A protester marches through the streets as he demonstrates against what they say is police brutality after the Ferguson shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white police officer, in St. Louis, Missouri, March 14, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/F... More »
FILE PHOTO – Actors Michelle Williams (L) and Casey Affleck pose for photographers at a Gala screening of their film ”Manchester by the Sea” at the 60th BFI London Film Festival in London, Britain October 8, 2016. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo Roy More »
Actors Mark Wahlberg (L) and Kevin Bacon (R) pose at AFI Fest’s special closing night gala presentation of the film ‘Patriots Day’ in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok The makers of the first Hollywood movie about the 201... More »
Marion Cotillard poses as she arrives for the gala screening of the film ‘Its only the end of the world’ , during the 60th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival at Leicester Square in London, Britain October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Hannah McKay French ac... More »
Actor Daniel Radcliffe poses during a ceremony honoring him with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California November 12, 2015. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok – RTS6PQL Pottermania may be alive and well thanks to upcoming Harry Potter spinoff film “F... More »
Keith Richards (2nd R) arrives with his wife Patti Hansen and fellow bandmate Ronnie Wood (L) and his wife Sally Humphreys on the red carpet for the film ‘The Rolling Stones Ole Ole Ole! : A Trip Across Latin America’ during the 41st Toronto International Film... More »
Actor Ryan Gosling greets fans as he arrives on the red carpet for the film La La Land. REUTERS/Mark Blinch “La La Land,” a musical tale of star-crossed lovers chasing their dreams in Hollywood, won the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on S... More »
Actor Matthew McConaughey arrives on the red carpet for the film ‘Sing’ during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in Toronto, Canada, September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Blinch Comedy animation feature “Sing” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on ... More »
Actor Nate Parker poses at the premiere of his new film ”Non-Stop” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Roy More »
Director Lav Diaz (C) poses with actress Charo Santos-Concio (L) and actor John Lloyd Cruz (R) as they attend the photo call for the movie ‘Ang Babaeng Humayo’ (The Woman Who Left) at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Al... More »
Director Ewan McGregor attends a press conference to promote the film American Pastoral at TIFF the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 10, 2016. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill Scottish actor Ewan McGregor admitted to being “very nervous” about m... More »
Director Nate Parker arrives for the premiere of the film The Birth Of a Nation at TIFF the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill Roy More »
Actors Denzel Washington (R) and Chris Pratt (C) leave by taxi boat for the film screening of ‘The Magnificent Seven’, at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 10, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi As a pastor’s son, Denzel Washington never g... More »
Actor David Oyelowo arrives at the 73rd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo A new film about the true story of an African king and white British woman whose marriage triggered a political crisis i... More »
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt attends a press conference to promote the film ‘Snowden’ at TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, September 10, 2016. REUTERS/Fred Thornhill Roy More »
Director Andrei Konchalovsky (R) poses with his son Pyotr as they attend the red carpet for the movie ‘Paradise’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Andrei Konchalovsky uses the Holocaust-theme in his... More »
Actor Nate Parker poses at the premiere of his new film ‘Non-Stop’ in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Roy and Alastair Sharp More »
Director Nick Hamm (C) poses with actors Colm Meaney (L) and Timothy Spall as they attend the photocall for the movie ‘The Journey’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 7, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Film director Nick Hamm hopes hi... More »
Director and actor Mel Gibson (L) and actor Andrew Garfield attend the photocall for the movie ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 4, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Mel Gibson called his relationship with Hollywood “su... More »
Director Francois Ozon poses with actors Pierre Niney, Paula Beer as they attend the photocall for the movie ‘Frantz’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi French director Francois Ozon shot “Frantz” in... More »
Actors Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts attend the photocall for the movie ‘The Bleeder’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Liev Schreiber took around 800 punches when filming “The Bleeder” to make the boxing drama more... More »
Actor Jude Law (R) chats with actress Ludivine Sagnier as they attend the photocall for the movie ‘The Young Pope’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Jude Law was thrilled to be given the opportunity... More »
