SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2014 Lupita, Kendall wow; Amy, MJ sell

lowing Oscar-winning actress Lupita ed as an actor, but it was very, very hard to portray.” Nyong’o shone bright at the Calvin Klein cel- The film premieres at Cannes on Tuesday. Gebration of Women In Film event in Cannes. She wore a shimmering blue Calvin Klein strapless Kendall Jenner wows dress with a slashed bodice styled with silver san- As France is electrified with buzz of a possible dals. To complement that look, the “12 Years a Kim Kardashian and Kanye West wedding in the Slave” star wore enviable teardrop cut out crystal country this month, sister of the bride-to-be Kendall earrings. During the exclusive event, she hung out Jenner has taken the other side of the country by with fellow WIF attendees , Rooney storm in Cannes. The tall, raven-haired 18-year-old Maara and . wowed crowds in the French Riviera, hitting the red carpet Wednesday for the “Grace of Monaco” pre- Paramount buys Adams sci-fi thriller miere in a black-and-white Chanel silk crepe dress One of the hottest properties in Cannes has from the cruise collection. The TV reality star and been acquired by Paramount Pictures. Paramount aspiring actress would conveniently be able to has purchased the North America and China distri- whizz up the country to attend if her more famous bution rights for “Story of Your Life,” a sci-fi thriller sister weds in , as is rumored. to star Amy Adams. Directing is Denis Villeneuve, the Canadian filmmaker who made last year’s kid- napping thriller “Prisoners” and the 2010 Oscar- nominated, French-language mystery “Incendies.”

In this photo, Lupita Nyong’o poses for photographers as she arrives for the In this photo Naomi Watts poses for pho- Women In Film Party at the 67th interna- tographers as she arrives at the Women In tional film festival, Cannes, southern Film Party. France, Thursday. — AP photos

In this photo Rooney Mara poses for pho- tographers at the Women In Film Party.

Based on a short story by science-fiction writer Ted Chiang, “Story of Your Life” is about a linguist (to be played by Adams) recruited by the military to trans- late invading aliens. It’s being produced and financed by FilmNation Entertainment in partner- ship with Lava Bear Films. Paramount, which said it expects to release the film in 2016, paid $20 million for the rights to the film, according to Variety and .

Gong Li doubling up In this photo Julianne Moore poses for Gong Li is a participant at Cannes, but next photographers as she arrives at Women In month, she’ll have higher profile role at a film festi- Film Party. val closer to home. The Chinese actress will head up the jury at the 17th annual Shanghai Film Festival, Michael Jackson doc sold which begins June 14. She said she agreed to it A documentary chronicling Michael Jackson in (From right) Turkish actress Demet Akbag, director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, actor Haluk reluctantly because she fears she may get too emo- his last years has been acquired at the Cannes Film Bilginer and actress Melisa Sozen hold signs reading ‘Soma’ to pay their respects to the tional. “It is a respect to a film, to a piece of art work. Festival. “Michael: The Last Photo Shoots” follows 284 Turkish miners who died following an explosion, during a photocall for their film However, it can only be given to one person. So the late superstar as he prepared for his ill-fated ‘Winter Sleep’ at the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, when you’re judging the award, you feel bad, comeback. It features interviews with his photogra- yesterday. — AFP because I, too, am in the business,” she said phers as well as stylists and friends. Renowned pho- Thursday. “So I hope when I’m the president of the tographer Bruce Weber photographed Jackson in jury, I can pull it together and not be so emotional.” 2007 for the re-release of “Thriller” on its 25th Stars show solidarity with miners Here at Cannes, she won’t have to deal with such anniversary, and celebrity photographer Matthew weighty matters. She is a L’Oreal ambassador and Rolston shot him the same year for Ebony maga- also has a film showing out of competition here. zine, his first US magazine interview in years. he stars of the Turkish film “Winter’s country’s worst mining accident. There has “Coming Home” reunites her with Chinese direc- Lightning Entertainment has acquired the interna- Sleep” are showing their solidarity for been an outcry of anger and protests from the tor Zhang Yimou, with whom she made some of tional sales rights. Its executive vice president, Ken Tthose affected by the mining tragedy in public, some of whom blame the government her most notable films like “Raise the Red Lantern,” Dubow, said in a statement Thursday that the docu- that country as they promote the film in for not taking action to correct alleged safety “The Story of Qiu Ju” and “To Live.” Gong plays an mentary will provide fans with “a rare behind-the- Cannes. The actors and director held up signs problems in Turkey’s mines. amnesia patient whose husband returns home after scenes look into his life.” Jackson died shortly with the hashtag Soma during their photo call “Winter’s Sleep,” by director Nuri Blige years of being away in prison. Gong said it was one before his London comeback concerts in 2009. yesterday for the movie. Ceylan, is a family drama starring Haluk Bilginer, of her most challenging roles: “If everyone can “Xscape,” a second posthumous album, was Soma is the Turkish city where at least 284 Demet Akbag and Melisa Sozen. All four held relate to this character, then I would have succeed- released this week. — AP people were killed in a fire in a coal mine, the the signs for photographers yesterday. — AP