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Polanski laments leveling of sexes as 'idiotic'

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:45 EDT

Roman Polanski says the birth control pill has had a "masculinizing" effect on women and that the leveling of the sexes is "idiotic"

Cambodian film on Pol Pot rule wins Cannes prize

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:50 EDT

An autobiographical French-Cambodian film, "The Missing Picture," which explores the bloody history of Pol Pot's dictatorship in late 1970s Cambodia, has won the "Un Certain Regard" prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

A controversial victory lap for Lewis at Cannes

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:56 EDT

Jerry Lewis, so beloved in France, isn't quite overcome with emotion now that he's back at the Cannes Film Festival.

Tilda Swinton brings erudite vampires to Cannes

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:10 EDT

Tilda Swinton injects her own brand of otherworldly-cool into Jim Jarmusch's latest movie "Only Lovers Left Alive," an unusual comedy that puts a spin on the age-old vampire genre.

A list of previous Palme d'Or winners at Cannes

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:35 EDT

For 66 years, the Cannes Film Festival's highest prize, the Palme d'Or, has been one of the most prestigious in movies. Winners have ranged from classic American films (Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation") to European classics (Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita").

Iranian director facing jail appears in Cannes

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:25 EDT

"Manuscripts Don't Burn" tells the story of an Iranian author secretly writing his memoirs and authorities' attempts to destroy the manuscript - a topic the director, Mohammad Rasoulof, knows quite a bit about.

Palme d'Or race wide open at Cannes Film Festival

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:20 EDT

After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme d'Or.

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:55 EDT

Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools.

Cannes: Dern a leading man again in 'Nebraska'

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:59 EDT

For the aging, gruff patriarch of his father-son road trip "Nebraska," Alexander Payne tried to lure Gene Hackman out of retirement and considered the likes of Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson. Bruce Dern calls them "the obvious guys."

Man charged with stalking Jennifer Lawrence's kin

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:49 EDT

A Canadian man is facing charges that he stalked the brother of Jennifer Lawrence after authorities say he repeatedly insisted that the man put him in touch with the Oscar-winning actress so he could protect her, according to court documents.