Woody Allen opens Cannes, a new dawn for the Aurora Orchestra, plus Prince Charles learns about doorbells
Woody brings Paris to Cannes
The Cannes film festival kicks off this morning with Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. We may be bored of Allen this side of the channel, particularly after his London films (the Cannes screening of Match Point in 2005 marked some of the deadest hours of my life), but in France he is still adored.
Its trailer – in which the Eiffel tower features about five times, along with the Arc de Triomphe, the Grand Palais and innumerable chic little bistros – suggests a love letter to a touristy version of the city, and the familiar trope of an American finding himself in Paris. On the plus side, Michael Sheen's in it.
The film with most potential for watch-through-your-fingers anguish, however, may be Jodie Foster's The Beaver, in which...
Woody brings Paris to Cannes
The Cannes film festival kicks off this morning with Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. We may be bored of Allen this side of the channel, particularly after his London films (the Cannes screening of Match Point in 2005 marked some of the deadest hours of my life), but in France he is still adored.
Its trailer – in which the Eiffel tower features about five times, along with the Arc de Triomphe, the Grand Palais and innumerable chic little bistros – suggests a love letter to a touristy version of the city, and the familiar trope of an American finding himself in Paris. On the plus side, Michael Sheen's in it.
The film with most potential for watch-through-your-fingers anguish, however, may be Jodie Foster's The Beaver, in which...
- 5/10/2011
- by Charlotte Higgins
- The Guardian - Film News
Prince William and Kate Middleton are "touched" by the "affection" people have shown them during their engagement.
The royal couple - who will marry in London's Westminster Abbey on Friday, April 29 - have said they have found the world's interest in their forthcoming nuptials "incredibly moving" in an official wedding program that was released on Thursday, April 28.
In the 28-page booklet - which reveals details of the wedding service including the vows and music - they state, "We are both so delighted that you are able to join us in celebrating what we hope will be one of the happiest days of our lives."
"The affection shown to us by so many people during our engagement has been incredibly moving, and has touched us both deeply. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone most sincerely for their kindness."
The program reveals that the beautiful 29-year-old bride will...
The royal couple - who will marry in London's Westminster Abbey on Friday, April 29 - have said they have found the world's interest in their forthcoming nuptials "incredibly moving" in an official wedding program that was released on Thursday, April 28.
In the 28-page booklet - which reveals details of the wedding service including the vows and music - they state, "We are both so delighted that you are able to join us in celebrating what we hope will be one of the happiest days of our lives."
"The affection shown to us by so many people during our engagement has been incredibly moving, and has touched us both deeply. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone most sincerely for their kindness."
The program reveals that the beautiful 29-year-old bride will...
- 4/28/2011
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
Saying they are deeply touched, Prince William and Kate Middleton thank the public for the "incredibly moving" affection and kindness shown them during their engagement. "We are both so delighted that you are able to join us in celebrating what we hope will be one of the happiest days of our lives," the couple write in their official wedding program, released Thursday. Their message, signed "William" and "Catherine," goes on to say: "The affection shown to us by so many people during our engagement has been incredibly moving, and has touched us both deeply. We would like to take this...
- 4/28/2011
- by Ellen Tumposky
- PEOPLE.com
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