Entertainment News Roundup: Cannes director criticises rivals for allowing Netflix movies in too easily; Raffaella Carra, Italian singer and TV presenter, dies at 78 and more

With the Swiss Alps and sailboats as a stunning backdrop, he appeared for the fourth time at one of Europe's most prestigious summer music festivals, canceled last year due to the pandemic. Cannes director criticises rivals for allowing Netflix movies in too easily The head of the Cannes Film Festival took a swipe at rival events on Monday, saying some had been too quick to allow movies made by streaming giants into their main competitions without applying strict rules, and had harmed cinema as a result.


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Entertainment News Roundup: Cannes director criticises rivals for allowing Netflix movies in too easily; Raffaella Carra, Italian singer and TV presenter, dies at 78 and more
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Box Office: 'F9' Reigns Over July 4th Weekend as 'Boss Baby 2,' 'Zola' Start Strong

It won't be a weekend for the record books, but this year's July 4th holiday box office haul is a marked improvement on the 2020 edition. The box office boost is thanks to a trio of new movies, the kid friendly "The Boss Baby: Family Business," the gruesome thriller "The Forever Purge," and the satirical comedy "Zola," each appealing to vastly different moviegoing audiences. Also propping up domestic grosses is a series of holdovers, namely "F9: The Fast Saga" and "A Quiet Place Part II."

Swiss Alps, sailboats are 'magic' decor for Ibrahim Maalouf at Montreux Jazz Festival

French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf gave back-to-back shows at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Monday night, performing on a floating stage built specially on Lake Geneva for a limited number of fans with a COVID 19-free certificate. With the Swiss Alps and sailboats as a stunning backdrop, he appeared for the fourth time at one of Europe's most prestigious summer music festivals, canceled last year due to the pandemic.

Cannes director criticises rivals for allowing Netflix movies in too easily

The head of the Cannes Film Festival took a swipe at rival events on Monday, saying some had been too quick to allow movies made by streaming giants into their main competitions without applying strict rules, and had harmed cinema as a result. Platforms like Netflix have thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic and picked up several top film awards, while studios and cinemas have struggled as coronavirus restrictions closed movie theatres and pushed more viewers online.

Film fans, holidaymakers mingle for COVID-conscious Cannes comeback

Armed with coronavirus tests and face masks, movie stars will start arriving in Cannes from Tuesday for the return of the world's biggest film festival, which aims to help cinema bounce back from the blow dealt it by the global pandemic. Organisers and local authorities are banking on strict coronavirus protocols and testing to keep the event trouble-free, as the French government steps up warnings over growing cases of the highly transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant.

Raffaella Carra, Italian singer and TV presenter, dies at 78

Raffaella Carra, one of Italy's best-loved singers and television presenters, who became almost as famous as a symbol of sexual liberation in Spain and South America as in her own country, died on Monday aged 78. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said Carra, "with her laughter and her generosity accompanied generations of Italians and took the name of Italy around the world".

(With inputs from agencies.)

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