King's Speech reigns at BAFTA

This year's BAFTA Awards were held tonight at the Royal Opera House in London. As could have been anticipated from the film's earlier successes, the British production The King's Speech swept the Awards by winning in seven categories. (The film was nominated in 14.) The royal film grabbed the award for both the Best Film and (obviously) the Best British Film.

Best Leading Actor this year according to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts was Colin Firth in his role as King George VI in The King's Speech. This was Firth's second consecutive win at the Awards since he won the same prize last year for Tom Ford's A Single Man. Last time an actor won in the same category two years in a row was when Rob Steiger won for his roles in The Pawnbroker (Sidney Lumet, 1964) and In The Heat Of The Night (Norman Jewison, 1967) in 1967 and 1968.

Woody Allen opens in Cannes

Wilson and Cotillard on set of Midnight in Paris

Hollywood legend Woody Allen's newest film Midnight in Paris will open the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 11. Acting as the president of the Jury at the festival this year is Robert DeNiro.

Midnight in Paris is the 41st feature film Allen has directed over his career. The film is a romantic comedy that centres around a family travelling to Paris. Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard lead an international cast that also includes Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody and Michael Sheen.

Read the official press release here.