Lifestyle FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2014

Cannes film festival launches race for 2014 Palme d’Or ovies by David Cronenberg, Jean-Luc Godard, Mike Leigh Mand Ken Loach are among the films selected to compete for the top Palme d’Or prize at next month’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers said yesterday. Just 18 of the more than 1,700 films submitted have been rewarded with a coveted slot on the A file picture taken on April 8, 2014 shows Lebanese pop star Haifa Cannes shortlist. Cronenberg’s “Maps Wehbe arriving for a premier of her movie ‘Halawet Rooh’ at a cine- to the Stars”, Godard’s “Adieu au ma in the town of Dbayeh, North of Beirut. — AFP Langage”, Leigh’s “Mr Turner” and Loach’s “Jimmy’s Hall”, which is expected to be his last feature, will all Egypt pulls Lebanese be in competition at the May 14-25 movie extravaganza on the French star Haifa’s movie Riviera. gypt has suspended screen- Egyptian porn movie?” Films in the running for the ings of Lebanese film and “The movie doesn’t miss one Cannes festival Palme d’Or Epop star Haifa Wehbe’s lat- scene of Haifa without her expos- est movie after criticism over ing a part of her body,” Ramy “Sils Maria”, Olivier Assayas scenes deemed sexually provoca- Abdel Razak wrote in the review. “Saint Laurent”, Bertrand Bonello Cannes Film Festival general delegate Thierry Fremaux, left, and tive. Interim premier Ibrahim “In the only scene where she is “Kis Uykusu”, Nuri Bilge Ceylan Festival President Gilles Jacob, right, pose next to the poster of the Mahlab ordered “Halawet Rooh” dressed modestly ... the clothes “Maps to the Stars”, David Festival, at the end of a press conference to announce this year’s line up (Beauty of the Soul) off the are torn off her in a provocative Cronenberg in Paris, yesterday. — AFP screens until Egypt’s censorship way,” the reviewer said. Egypt’s “Deux Jours, Une Nuit”, Jean-Pierre board reviews it again, the prime National Council for Childhood and Luc Dardenne 1946, the festival is famed as much for as Robert Pattinson and Julianne minister’s office said late and Motherhood, a government “Mommy”, Xavier Dolan launching the careers of filmmakers Moore (“Maps to the Stars”), Hilary Wednesday. The Egyptian-made body, said the movie posed “a “Captives”, Atom Egoyan such as Steven Soderbergh and Swank and Meryl Streep (“The movie, said to have been inspired moral danger” which could “Adieu au Langage”, Jean-Luc Quentin Tarantino as for its glitzy red Homesman”), Berenice Bejo and by Monica Bellucci’s 2000 hit impact “public morals negatively”. Godard carpet photo calls, luxury yachts, star- Annette Bening (“The Search”) and “Malena”, was released across the The film’s producer Mohamed Al- “The Search”, Michel Hazanavicius studded parties and diamond heists. Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart “The Homesman”, Tommy Lee Jones country on April 3 for adult-only Sobky dismissed such criticism. Behind the scenes, film industry (“Sils Maria”). “Futatsume no mado”, Naomi audiences. The film contains “nothing executives and producers turn the fes- The film revolves around Rooh, that outrages public decency,” he Kawase “Mr Turner”, Mike Leigh tival into a huge marketplace as they ‘Pure fiction’ played by dark-haired pop star told Al-Mehwar television, cut deals to secure a share in the next Prior to yesterday’s announcement Wehbe, who ignites passion among adding Qatar was the only Arab “Jimmy’s Hall”, Ken Loach “Foxcatcher”, Bennett Miller big movie event. Other films in this by festival artistic director Thierry the men in her neighborhood when state were his film was not being “Le Meraviglie” Alice Rohrwacher year’s competition include “The Fremaux, only two films had been con- her husband is away. Wehbe’s screened. Not everyone wel- “Wild Tales”, Damian Szifron Homesman” by Tommy Lee Jones, firmed for the 12-day festival although revealing clothes and sexually comed the suspension. “The one “Timbuktu”, Abderrahmane Sissako “The Search” by Michel Hazanavicius, neither will be screened in competi- explicit movements has stirred harsh who bans a movie because he “Leviathan”, Andrei Zvyagintsev “Captives” by Atom Egoyan, “Saint tion. “Grace of Monaco”, starring criticism in Egypt. Independent thinks it breaks morals will ban a English titles given where supplied Laurent” by Bertrand Bonello, “Sils Nicole Kidman as the former newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm lashed movie” tomorrow for political by festival organizers. —AFP Maria” by Olivier Assayas and “Two Hollywood star Grace Kelly, will open out in a movie review headlined: reasons, television host Ibrahim Days, One Night” by the Dardenne the festival, while “Party Girl”, a French “Halawet Rooh: How to produce an Eissa said. — AFP brothers. From Asia, Japan’s Naomi film about an ageing nightclub host- Kawase makes the cut with ess, will open “Un Certain Regard”. Out of competition, Hollywood star “Futatsume No Mado” while Even before its release, the royal biopic Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut “Lost Abderrahmane Sissako from made headlines with the film likely to River” starring Mad Men actress Mauritania is included with be boycotted by Grace’s children Christina Hendricks gets a berth in the “Timbuktu”. The 2014 roll call raises Prince Albert and Princesses Caroline “Un Certain Regard” new talent sec- the prospect of an abundance of big and Stephanie who have dismissed it File photo shows tion. Held almost every year since names on the fabled red carpet such as a work of “pure fiction”. —AFP actors Amy Poehler, left, and Will Arnett Nas kicks off Tribeca with arriving at the 69th Annual Golden Globe documentary, concert Awards in he raw New York lyricism of Nas kicked off the 13th Beacon Theatre with a performance of the nine-track Los Angeles. annual Tribeca Film Festival with an exuberant hip- album. Thop beat. Tribeca opened Wednesday night with the Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro introduced the film as premiere of Time Is Illmatic, a documentary about the cre- not just about the making of an album, but about the mak- Will Arnett files for ation of Nas landmark 1994 debut album, Illmatic. The ing of an artist here in our hometown. The Tribeca Film divorce from Amy Poehler Queens native Nas followed the screening at New Yorks Festival runs through April 27. — AP ourt records show Will Arnett has filed for divorce from Amy Poehler more than 18 months after the comedians announced From left, director Ctheir separation. Arnett filed a divorce petition in Los Angeles One9, recording Tribeca Film Superior Court on April 8 citing irreconcilable differences. His filing artist Nas and writer Festival seeks joint custody of the pair’s two sons, who are ages 3 and 5. Erik Parker attend co-founder The actors announced they were separating in September 2012 the world premiere and actor after nine years of marriage. They were married in 2003 and have of ‘Time Is Illmatic’ Robert De maintained successful careers, with Poehler starring in NBC’s “Parks at the 2014 Tribeca Niro, left, and Recreation” and Arnett starring in CBS’ series “The Millers.” The Film Festival on with his wife court filing was first reported Wednesday by People magazine. — AP Wednesday in New Grace York. —AP Hightower.