Nicole Kidman set for busy Cannes Fest with four titles in lineupApril 14, 2017 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nicole Kidman will probably need to bring a few red carpet looks to Cannes this year. The actress is appearing in not one, but four titles heading to the 70th edition of the festival, as revealed Thursday morning, April 13 by fest director Thierry Fremaux, The Hollywood Reporter reveals. Kidman stars in Yorgos Lanthimos' The Killing of a Sacred Deer alongside Colin Farrell, which is screening in the main competition. Also in competition is Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled, which stars Kidman and Farrell again, plus Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning. Out of competition, the actress appears in How to Talk to Girls at Parties, the sci-fi film from John Cameron Mitchell based on a Neil Gaiman short story. Finally, the actress is also in the second season of Top of the Lake, Jane Campion's acclaimed TV drama from production house See-Saw Films. Episodes will be screened in Cannes as a special event. No stranger to Cannes, Kidman was on the main jury in 2013. She also starred in the notorious opener Grace of Monaco in 2014, which sparked some of the fiercest critical responses of recent years. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |