David Mouriquand
Cinema
How Oscar fever is gripping Brazil during Carnaval
Walter Salles' 'Im Still Here' won Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival festivities have been ongoing since Saturday. And now, the 'I'm Still Here' house is to be transformed into a film museum...
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Oscars 2025: The triumph of 'Anora' - Full results & viral moments
Sean Baker makes history as his Palme d'Or winning film 'Anora' sweeps the board by winning five Oscars including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actress. Here's everything you need to know about the award ceremony, with all the winners.
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César Awards 2025: Who swept the board at France’s Oscars?
Despite the controversies surrounding the film in the US, France has awarded Jacques Audiard’s cartel trans musical 'Emilia Pérez' seven Césars, including Best Film – beating favourites like 'The Count Of Monte Cristo' and 'Beating Hearts'.
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Filmmakers support 'My Favourite Cake' directors before trial in Iran
Mohammad Rasoulof, Pedro Almodóvar, Juliette Binoche and other members of the filmmaking community sign a petition supporting ‘My Favourite Cake’ directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha as ‘propaganda’ trial starts in Iran.
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Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death to remain undetermined
Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Buffy's younger sister Dawn Summers in the beloved series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, as well as Georgina Sparks in the teen drama Gossip Girl, was found dead in her New York apartment at the age of 39. Her family have refused an autopsy on religious grounds.
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Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths now being treated as suspicious
Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their home, with authorities saying the couple had seemingly been deceased for some time when their bodies were discovered. Their deaths are “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation”.
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‘Don’t buy a Swasticar’: Anti-Elon Musk Tesla advert goes viral
A UK-based group called Everyone Hates Elon appears to have taken credit for a poster seen in London and going viral online. It adds itself to another disturbing video currently doing the rounds online, which slams both Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
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