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The 76th edition of the Cannes film festival concludes today with the Closing Ceremony and presentation of the coveted award, the Palme d'Or which was awarded to Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall.  The Jury, presided over by director Ruben Östlund and includes director Maryam Touzani, actor Denis Ménochet…

When the credits rolled at the Lumiere Theatre Monday evening following the debut of Sam Levinson's The Idol, the loudest and heartiest cheer was handed to actor Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Randolph, best known for her work on Hulu's High Fidelity remake, plays Destiny, the confidante to Lily-Rose Depp's…

Sometimes in Cannes it's fun just to hover at the fringes of a party to observe the interactions, the body language, the eye-rolling, who's drinking what and who isn't. Related Story 'The Idol' Cannes Red Carpet Photos: Lily-Rose Depp, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Troye Sivan, Jennie Kim &#038…

Yes, there’s a reference made to Britney Spears in Sam Levinson's new HBO series, The Idol, and Lily-Rose Depp does play a Britney-like character who’s looking to rise from her funk, but as the Euphoria creator said at the Cannes press conference today, “We’re not trying to tell a story about any…

It's hard to know what to say about Sam Levinson's already controversial HBO series except that it says quite a lot about the increasingly attention-grabbing antics of the Cannes Film Festival that space was made at the prestigious Grand Théâtre Lumière for the first two episodes of a cable TV show. In a…

Sam Levinson's The Idol, the new HBO series starring Lily-Rose Depp and Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, received a five-minute-plus standing ovation after its world premiere out of competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday night. After the screening of the first two episodes of the series that…

The Cannes Film Festival hosted the world premiere of Sam Levinson's HBO original drama series The Idol, starring Lily-Rose Depp and co-creator Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye. Other guests who attended the event Monday night included BLACKPINK’s Jennie Kim, Troye Sivan, Ashley Levinson, Rachel Sennott, Sophie Mudd, Moses…

"When was the last truly f*cking nasty, nasty, bad pop girl?" This is the question posed in the teaser trailer to HBO's The Idol, which promises the kind of lurid, adrenaline-pumping pop-culture exposé you'd see if Paul Verhoeven was ever allowed to make a film like Showgirls again. Said trailer also…

HBO has set 9 p.m. Sunday, June 4, for the premiere of its music drama The Idol, starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Lily-Rose Depp. HBO also released a new teaser for the series, which as previously announced, will debut out of competition at next month’s Cannes Film Festival. Watch it above…

The morning of the Cannes lineup press conference is often described by movie journalists as ‘Christmas for arthouse film-lovers’. Yesterday was no different, with fest head Thierry Frémaux returning in his role as Santa to dole out gifts to a bevvy of expectant industry and writers. Below are some…

After weeks of speculation, Cannes Delegate General Thierry Frémaux confirmed Thursday morning that Sam Levinson's Euphoria follow-up The Idol will screen out-of-Competition at the festival. Related Story Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Haynes, Anderson, Glazer, Kore-Eda, Wenders In Competit…

In total, Cannes Film Festival General Delegate Thierry Frémaux today announced 52 titles that will debut at the 76th edition, which runs May 16-27 on the Riviera, and which he dedicated to the late producer and Telluride co-founder Tom Luddy. It's set up to be yet another starry affair — though to outdo l…