Musicians

Johnny Depp's comeback film is full of scandal both on-screen and off, as he tests out his French in the role of King Louis XV.

There were rumors Depp only had a few minutes of screen time in "Jeanne du Barry," which opens the Cannes Film Festival today and has a nationwide release in France.

Belgian singer-songwriter Maarten Devoldere, known as the frontman of Balthazar, comes to Greece as a solo act, Warhaus, to perform at Thessaloniki's WE venue (weskg.gr) and Athens' Gazarte (gazarte.gr) the following night. With romantic rock music that has been described as "dark and sexy," the act will be performing tracks from his last album, 2022's "Ha Ha Heartbreak" and older tunes.

Slovenia is hosting the 55th PEN International Writers' Meeting in Bled this week. Inspired by John Lennon's Imagine, participants will discuss what kind of social order they think would promote peace. They will also delve into literature's relationship with the truth.

As people brace for the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and everyday living, those in the world of audio books say their field is already being transformed.

AI has the ability to create human-sounding recordings - at assembly-line speed while bypassing at least part of the services of the human professionals who for years have made a living with their voices.

The representative of Sweden - Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held in the British city of Liverpool, the Eurovision website announced.

Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday, as singer Loreen beat out 25 competitors in the finale of the world's biggest live music event, hosted by Britain on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.

A previous victor in 2012, Loreen is the first woman to win the eccentric, much-loved competition twice and only the second person to do so after Johnny Logan for Ireland in the 1980s.

The most interesting part of " The Mother," a decent if forgettable action pic starring Jennifer Lopez, is the one that is left largely unexplored. The movie is a high-concept thriller that boils down to just a few words: She's a mother and an assassin. OK, you're probably thinking, fine.

High school pupils in the city of Mostar in south-west Bosnia and Herzegovina were taken by their school on Thursday on a 'Walk of Love for the Unborn', a Catholic religious march through the city, media reported.

It was not clear from the media reports if the pupils' consent or that of their parents was sought for their participation.

A desire to watch films and discuss social issues in North Macedonia prompted a group of enthusiasts ten years ago to start organising free film screenings and encourage critical thinking. They don't plan to stop.

Two-time Grammy winner for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Gregory Porter is coming to Greece for the first time, with a single show at the Herod Atticus Theater, as part of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival (aefestival.gr).