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Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins Cannes’ top prize. Here’s what he says about his movie
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — Before this week, the dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi hadn’t attended the premiere of one of his films in more than 15 years. Panahi, one of the leading international directors, was banned from traveling out of Iran in 2009 for attending the funeral of a student killed in the Green Movement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we know about the plane crash that killed 6, including alternative music executive Dave Shapiro
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A plane crash in San Diego that killed six people, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro, happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog, investigators said. It could take a year to sort out exactly what happened to the plane that hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannes awards Palme d’Or to Iranian revenge drama ‘It Was Just an Accident’
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday for his revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident,″ handing the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years. Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannes awards its Palme d’Or trophy to Iranian revenge drama ‘It Was Just an Accident’
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller “It Was Just an Accident ” won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing the festival’s top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years. Cate Blanchett presented the award to Panahi, who three years ago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannes, with the lights back on after outage, prepares to award the Palme d’Or
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
The Cannes Film Festival closing ceremony got underway Saturday after a major power outage struck southeastern France due to what police suspected as arson. The ceremony and the awarding of the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or, remained as scheduled during the hours-long outage due to an alternative power supply. But a few hours before ... Read More »
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By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A plane crash in San Diego that likely killed six people, including groundbreaking alternative music executive Dave Shapiro, happened as the private plane approached an airport whose runway lights were out in heavy fog, investigators said. It could take a year to sort out exactly what happened to the plane that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arson suspected as power outage in southeast France disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — A major power outage struck southeastern France on Saturday morning, threatening to jeopardize the Cannes Film Festival’s closing celebrations, including the much-anticipated Palme d’Or ceremony. Police said they have opened an investigation into possible arson. Power was restored hours before the ceremony, around 3 p.m. local time, as music began blasting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power outage disrupts final day of Cannes Film Festival, police investigate possible arson
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — A major power outage struck southeastern France on Saturday morning, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize. Power was restored around 3 p.m., as music began blasting again from beachfront speakers. The end of the blackout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Power outage hits Cannes Film Festival and traffic in southeastern France
By Canadian Press on May 24th, 2025
CANNES, France (AP) — A major power outage struck southeastern France on Saturday, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize. About 160,000 households in the Alpes-Maritimes department lost electricity after a high-voltage line fell Saturday morning, electricity network operator RTE ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, killing multiple people on board. Among them was the groundbreaking music executive Dave Shapiro, a pillar of his music scene, and Daniel Williams, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannes prepares to award the Palme d’Or, with Neon positioned to add to an unprecedented streak
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
Can Neon extend one of the most unprecedented streaks in movies? That’s one of the big questions heading into the presentation of the Palme d’Or on Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. The past five winners in Cannes have all been released by the indie distributor, including last year’s victor and eventual best-picture Oscar winner, ... Read More »
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