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| Cannes film festival launches race for 2014 Palme d’Or Posted: 16 Apr 2014 10:05 PM PDT Of the hundreds of films submitted each year, only around 20 are rewarded with a coveted slot in the official line-up of films invited to compete for the top Palme d'Or prize. Festival artistic director Thierry Fremaux will end months of speculation when he reveals the movies that have made the cut in a ceremony in Paris. Hollywood stars predicted to tread the red carpet this year include Ryan Gosling, Robert Pattinson, Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep although organisers never give anything away and always like to keep plenty of surprises up their sleeves. European cinema could be represented by the Dardenne brothers and Ken Loach while Abderrahmane Sissako from Mauritania, Apichatpong Weerasethakul from Thailand and Tetsuya Nakashima from Japan are among the others who could be in with a chance. Held almost every year since 1946, the festival is famed as much for launching the careers of filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino as for its glitzy red carpet photo calls, luxury yachts, star-studded parties and diamond heists. And behind the scenes film industry executives and producers turn the festival into a huge marketplace as they cut deals to secure a share in the next big movie event. So far just two films have been announced for the May 14-25 festival although neither will be screened in competition. "Grace of Monaco", starring Nicole Kidman as the former Hollywood star Grace Kelly, will open the festival on May 14, while "Party Girl", a French film about an ageing night club hostess, will open the "Un Certain Regard" new talent section. Even before its release, the royal biopic has been making headlines with the film likely to be boycotted by Grace's children Prince Albert and Princesses Caroline and Stephanie who have dismissed it as a work of "pure fiction". Based around the late Prince Rainier, played by British actor Tim Roth, and Grace, who died in a car crash in 1982, it tracks events at a time when France was threatening to annex the tiny principality on its southern coast. A disagreement between the film's French director Olivier Dahan and American producer Harvey Weinstein over the editing of the movie, meanwhile, has resulted in rival versions being made. "There are two versions of the film – mine and his – which I find catastrophic," the director said earlier. The row leaves open the question of which man's movie will be shown in Cannes and supplies a dash of controversy – a traditional component of the world's biggest film festival. – AFP, April 17, 2014. |
| Japan virtual star Hatsune to join Lady Gaga tour Posted: 16 Apr 2014 09:36 PM PDT The pixel-perfect pop princess, whose voice is also the product of digital code, will perform in 3D alongside a band made of real musicians at shows starting in Atlanta on May 6. "My favourite digital pop star Hatsune Miku is opening The ARTPOP Ball from May 6-June 3!" @ladygaga said on her Twitter feed. "Look at how cute she is!," she added, with a link to YouTube video showing the digital diva in action. The collaborative brainchild of software developers, a manga comic artist and a vast digital fan community, the virtual singer from outer space has become one of the hottest stars on the J-pop scene in the last few years. The programmers who created Miku are vague about her persona, but very specific about her stats – the teenage pop queen is 158 cm tall and weighs a dainty 42 kilograms. Hatsune's turn on tour with Lady Gaga, one of the biggest names in American music thanks to a flamboyant style that blends elements of David Bowie with Madonna, comes ahead of support by fellow Asian superstars CRAYON POP. The South Korean girl group topped the K-pop charts last year when their danceable ditty "Bar Bar Bar" – featuring their signature helmets and piston-style line dancing – went viral on YouTube. The five-piece are set to join Lady Gaga for the second half of the North American section of the tour, playing more than a dozen gigs. The ARTPOP Ball tour heads overseas in August, with dates in Japan, South Korea, Australia, and much of Europe. – AFP, April 17, 2014. |
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