“Mad Max: Fury Road” has taken top billing at the second night of France’s Cannes Film Festival. <br /><br /> Director George Miller had a huge hit with the original trio of “Mad Max” films, starring Mel Gibson.<br /><br /> In the reboot, which was years in the planning and making, Charlize Theron stars alongside <br />Tom Hardy who plays Max. <br /><br /> Initial reviews of the new movie have been highly positive.<br /><br /> #Photocall #Cannes2015 – AN de Naomi Kawase, Film d'ouverture/Opening Film Un Certain Regard pic.twitter.com/2Sf9FqNmqO— Festival de Cannes (@Festival_Cannes) May 14, 2015<br /> <br /><br /> Meanwhile Japanese director Naomi Kawase’s movie “An” opens the Un Certain Regard selection. It’s a subtle and moving story about an old woman with a broken fate. <br /><br /> Euronews correspondent Frédéric Ponsard reported: “Cinema in all its forms is being celebrated in Cannes.<br /><br /> “The remake of Australian blockbuster Mad Max surprisingly turns out the be a triumph of feminism. While Japan presented a sweet and intimate feel-good movie.<br /><br /> “