American director Tom Ford attends the photocall for the movie ‘Nocturnal Animals’ at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi After a seven-year hiatus, Tom Ford is back to film making with thriller “Nocturn... More »
ROME The Venice Film Festival revealed a star-filled line-up for its 73rd annual edition on Thursday, featuring top Hollywood names and auteur directors in a wide selection of U.S. and international movies. The world’s oldest film festival will open with Damie... More »
CANNES, France Academy Award winning actress Marion Cotillard says the inspiration for her portrayal of the heroine, Gabrielle, in “Mal de Pierres” was the wildness and “fire” of director, Nicole Garcia. The film – also billed as “From the Land of the Moon” – ... More »
CANNES, France The British director of the new film “American Honey” said she had discovered a “different America” in her research for the gritty drama, and was shocked by the poverty she had witnessed. Andrea Arnold’s movie, competing for the Palme d’Or at th... More »
CANNES, France Fifty years after TV play “Cathy Come Home” shocked viewers with its grim depiction of the slide into homelessness, director Ken Loach is still angry about the precarious reality of life on the breadline in Britain, and tries not to be too pessi... More »
CANNES, France After an eight year break, German cinema is back in the Cannes Film Festival’s main competition with director Maren Ade’s “Toni Erdmann”, a bittersweet comedy about a father and his estranged adult daughter. Wim Wenders left the Croisette empty ... More »
CANNES, France Security at the Cannes film festival, which opens on Wednesday, will be intense as France is still facing a high risk of attack, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Monday. With 45,000 people expected to visit the May 11-22 event,... More »
TAIPEI A prize-winning Taiwanese film exploring the use of the death penalty will screen at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, adding to recent increased debate about the island’s use of capital punishment. Leon Lee’s 23-minute film titled “The Day To ... More »
TORONTO “Room”, an adaptation of the Man Booker Prize-nominated novel about a mother and child held captive for years, won top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The People’s Choice Award, chosen by the votes of audience members, has i... More »
TORONTO A teen’s struggle over identity is approached with humor as well as gravity in “About Ray,” the latest movie to focus on transgender issues as the subject of gender fluidity becomes a prime time debate. The story revolves around three generations, a le... More »
TORONTO After winning widespread acclaim in “Breaking Bad”, Bryan Cranston is tackling one of Hollywood’s darkest eras, portraying radical screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, a high profile victim of the blacklist era of the 1940s and 50s. “Trumbo”, which had its worl... More »
TORONTO A skillful combination of suspense and humor in the story of an abandoned astronaut fighting to survive on Mars is what lured actor Matt Damon and “Alien” director Ridley Scott back into space for “The Martian”, the two men said on Saturday. The movie,... More »
VENICE Films from Latin America won two of the top prizes at the 72nd Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with Venezuelan director Lorenzo Vigas getting the Golden Lion best film award for “Desde Alla” (From Afar). Vigas, who won for his first feature film, abou... More »
VENICE The usually decorous Ralph Fiennes dances wildly around a swimming pool to a Rolling Stones tune while Tilda Swinton mostly whispers in the offbeat French-Italian film “A Bigger Splash” which had its premiere in Venice on Sunday. Italian director Luca G... More »
VENICE Few people have been left untouched by the plight of desperate refugees trying to make it to Europe, and at the Venice Film Festival, actors and directors alike shared their distress over the crisis, pleading for tolerance and compassion. Mexican direct... More »
VENICE So the question that will arise — if only jokingly — with the premiere of the transgender movie “The Danish Girl” on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival is should Oscar-winner Eddie Redmayne win another for best actor or best actress? The British actor... More »
VENICE Eddie Redmayne said transgender people helped him prepare for his portrayal of transsexual pioneer Lili Elbe in “The Danish Girl” that opened on Saturday at the Venice Film Festival, even if no transgender person got the main role. “Across the board the... More »
VENICE With Kristen Stewart of “Twilight” fame and Nicholas Hoult of “X-Men”, the science-fiction film “Equals” is sure to have some box-office draw, but it failed to win much critical acclaim when screened in competition at the Venice Film Festival. Stewart a... More »
VENICE Johnny Depp says he did not have to dig deep to tap into his evil side for his portrayal of the Irish-American gangster James “Whitey” Bulger in the film “Black Mass”, screened out of competition on Friday at the Venice Film Festival. “I found the evil ... More »
VENICE Venice may be the world’s oldest film festival, but this year it is pioneering what may well become the future of cinema as Netflix screens two films here, one of them its first feature and a contender for the top prize. “Beasts of No Nation” stars Idri... More »
