"7 Days in Havana", a snapshot of the iconic Cuban capital brought to the big screen in seven chapters by seven top international film-makers, held its world premiere Wednesday in Cannes. More »Seven top directors take seven slices of Havana to Cannes
Who cares about the audience? They'll soon all be dead anyway, French auteur Leos Carax told Cannes without a blush on Wednesday, saying he makes his films for himself. More »Forget the audience, French auteur tells Cannes
Beautiful, bold and bonkers: French auteur Leos Carax shot to the front of the Cannes race on Wednesday with a wild ride of a film featuring jamming accordionists and a flame-haired troll. More »Bold and baffling 'Holy Motors' takes Cannes for a ride
Eurovision is everywhere in Baku, the easternmost city to host the annual song contest, as the Azerbaijani capital seeks to present a glitzy and sparkling front to the world for its biggest event ever. More »Glitzy Baku seeks to sparkle at Eurovision
Jack Kerouac's cult novel "On the Road", a sex and drug-fuelled hymn to youthful freedom, hit the big screen in Cannes Wednesday in what its stars called a tribute to today's revolutions. More »'On the Road' pays tribute to Beat Generation at Cannes
Kylie Minogue said Wednesday she shed her popstar skin to step on screen in "Holy Motors", a wackily experimental parable on life's futility that has shot to the front of the Cannes race. More »Kylie sheds popstar skin for 'bonkers' Cannes film
Indian acting legend Amitabh Bachchan has warned his millions of fans to keep their eyes peeled for his long-awaited Hollywood debut, otherwise they might miss it altogether. More »Bollywood superstar defends humble Hollywood debut
Brad Pitt returned to Cannes on Tuesday as a humane hitman in "Killing Them Softly," an anti-capitalist gangster movie that delivers a damning indictment of the state of the American nation. More »Brad Pitt's hitman kills American dream in Cannes
Cannes veteran Ken Loach brought the rain-soaked Riviera a burst of sunshine Tuesday -- and jolted a few consciences along the way -- with a bittersweet comedy about whisky, kilts and the scourge of joblessness. More »Kilts-and-whisky comedy tells Cannes hard truth with a smile
New French President Francois Hollande will hit the big screen in a new documentary by the screenwriter of a feature film about his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy, the filmmaker told AFP Tuesday. More »After Sarkozy, Hollande to get big-screen treatment
Two high-profile documentaries exposing the impact of reckless waste dumping on local communities and public health brought a dose of consciousness-raising to the Cannes glamour fest Tuesday. More »Cannes gets 'trashed' with two meaty documentaries
Lady Gaga broke her silence about a jeopardised concert in Jakarta, saying on Twitter Tuesday that she was facing censorship from Indonesian authorities and threats of violence from Islamic hardliners. More »Lady Gaga tweets about Islamic hardliner threats
Brad Pitt on Tuesday scotched rumours that his wedding to the other half of Hollywood's hottest couple, Angelina Jolie, would take place in August. More »Brad Pitt scotches rumours of August wedding to Jolie
An Iranian film noir about an academic who returns home after two decades in the West to a family and country he no longer recognises made a splash at the Cannes festival this week. More »Iranian film noir casts spell in Cannes
Record-breaking blockbuster "The Avengers" stayed atop North America's box offices for a third straight week, easily outgunning new arrival "Battleship," industry data showed Monday. More »Avengers outgun 'Battleship,' stay atop US box office
Roman Polanski on Monday delivered as promised his latest film at Cannes but it turned out to be an ad for the Italian luxury design house Prada. More »Polanski surprises Cannes with Prada ad
When Tadashi Okuno got a part in Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami's new film, the 82-year-old had never set foot outside of Japan. Now he is about to walk up the red carpet at Cannes. More »Octogenarian Japanese actor in Cannes on first trip abroad
Relatives of a Hamas leader allegedly slain by a Mossad hit squad are looking to block the release of an Israeli-French spoof on the raid -- not because it portrays him as a "terrorist" but because it shows him drinking in a hotel bar. More »Relatives outraged over spoof on Hamas chief's killing
French veteran Alain Resnais returned to Cannes two weeks before his 90th birthday on Monday with a theatrical film about love, death and acting, one of 22 running for the Palme d'Or top prize. More »Veteran Resnais, 89, returns to Cannes
Isabelle Huppert plays three roles in "In Another Country" by South Korean director Hong Sang-soo about French women lost in translation among admirers in Asia, premiering at Cannes on Monday. More »Huppert lost in translation in Korean Cannes entry
A Romanian nunnery tale, a killer whale of a drama and a wrenching story of love and death jostled for Cannes glory on Monday as the world's top cinema showcase hit the half-way mark. More »Drenched Cannes feels love as festival hits half-way mark
Azerbaijan on Monday hit out at critics ranging from Iran to Western rights groups as it tried to combat pressure over alleged abuses ahead of hosting the prestigious Eurovision song contest. More »Azerbaijan slams critics ahead of Eurovision
Lady Gaga rocked the Philippines Monday, defying critics and state censors as thousands of fans, many of them dressed as outrageously as she was, roared their approval. More »Defiant Gaga rocks fans -- and censors -- in Manila
Aboriginal feel-good comedy "The Sapphires" got a glittering reception in Cannes, drawing strong reviews and a standing ovation for its world premiere at the Riviera film festival. More »Aboriginal 'Sapphires' sparkle in Cannes
It seems like yesterday that women's erotica was something to be read in private under the sheets. But no more. More »Digital media brings erotic books out of the closet
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