ITV

Category: International

  • It‘s curtains at Cannes 2009

    MUMBAI: Curtains were drawn down on the 2009 Cannes Film Festival after Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky were showcased.

    Judges of the festival deliberated on this year‘s awards winners and finally came to the conclusion after which veritable newcomers the Austrians came out on the top.


    The coveted Palme d‘Or-Cannes‘s top prize-went to Austria‘s Michael Haneke‘s The White Ribbon that centers on impending World War I guilt and tragedy.


    Acting honours were shared between Austrian Christoph Waltz, star of Quentin Tarantino‘s World War II flick Inglourious Basterds, and fellow Charlotte Gainsbourg of Lars von Trier‘s Antichrist. Gainsbourg stars opposite veteran actor Willem Dafoe in Antichrist.


    Among the surprises at this year‘s Festival were past Palm d‘Or winners Jane Campion and Ken Loach and Oscar winners Ang Lee and Pedro Almodóvar.

  • Moore to Tackle the Economy

    MUMBAI: After attacking gun users in Bowling for Columbine, George W. Bush in Fahrenheit 9/11, and the healthcare system in Sicko, Moore is now turning his attention to the mega-rich who brought the world‘s economies to their knees.

    Moore — who won an Oscar for Bowling for Columbine — avers, “The wealthy, at some point, decided they didn‘t have enough wealth. They wanted more — a lot more. So they systematically set about to fleece the American people out of their hard-earned money. Now, why would they do this? That is what I seek to discover in this movie


    .” The new documentary is due for release in October.

  • Father Pays Tribute to Gordon

    MUMBAI: The father of British actress Lucy Gordon has paid tribute to his tragic daughter after her suicide at an apartment in Paris last Wednesday.

    Richard Gordon described the Spider-Man 3 star as the “light” of her family and told of his pride over her blossoming Hollywood career.

    He said, “The whole family is so proud of Lucy, and we always have been… We loved her so much throughout her life. She was the light of mine, her mum‘s, and her sister‘s lives.

    The devastated dad also put an end to speculation over the circumstances of 28-year-old Gordon‘s death by confirming that two suicide notes had been found at her Paris home — one written to her parents and the other outlining her wishes for the disposal of her estate.

  • McCartney demands to remove his mansion from Google Maps

    MUMBAI: Paul McCartney has demanded that photos of his London mansion be removed from Google‘s online Street Map feature. The star was concerned for his safety after learning his home had been photographed for inclusion on the interactive site, which gives users panoramic views of city and residential streets around the world.

    Security heads for the Beatles legend complained to bosses at Google — and now images of the star‘s townhouse in St. John‘s Wood in North London have been wiped off the Internet map.