Brothers seek path out of poverty in Brazil film
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:07 PM
CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - A tough yet touching Brazilian drama follows four brothers in Sao Paulo who turn to football, religion and crime as they try to escape the poverty and monotony of life in the slums.

Director Jia shows pace of change in China at Cannes
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:05 PM
PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Director Jia Zhangke took his vision of the upheavals of modern China to the Cannes film festival on Saturday with a study of a state-owned factory shut down to make way for a luxury apartment complex.

Woody Allen finds love is hard in "Vicky Cristina"
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:04 PM
CANNES, France (Reuters) - His new movie deals with women, men and multiple lovers, but when it comes to real-life romance, director Woody Allen, 75, says more than a single sex partner is far too many these days.

Tyson grateful after 'wild, strange' past
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:02 PM
CANNES, France, May 17 (Reuters) - Heavyweight Mike Tyson, one of the most fearsome and notorious fighters in boxing's history, said on Saturday it was a miracle he was still alive after the drugs and violence of his past.

'Prince Caspian' underwhelms at box office
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:01 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The second movie in the "Chronicles of Narnia" movie series took a commanding early lead at the weekend box office in North America, but will likely fall short of industry expectations, according to preliminary data issued Saturday.

Indiana Jones rides into Cannes film festival
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 12:00 PM
CANNES, France, May 18 (Reuters) - Whip-wielding archeologist Indiana Jones rides into Cannes on Sunday, with star Harrison Ford, director Steven Spielberg and creator George Lucas hoping to avoid a critical lashing.

Indiana Jones rides into Cannes
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 10:17 AM
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Whip-wielding archaeologist Indiana Jones rides into Cannes on Sunday, with star Harrison Ford, director Steven Spielberg and creator George Lucas hoping to avoid a critical lashing.

Husband of make-up artist charged with her murder
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 07:05 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - The husband of an award-winning television make-up artist has been charged with her murder, police said on Saturday.

Tyson grateful for life after "wild, strange" past
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 06:44 AM
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Heavyweight Mike Tyson, one of the most fearsome and notorious fighters in boxing's history, said on Saturday it was a miracle he was still alive after the drugs and violence of his past.

Ford says looks his age in new Indiana Jones film
Reuters - Sunday May 18, 05:17 AM
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Harrison Ford reprises his most famous film role in the new Indiana Jones adventure, and there will be no hiding the fact that he is nearly 20 years older than his last outing as the whip-wielding archaeologist.