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Now truly is the time for X-Men: Days of Future Past. After the solid performance of Rio 2 and the entirely unanticipated success of Son of God, Fox Studios can lay claim to their first true megahit of 2014 with its latest X-Men release.

The Jury, lead by Jane Campion, had a tough time choosing. After Campion’s remarks about gender inequality at the beginning of the festival and her criticism of the machismo still prevalent in the film business, they awarded the Palme d’Or to one of the last films shown – Winter Sleep.

And The Winners Are.

The Festival Sideshow Cannes wouldn’t be Cannes without masses of starlets and wannabes who have no film and no business here. Or a business that has nothing to do with art or cinema.

CANNES REPORT: The moon went for a million and that was the least of it. At the end of the night the stars had raised an unbelievable 38 million for AIDS research, more than tripling last year’s record.

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The moon went for a million and that was the least of it. At the end of the night the stars had raised an unbelievable 38 million for AIDS research, more than tripling last year’s record.

Cannes wouldn’t be Cannes without masses of starlets and wannabes who have no film and no business here. Or a business that has nothing to do with art or cinema.

Cannes Day 8She came, spoke and conquered: Sophia Loren was the guest of Cannes’ master class series, and the lines in the hot and humid Palais de Festival started forming two hours before the much coveted event. The security was powerless against the onslaught.

Longtime HFPA member Avik Gilboa, teacher, a Hollywood correspondent and a uniquely charming man of the world, died in Los Angeles on May 19, 2014, at age 85, surrounded by family and friends, following more than a year of failing health. Avik was born of Russian-Polish heritage in Palestine and attended an agricultural boarding school where he was a shepherd.