‘The Worst Ones’ Takes Top Honor In Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Section

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMusic Box Films has acquired North American rights to “Rodeo,” the bold feature debut of Lola Quivoron which premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes where it won the Coup de Cœur du Jury special prize. Produced by Charles Gillibert (“Annette”) at CG Cinema and represented by Les Films du Losange, “Rodeo” stars newcomer Julie Ledrue a Julia, a hot tempered and fiercely independent young woman who infiltrates an underground dirt bike community in France.After a chance meeting at an urban ‘Rodeo,’ Julia finds herself drawn into a clandestine and volatile clique and striving to prove herself to the ultra-masculine group, but is she is faced with a series of escalating demands that will make or break her place in the community.

Salma Hayek knows that anything can be a dance floor, including a table. On Tuesday, the actress shared a gallery of photos from her time out to sea with her husband François-Henri Pinault, and she was letting loose while dancing on a table on the boat. Pinault was all smiles as he watched his wife bust a move.The Frida actress only used hashtags for the caption of the post writing, #dancingontables, and #sailing.

Paramount+ has set a release date for its upcoming YA film “Honor Society.”The coming-of-age story will debut on the service toward the end of July. Starring Gaten Matarazzo and Angourie Rice, “Honor Society” explores the costs and rewards of being a tenaciously ambitious young woman in the modern world.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLola Quivoron wowed critics and audiences at Cannes with her bold first film “Rodeo” which picked up the Coup de Coeur prize at the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section.Following the world premiere of “Rodeo,” Quiveron started being courted by a flurry of U.S. agents while Les Films du Losange, which is selling her movie, is fielding several offers from top North American buyers.Produced by Charles Gillibert (“Annette”) at CG Cinema, “Rodeo” follows a hot tempered and fiercely independent young woman who infiltrates an underground dirt bike community in France.

Guy Lodge Film CriticFrench film “The Worst Ones (Les Pires)” is the surprise winner of the top prize at this year’s Un Certain Regard awards ceremony, with Italian actor-director Valeria Golino and her fellow jurors also handing prizes to Pakistani breakout “Joyland,” Romanian drama “Metronom” and “Corsage” star Vicky Krieps.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Plan 75,” Hayakawa Chie’s Japanese dystopian drama which world premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, has been sold in a raft of territories by Urban Sales. The movie is set in Japan, in a near future where a government program called Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized in order to remedy the aging society. The film weaves the stories of an elderly woman who isn’t able to live independently, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman and a young Filipino caregiver.

Michelle Keegan looked the perfect bride as she shared previously unseen wedding snaps to mark her anniversary. The Brassic actress and husband Mark Wright tied the knot seven years ago.

Courtney Love is expressing regret after publicly supporting Johnny Depp in the controversial defamation lawsuit with his ex-wife Amber Heard, following a series of videos posted online, where the musician praised the actor for his friendship and his presence in her daughter’s life, including one time when “Johnny gave me CPR in 1995 when I overdosed outside The Viper Room.” Now the ‘Hole’ singer is apologizing for her opinion on the videos, explaining that they were posted “accidentally” and not meant to be shared and seen by her fans and followers on Instagram.“I engaged in expressing thoughts online. The platform accidentally posted a story I didn’t want public (I’m sure it was not deliberate),” Courtney wrote, declaring that she wants to “show neutral support for a friend.”“I dont want to bully.

Courtney Love has apparently changed her course.

Courtney Love is expressing regret after her message of support for Johnny Depp went viral online.

Wow. Several celebs have weighed in on the defamation trial, choosing to throw their support behind either Johnny Depp or Amber Heard. But we don’t think we’ve seen one so confessional!

Courtney Love is speaking out after publicly expressing her support for Johnny Depp. Over the weekend, in a since-deleted video posted to social media, the 57-year-old singer explained how Depp had helped both her and her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, in the past, and questioned Amber Heard's motives, amid the star's defamation trial against the actress.«My side of the street, needs to stay clean; I engaged in expressing thoughts online,» Love captioned a video of herself walking her dog. «The platform accidentally posted a story I didn’t want public (I’m sure it was not deliberate) in it I am weaponising snark (what else do we do with snark?) Was it my own (granted, massive, a character defect, ego?) Was it a genuine, expression of support for someone whose been a wondrous presence in our lives? Is it ANY OF MY F**KING BUSINESS? No.»«What about the times I’ve been publicly defamed? My true friends have done so much to help me during these public ritual systemic humiliations? That s**t matters,» she continued.

