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Star Wars and Cannes Film Festival

Updated 2026-05-23 20:35 UTC 1 source Positive

‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian’ is performing well in pre-releases, while Penélope Cruz’s ‘La Bola Negra’ premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to a 20-minute ovation. Both events highlight the entertainment industry's major milestones.

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Nothing says “I love you” like a bullet to the heart in Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s La Bola Negra (The Black Ball), an unashamedly romantic decades-spanning drama that emerged in the last days of a very austere Cannes Film Festival as a possible dark horse Palme d’Or winner. It’s long even by
2026-05-22 09:37 UTC
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Fresh from their rapturous debut last night in the Grand Théâtre Lumière, La Bola Negra filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi were joined by their cast, including Penélope Cruz, this morning for their official Cannes press conference.  The film, which landed a length 20-minute ovation last nig
2026-05-22 09:45 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Lucasfilm/Disney’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is pulling in around $12M in North American Thursday night previews. It could be slightly lighter when the sun comes up in LA. Shows began yesterday at 2PM. That preview figure is slightly less than the Thursday cash made by 20
2026-05-22 09:53 UTC
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