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Bardot auction in Paris fetches nearly one million euros

An auction of French screen legend Brigitte Bardot's personal items fetched nearly one million euros in Paris on Monday, almost 20 times the estimate, the Millon auction house told AFP.

French singer accuses Miley Cyrus of plagiarism

French disco diva Amanda Lear publicly accused American singer Miley Cyrus on Monday of plagiarising one of her songs from the 1970s.

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Amy Adams gets real about motherhood in 'Nightbitch'

As far as movie taglines go, this one is epic: "Motherhood is a bitch." In director Marielle Heller's latest feature, it is both literal and figurative.

Pedro Almodovar: chronicler of modern Spain crowned in Venice

Born during the dark days of dictatorship, Pedro Almodovar -- awarded the top prize in Venice Saturday -- chronicled in vivid colour the reopening of Spanish society, and has come to embody his country's cinema.

Almodovar wins top Venice prize for end-of-life film

Spain's Pedro Almodovar won Venice's Golden Lion award Saturday for his pro-euthanasia film "The Room Next Door", with the acting prizes gong to Nicole Kidman and veteran Frenchman Vincent Lindon.

Garfield, Pugh charm Toronto in new romance 'We Live in Time'

Oscar nominees Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh are both hard-pressed to explain exactly how on-screen chemistry is created, but they have oodles of it in their new tearjerker romance "We Live in Time," which debuted at the Toronto film festival.

Nicole Kidman: A-lister, cinematic chameleon, wins in Venice

One of Hollywood's biggest stars who is never afraid to push herself, Nicole Kidman ventured even further from her comfort zone with erotic thriller "Babygirl", which saw her named best actress in Venice on Saturday.

Almodovar wins top prize at Venice film festival

Spanish director Pedro Almodovar won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for "The Room Next Door", while France's Vincent Lindon and Australian star Nicole Kidman took the top acting prizes.

Venice set to award Golden Lion after star-filled competition

The Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday with one winner to be awarded the prestigious Golden Lion prize out of an eclectic roster of exceptional international films.

Ukrainians assail Russian war film at Venice fest

Ukrainian politicians and cultural figures on Friday slammed a screening of a Russian-Canadian filmmaker's war documentary as propaganda, a claim the director denied.

Bossa nova 'Mas Que Nada' star Sergio Mendes dead at 83

Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes, who helped catapult bossa nova onto the global stage in the 1960s with hits including "Mas Que Nada," died in Los Angeles at the age of 83, his family said Friday.

Vienna cemetery celebrates 150 years with graveyard concerts

Hundreds of revellers flocked to Vienna's Central Cemetery on Friday to attend a graveyard concert commemorating the famous site's 150th birthday, doing justice to the local expression "Death must be a Viennese".

Bossa nova 'Mas Que Nada' star Sergio Mendes dies at 83

Bringing Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse' to modern moviegoers

When Canadian writer Durga Chew-Bose was asked to pen a new film adaptation of Francoise Sagan's hit 1954 coming-of-age novel "Bonjour Tristesse," she jumped at the chance, even going beyond the page to offer costume and music advice.

Seeing and being seen in Venice's first Singapore film

Singapore's first film in the Venice Festival's main competition, Yeo Siew Hua's "Stranger Eyes", is a complex reflection on voyeurism, surveillance and fractured visions of people's lives.

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening of Toronto film fest

The Toronto film festival, the largest in North America, kicked off in earnest Thursday with Ben Stiller's family movie "Nutcrackers" as a handful of pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the opening night screening.

Red carpet shenanigans join showstopping looks at Venice

From Lady Gaga's Batman-inspired mask to Julianne Moore's glittery gold gown resembling an Oscar, stars at Venice have given fans standout red carpet moments worthy of the world's oldest film festival.

Plenty of star power as Toronto film fest opens

Hollywood's A-list stars are convening in Toronto for North America's largest film festival -- a 10-day extravaganza of Oscar bait movies, timely documentaries and glamour that opens Thursday.

UK to probe Ticketmaster over Oasis ticket prices

The UK's competition watchdog said Thursday it has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over how it handled ticket sales for next year's sold-out Oasis reunion tour.

French woman says uncovering of mass rape trauma 'saved her life'

A French woman whose husband is accused of enlisting dozens of strangers to rape her while she was drugged told his trial on Thursday that police had saved her by uncovering the crimes.

US disinformation researcher laments 'incredible witch hunt'

Understanding disinformation has emerged as a lightning rod in the United States ahead of the November election, with academics and think-tanks facing lawsuits by right-wing groups and subpoenas from a Republican-led congressional committee.

Alec Baldwin prosecutor asks judge to reconsider manslaughter case dismissal

A US prosecutor has called on a judge to reconsider her dismissal of Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial, disputing the court's ruling that law enforcement authorities deliberately withheld key evidence in their case against the Hollywood star.

Dark, music-filled 'Joker' sequel brings Lady Gaga star power to Venice

A dark and music-filled "Joker" sequel brought Lady Gaga to Venice Wednesday, playing the star-crossed love interest of the DC Comics-inspired anti-hero in one of the year's most anticipated films.

Troubled Burberry exits London's top-tier shares index

British luxury fashion label Burberry is set to exit London's FTSE 100 after 15 years at the top-tier index, the stock exchange announced Wednesday, as analysts cited strategic mistakes and weak demand from China.

Meta clears use of Palestinian slogan 'From the River to the Sea'

Meta's Oversight Board ruled on Wednesday that the standalone use of the phrase "From the River to the Sea," a slogan oft-used by pro-Palestinian users, does not violate the company's content policies.

Expectations high for dark, music-filled 'Joker' sequel with Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga confessed to having been "deeply moved" by the original film "Joker" on Wednesday as the new sequel starring the pop star and Joaquin Phoenix gets its world premiere in Venice.

X vows to end harvesting of EU users' personal data to train its AI

Social network X has committed to stop its much-criticised harvesting of European users' personal data to train its artificial intelligence program, Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said Wednesday.

Steve McQueen WWII drama 'Blitz' to kick off London Film Fest

The London Film Festival returns next month with the premiere of Steve McQueen's wartime drama "Blitz", as well as the first look at a new television series from "Peaky Blinders" creator Steven Knight, the organisers said Wednesday.

Hungry times for Istanbul's street food sellers

The enticing smell of grilled corn and chestnuts wafted from Hakan Deniz's red and gold food cart near a mosque in Istanbul's old city. But local customers are hard to come by these days.

Lady Gaga-mania as 'Joker' sequel brings pop star to Venice

Lady Gaga is the hotly anticipated attraction on the glitzy Lido Wednesday, as the Venice Film Festival hosts the premiere of her new film, the dark and subversive "Joker: Folie a Deux".

007's Daniel Craig stars in drug-fuelled love story "Queer"

In his new film "Queer", Daniel Craig sheds his suave 007 persona for the loneliness and anguish of a drug-addicted gay man, in a love story based on the William Burroughs novel.

S. Korean actor Yoo Ah-in jailed for one year for drugs

High-profile South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in was found guilty Monday of illegal use of the anaesthetic drug propofol and handed a one-year jail term, the Yonhap news agency reported.

'A way of life': The Japanese dancer conquering Spain's flamenco scene

Japan's Junko Hagiwara has caused a stir in Spain's traditional flamenco world by unexpectedly winning the prize for best dancer at the country's leading flamenco festival -- the first foreigner to do so.

Daughter of S.Africa's Zuma engaged to Eswatini's king

A daughter of South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma was among hundreds of women and girls who danced for the king of Eswatini in a traditional ceremony Monday, confirming her engagement to the monarch.

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