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    Woody Allen’s “Cafe Society” to open Cannes Film Festival

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    In this May 15, 2015 file photo, director Woody Allen attends a press conference for the film "Irrational Man" at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
    PARIS (AP) --

    Woody Allen's latest film, "Cafe Society," will open this year's Cannes Film Festival.

    Programmers say the movie, starring Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg, will have its red-carpet premiere at the French Riviera festival on May 11.

    Blake Lively, Parker Posey and Steve Carell also appear in the film, set in Hollywood in the 1930s.

    Tuesday's announcement confirms Cannes' love affair with the 81-year-old American director. It's Allen's third film to open the festival, after "Hollywood Ending" in 2002 and "Midnight in Paris" in 2011.

    "Cafe Society" is not in competition for the Palme D'Or and other prizes, to be awarded by a jury headed by "Mad Max" director George Miller.

    The 69th Cannes Film Festival runs May 11-22.

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    Elmo tells all: “Sesame Street” 55th season features SZA, Chris Stapleton, Reneé Rapp and more

    Thursday, January 9, 2025
    This image released by Sesame Workshop shows singer SZA, left, with muppet character Oscar the Grouch on the set of "Sesame Street." (Richard Termine/Sesame Workshop via AP)

    Appearing on "Sesame Street"? That's the best idea.

    The 55th season of the acclaimed family program features a star-studded lineup of musicians that would be the envy of any summer festival: SZA, Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan, Reneé Rapp and Samara Joy.

    The upcoming season will focus on lessons in emotional well-being. It debuts Jan. 16 on MAX with new episodes releasing every Thursday. "Sesame Street" will also be available on PBS stations and to stream on PBS Kids in the fall.

    No one is more excited than Elmo himself.

    "There's a lot to learn from music — yeah, timing and harmonies and melody and different styles and different cultures," the 3 1/2-year-old monster told The Associated Press. "It's really cool! We've got a lot of wonderful people come and do some music with us on 'Sesame Street,' like Miss Reneé Rapp and SZA! Chris Stapleton, Noah Kahan, Samara Joy — lots of great people!"

    Songs double as life lessons on "Sesame Street," from an alt-R&B-pop track about gratitude with SZA to an acoustic number about feelings with Rapp.

    "SZA is really cool — really talented. And 'gratitude' was a new word for Elmo, too. So, Elmo learned all about gratitude with SZA," he said.

    "Elmo was feeling really, really happy after his playdate with Miss Reneé. It was a really beautiful song. She's got a great voice and Elmo hopes she comes back soon."

    As for the secret to a great "Sesame Street" song? According to Tony - and Grammy-winning composer, producer and "Sesame Street" music director Bill Sherman, its "earworms on earworms."

    "If the verse is an earworm, so is the chorus. Mostly in pop music, the chorus is the earworm, and the verses are just a bunch of jumble." The difference, he explains, is... Read More

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