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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight compensated for the lack of presence of British filmmakers in the festival’s main categories that year by awarding Clio Bernard, who received the most attention, the Directors’ Fortnight People’s Choice Award (actually the Audience Award), the only official award in the category, for “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning”. In the second award announced on Thursday night at Cannes, this time from our Directors’ Fortnight partners, French director Lila Pinel’s first solo directorial feature, Shana, won the Cou de Coeur des Auteurs from French copyright collection organization SACD. Bernard, the BAFTA-nominated writer and director of award-winning British…

Katharine McPhee is not in the market for drama. The singer responded to Chrishell Stause’s disdain for her support for Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral campaign. One of our followers left a comment under E. News’ Instagram post asked what McPhee said in the first place and posted about the situation. Katharine McPhee (pictured in 2023) responded to Chrishell Stause’s scathing comments about men’s choices. Getty Images of the 37th Annual Carousel Ball When one fan asked what the singer said, she wrote, “Honestly, I don’t know. I’m just as confused as you about this controversy, lol ❤️” (Photo from…

Despite the lack of more films by Brazilian directors in Cannes’ main categories in Brazil, representatives of the Latin American country still arrived at the Marché du Film confident to build on the extraordinary momentum generated by films such as last year’s Cannes Prize-winning political drama The Secret Agent. São Paulo state government officials were at the market to spread the word about the huge success of recent investments in film and television, and to celebrate the release of the first wave of films benefiting from the pioneering Paulo Gustavo Law. The Paulo Gustavo Law, a post-pandemic recovery initiative named…

President Donald Trump said he is “trying to make it” to his son Don Jr.’s wedding to Bettina Anderson, scheduled for this weekend, but “the timing is not right.” “He wants me to go, but it’s just going to be a little private thing and I’m going to manage it,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday about his eldest son’s wedding. “This is not good timing for me,” the president said. “Everything called Iran and everything else.” President Donald Trump (pictured left to right: J.D. Vance, Donald Trump Jr., and Donald Trump Sr. at the January…

Despite the lack of more films by Brazilian directors in Cannes’ main categories in Brazil, representatives of the Latin American country still arrived at the Marché du Film confident to build on the extraordinary momentum generated by films such as last year’s Cannes Prize-winning political drama The Secret Agent. São Paulo state government officials were at the market to spread the word about the huge success of recent investments in film and television, and to celebrate the release of the first wave of films benefiting from the pioneering Paulo Gustavo Law. The Paulo Gustavo Law, a post-pandemic recovery initiative named…

Jay Silverman’s “Ale,” Adam Helsel’s “Tender” and Andrew David Patterson’s “American Flake” are among the titles scheduled to screen during Dances with Films: LA. Dance with Film, Los Angeles’ largest independent film-focused festival, will run from June 18th to 28th, with screenings and events at the TCL Chinese Theater. Dances With Films’ 2026 lineup includes 279 films, including 41 narrative features, 17 documentary features, four late-night features, 33 TV and streaming pilots, and 184 short films. Silberman’s “Ale,” starring Kevin Dunn and Rachel Harris, will open the festival, and Helsel’s “Tender,” starring Jesse Garcia, Jess Weixler, David Koechner, and Robert…

Paula Pell, a longtime writer for “Saturday Night Live,” believes she was not cast on the show because she is a “large plus-size person.” The 63-year-old shared her theory on Tuesday’s episode of “SNL” alum Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast. “I don’t want to assume, but I’ve heard little things here and there,” she told listeners. Paula Pell, a longtime writer on “Saturday Night Live” (pictured above), claimed Wednesday that she was not a cast member on the show because she is a “large plus-size person.” Good relationship with Amy Poehler/Youtube She shared her heartbreaking thoughts on SNL alum Amy…

Khloe Kardashian continues to stay close to her exes, whether she wants to or not. The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star confessed on Wednesday’s episode of the “Khloé in Wonderland” podcast that she ran into not one but two of her past lovers, French Montana and Tristan Thompson, during her first outing in months. After a “fun” dinner, the reality star went to her friend Cam Fordham’s 35th birthday party on May 8, and Montana, 41, was the “first person she met” at the venue. Khloe Kardashian told podcast listeners on Wednesday that she ran into two of her…

Matt Damon is in talks to star in the next film from Everything Everywhere All at Once directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. Ryan Gosling, who was playing the role, left the role due to creative differences and scheduling conflicts, so he is attracting attention as the lead role. Plot details are yet to be revealed, and production is expected to begin this summer in Los Angeles. Universal, which is backing the untitled film, recently postponed its release date from June 12, 2027 to November 19, 2027. Universal declined to comment on Damon’s casting, which was first reported by Deadline.…

In 2019, director Quentin Tarantino was reportedly berated by Brad Pitt on the set of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, warning him that he would “die in this business.” In an interview published Thursday, Pitt’s co-star Bruce Dern told People magazine that the incident occurred while filming a scene in which Pitt’s character Cliff Booth checks on Dern’s blind George Spahn. “When Brad Pitt woke me up in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ I was in bed and when I got up I was a little lightheaded and just said, ‘I don’t really understand what’s going on,'” the…