The Daily 2010

The opening of the 63rd Festival de Cannes was officially launched this Wednesday by Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett, the two lead actors in Robin Hood, directed by Ridley Scott and presented at the opening screening.   For the first time in the history of the Festival, the ceremony and the opening film were shown in a number of...

Tim Burton and his jury held a press conference this afternoon. Here are a few chosen extracts.   Have you given the members of the jury any instructions? Tim Burton: I would never do that. The whole point of being movie industry professionals is not to have preconceptions. I think we're going into the Festival with a certain kind...

Got a heavy luggage? The Festival de Cannes put on disposition a luggage office, next to the harbor station. It’s open between 09.00 am and 07.00 pm from May 11th to 22nd and between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm on May 23rd. You also got cloackrooms at disposition between 09.00 am and 06.30 pm from May 11th to 22nd, level 01 lane 01 of the...

The actors of Robin Hood, Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchett, held the Festival's first press conference together with the film's producer, Brian Helgeland. Ridley Scott, the film's director, was unable to attend for medical reasons. Here are some selected quotes. The goal of the film, according to Russel Crowe: "There have been...

"Tim Burton to me is the Salvador Dali of filmmaking!" Shekhar Kapur about Tim Burton

  The VIP guests expected to be in attendance today are Alberto BARBERA, Kate BECKINSALE, Cate BLANCHETT, Stephane BRIZE, Josh BROLIN, Tim BURTON, Emmanuel CARRERE, Monia CHOKRI, Miranda COLCLASURE, Russell CROWE, Mireille DARC, Benicio DEL TORO, Claire DENIS, Alexandre DESPLAT, Arielle DOMBASLE, Michael DOUGLAS, Victor ERICE,...

Invited to preside over the Feature Films Jury for the 63rd Festival de Cannes that opens today, Tim Burton will award the Palme d’Or to one of the films in the Competition on 23rd May. An interview before he disappears for 12 days into the darkened theatres of the Palais… What is your first film memory? It was Jason and...

 The 63rd Festival de Cannes opens tonight at 7:15 with the screening of Robin Hood by British director Ridley Scott, presented Out of Competition. The film traces the origins of the legend of the "prince of thieves". Robin, an archer of the King of England, returns home from the Crusades and attempts to help the common people who...