Tag: cannes
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#MorningMonarchy: May 16, 2025
Can’t buy happiness, gibberish junkets and purely artistic impulses + this day in history w/depression diagnoses up 33% and our song of the day by The Boatrawker on your #MorningMonarchy for May 16, 2025.
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#MorningMonarchy: May 20, 2016
Citizen Trump, chorus of anger and concert control + this day in history w/the kinetoscope and our song of the day by Black Pistol Fire on your Morning Monarchy for May 20, 2016.
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Women’s Role in Film on the Red Carpet at #Cannes
from reuters.com: Charlize Theron’s character Imperator Furiosa in “Mad Max: Fury Road” is pretty much on an equal footing with Tom Hardy playing the road warrior of the title, but the South African actress says it’s not often that way in an industry dominated by men. The much heralded reboot of the famous 1980s dystopian…
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freudian take on vatican life makes cannes smile
from reuters: The Vatican got a dose of Freudian analysis at Cannes on Friday with “Habemus Papam,” a gentle Italian comedy about a newly elected pope who gets cold feet when the weight of his responsibility dawns on him. The film by Italian director Nanni Moretti drew laughter and healthy applause from critics on day…
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restored ‘trip to the moon’ debuts on cannes opening night
from hollywood reporter: Before CGI and 3D, there was French film pioneer Georges Melies, the forerunner of modern-day movie magic. His newly restored 1902 short A Trip to the Moon will precede Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris to open up this year’s Cannes Film Festival. A must for any film student or special effects lover,…