English-language films
‘Little Mermaid’ debut makes box office waves
Disney's live-action version of "The Little Mermaid" netted the top spot at North American box offices on its opening weekend, over the United States' Memorial Day holiday, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported on May 28.
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Judge to dismiss ‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars’ lawsuit over 1968 film
A Los Angeles County judge on May 25 said she will dismiss a lawsuit that the stars of 1968's "Romeo and Juliet" filed over the film's nude scene, finding that their depiction could not be considered child pornography and they filed their claim too late.
FeCHA | Athens | May 27-31
Back for a seventh edition, the Athens Hispanic Film Festival (FeCHA, fecha.gr) brings gems from the Spanish-speaking world to the open-air Ellinis and Aello movie theaters. The festival opens officially with Santiago Mitre's 2022 "Argentina, 1985" and closes with Marc Romero's 2020 crime-thriller "75 Dias."
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Wes Anderson says lockdown helped inspire ‘Asteroid City’
Wes Anderson's new film puts Westerns, theatre, 1950s Americana and an alien into a blender for another of his atypical and star-packed concoctions that he says is about "reckoning with forces beyond your control".
As always, "Asteroid City," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 23, features a roster of actors that reads like a Hollywood phonebook.
DiCaprio praises Scorsese’s epic
Leonardo DiCaprio lauded Martin Scorsese's filmmaking "ferocity" on May 21 as they basked in rave reviews at Cannes for their Native American crime epic "Killers of the Flower Moon," while the festival also bowed down before Jude Law as King Henry VIII.
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Women are simply humans, says Portman
A darker side of female sexuality was on display in Cannes on May 20 in a film portraying a woman who seduced a schoolboy and built a picture-perfect life with him after a tabloid scandal.
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Protests as Johnny Depp set to walk Cannes red carpet
Protests were building on social media and from French filmmakers on May 16 ahead of Johnny Depp's red carpet appearance for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.
Depp is making his movie comeback at the French Riviera festival with his new film "Jeanne du Barry," in which he plays French King Louis XV.
Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition
The Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off today, is such a colossal extravaganza that taking measure of its ups and downs is notoriously difficult. It's a showcase of the world's best cinema. But by at least some metrics, Cannes, following a canceled 2020 festival, a much-diminished 2021 edition and a triumphant 2022 return, is finally all the way back.
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Kate Winslet wins at BAFTA TV Awards
Kate Winslet and Ben Whishaw were among the winners at the BAFTA Television Awards in London on May 14, with the Oscar-winning actress using her acceptance speech to call for action against harmful content on social media.
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Jamie Foxx out of hospital after medical scare
Oscar-winning U.S. actor Jamie Foxx is out of hospital and recuperating from an unspecified medical emergency, his daughter and publicist said on May 12.
Last month, the 55-year-old Foxx was rushed to a medical facility in the state of Georgia, where he was filming a Netflix movie at the time.
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