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Indian cinema on a mission at Cannes to dispel Bollywood image

By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES | Sun May 19, 2013 8:36am EDT CANNES (Reuters) – Indian movie actors and a new wave of directors are on a mission at the Cannes film festival – to show that their industry, which turns … Continue reading

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Down-on-luck singer steals show in Coen brothers Cannes film

By Alexandria Sage CANNES | Sun May 19, 2013 9:20am EDT CANNES (Reuters) – Folk music, Greenwich Village and a quick-footed cat star in the new Coen brothers movie at the Cannes film festival on Sunday, kicking off the first … Continue reading

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Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA’s turf with folksy ballad

By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden | Sat May 18, 2013 9:01pm EDT MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) – Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with … Continue reading

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Beatles’ guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES | Sat May 18, 2013 11:33pm EDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday … Continue reading

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ABBA in the air as 26 countries fight for Eurovision glory

By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden | Sat May 18, 2013 7:59pm EDT MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) – Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with … Continue reading

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Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest

MALMO, Sweden | Sat May 18, 2013 6:40pm EDT MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) – Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning with the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed … Continue reading

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Denmark’s folksy ballad wins Eurovision

By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden | Sat May 18, 2013 7:51pm EDT MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) – Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with … Continue reading

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Agonizing family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival

By Alexandria Sage CANNES | Sat May 18, 2013 10:00am EDT CANNES (Reuters) – A film about baby-switching by Japan’s Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian challenger as … Continue reading

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Native American actress proud to walk Cannes red carpet

By Belinda Goldsmith CANNES | Sat May 18, 2013 10:41am EDT CANNES (Reuters) – Native American actress Misty Upham never dreamt she would be walking the red carpet at Cannes to showcase a film shot on her reservation. Upham features … Continue reading

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Vocal acrobatics of "La Donna del Lago" an "Olympic" challenge

By Josie Cox LONDON | Sat May 18, 2013 11:11am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – Even with one of the world’s most athletic opera singers at her side and plenty of practice, American mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato reckons the latest London production … Continue reading

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