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Cannes winner 'Parasite' captures rich-poor gap in 'basic unit of life': director
The South Korean director of "Parasite," the darkly comic movie that won the top Palme d'Or prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival, described his film on Tuesday as "a candid portrayal of the rich and the poor." "Parasite" is a wickedly humorous suspense movie about class struggles set in modern South Korea, following a down-on-its-luck family of four who worm their way into jobs in a wealthy household.
Corden to return to 'Gavin & Stacey' hit show with Christmas special
Actor and talk show host James Corden said on Tuesday he was returning to his British comedy television roots this Christmas, co-writing and starring in a one-off special of hit show "Gavin & Stacey." The 40-year-old, who since 2015 has hosted "The Late Late Show" in the United States, shared a picture on Twitter of a script for the Christmas episode of the award-winning series about a young couple's long distance romance.
Rocker Hallyday's estate to be shared under French, not U.S., law
French rock singer Johnny Hallyday's estate must be shared under French law, a Paris court ruled on Tuesday, overriding a will written in California that excluded his two eldest children, lawyers on both sides said. Siblings Laura Smet and David Hallyday had challenged a July 2014 will - written in English when Hallyday lived in Los Angeles - that cut them out of their father's estate and left everything to his wife Laeticia as allowed under U.S. law.
