All articles by Ellie Calnan – Page 2
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NewsCannes Film Festival confirms 2026 dates
The festival confirmed the date on its Instagram page.
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NewsMike Flanagan on returning to indie filmmaking with ‘The Life Of Chuck’
The Stephen King adaptation won the People’s Choice Award at TIFF 2024.
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News‘Ballerina’ debuts third at UK-Ireland box office; ‘The Salt Path’ holds strong
‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ took the top two spots once more.
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NewsPaolo Sorrentino to be honoured at Sarajevo Film Festival
The Italian filmmaker directed ‘Hand Of God’ and TV series ‘The Young Pope’.
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NewsMolly Manning Walker to direct women’s football series ‘Major Players’ for A24, Channel 4
The UK filmmaker follows up her acclaimed debut ‘How To Have Sex’.
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News‘Karate Kid: Legends’ opens third at UK-Ireland box office; ‘The Salt Path’ scores £1.4m debut
‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ held on the top spots.
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NewsUK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ and ‘The Salt Path’ head up new titles
Also out in cinemas: Al Pacino horror ‘The Ritual’ and Sundance’s ‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’.
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NewsRussell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges
The UK actor and comedian’s trial is scheduled to begin in June, 2026.
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NewsCannes award-winner ‘Pillion’ sells to Italy, Germany and more for Cornerstone
Harry Lighton’s UK drama stars Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling.
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NewsJafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just An Accident’ takes joint lead on Cannes Jury Grid; ‘Fuori’ in last place
With two critics yet to score, Mario Martone’s ‘Fuori’ will stand land bottom of the grid.
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Features‘The History Of Sound’ director Oliver Hermanus on Paul Mescal, Josh O’Connor and the difficulty of financing “quiet films”
South African director Oliver Hermanus kept Mescal and O’Connor attached to the project for four years before filming.
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FeaturesGlobal Production Awards 2025 winners: Location of the Year
Screen International is profiling all the winners of the third Global Production Awards, which were held tonight (May 19) at the Mademoiselle Gray Barriere in Cannes.
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News‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ knocks ‘Thunderbolts*’ off top spot at UK-Ireland box office
Lionsgate’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ debuted at number five.
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NewsMiddling scores for ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ on Cannes jury grid; ‘The Secret Agent’ impresses
‘The Secret Agent’ is currently in joint second place on the jury grid.
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News‘Die, My Love’ receives mixed scores on Cannes jury grid; ‘Nouvelle Vague’ lands third
Chie Hayakawa’s ’Renoir’ also scored on the grid.
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NewsRichard Linklater says Trump tariffs are “not going to happen”
The director was speaking at a Cannes Film Festival press conference for his French-language feature Nouvelle Vague.
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NewsCannes Croisette section closed by fallen palm tree, pedestrian reportedly injured
A section of the Croisette was shut down on Saturday afternoon.
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News‘Eddington’ star Pedro Pascal on US politics: “F**k the people that try to make you scared”
Director Ari Aster also said the US is on a “dangerous road” that “no one is interested in stopping”.
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NewsAri Aster’s ‘Eddington’ lands bottom of Screen’s Cannes jury grid
Meanwhile Hafsia Herzi’s ’The Little Sister’ picks up middling scores.
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FeaturesIn focus: Cannes Festival’s 2025 Immersive Competition projects
Ellie Calnan talks to head of programming Elie Levasseur about the nine projects competing for the top prize in Cannes’ Immersive Competition dedicated to virtual reality and other new technologies, now in its second year.