, 69, insisted that he “didn’t f–king cry” as it seemed he did when his new movie, “Horizon: An American Saga,” received an 11-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. Costner appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Tuesday after his trip to France and revealed what was going … Read more
Chaos at Cannes. Kelly Rowland appeared to scold security at the red carpet premiere of the French-Italian film “Marcello Mio” during the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. Kelly Rowland at the ‘Marcello Mio’ premiere at Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2024. David Fisher/Shutterstock Photos from the event show Rowland smiling at the crowd as … Read more
Anya Taylor-Joy has been busy. The 28-year-old Argentinian-English actress shot to stardom in 2020 after a Golden Globe-winning turn as chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the record-breaking limited series “The Queen’s Gambit.” She has earned her stripes at the top of the call sheet working with directors like Edgar Wright (“Last Night in Soho”), done … Read more
Donald Trump is the talk of le town. A controversial new movie called “The Apprentice,” depicting the former president’s rise to fame in New York high society during the 1970s, premiered Monday at the Cannes Film Festival in France to a glamorous crowd including Cate Blanchett and Bella Hadid. The movie received a standing ovation … Read more
This is a lot more than a “Striptease.” In Demi Moore’s new movie “The Substance,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, the 61-year-old actress has her first full-frontal nude scenes of her long career. Moore described the newfound nakedness as “a very vulnerable experience.” Demi Moore called the nude scenes in her latest film … Read more
The gang is (almost) all here. Kevin Costner made a rare red-carpet appearance with five of his seven children at the premiere of his new Western movie, “Horizon: An American Saga” at the Cannes Film Festival. Costner, 69, was joined at the event Sunday by his daughters Annie, 40, Lily, 37, and Grace, 13, and his … Read more
Selena Gomez felt the love at the Cannes Film Festival. The actress and singer, 31, was moved to tears after her new film, “Emilia Perez” received a 9 minute-long standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. This marked the longest standing ovation for any movie premiere at the France-based cinema bash so far … Read more
Another biopic, another remarkable transformation. Billy Zane transformed into “The Godfather” star Marlon Brando for the new biopic, “Waltzing with Brando.” Zane, 58, posted images from set — where he looks identical to Brando — on his Instagram Thursday. Billy Zane as Marlon Brando in “Waltzing With Brando.” Camille Razat/Instagram Billy Zane and co-star Camille Razat. … Read more
Hello, Faye. Faye Dunaway, 83, made her first public appearance in four years at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Wednesday. The “Mommie Dearest” actress walked the red carpet at the premiere of the action film “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” starring Chris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor-Joy. Faye Dunaway at the “Furiosa: A Mad … Read more
Helen Mirren’s life in plastic just got a little more fantastic. Dame Helen Mirren received her own Barbie doll in honor of National Women’s Day — and it comes with a miniature Oscar. “I am absolutely blown away by my Barbie,” Mirren, 78, said in a statement posted to her website on Wednesday. “To be … Read more
Jane Fonda issued a stark warning about climate change on Saturday while placing the blame on white men. “We’ve got about seven, eight years to cut ourselves in half of what we use of fossil fuels, and unfortunately, the people that have the least responsibility for it are hit the hardest — Global South, people on … Read more
Oh, snap! Kate Beckinsale shared the heroic efforts of her “Much Ado About Nothing” co-stars Keanu Reeves and Robert Sean Leonard — 30 years after a near-disastrous wardrobe malfunction. In celebration of her return to the Cannes Film Festival, Beckinsale posted an Instagram photo Monday that captures her between the leading men of the 1993 … Read more
This will sting. Jane Fonda revealed Friday she “was in love with” Robert Redford, her on-screen partner for four films — but the “Ordinary People” director, 86, “did not like to kiss” and “has an issue with women.” “He’s always in a bad mood, and I always thought it was my fault,” said Fonda, 85, … Read more