61st Annual Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob arrives at a photocall for European culture ministers during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 19, 2008. (UPI Photo/David Silpa)
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UPI Almanac for Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Hollywood filmmaker Barry Levinson reportedly is planning to bring Pete Dexter's 1950s-set mystery novel "Train" to the big screen.
MEXICO CITY, July 5 (UPI) -- Angel Tavira Maldonado, who earned rave reviews for his acting debut in the 2006 movie "The Violin," has died at age of 83 in Mexico City, his director said.
CAIRO, June 17 (UPI) -- Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, who made about 40 movies in a career that has spanned half a century, reportedly is in a coma.
SHANGHAI, June 4 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Sharon Stone is not welcome at the Shanghai Film Festival after she made disparaging remarks about China, a festival representative said.
CANNES, France, June 3 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf admits some of his action sequences in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" were a bit of a challenge.
CANNES, France, June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Angelina Jolie says she was happy to lend her voice to a character in "Kung Fu Panda" because the new animated movie celebrates individuality.
SHANGHAI, May 30 (UPI) -- Christian Dior's Shanghai headquarters has removed Sharon Stone from Dior ads in China following the Hollywood actress' recent controversial remarks.
SHANGHAI, May 29 (UPI) -- Christian Dior's Chinese headquarters said it disagrees with Dior model Sharon Stone's comments about the earthquake in China being a result of karma.
BEIJING, May 28 (UPI) -- Several Chinese actors have criticized U.S. film star Sharon Stone for saying the recent deadly earthquake in China was a result of bad karma.