'Fast' emotionsAlthough there was no Hollywood blockbuster launch in Cannes and some festival-goers reported fewer American film execs in town than usual, the cast of the original "The Fast and the Furious" provided some US sparkle.
US actor Vin Diesel arrives for the screening of the film "The Fast and the Furious" © Ian LANGSDON / AFP
Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and the daughter of late co-star Paul Walker reunited for a midnight screening to mark 25 years since the car-racing blockbuster, with their smiles, tears and tributes to Walker providing a moment of raw emotion in the packed main cinema.Ovation clockwatchStanding ovations at premieres are a serious and competitive business in Cannes, with reporters timing them as an indicator of how well a film has been received. This year's winner appeared to be Spain's "La Bola Negra" ("The Black Ball"), a sprawling gay-themed drama set partly during the country's civil war, that was awarded a hand-aching 16-minute round of applause on Thursday, according to industry title Variety. Bardem unfiltered
Spanish actor Javier Bardem was in a sweary mood © Thibaud MORITZ / AFP
Spanish superstar Javier Bardem, many people's tip for the Cannes best actor award for his turn in "The Beloved" by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, is known as one of the industry's most outspoken figures on issues from Gaza to violence against women.In an expletive-laden outburst at a press conference on Sunday, he slammed the "toxic masculinity" of US, Russian and Israeli leaders Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu and accused them of being obsessed with the size of their manhoods. Travolta honoured
