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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent The dream child of 10 Basque businessmen who hoped to prolong San Sebastián’s summer season into late September, the San Sebastian Film Festival was born on Sept. 21, 1953.  Presented by bullfighter Mario Cabré, who romanced Ava Gardner, and comprising just 19 films, won by “La guerra de Dios,” directed by Rafael Gil., rescued from a potential Republican firing squad by Luis Buñuel not so many years before. Fireworks, bullfights and quayside parties regaled the film week. From that first edition remain the beauty and gastronomy of San Sebastian, a Belle Epoque resort boasting the spectacular white-sand Concha Bay, steep-backed hills, an old quarter of higgeldy-piggeldy streets and a trio of three-star Michelin restaurants. 70 years later, San Sebastián still stuns.     

Nicolas Cage has welcomed his first child with his wife, Riko Shabita. The 58-year-old’s wife and new mum Riko, 27, is “doing fine” after the birth of their baby girl in Los Angeles, a rep confirmed. “Nicolas and Riko are happy to announce the birth of their daughter,” the rep told People.

Nicolas Cage has welcomed his first child with his wife Riko Shabita. The 58-year-old’s wife and new mum Riko, 27, is “doing fine” after the birth of their baby girl in Los Angeles, a rep confirmed. “Nicolas and Riko are happy to announce the birth of their daughter,” the rep told People.

Nicolas Cage’s cutie! The actor’s wife, Riko Shibata gave birth to their first baby together — daughter August Francesca Coppola Cage, Us Weekly can confirm.

Sylvester Stallone is opening up about how he was almost a background extra in The Godfather.

Megalopolis.The actor has been cast in an undisclosed lead role in the forthcoming feature, per Giant Freakin’ Robot.The film shoot is set to begin this autumn, and alongside LaBeouf the film stars Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Aubrey Plaza and more.A logline for Megalopolis reads: “The fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems in this epic story of political ambition, genius and conflicted love.”Meanwhile, Shia LaBeouf recently admitted the depiction of his father as an abusive man in the film Honey Boy was “fucking nonsense”.The 2019 film, which was written by LaBeouf, was said to be based on his his relationship with his father, whom he portrayed in the movie.“Here’s a man who I’ve done vilified on a grand scale,” the actor said (via The Independent). “I wrote this narrative, which was just fucking nonsense.“My dad was so loving to me my whole life.

Shia LaBeouf is taking on a new role.

previously announced, Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Jon Voigt, Aubrey Plaza, Laurence Fishburne are set to headline the cast.Details are being kept under wraps, but the film’s official logline reads: “The fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems in this epic story of political ambition, genius, and conflicted love.”The “Godfather” filmmaker will write, direct and self-produce the film from a budget clocking in at just under $100 million. Production will begin this fall.

EXCLUSIVE: The Fast & Furious franchise and The Invitation actress has signed with APA.

“The Invitation” stars Nathalie Emmanuel and Thomas Doherty know how tough it can be to make a horror movie – the long nights, constant state of fear and, surprisingly, the pressure to deliver a spot-on American accent.Emmanuel stars in “The Invitation” as a young woman named Evie, who takes a trip to Europe and soon discovers that she is being wooed – not to be someone’s wife but to be one of the wives … of Dracula himself (Thomas Doherty). (Don’t you hate it when that happens?) What makes “The Invitation” so refreshing is that it reinvents Bram Stoker’s Dracula mythology through the lens of one of his wives, who are mostly seen (in other adaptations) as sexy femme fatales, usually occupying some musty pit in Dracula’s castle.TheWrap sat down with Emmanuel and Doherty to talk about the film, where they revealed their favorite Dracula adaptations (“Bram Stoker’s Dracula” from Francis Ford Coppola rightfully gets a hearty endorsement) and Emmanuel lets us in on how she crafted a flawless American accent.

Guy Lodge Film CriticSwedish director Ruben Östlund opened this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival with his raucously entertaining new social satire “Triangle of Sadness,” continuing a festival tour that began this spring at Cannes — where he nabbed the Palme d’Or, joining the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Haneke in the select club of filmmakers to have earned the honor twice. In Sarajevo, where he also received the festival’s Heart of Sarajevo Award, he joined us at the Variety Lounge presented by Sarajevo Film Festival to talk about privilege, masculinity and embracing bad reviews.Following his Oscar-nominated art-scene comedy “The Square,” Östlund’s latest sees him taking aim at the One Percent, western entitlement, the fashion industry, the arms trade, you name it — all colliding on a luxury cruise that goes spectacularly awry.

Entertainment Tonight.Keaton, who played school teacher Kay Adams-Corleone in the film opposite Pacino, said it was “weird” she was cast before the actor, given that the film is based wholly around his Mafioso character.“I had been cast before Al Pacino in Godfather 1! Is this not weird?” the Oscar-winning actress said. “What would ‘The Godfather’ have been without Al Pacino? It’s just one of those weird, unusual things in life.”Keaton was present during Pacino’s second audition execs ultimately “gave him the job.”“Do you believe that? After he had auditioned before and they didn’t want him,” she said.The hit film, which later became a trilogy, was based on Mario Puzo’s 1969 novel of the same name.And despite the fact the novel topped all bestselling lists, Keaton admitted she didn’t read it before auditioning for the film.“I think the kindest thing that someone’s ever done for me … is that I got cast to be in ‘The Godfather’ and I didn’t even read it.

