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In a Cannes lineup packed with veteran auteurs — Michael Haneke, Abbas Kiarostami, Alain Resnais — and relative newcomers like Lee Daniels and Andrew Dominik, here are six films to watch out for among the 22 contenders for the coveted Palme d'Or:

New scripted fare from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, including "The Carrie Diaries," a medical drama and "Beauty and the Beast" TV update highlight the network's 2012-13 schedule.

Legendary disco diva Donna Summer has died, a spokesman confirmed to TheWrap. 

Ahead of Thursday afternoon's upfront presentation, the top-rated cable network shared a collection of six dramas and four comedies.

The cable network has given pilot orders to Shed Media's "Bride or Best Man" and has put into development a romance/travel effort from the reality guru.

There's vintage fashion and there's ancient fashion — and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing tapped into the latter for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.

The CW is redeveloping "The Selection," a "Hunger Games"-like series that it passed on for the 2012-13 season -- and the network continues to develop a series about the D.C. comics hero Deadman, network president Mark Pedowitz said Thursday.

The untitled film, financed by a Kremlin-backed fund, will tell the story of Mathilde Kschessinska, a mistress to the last Russian tsar described by producers as "the ultimate femme fatale."

The changes come as the aging franchise enters its 19th cycle and shifts to a new home on Fridays.

The Producers Guild of America has changed the date of its 2013 awards, moving the ceremony back one week to Saturday, Jan. 26.

The actor spoke to THR in Cannes about voicing Jack Frost in DreamWork Animation and Paramount's animated "Rise of the Guardians."

A sea of options has led longtime leader Nickelodeon -- the house that SpongeBob built -- to suffer a 30 percent tumble in ratings.

The film, based on Matthew Scudder's book series, will be the first title financed and produced under a new three-year deal struck between Exclusive Media and Cross Creek Pictures.

The season finale for CBS' 'Criminal Minds' enjoyed a considerable boost Wednesday night, while ABC suffered a series of lows and Fox took a decisive if predictable win with "American Idol," according to preliminary numbers.

The actor spoke to THR in Cannes about voicing Jack Frost in DreamWork Animation and Paramount's animated "Rise of the Guardians."

CBS CEO Leslie Moonves told TheWrap Thursday that he believes Dish's new Auto Hop feature, which allows viewers to skip commercials when they watch previously aired shows, is illegal. 

For its upfront presentation to advertisers, CBS went big, broad and a little goofy – words that also describe many of its shows.

Fox tops the night, with the final three performances garnering the series' most viewers since March and the best demo showing of the month.

Audiences will soon be treated to the sight of Matthew McConaughey's toned body and cut abs as all-male strip club owner Dallas in Steven Soderbergh's "Magic Mike," where the actor will be seen performing a self-proclaimed "wonderfully filthy" dance on the big screen.

While the 42-year-old father of two wasn't …

Legendary disco diva Donna Summer has died, a spokesman confirmed to TheWrap. 

Legendary disco diva Donna Summer has died, according to a report on TMZ.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The family of a Hollywood executive reported missing more than two weeks ago called off on Wednesday a major search planned for this weekend after consulting with authorities. Relatives of Gavin Smith who had initially asked the public to help look for him also canceled a round of media interviews …