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Cannes Film Festival
Reporting on the most famous and fashionable, and the films, at the annual Cannes Film Festival
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Style Edit: Chopard inspired by fairy tales for Cannes Red Carpet
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5 films and TV shows that Anora star Mikey Madison has appeared in
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Meet Star Wars director George Lucas’ influential wife, Mellody Hobson
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European cinema
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Robot Dreams: story of dog and robot is an animated masterpiece
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