Cannes

Super-yacht prices plummet as recession hits

Jan 15, 2009
By Mike SteereLONDON, England (CNN) -- "Right now, there has never been a better time to buy a super-yacht."That is according to Jamie Edmiston, London-based director of international yacht company, Edmiston. Edmiston told CNN that as the g...

"Waltz" in foreign Oscar running

Jan 15, 2009
By Alex DobuzinskisLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Israel's animated war film "Waltz with Bashir," a Golden Globe winner, was named on Tuesday to a short list of nine movies up for Oscar nominations in the foreign-language contest, but an Italian e...

Cannes winner misses out on Oscar

Jan 15, 2009
Cannes Film Festival winner Gomorrah has failed to progress in the race for best foreign language film prize at the Oscars next month. The Italian mafia movie, which won the grand prix at the French gala, is not in the Academy's nine-strong shortlist...