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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012

Cannes gripped by Palme d'Or fever as end nears

One day before the big prizes are handed out, Cannes has a serious case of Palme fever. Will the jury go for the Palme of reason ("Amour"), the Palme of passion ("Holy Motors"), or something unexpected?

EUROVISION

Sweden's Loreen triumphs in Eurovision contest

The 2012 Eurovision Song Contest title was claimed by Sweden's Loreen in Azerbaijan on Saturday after wowing voters with her entry "Euphoria". The singer had earlier caused controversy by meeting with local rights activists before the contest.

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012

Pattinson fails to deliver in Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012

Efron and Kidman light up torrid ‘Paperboy’

It was greeted by boos and jeers. But Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman bring heat and humor to Lee Daniels' Southern thriller "The Paperboy", a pulpy, outrageously entertaining treat with a bit more on its mind than people may think.

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012

'Holy Motors' steals 'On the Road' thunder

Speculation about what film could take home the top Palme d'Or prize raged at Cannes Wednesday, with Leos Carax's crazy, inspired "Holy Motors" seen as a frontrunner. Walter Salles's lovely "On the Road" drew mostly shrugs and scoffs.

Culture

Art collection of Bardot's late husband fetches $56 million

The art collection of late German playboy Gunter Sachs went under the hammer for more than $56 million at a London auction Tuesday. The works included an Andy Warhol portrait of Sach's former wife Brigitte Bardot.

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OBITUARY

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dies at 62 after cancer battle

Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, who along with his brothers Maurice and Barry created disco hits such as “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever”, died on Sunday evening after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.

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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012

‘Superficial’ Cannes snubs feminist protest as 'India’s Brigitte Bardot' shines

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Grammy-winning disco icon Donna Summer dies at 63

US disco legend Donna Summer died Thursday in Florida from cancer at age 63, her family said in a statement. The Grammy-winning artist had a string of hits in the 1970s and '80s, including "I Feel Love" and "She Works Hard for the Money".

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Mexican author Carlos Fuentes dies at 83

Author Carlos Fuentes died on Tuesday at a Mexico City hospital at the age of 83, the National Council for Culture and the Arts has confirmed. Mexico’s best-known novelist was celebrated for his writings on the failures of the Mexican revolution.

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2012

Feminists cry foul as Cannes prepares for take-off

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Buren fills Paris's Grand Palais with colour

France’s newly elected President François Hollande attended the opening of the latest Monumenta project at Paris’s Grand Palais on Wednesday. The artist, Daniel Buren, was one of a number of celebrities who backed him during his election campaign.

CONTEMPORARY ART

Rothko painting sets auction record at $87 million

The Mark Rothko abstract painting “Orange, Red, Yellow” has set a new auction record for contemporary art, fetching nearly $87 million in a sale that showed the strength of the art market despite global economic gloom.

ARCHEOLOGY

Study shows French prehistoric paintings ‘oldest and most elaborate’

The prehistoric rock paintings of bears and horses in France’s Chauvet cave are more than 30,000 years old, new radiocarbon dating evidence has shown, confirming that the well-preserved cave art is the most ancient and most elaborate of its kind.

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