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Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival - to show that their industry, which turns 100 this year, is more than just Bollywood. The largest Indian contingent to date is on the French Riviera at the world's leading cinema showcase to promote their country, which has the world's biggest film industry, making over 1,000 films a year compared to about 600 in Hollywood. ...
Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet
By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES (Reuters) - Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features in "Jimmy P. Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian", focused on the relationship between World War Two veteran Jimmy Picard, a Native American Blackfoot, and Georges Devereux, his psychoanalyst. Upham said like Picard, played by Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro, she is Blackfeet, the largest tribe in Montana state. ...
Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as contenders for the top prize. "Soshite Chichi Ni Naru" ("Like Father, Like Son") is one of two Japanese films out of the international roster of 20 vying to take home the Palme d'Or prize on May 26 from the world's largest film festival being held on the French Riviera. Japan has won four times before, most recently in 1997 with Shohei Imamura's "Unagi" ("The Eel"). ...
Shots fired at Cannes film festival, actors flee for cover
By Matthias Galante CANNES, France (Reuters) - A man was arrested at the Cannes film festival on Friday after firing a starting pistol during a live TV broadcast on the palm-lined waterfront, sending actors Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil running for cover. French TV station Canal+ was interviewing Austria's Oscar-winning Waltz and French actor Auteuil live on its nightly news show from a beach-front set before a crowd of spectators when a man fired two shots into the air. "The bodyguards jumped over the barriers into the crowd and pulled him to the ground. ...
Marton Csokas in negotiations to battle Denzel Washington in 'The Equalizer'
By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With three major movies on the horizon, Marton Csokas is a hot commodity in Hollywood and now he's in negotiations to join Denzel Washington in Antoine Fuqua's Sony drama "The Equalizer." Washington stars as black ops vigilante Robert McCall, the former intelligence officer played by Edward Woodward on the 1980s television series created by Michael Sloan. Csokas will play a rogue CIA agent who protects the Russian mob and winds up crossing paths with the vengeful protagonist. ...
6 films and shows that remind you to love Earth
It's the only home we've got, so in honor of Earth Day it's worth remembering six of the ways we've fictionally managed to trash the planet.
Box office out of this world for Cruise's 'Oblivion'
The sci-fi picture starring Tom Cruise opened to better-than-expected numbers this weekend, earning over $38 million.
Tom Cruise's best role: Maverick or Maguire?
So was the popular actor tops in "Top Gun" or when he wanted to show Cuba Gooding Jr. the money?
Post-Newtown, movie ratings get specific
Sure, that movie your kids are longing to see may be PG-13, but is it due to intense sci-fi action, or crude humor and sensuality? The MPAA is making it easier to find out.
'Man of Steel' trailer explains Superman's 'S'
The Superman reboot film is just two months away, and now a new trailer has fans buzzing with excitement.