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Cannes film festival draws to a close with cliffhanger ending

Sun, 26 May 2013 08:16:49 +0530

CANNES (Reuters) - The 2013 Cannes festival wraps up with a cliffhanger ending on Sunday, with uncertainty surrounding which film will be declared best picture after a 12-day frenzy of premieres, celebrities, rain and dramatic jewellery thefts.

Cambodian documentary wins Cannes prize for innovative cinema

Sun, 26 May 2013 08:23:24 +0530

CANNES (Reuters) - A documentary using small clay figures to tell the story of how Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh's family perished under the Khmer Rouge regime won the top prize in the second most important competition at the Cannes film festival on Saturday.

Revellers brave cold to fight AIDS at Vienna ball

Sun, 26 May 2013 09:17:06 +0530

VIENNA (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, singer Elton John and actor Hilary Swank joined thousands of costumed revellers on Saturday at Europe's biggest AIDS charity event, Vienna's Life Ball.

Polanski's Venus seduces on last day of Cannes festival

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:37:27 +0530

CANNES (Reuters) - An avenging Venus settling the psychological and sexual score is the star of acclaimed director Roman Polanski's "La Venus a la Fourrure" ("Venus in Fur"), one of the Cannes film festival's two final movies in main competition to premiere on Saturday.

Artist Kapoor draws on Berlin's dark history in new show

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:50:54 +0530

BERLIN (Reuters) - Blood-red bricks of wax are shifted by conveyor belts up metal chutes towards the centre of an atrium before thudding down and splattering like entrails, in a monumental new installation created by artist Anish Kapoor for his new show in Berlin.

FACTBOX - Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:58:51 +0530

CANNES (Reuters) - This year 20 films are in the main competition at the Cannes film festival, vying for the Palme d'Or for best picture that will be awarded on Sunday.

Psy imposter caught living the high life at Cannes film festival

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:35:17 +0530

CANNES (Reuters) - A man pretending to be South Korean rapper Psy talked his way into glitzy parties at the Cannes film festival and posed with fans until he was spotted drinking champagne by the real Psy's manager.

Oklahoma singer Shelton to headline May 29 tornado relief benefit

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:02:50 +0530

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton said on Friday that he will headline a concert to benefit the victims of the Oklahoma tornado that swept through the city of Moore earlier this week, leaving 24 dead and thousands homeless.

150 years after Gettysburg, drummer to recreate reunion march

Sat, 25 May 2013 18:40:05 +0530

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a survivor of that fight marched 200 miles (320 km) from Pittsburgh to the site of the battle for a reunion attended by both Union and Confederate veterans.

Period dramas premiere on day 10 of Cannes film festival

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:49:15 +0530

CANNES (Reuters) - America's immigration debate finds echos in a period drama that premiered at the Cannes film festival on Friday about a Polish woman who arrives at Ellis Island and fights to survive in 1920s New York.