Hokum recently hit theaters, and it's already outperforming box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referencing haunted hotel flick starring Adam Scott was your introduction to director Damian McCarthy, do yourself a favor and go watch his previous...
Fujifilm’s X Half digital camera wasn’t designed to replace your main camera, though you’d be forgiven for assuming it was with its ludicrous $850 price. However, the company recently reduced the MSRP to $649.99, and is now knocking an additional...
President Donald Trump met China’s Xi Jinping in Beijing during a state visit marked by pomp but few deals, the 2026 Cannes Film Festival opened and a shootout in the Philippines Senate saw an ICC-charged politician fleeing the premises: FRANCE 24...
Bulgaria has won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. The kitsch pop music extravaganza, the world's biggest live music contest, has again been overshadowed by protests and a boycott over Israel's participation.
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A fiery Finnish violinist-singer duo and an acclaimed Australian star are the favourites to win Saturday's Eurovision grand final, with the contest hit by an unprecedented boycott over Israel's participation.
U.S. screen legend John Travolta, star of hits such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Grease," was surprised on Friday with an honorary Palme d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival, before the premiere of his directorial debut "Propeller One-Way Night...
While filming has already begun along the French Riviera, The White Lotus' production team has yet to be seen in Cannes, making the likelihood of the iconic film festival being used as backdrop increasingly uncertain.
🎙️ « Self-confidence is a journey built over time, through hardships that teach you not to be afraid of going through storms. » 👉 Star of one of the world’s most celebrated television series, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu returns to the Cannes Film...
Mountain melodies, centuries-old instruments and traditional rhythms are being digitally preserved through a new open-access music platform. The archive aims to reconnect contemporary creators with sounds that had remained outside global audio...
It's a big day at the Cannes Film Festival. Marion Cotillard stars in "Karma", the new psychological thriller from her former partner Guillaume Canet – their first film together since the couple split, and their ninth collaboration overall...
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Friday condemned both the civilian deaths caused by Israeli and US air strikes in Iran and the “massacring” of protesters by the Islamic Republic. The Oscar-winning director was premiering his latest film "Parallel...
FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson is live at Cannes, where Day 4 is shaping up to be one of the most star-studded yet. The biggest arrival of the day is John Travolta – star of "Grease", "Saturday Night Fever" and "Pulp Fiction" – presenting...
French legend and Cannes regular Catherine Deneuve returns to the Croisette with not one but two films. Meanwhile Hollywood icon and licensed pilot John Travolta makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of his own children's novel about the...
The director spoke to Euronews about her third short film participating in the acclaimed film festival. It makes its world premiere during the Directors' Fortnight, the section that has long highlighted independent and daring cinematic voices.
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Netflix has been building a new internal studio called INKubator that aims to use AI...
It's a simple action movie that grew into a billion-dollar global franchise. "The Fast and the Furious" marked its 25th anniversary with a midnight showing at the Cannes Film Festival. Lead actor Vin Diesel was joined on the red carpet by the...
FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson brings us the latest from the Cannes Film Festival, including a look at one of the wildest movies the festival has seen in a while: "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma", from director Jane Schoenbrun...
A special ride… for a special anniversary screening. Twenty-five years on, the ‘Fast & Furious’ team celebrated the birthday of the film’s original release at the Cannes Film Festival with a midnight screening. Over the years, Vin Diesel and his...
For the second year in a row, Netflix's ad-supported tier more than doubled its monthly viewerbase. During its 2026 upfront presentation, Netflix revealed that its $8.99-per-month plan reaches more than 250 million people around the globe, a...
If you’ve been meaning to grow your physical movie collection, now’s a good time to do it. Through May 25th, The Criterion Collection is taking 30 percent off every disc on its site, including standard Blu-rays, 4K releases, box sets, and even films...
