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Cannes: 26-year-old African-American is one to watch

Agence France-PresseMay 19, 2013 12:16
You may not have seen any of his stuff, but movie insiders predict you soon will. And good parents, American football and mentoring by Hollywood star Forest Whitaker are what gave him his chance. Aged just 26, from a modest background, African-American director Ryan Coogler is being tipped at the Cannes Film Festival as a dazzling new talent. His first feature movie, "Fruitvale Station", featuring in Cannes' "Un Certain Regard" competition, touches on a tragic true-life story that occurred in his native San Francisco.

Watson sheds Harry Potter image for Coppola Cannes pic

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 13:02
"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson abandons magic for pole-dancing and cat burglary in Sofia Coppola's latest movie, one of two Cannes contenders on Thursday with twists on the girls-gone-wild theme. "The Bling Ring" is based on true events in fame-fixated Los Angeles where a gang of teenagers in 2009 broke into the mansions of celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox.

Watson sheds Harry Potter image for Coppola Cannes pic

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 13:00
"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson abandons magic for pole-dancing and cat burglary in Sofia Coppola's latest movie, one of two Cannes contenders on Thursday with twists on the girls-gone-wild theme. "The Bling Ring" is based on true events in fame-fixated Los Angeles where a gang of teenagers in 2009 broke into the mansions of celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox.

Watson sheds Harry Potter image for Coppola Cannes pic

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 12:45
"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson abandons magic for pole-dancing and cat burglary in Sofia Coppola's latest movie, one of two Cannes contenders on Thursday with twists on the girls-gone-wild theme. "The Bling Ring" is based on true events in fame-fixated Los Angeles where a gang of teenagers in 2009 broke into the mansions of celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox.

Watson sheds Harry Potter image for Coppola Cannes pic

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 12:45
"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson abandons magic for pole-dancing and cat burglary in Sofia Coppola's latest movie, one of two Cannes contenders on Thursday with twists on the girls-gone-wild theme. "The Bling Ring" is based on true events in fame-fixated Los Angeles where a gang of teenagers in 2009 broke into the mansions of celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox.

Robert Rodriguez adapts 'From Dusk Till Dawn' for the small screen

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 11:01
Robert Rodriguez is working on a TV version of "From Dusk Till Dawn" for El Rey, an English-language network targeting Latino viewers, which the Mexican-American director plans to start up in December 2013 in the US. Helmed by Rodriguez, the adaptation of the utterly off-the-wall 1996 crime/gory horror flick will take up the storyline penned by Quentin Tarantino, which follows two brothers on the lam who are wanted by the FBI for bank robbery and multiple counts of homicide and are heading for Mexico.

Robert Rodriguez adapts 'From Dusk Till Dawn' for the small screen

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 11:01
Robert Rodriguez is working on a TV version of "From Dusk Till Dawn" for El Rey, an English-language network targeting Latino viewers, which the Mexican-American director plans to start up in December 2013 in the US. Helmed by Rodriguez, the adaptation of the utterly off-the-wall 1996 crime/gory horror flick will take up the storyline penned by Quentin Tarantino, which follows two brothers on the lam who are wanted by the FBI for bank robbery and multiple counts of homicide and are heading for Mexico.

Robert Rodriguez adapts 'From Dusk Till Dawn' for the small screen

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 10:47
Robert Rodriguez is working on a TV version of "From Dusk Till Dawn" for El Rey, an English-language network targeting Latino viewers, which the Mexican-American director plans to start up in December 2013 in the US. Helmed by Rodriguez, the adaptation of the utterly off-the-wall 1996 crime/gory horror flick will take up the storyline penned by Quentin Tarantino, which follows two brothers on the lam who are wanted by the FBI for bank robbery and multiple counts of homicide and are heading for Mexico.

Robert Rodriguez adapts 'From Dusk Till Dawn' for the small screen

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 10:45
Robert Rodriguez is working on a TV version of "From Dusk Till Dawn" for El Rey, an English-language network targeting Latino viewers, which the Mexican-American director plans to start up in December 2013 in the US. Helmed by Rodriguez, the adaptation of the utterly off-the-wall 1996 crime/gory horror flick will take up the storyline penned by Quentin Tarantino, which follows two brothers on the lam who are wanted by the FBI for bank robbery and multiple counts of homicide and are heading for Mexico.

Behind the scenes at the Cannes Film Festival

Agence France-PresseMay 15, 2013 08:15
Behind the scenes at the Cannes Film Festival, which begins its annual 12-day extravaganza on Wednesday: MUSHY PEAS? Steven Spielberg's career in movies was celebrated in food on Tuesday night as the Riviera resort's top restaurant hosted the head of the festival jury and his colleagues. At the Palme d'Or restaurant in the Hotel Martinez -- where for normal mortals a steak for two costs 280 euros ($361) -- the jury's three-course dinner referenced key moments in Spielberg's 40 years behind the camera.
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