Gil Cates, Jr. will direct and Sean Astin and Chris [...]

American cinema is the star at France's Deauville International Festival, which takes place August 30-September 8 in Normandy. John Travolta, Nicolas Cage and Cate Blanchett will be honored this year, as was announced by organizers late last week.

Program will include several first-films, including Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station," which already got the Jury's prize

Italian Writer and journalist Vincenzo Cerami, author of “Life is [...]

A film that created news on the festival circuit this year is Ryan Coogler's "Fruitvale Station," due out this Friday. It is based on true events that occurred in the eponymous metro station in Oakland, Calif., namely, a violent tussle that led to an innocent man dying at the hands of the police. The events were captured via mobile phone camera by an eyewitness, the footage of which is shown at the start of the film. "Fruitvale

It is called Hashima Island and it is located a few miles from Nagasaki, Japan. This island was the inspiration for the setting of "Skyfall," released at the end of 2012. James Bond fans who want to experience the mystical atmosphere of the island that was inhabited by the evil Raoul Silva (played by Javier Bardem) can now tour this strange piece of land via Google Street View.

Previously a major mining site, Hashima became a ghost town

Having begun his career as a TV scribe Tobias Lindholm got co-writing duties on Thomas Vinterberg's "Submarino" (2010) and "The Hunt" (2012). He collaborated with Michael Noer ("Northwest") on scripting and directing, in 2010. These efforts seem to have naturally led Lindholm to direct "Hijacking," his first solo effort.

Danish cargo ship M.V. Rosen

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