Clint Eastwood

By Sophie Makris

Far from the limelight of Cannes, Greece's last painter of film posters toils away in a little garden studio to deliver his latest commission.

Vassilis Dimitriou is 80 years old, works alone and knows his days on the job are numbered -- his left hand trembles from the early onset of Parkinson's disease.

The 68th Festival de Cannes will be starting soon. The Jury which will be judging those worthy of the Palme d’Or is as follows:

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, directors, screenwriters and producers, will be the two Presidents of the Jury of the 68th Festival de Cannes.

 

A former Marine was sentenced on Feb. 24 to life in prison without parole after being convicted of murdering the US Navy Seal whose story inspired the blockbuster movie "American Sniper."       

Dark comedy "Birdman" got another pre-Oscars boost Feb. 7, winning the top prize at the Directors Guild of America honors as Hollywood gears up for the all-important Academy Awards this month.
      
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu was crowned best director at the climax of the DGA show, barely two weeks before the Oscars on February 22.
      

Talk about landing in a mine field. Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster war biopic apparently hasn’t gone over too well with cinema-goers in Iraq.

Muslims are facing increased threats in the United States after the release of the movie "American Sniper," an American-Arab organization said in letters to director Clint Eastwood and star Bradley Cooper.
      

Dark comedy "Birdman" and stylish crime caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel" topped the Oscars nominations list Jan. 15 with nine each, firing the starting gun on the home stretch of Hollywood's awards race.