Viola Davis brought guests at Kering’s annual Women in Motion dinner in Cannes to their feet on Sunday with a rousing speech acknowledging her roots and personal journey to Hollywood.“As much as I love Alexander McQueen — and I love Alexander McQueen — and the fabulous makeup,” said Davis, “I am always, always so moved when people tell me my work or my life meant something to them. But just know who I am at the end of the day is: I don’t want to leave something for people — I want to leave something in people.”Davis was speaking on stage at Kering’s annual dinner at the Cannes Film Festival, where she was the night’s honoree.

Courtney Love has revealed that Johnny Depp gave her CPR and saved her life after a 1995 overdose at Los Angeles’ Viper Room.Love shared her memories of her friendship with Depp, who is currently in an ongoing defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, in a now-deleted video that was shared on Instagram by her friend Jessica Reed Kraus.“I don’t really wanna make judgments publicly, but I just want to tell you that Johnny gave me CPR in 1995 when I overdosed outside the Viper Room with Sal,” Love said in the video.Adding how Depp supported her and Kurt Cobain‘s daughter Frances Bean during her own addiction struggles, Love said: “Johnny – when I was on crack and Frances was having to suffer through that with social workers – wrote her a four-page letter that she’s never showed me on her 13th birthday. He didn’t really know me.“Then he sent limos to her school when the social workers were crawling around – again, unasked – for her and all of her friends.”A post shared by Jessica Reed Kraus (@houseinhabit)In a further comment Love shared her “empathy” for Heard, saying: “I’ve been the most hated woman in the world before TikTok and it’s a really… I have a lot of empathy for what that must feel like for Amber.

Courtney Love is supporting Johnny Depp amid his legal battle against his ex-wife Amber Heard. In a video posted on a friend’s social media account over the weekend, the singer described how the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star saved her life after she overdosed outside The Viper Room in 1995.

The challenges of street casting are explored in The Worst Ones (Les Pires), an Un Certain Regard drama about a film within a film. Directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, it sees a film crew hit a working class French town, with thought-provoking and sometimes darkly funny results.  
 Flemish director Gabriel (Johan Heldenbergh) is casting kids in Picasso, in the suburbs of Boulogne-Sur-Mer. His feature is about a pregnant teen and her younger brother, and he wants authentic local residents. The neighbors are surprised that he’s only casting “les pires” — what they consider to be the worst ones, or the hoodlums. But there’s raw talent in Lily (Mallory Wanecque) and hot-headed little Ryan (Timéo Mahaut).

Kristen Stewart nailed casual chic as she departed the Hôtel Martinez during the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival on Monday.  The actress, 32, flashed the band of her underwear beneath a white Chanel crop top while exhibiting her legs in a pair of distressed denim shorts. Hitting the streets of the French city, she is currently staying at the five-star hotel, where prices per night reach a staggering €1,251 (£1,060).

Courtney Love has claimed that Johnny Depp once saved her life with CPR after she overdosed outside the Viper Room in Los Angeles, in 1995. In a series of videos shared by her friend Jessica Reed Kraus’s Instagram account, the “Mono” singer expressed her support for Depp amid his defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard. “I don’t really wanna make judgments publicly, but I just want to tell you that Johnny gave me CPR in 1995 when I overdosed outside the Viper Room with Sal,” Love said.

Gallery: He hired a PSYCHIC to contact his DEAD PIG?! Which stars believe in clairvoyance, tarot and crystals? (BANG Showbiz)“Then he sent limos to her school where all the social workers were crawling around, again, unasked, for her and all her friends to go to ‘Pirates [of the Caribbean]'. "He did it a bunch of times. He gave her her own seat [at the premieres] with her name on it.