Guillaume Canet

CANNES, France (AP) — The problem with New York these days is there's just not enough litter. At least, that's French director Guillaume Canet's experience. He had to supply his own garbage to recreate the grubby streets of 1970s Brooklyn for his...

* Wet feet, wardrobe malfunctions hazards of Cannes catwalk * Dior, Chanel top fashion picks at French Riviera film fest By Alexandria Sage CANNES, May 22 (Reuters) - Walking the red carpet of the world's most famous film showcase is a test of nerves...

May 22 (TheWrap.com) - Lionsgate nabbed  U.S. distribution rights to the crime drama "Blood Ties" from Worldview Entertainment, the studio said Wednesday from the Cannes Film Festival.  The film premiered at the French Riviera gathering this week and...

May 17 (TheWrap.com) - Chinese mogul Bruno Wu's Seven Stars Entertainment has partnered with French mogul Pierre-Ange Le Pogam to form Angel Storm, a new joint venture that will develop and produce European-Chinese co-productions. Le Pogam and Wu have...

— Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event. Paris-based graphic...

The Cannes Film Festival has a long tradition of showcasing independent global cinema. But in a twist, this year's lineup also includes movies from a wide range of Hollywood entities: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., CBS Films, the Weinstein Co., even...

The Cannes Film Festival is making a statement at this year's gathering: We still really like Americans. The main competition will feature four directors from the U.S. -- Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”) Joel and Ethan Coen (“Inside Llewyn...

The 17th City of Lights, City of Angels French film festival announced its most ambitious slate to date Tuesday with 38 feature films and 19 shorts. Of the 38 features, three are international premieres, 11 are North American or U.S. premieres and 16...

She's described by director Jacques Audiard as "a diver," someone who "throws herself into a role head first." So it's believable that the very first scene Marion Cotillard shot for "Rust and Bone" was the most harrowing one, in which she awakes in a...

The fourth screen adaptation of Louis Pergaud's 1912 novel (and one of two dueling versions to hit French theaters within a week of each other), this "War of the Buttons" melds the book's anti-militarist story of feuding rural schoolboys to a...

Movies like this are so hard to recommend. It’s very flawed. It’s about an hour longer than it needed to be (it’s two hours and 30 minutes). The characters are needy and the more you get to know them, the less you like them. A guy...

May 4 The Avengers A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...