Late in “Megalopolis,” Francis Ford Coppola’s plaintively hopeful movie about — well, everything under the sun — a character speaks to the power of love. It’s a wistful moment in a fascinating film aswirl with wild visions, lofty ideals, cinematic allusions, literary references, historical footnotes and self-reflexive asides, all of which Coppola has funneled into … Read more
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth lead the red carpet at the screening of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France on May 15, 2024. The screening of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 15, 2024. AFP via Getty … 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
Jane Birkin pairing her beaded dress with a basket. Madonna in a Jean-Paul Gaultier cone bra and a garter set. Kristen Stewart barefoot in Chanel chain mail. Spike Lee in a sunset-inspired suit. The Cannes Film Festival, with its sheer preponderance of red carpets and boardwalk photo ops, its blockbusters and art house flicks, has … Read more
Anya Taylor-Joy, Heidi Klum, and Helena Christensen were among the stars who arrived at the Opening Ceremony and the screening of “Le Deuxieme Acte” at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024. This year’s jury members, including Greta Gerwig, Eva Green, and Lily Gladstone, are tasked with deciding the … Read more
Early on in the meta French comedy “The Second Act,” which was opening the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday night, a father (Vincent Lindon) and daughter (Léa Seydoux) are sitting in his car and chatting about her boyfriend. But just a few lines into the scene, Lindon cracks and refuses to … Read more
On Tuesday, the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will begin in the south of France. You can expect glamorous gowns and awfully prolonged standing ovations — at Cannes, such things are de rigueur — but what distinguishes this year’s lineup? Here are five things we’ll be watching out for. A new Coppola on … Read more
The British filmmaker Molly Manning Walker was on vacation in Rome on May 26, 2023, when her phone rang. A week earlier, her feature debut “How to Have Sex” had premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Now, festival organizers were calling because her movie, about a group of 16-year-old girls who spend a debauched booze … Read more
For the first time in 30 years at the Cannes Film Festival, an Indian film will compete for the Palme d’Or in the main competition, alongside new movies from Francis Ford Coppola, Yorgos Lanthimos and Andrea Arnold. The dry spell might come as a surprise for a country with film industries in multiple regions producing … Read more
Movies directed by Francis Ford Coppola, David Cronenberg and Yorgos Lanthimos will compete for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the event’s organizers announced in a news conference on Thursday. New films by Jacques Audiard, Paul Schrader and Andrea Arnold will also appear in competition at this year’s event, the festival’s 77th … Read more
Creative producer, Joanna Coles, who is perhaps best known for her work as Cosmopolitan Magazine’s editor-in-chief, stopped by Stagwell’s Sports Beach Monday morning to talk about her latest projects and her obsession with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his fiance Lauren Sanchez. Q: You are a bit of a media jack of all trades. What … Read more
As the Cannes Lions roared again on the French Riviera, we spoke to an expert about trends in travel. Jack Ezon — the founder and managing partner of Embark Beyond, a lifestyle partnership specializing in bespoke travel experiences — gave The Post some travel tips and insights on what to do and where to go … 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
French film Anatomy Of A Fall won the 76th Cannes Film Festival. The film won the title of Best Film of Cannes 2023. Justin Treat’s film ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ has been awarded the Palme d’Or at Cannes. The Palme d’Or is the top award given at the Cannes Film Festival. It has got the … Read more
It’s the dumbest tradition of the Cannes Film Festival: the long standing ovation. Whether the movie is a modern classic or an assault on good taste, etiquette on the Cote d’Azur demands hopping to your feet for minutes of applause. So entrenched is this French farce that trade publications routinely time the euphoria and judge … Read more
The film killed it. Martin Scorsese’s brand-new film “Killers of the Flower Moon” received a nine-minute standing ovation during the movie’s world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival Saturday. Scorsese, 80, was joined at the screening by fellow cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, 48, Robert De Niro,79, and Lily Gladstone, 36, reports Deadline. The nearly three … Read more
It was a surreal sight on Tuesday: A smiling Johnny Depp walking the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival 2023, signing autographs, taking selfies and hugging screaming fans. Just like old times. His new film, “Jeanne du Barry” — which stars Depp as King Louis XV — opened the famous festival. The likes of … Read more