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Thundercat has spoken about becoming sober, revealing that he chose an awkward time to quit alcohol.The bass virtuoso has been sober for five years and spoke about how sobriety influenced his music in a new interview for NME In Conversation. “In life, I just chose something different, and what comes with it comes with it,” he said. “In certain respects, it feels like I had to learn to walk and talk again.

Demi Moore made her debut in the Cannes Film Festival’s official selection Sunday evening with the competition title The Substance. The much-anticipated blood-splattered horror thriller from French director Coralie Fargeat was met with 13-minute ovation, the longest for a title so far at this year’s festival.

Cassie’s legal team ain’t buying Diddy’s apology… If you can even call it that!

Michaela Zee A24 is closing an eight-figure deal to acquire the U.S. rights to Ruben Östlund’s “The Entertainment System Is Down,” Variety has confirmed.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Atoms & Void, the Netherlands-based production and sales company run by Sergei Loznitsa and Maria Choustova, has closed a French sale on Loznitsa’s most recent feature documentary “The Invasion,” which premiered on Thursday as a Special Screening in Cannes. Potemkine Films has taken all rights for France, while the film’s French co-producer ARTE France maintains its exclusive TV/VOD window.

Harrison Butker said A LOT of awful things, but don’t be fooled by one viral quote circulating around the web!

Ben Affleck is back to wearing his wedding band… What does it all mean?!

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.On May 19, the attended a press event in a Schiaparelli look that encompassed Cannes elegance with just the right amount of Western flair to celebrate her upcoming film, Horizon: An American Saga. The daring look seamlessly incorporated multiple trends in one, with Miller balancing the volume of her low-rise barrel jeans with a featuring asymmetrical gold details and trim.Instead of detracting from the look with something as expected as a top, Sienna Miller simply layered her “” over a pair of high-waist white boxers with Schiaparelli's signature key-hole detail, just as the look was presented for the brand's spring-summer 2024 collection.

Pep Guardiola has provided a bombshell update on his future following Manchester City's clash against West Ham. The 53-year-old led his side to a 3-1 win over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon to lift a fourth successive Premier League title.

Our third time in six days at the @Palms! The team there is definitely doing something right!! Congrats to @ecgladstone and everyone involved with @vegasunstripped!

at , don't be surprised that she embraced another controversial color combo this weekend.Okay, maybe controversial is the wrong word to describe red and green, but there is something rather wintery about the festive pairing. In the fashion world, the colors are rarely mixed outside of Christmas season.

Jamie Lang French distribution company UFO has secured the rights to American filmmaker Ryan J. Sloan’s New psychological thriller “Gazer,” which will world premiere at this year’s Directors’ Fortnight on May 22. Set in New Jersey and starring Sloan’s partner Ariella Mastroianni, “Gazer” is the story of a young mother with a rare degenerative brain condition called dyschronometria.

Strange but true: after 15 years as an international movie star, propelled to fame in 2004 by Wolfgang Petersen’s historical epic Troy, German-born Diane Kruger won the Best Actress award in Cannes for her first-ever performance in her native language. Fatih Akin’s provocative 2017 drama In the Fade, in which she played a widow consumed by revenge after a terror attack, revealed an unexpectedly tough new side of her glamorous persona.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and Events Cynthia Erivo may not be a green witch but that doesn’t mean she can’t relate to Elphaba, the sorcerer she plays in the upcoming “Wicked” movies. “As I stand here in front of you: Black, bald-headed, pierced, and queer, I can say I know a thing or two about being the other,” the Tony winner said Saturday night at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Gala, where she was presented with the Schrader Award by Jada Pinkett-Smith. “Elphaba’s story is… about how a colorful, powerful, magical woman—despite being disparaged, demonized, and discriminated against—becomes a hero.” “Wicked is a reclamation and a reimagining of the labels used against her.

You know a movie has left a big impression at Cannes when the applause explodes in the press room as the cast files in. Such was the case Sunday morning for Emila Pérez.

