Friday May 25, 2012 17:35
By Alexandria Sage CANNES, France | Fri May 25, 2012 12:49pm EDT CANNES, France (Reuters) – “Twilight” star Robert Pattinson is a ruthless billionaire on a journey to self-destruction in Canadian director David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis”, a searing attack on greed and capitalism launching at the Cannes film festival. In the movie based on a Don [...]
Thursday May 24, 2012 17:32
By Mike Collett-White CANNES, France | Thu May 24, 2012 12:25pm EDT CANNES, France (Reuters) – Nicole Kidman plays an “oversexed Barbie doll” in the hard-hitting murder drama “The Paperboy”, premiering at the Cannes film festival on Thursday and notable for arresting scenes of sex, violence and urination. In the adaptation of a Pete Dexter [...]
Wednesday May 23, 2012 17:23
By Alexandria Sage CANNES | Wed May 23, 2012 11:20am EDT CANNES (Reuters) – The Bible of the Beat Generation, “On the Road” premiered at Cannes on Wednesday, taking more than five decades for the frenetic tale of liberation, masculinity and post-War America to play out its journey from novel to the big screen. Furiously [...]
Tuesday May 22, 2012 17:21
By Mike Collett-White CANNES, France | Tue May 22, 2012 9:11am EDT CANNES, France (Reuters) – Brad Pitt’s latest movie paints a bleak picture of the broken American dream, blending a violent but comic gangster story with overt criticism of politicians’ failure to address the economic crisis. “Killing Them Softly” takes place in an unspecified [...]
Monday May 21, 2012 17:12
By Li-mei Hoang LONDON | Mon May 21, 2012 10:08am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who with brothers Barry and Maurice helped define the disco era with their falsetto harmonies and funky beats on hits like “Stayin’ Alive” and “Jive Talkin’”, has died after a long fight with cancer. He was [...]
