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And we're off…. Hours before the opening ceremony and the screening of Asghar Farhadi’s Spanish language Todos lo saben, starring the high voltage husband-and-wife team of Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, the Competition Jury press conference signaled the 71st Cannes Film Festival is officially underway.

Early trend on the first day of the 71st Cannes Film Festival: hair was anything but boring. Knots, buns, braids, curls and controlled non-control epitomized by the amazing Isabelle Adjani.

The glamour of Cannes is unfolding as you look at this. Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum in New York brought out the glitterati and hinted at what we will see on the Croisette in the days ahead – though the Met Gala provided extreme spectacle of a unique kind.

The 71st Cannes Film Festival begins under the pressure from assorted and interesting forces: the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, which put women’s rights front and center in the entertainment industry; the clash between French distributors and streaming platforms, especially Netflix; and the growing disenchantment from major studios and independents with the cost, the length, the timing and the peculiarities of the festival. At a last-minute, unscheduled press conference on the eve of the festival, Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux handed out #MeToo flyers to participants, announced a hotline – a phone number an email address – to allow attendees to reach out and denounce instances of harassment.

Here’s a quick look at some of the things we’ll be looking for off-screen and on the red carpet throughout this year’s Cannes Film Festival: spectacular fashion, distinctive accessories, the de rigueur heels that women are demanded to wear. A quick look at the accessories and glamour of last year’s Cannes Film Festival.

In a country whose film industry has rapidly – and firmly – established itself as one of the most dynamic in the world, it's no wonder that the Jeonju International Film Festival, which runs May 3 -12, is quickly finding an international – not just Asian – recognition. The festival takes place in the old town of Jeonju, one and a half hour fast-train ride south of the capital of Seoul, a much smaller town filled with traditional houses, restaurants, walkways, street food and young people often wearing the traditional Hanbok costume strolling its streets and parks.

Last week’s box office report was all about the dominance of Avengers: Infinity War, and the many records it won on its first outing. This week is about.

Golden Globe winner (forTrue Blood ) Anna Paquin is a fearless actress. Since she received the first of her five Golden Globe nominations at age 10, for her amazing portrayal of Flora, the little girl in director Jane Campion's The Piano, she always chose the most complicated or tortured characters to play.

HFPA journalist  Jenny Cooney met the powerhouse wife-husband writing-producing team, funny and witty Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino at the Hollywood Athletic Club. They have created TV shows like Gilmore Girls, Bunheads and the Golden Globe-winning comedy series The Marvelous Mrs.

HFPA Grantee Created in 1981, the American Cinematheque has been honoring and promoting the art of motion pictures, presenting films and videos otherwise not available to the large public,  and establishing a dialogue between audience and filmmakers, in the realm of classical, independent and new talent filmmaking. Home base of the Cinematheque is the historic 1922 landmark Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd, where the first Hollywood premiere of Robin Hood starring Douglas Fairbanks was held in 1922, and the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, where the Cinematheque started programming in 2005.