Al Pacino didn't play Michael Corleone in 1972's. However, Diane Keaton says that producers almost went a different direction — until she was cast in the film.Keaton recently spoke with ET's Nischelle Turner, while discussing her new film, and she reflected on her iconic career filled with beloved and uniquely quirky characters.Going back to the very beginning of her film career, Keaton remembered how she was cast in — and how little she ever expected to land the role that went on to be so vitally important to the film and its legacy.«I auditioned for having never read it and I knew nothing about it, and just was there, I was standing there like every other woman,» she remembered.

James Caan's cause of death has been revealed, and the legendary actor died from a heart attack.According to, which obtained the late actor's death certificate, Caan's immediate cause of death is listed as myocardial infarction, or heart attack. The document from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health also noted that he suffered from coronary artery disease, a common heart condition the Mayo Clinic describes as when major blood vessels that supply the heart struggle to send enough blood, oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle due to plaque (cholesterol deposits) buildup in the arteries.The death certificate also says Caan suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure.The findings come less than a month after Caan's death sent shockwaves. The Oscar and Emmy-nominated actor known for his roles in The Godfather, Misery, Brian’s Song, Eraser and Elfdied on July 6.

James Caan, whose remarkable performances in The Godfather, Elf and Misery made him a screen icon, has had his cause of death revealed by the Los Angeles County Coroner.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTim Burton is set to receive the 14th Lumiere Award at the Lumiere Festival, a week-long celebration of heritage movies and film masters held in Lyon, France, in October. Headed by Cannes Film Festival’s chief Thierry Fremaux, the Lumiere Festival previously honored Jane Campion, the Dardenne Brothers, Francis Ford Coppola, Quentin Tarantino, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Jane Fonda, Wong Kar-wai, Catherine Deneuve, Pedro Almodóvar, Ken Loach, Gérard Depardieu and Milos Forman“From his first movies and early successes, Burton establishes his universe, skilfully blending his intensely personal expressivity with novelistic lyricism and pictorial references, traversing the entire history of art,” said the Lumière Festival in a statement.

US filmmaker Tim Burton will be feted with France’s prestigious Lumière Award at the 14th edition of the classic film-focused Lumière Festival in Lyon, running October 15-23.

https://t.co/yURG3zXjGRJak Knight was a hysterical and honest comedian. We will miss him tremendously. pic.twitter.com/F1dQEjT5GVRest In Peace Jak Knight.

who died Thursday at age 82, knows the Bronx-born legend as Axel Freed in “The Gambler” (1974), or the unlucky author in “Misery” (1990). But, you won’t find those widely-celebrated films on this list of underrated (and sometimes downright obscure or strange) Caan movies, starting all the way at the tail end of the black and white era.

Josh Duhamel is remembering his former co-star. After news broke that James Caan had died at age 82, the 49-year-old actor took to his Instagram to emotionally pay tribute to the late actor.The men co-starred on , a TV series that ran from 2003 to 2008.«I just want to take a minute to remember Jimmy Caan, one of the kindest, coolest, funniest people I've ever met, one of my mentors,» Duhamel said, as he got choked up. «You'll be missed Jimmy Caan, I love you.»Alongside the video Duhamel wrote, «Rest in Peace Jimmy Caan.

Sasha Urban editorJames Caan had completed filming his role in the Phillip Noyce thriller “Fast Charlie” before his death on Wednesday, Variety has confirmed. The film’s distributor, Screen Media, is eyeing an early 2023 release date for the movie.“Fast Charlie,” based on Victor Gischler’s novel “Gun Monkeys,” stars Pierce Brosnan as Charlie Swift, a hitman who has been working for his aging mob boss, Stan (Caan), for two decades.

Good bye dear friend. Janice and I will miss you.

The late, great James Caan, who died today, had a career that spanned 55 years and included classic films such as Howard Hawks’ El Dorado, Michael Mann’s Thief, Rob Reiner’s Misery, Jon Favreau’s Elf and, of course, Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece, The Godfather.

Hollywood history. James Caan made a name for himself in both dramatic and comedic roles before his death at age 82.

The Godfather star James Caan has died at the age of 82, his family has confirmed. The news was confirmed on his social media channels on Thursday evening (July 7).

The Godfather,Misery, Brian’s Song, Eraser, Elfand more, has died. He was 82.The actor's verified Twitter account released a statement on Thursday, which reads, «It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6.

official Twitter account read.No cause of death was immediately given.Caan, who was best known for playing Santino “Sonny” Corleone, the brother to Al Pacino’s Michael, reflected on the iconic Francis Ford Coppola film for its 50th anniversary earlier this year.“One of the things that made ‘The Godfather’ successful, besides brilliant directing and writing and wonderful actors … was that everyone really enjoyed making it, and that comes off on the screen,” Caan told The Post in March 2022. “And I think the audience can tell that we were having a good time doing what we were doing up there.”Caan, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the movie based on the Mario Puzo book, also called his co-star Brando “great” and suggested he had a significant sense of humor.“Marlon was great,” Caan said of Brando.

The Godfather, has died at the age of 82.The news was confirmed via a message posted on actor’s social media.