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Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left and Festival president Pierre Lescure during the presentation of the official selection of the 74th International Cannes Film Festival, in Paris, Thursday, June 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Cannes lineup features Wes Anderson, Sean Penn, Leox Carax

By Jake Coyle Jun. 03, 2021 10:27 AM EDT

Cruise ship MSC Orchestra passes in the Giudecca Canal in Venice, Italy, early Thursday, June 3, 2021. Early risers in Venice woke Thursday to the sight of a cruise ship traveling down the Giudecca canal for the first time since the pandemic, despite pledges by subsequent Italian governments to reroute the huge vessels due to safety and environmental concerns. (JC Viens via AP)
1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic

By Colleen Barry Jun. 03, 2021 09:51 AM EDT

FILE - Aaron Sorkin, writer/director of "The Trial of the Chicago 7," appears on the movie screen as he introduces the film at its drive-in premiere in Pasadena, Calif. on Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
With red carpets rolled up, the Oscar race goes virtual

By Jake Coyle Dec. 04, 2020 02:38 PM EST

This undated photo provided by the @One Cut of the Dead Mission: Remote shows Shinichiro Ueda, director of “One Cut of the Dead Mission: Remote,” a YouTube spinoff of his 2017 award-winning film. The Japanese director who shot to stardom with a zombie movie featuring a delightfully long single shot has for his latest project turned to a video tool that’s become an everyday part of this pandemic era: the Zoom call. (the @One Cut of the Dead Mission: Remote via AP)
Japanese director known for single shots releases Zoom film

By Yuri Kageyama Oct. 14, 2020 03:19 AM EDT

Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left, and festival president Pierre Lescure pose Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Paris. The Cannes Film Festival was canceled due to the pandemic but it will announce the films that would have played at the French Riviera festival. Those films, festival organizers say, will be able to promote themselves with the Cannes "stamp of approval." (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVID

By Jake Coyle Jun. 03, 2020 01:54 PM EDT

An Indian policeman stops Bollywood singer Mika Singh from proceeding towards a graveyard for the funeral of Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Khan was a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India's best-known exports to Hollywood. Khan died Wednesday after being admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection. He was 54. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
Irrfan Khan, of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'Life of Pi,' dies

Apr. 29, 2020 04:30 AM EDT

This image released by Disney/Marvel Studios' shows Scarlett Johansson in a scene from "Black Widow." The Walt Disney Co. on Friday overhauled its release schedule, moving the dates of half a dozen Marvel movies. “Black Widow,” which had been set to kick off the summer movie season, will now open Nov. 6. (Marvel Studios/Disney via AP)
Marvel remakes release calendar; 'Mulan' moves to late July

By Jake Coyle Apr. 03, 2020 02:39 PM EDT