Countryfile's Adam Henson, 58, has been a staple on the show since 2001, giving viewers a glimpse into life on his Farm Park in the Cotswolds. Adam secured his role on the show partly thanks to his famous father Joe Henson, who was a pioneer in his own right, having hosted shows like Animal Magic and In The Country nearly four decades ago.

EXCLUSIVE:  Watermelon Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights for Palestinian director Mohamed Jabaly’s documentary Life Is Beautiful about his experiences after he became stranded in Norway in 2014 when Gaza’s borders were shut indefinitely.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Focus Features has bought international rights to “Hamlet,” Aneil Karia’s London-set modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s famed play starring Oscar winner Riz Ahmed. Morfydd Clark (“Saint Maud,” “Rings of Power”) and Joe Alwyn (“Kinds of Kindness”) also star in the film, which wrapped production at the end of last year and was acquired by Focus Features some time ago. CAA is repping North American rights, while WME Independent handled international sales.

Mubi has swooped on its third 2024 Cannes competition title, Variety has learned. Having acquired worldwide rights to Coralie Fargeat’s buzzy body horror “The Substance” and U.K.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based sales agency Films Boutique has closed the first international sales for Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” ahead of its world premiere on Friday in the Competition section of the Cannes Film Festival. The film has been acquired in Italy by BiM Distribuzione and Lucky Red, Benelux by September Film Distribution, Spain by Bteam Pictures, Greece by Ama Films, Hungary by Cirko Film, Norway by Selmer Media, Portugal by Leopardo Filmes, Taiwan by Hooray Films and Turkey by Bir Film.

Many signs will see some positive changes this week as the Gemini period starts on Monday. The MEN's resident medium also says that those who are looking to change their long term situation should be prepared to put in some extra thought and effort at the beginning of this week.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Spain’s Latido Films has clinched world sales rights to “Sacamantecas,” the third feature by writer-director David Pérez Sañudo, whose Latido-repped debut feature, “Ane,” swept three Spanish Academy Goya Awards in 2021. Latido is already handling Pérez Sañudo’s second feature, “Los últimos románticos,” which it announced at the Berlin Film Festival as the first title in a two-picture deal with Sañudo.

Alex Ritman Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to creature action thriller “Werewolves” from the Solution Entertainment Group. The feature was produced by Myles Nestel (“Blacklight”) and Craig Chapman (“Honest Thief”), with additional producers including Steven C.

Annika Pham Copenhagen-based TrustNordisk has picked up international rights to the Danish drama “Home” by actor-turned director Marijana Jankovic (“The House That Jack Built”). For her debut feature, Jancovic has assembled a high-profile cast that includes Claes Bang (“The Square”), Jesper Christensen (“Spectre”, “Casino Royal”), Trine Dyrholm (2024 Cannes competition title “The Girl With the Needle”), Dejan Cukic (“Snabba Cash”), Nada Sargin (“The Mould”), Zlatko Buric (“Triangle of Sadness”).

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic About 18,000 more faces were stolen Friday night at Sphere in Las Vegas, as Dead & Company played the second of 24 shows scheduled for the technologically ground-breaking venue. As is customary with any outfit associated with the Grateful Dead, it’s assumed that no two shows will be the same, and many fans have naturally purchased tickets for multiple nights of the residency.

A woman in Colorado was hit with murder charges after she allegedly cut off her boyfriend’s penis! And the reason she gave to the police will have your jaws on the floor!

Uh oh! Ben Affleck is no longer wearing his wedding amid those divorce rumors with Jennifer Lopez!

. If you need a reason, it’s Gemini season! From Monday, the sun lights up the sign of the trickster-wordsmith-multihyphenate-maverick. With Venus (love) and Jupiter (luck) dashing into this breezy sign, note the shift in pace and energy.

Furiosa's London press run to demonstrate the versatility of the Just one day after a at the , arrived at the UK premiere of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga sans and sans pants. On May 17, the 28-year-old actor walked the red carpet in the dramatic Giambattista Valli bodysuit that opened the Italian designer's this January.Taylor-Joy's daring black bodysuit featured a voluminous trim of white roses, which she complimented with a classic red lip.