French filmmaker Laurent Cantet, who won the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2008 for his school-set film "The Class", died on Thursday aged 63, his agent said on Thursday."He died this morning in Paris of an illness," his agent Isabelle de la Patelliere told AFP. The filmmaker had been working on a film called "L'apprenti" ("The Apprentice") which had been set for release next year.
New York's highest court on Thursday overturned disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges, a stunning about-face in the case that launched the #MeToo movement.- 2024: New York conviction overturned - In a shocking reversal, the highest court in the state of New York overturns Weinstein's 2020 sex crime conviction in a 4-3 decision on April 25.
Thibau Nys grabbed the overall lead in the Tour de Romandie on Thursday when he had enough energy left to outsprint the remnants of a day-long breakaway.But Nys sprinted past for his first World Tour victory.