Cannes Film Festival

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5 Emotions We Felt While Watching The New Cosmopolis Trailers

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Talk about an emotional roller coaster! Two trailers for Cosmopolis dropped last night, and they are intense. The clips coincided with the announcement that the film, directed by David Cronenberg, will premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival next month, which is often the launching pad for the most buzzed about and acclaimed films of [...]

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Cosmopolis, On The Road Compete For Cannes, Our Hearts

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Anyone got frequent flier miles they want to share? Extra space in their suitcase? A steamer we can stowaway in? The official lineup for the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival was announced today — and yes, we already knew about most of the major films that would be premiering there, but it’s just making us [...]

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Lars Von Trier Unapologizes For Hitler Comments

Looks like someone is letting his freak flag fly, even a lot of people would argue that his flag has a big ol’ swastika sewn on the side of it. In an interview with GQ, allegedly director Lars von Trier unapologizes for Hitler comments he made back in May at the Cannes Film Festival. Says [...]

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The 118 Best Red Carpet Looks From The Cannes Film Festival

We have a rule around here at TheFABlife. We try to keep our photo galleries on the manageable side, because there’s only so much celebrity pic overdosing a person can stand before you start to wanna poke your eyes out or max our your credit card at Neiman’s (or both). But when it came to [...]

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Brad Pitt Skips Cannes Award Ceremony For Kung Fu Panda 2 Premiere

Wow, maybe family is the most important thing for Brad Pitt…that or he’s afraid of Angelina Jolie‘s sex grotto. Terrence Malick‘s Tree Of Life won the Golden Palm, Cannes’ highest honor, this weekend, but Pitt—who produced and starred in the film—wasn’t around to soak in the praise. No, the two-time Academy Award nominee had jetted [...]

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Ryan Gosling Celebrates Drive‘s Palme D’Or With A Smooch And A Smoke

We’re pretty sure Ryan Gosling had a good time this weekend at Cannes. Not only did the star of Drive wear a series of colorful tuxes and sporty pajama tops at the film’s events, he celebrated director Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Palme d’Or win last night with a loosening of the bowtie, a two-handed smooch on [...]

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Kirsten Dunst Wins Best Actress At Cannes Despite Director’s Nazi Jokes

Lars Von Trier may put his actresses through hell, but it certainly seems to pay off in the awards department. Kirsten Dunst managed to score Best Actress at Cannes‘ closing ceremony this weekend, despite Melancholia director Von Trier’s instantly infamous rant about “understanding” Hitler at a press conference last week. “This is an honor that’s [...]

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Ryan Gosling Vs. Sean Penn: Who’s Looking Kookier At Cannes?

Two generations of rebellious, quality American acting were represented at Cannes photocalls this morning, with two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn promoting his daring rock star/nazi hunter film This Must Be Place and Ryan Gosling hyping his arty thriller Drive. And, at the risk of offending fans of their mutually remarkable bodies of work (and [...]