AP - CANNES, France (AP) Most documentaries stick with interviews of living people. But since this one's about New York's Chelsea Hotel and its rock 'n' roll aura, it seems natural that the ghosts of Janis Joplin and Sid Vicious turn up. -- read full article
Sat, 24 May 2008 17:29:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Movie News
AP - BRONXVILLE, N.Y. (AP) Oscar-winner Jessica Lange bashed the Bush administration and denounced the war in Iraq during a commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College.
AP - With her biggest film break yet, a lead role in a Woody Allen flick, Rebecca Hall landed on one of the most-glamorous spots on Earth: the star-packed red carpet at a Cannes Film Festival premiere.
Reuters - The great survivor of Italian
politics, Giulio Andreotti, is shown as a cold, solitary but
often comic figure at the heart of a corrupt system in a
satirical new film by Italian director Paolo Sorrentino.
E! Online - Those of you with Memorial Day travel plans to New Mexico might want to reconsider—the machines are rising once again...in the vicinity of Albuquerque.
AP - It seems fitting that Charlie Kaufman's directing debut, which offers enough enigmatic ideas to fry viewers' brains, should also come with a title that will twist their tongues.
AP - The Material Girl parted with a few personal possessions a custom-made white guitar and the contents of her handbag at a benefit to raise money for AIDS research.
Reuters - "Synecdoche, New York" is, by a
long shot, the hardest title to pronounce at this year's Cannes
film festival, and the movie's writer/director Charlie Kaufman
wants it that way.
E! Online - Walking her first red carpet since Heath Ledger's death, Michelle Williams was glowing in an über-feminine Chanel lace number at last night's premiere of her new film, Wendy and Lucy, at the Cannes Film Festival.
Reuters - A lack of memorable movies means
the 2008 Cannes film festival has scored poorly among many
critics, who argue that after a solid start the main
competition faded.
AP - Samantha Morton says people sometimes confuse her with fellow British actress Emily Watson. Fans will be even more confused after seeing their first film together.