Luc Besson Denies Accusation Of Sexual Assault By Anonymous Actress – Updated Report UPDATE: The BBC is reporting a statement from Luc Besson’s lawyer on the alleged incident. “Luc Besson categorically denies these fantasist accusations,” said attorney Thierry Marembert. The BBC took the quote f..

Top Cannes Prizes Show Stories Of Human Stories And World Politics Come Up Deservedly Big Winners On The Cote d’Azur I can’t really find much to complain about in the just-revealed choices of the jury for the marquee competition entries for the 71st Annual Cannes Film Festival. Even though I mig..

Luc Besson Accused Of Sexual Assault By Anoynmous Actress – Report Director Luc Besson has been accused of rape by a 27-year-old actress who has chosen to remain anonymous. She went to the police on May 11 after she claims the director abused her on Thursday night at the Bristol, a hotel in Pari..

Asia Argento Tells Cannes: This Festival Was Harvey Weinstein’s Hunting Ground; Warns Complicit Joining jury member Ava DuVernay to present the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony this evening, Asia Argento sounded a warning to the audience. She began, “I was raped by..

Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Returns To Exploring Family Dynamics In Surprise Palme D’Or Winner ‘Shoplifters’ – Cannes Studio After flirting with genre in courtroom drama The Third Murder, which bowed at Venice last year, Japan’s Hirokazu Kore-eda—a regular face at Cannes since the early ..

Disney Chairman/CEO Bob Iger Tweets Supporting Gun Control In Wake Of Texas Shootings Walt Disney Company chairman/CEO Bob Iger has once again called for gun control measures, tweeting following the Texas Santa Fe High School shootings. Related Disney Executives Weigh Possible Retur..

Jury Prize Winner Nadine Labaki’s ‘Capernaum’ Captures The Reality Of A Life in Hell For Lebanon’s Invisible Generation – Cannes Studio Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum premiered in Cannes on the final Thursday of the festival, the last of just three female filmmakers in a competition of 21 films. Thou..

Netflix Gets North Am, Latin Am Rights To Cannes Award-Winners ‘Happy As Lazzaro’ And ‘Girl’ Netflix has acquired the rights to Cannes Film Festival award-winners Happy As Lazzaro and Girl for North America and Latin America. Related Jury Prize Winner Nadine Labaki's 'Cape..

Cannes Film Festival Winners Announced – Live Refresh for latest…: The closing night ceremony of the 71st Cannes Film Festival is just getting underway, and shortly we’ll know who scooped the main prizes including the coveted Palme d’Or. Related Cannes 1968: The Year Jean-Luc Godar..