CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on political and social issues in the movie industry, which he said came at the expense of the actual films.
"In the past, people only talked about the cinema. We as organizers only had one anxiety - the films: will people like them, will people hate them?" Fremaux said at a news conference with journalists on Monday.
... (continue reading...)(Reuters) - Games Global, the UK-based maker of online casino-styled games, withdrew its plan for an initial public offering in the United States on Monday.
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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