Cannes shrugs off economic gloom, reels in stars

The Palais des Festivals in Cannes

The French Riviera shrugs off economic gloom to reel in a bevy of auteur directors and megastars, from Quentin Tarantino to Brad Pitt, for its annual Cannes film festival frenzy More..

Asia's dark pics make a splash at Cannes

Asia made a splash at Cannes with films from Korea, Hong Kong and the Phillipines this weekend, almost all throwing dark violent blood-spattered visions of the world onto festival screens More..

Korean tale of 'Mother' triumphs at Cannes

Emotional Korean tale "Mother" of a woman's relentless fight to save her backwards boy won a standing ovation for cult "The Host" director Bong Joon-ho at the Cannes festival Saturday More..

African-American director takes Harlem to Cannes

African-American director Lee Daniels, whose tale of the struggles of a black Harlem girl got a triumphant welcome at Cannes, said he was thrilled to see his films could "touch the world" More..

Aboriginal director offers Cannes love story

Aboriginal director Warwick Thornton offered Cannes a tale of young love and a no-holds-barred look at the troubles blighting indigenous communities with the film "Samson and Delilah" More..

Spain's Amenabar brings Cannes toga-clad philosophy flick

Spanish film-maker Alejandro Amenabar took Cannes back to Egypt 400 AD on Sunday with a toga-clad parable on religious extremism starring Rachel Weisz as a martyred philosopher More..

Mother-love's dark side exposed at Cannes

"Mothers," says young cult Korean director Bong Joon-ho, "can be noble figures, or savage beasts More..

Mussolini's mistress, love-child seen in Cannes

Mussolini's secret mistress and their love child come to life in a film by Italian director Marco Bellocchio showing in competition at the Cannes film festival More..

Pixar chief says Cannes slot for 'Up' is 'like a dream'

Pixar's co-founder said on Wednesday the Cannes red carpet rolled out for the studio's new cartoon caper "Up," which opens the 12-day Riviera film festival Wednesday night, was "like a dream More..

Cannes rolls out red carpet as world's top filmfest kicks off

Cannes rolled out the red carpet Wednesday to welcome a bevy of movie megastars and A-list directors at the opening of the world's top film showcase More..

Cannes critics give nod to 3D animation 'Up'

Kitted out with goofy red-and-black glasses, hard-nosed Cannes film critics gave a warm welcome to Disney-Pixar's latest offering, feel-good 3D animation "Up", at a press screening ahead of the festival kick-off Wednesday More..

Rwanda's killers and victims shown at Cannes

Shot over a decade in a lush hillside corner of Rwanda, Cannes movie "My Neighbor My Killer" looks at whether victims and perpetrators of a mass atrocity can ever learn to live together again More..

Cannes gets political on first day for top prize

A torrid gay sex movie from China and a blistering denunciation of screen and music censorship in Iran threw world politics centre-stage at the Cannes film festival on Thursday More..

Cannes red carpets 3D 'revolution' with flick 'Up'

Cannes will add a new chapter to its history -- and give a nod to what some hail as the future of cinema -- when the Riviera film festival kicks off Wednesday with a 3D animated movie, Pixar's "Up" More..

Coming soon! Cannes' battle of the movie giants

The Cannes party-scene may be a leaner meaner affair in this year of economic crisis, but all-out warfare looms on the movie front as the globe's hottest directors, from Ang Lee to Quentin Tarantino, battle for the festival trophy More..

Censor-defying Chinese director back at Cannes

Defying the authorities, controversial Chinese director Lou Ye is offering a movie on love and homosexuality at the Cannes film festival this week that was shot on the quiet in east China despite a state work ban More..

Cannes film to shed light on Mussolini's mistress

Mussolini's secret mistress and their love child emerge from the shadows of history in a film by Italian director Marco Bellocchio to be shown in competition at the Cannes film festival later this month More..

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