Cannes Film Festival
LGBTQ+ associations file complaint against Marion Maréchal for transphobic slurs over Cannes win
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28.05.2024
LGBTQ+ associations file complaint against Marion Maréchal for transphobic slurs over Cannes win
When the Cannes Film Festival made history last Saturday by awarding the Best Actress prize to the ensemble cast of…
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Emilia Pérez’ — Jacques Audiard wows with Palme d’Or frontrunner
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19.05.2024
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Emilia Pérez’ — Jacques Audiard wows with Palme d’Or frontrunner
You are not ready for this one… Cannes mainstay Jacques Audiard returns to the Competition with a Spanish-language melodrama about…
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ — Yórgos Lánthimos proving you have to be cruel to be kind
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18.05.2024
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ — Yórgos Lánthimos proving you have to be cruel to be kind
After the box office draw and acclaim of The Favourite and Poor Things, Yórgos Lánthimos reunites with his long-time writing…
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Bird’ — Andrea Arnold’s superb fantastical tale set in broken Britain
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18.05.2024
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Bird’ — Andrea Arnold’s superb fantastical tale set in broken Britain
Celebrated British director Andrea Arnold is no stranger to Cannes. Three of her five feature films have won the Jury…
Cannes Film Festival 2024: Best looks and red carpet moments so far
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17.05.2024
Cannes Film Festival 2024: Best looks and red carpet moments so far
Every year, the red carpet at Cannes is one of the biggest events for fashion enthusiasts — and for good…
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Megalopolis’ — Francis Ford Coppola’s disastrous folly
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17.05.2024
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Megalopolis’ — Francis Ford Coppola’s disastrous folly
This is the toughest review I’ve had to write in a long time. It borders on impossible, as I stopped…
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ — An origin story worth telling?
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16.05.2024
Cannes 2024 review: ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ — An origin story worth telling?
For many, watching Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015 was a jaw-on-the-floor affair, witnessing a modern blockbuster masterpiece which somehow…
Francis Ford Coppola controversy breaks as veteran director allegedly kissed extras on set
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15.05.2024
Francis Ford Coppola controversy breaks as veteran director allegedly kissed extras on set
His return to the Croisette this year is one of the major talking points amongst cinephiles. However, veteran filmmaker Francis…
Cannes 2024: ‘Le Deuxième Acte’ (‘The Second Act’) – Quentin Dupieux’s loopy take on Pirandello
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15.05.2024
Cannes 2024: ‘Le Deuxième Acte’ (‘The Second Act’) – Quentin Dupieux’s loopy take on Pirandello
Opening films at the Cannes Film Festival are rarely all that good. In recent years, Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t…
Cannes 2024 preview: The 10 Palme d’Or contenders you need to look out for
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15.05.2024
Cannes 2024 preview: The 10 Palme d’Or contenders you need to look out for
It’s nearly upon us, and once again, the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled a doozy of a line-up — which…