FILM OF THE WEEK: The Raid
An Indonesian martial-arts movie from a young Welsh director proves a surprisingly exciting affair.
NEW THIS WEEK: 2 days in New York
Starring Chris Rock, this fast-paced and sex-soaked picture picks up where the excellent 2 Days in Paris left off.
NEW THIS WEEK: She Monkeys
An award-winning Swedish coming-of-age drama with an entirely abstract title.
ALSO SHOWING: The Source, Even The Rain and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
A curious little comedy-cum-polemic from populist Romanian director Radu Mihaileanu, a knowing Bolivian thriller and a new digital restoration of Powell and Pressburger’s peculiar 1943 epic.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Broken, Cannes Film Festival
If nothing else, theatre director Rufus Norris’s debut feature, adapted from Daniel Clay’s novel about the roots and results of family violence, provides a fine showcase of British acting talent.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Rust and Bone
Sensitive stars Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts bring to life Jacques Audiard's unlikely love story.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson offers a charming and beautifully filmed parable of young love.
CANNES - FIRST REVIEW: Woody Allen, a documentary
Presented on the opening day of the 65th Cannes Festival is Robert Weide’s documentary about the back in-vogue writer-director.
STILL SHOWING: The Dictator
Master of disguise Sacha Baron Cohen rules as his latest monstrous and monstrously funny character.
STILL SHOWING: Dark Shadows
Johnny Depp and Eva Green get their Munster moment in Tim Burton's Gothic parody.
STILL SHOWING: American Pie: Reunion
More than a decade since they set the benchmark for filthy teen comedy, the old high-school friends reunite and are as rude — and mostly as funny — as ever.
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Marion Cotillard is the new princess of whales
Actress learned to train orcas in film tipped for Cannes prize.
Cannes Film Festival - in pictures
Follow the glitz and glamour as stars arrive for the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
Men In Black 3 is the most unique yet says Will Smith at Leicester Square premiere
Will Smith was joined by co-stars Josh Brolin, Alice Eve, Nicole Scherzinger and Emma Thompson in Leicester Square at the premiere of Men In Black 3.
Alan Rickman to play Hilly Kristal in new film CBGB
Alan Rickman has signed up to play New York club owner Hilly Kristal in forthcoming film CBGB.
Aaron Sorkin to write new film about Steve Jobs' life
The Social Network's Aaron Sorkin is to write the screenplay for a new film about the life of Apple founder Steve Jobs.
STILL SHOWING: Beloved
Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni give their all in Christophe Honoré latest musical drama.
STILL SHOWING: The Lucky One
Zac Efron stars as traumatised marine veteran working in a dog kennel as this parable about love and fate stumbles toward a feel good ending.
STILL SHOWING: Safe
Carefully choreographed fight scenes aplenty in this highly professional and sometimes stylish piece of nonsense.
STILL SHOWING: Avengers Assemble
Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and the rest of Marvel Comics’ finest combine to provide the spectacle of the year for fans of fantasy.
Cannes Film Festival in sexism storm as all Palme d’Or nominees are male
The Cannes Film Festival was at the centre of a sexism row today because all the nominees for this year’s coveted Palme d’Or are men.
Interview: Lenora Crichlow
Lenora Crichlow is the first black actress to play the lead in a British film, in a movie inspired by Olympic fever. She tells Richard Godwin why her activist father would have been so proud.
Stars come out to celebrate women in film in Cannes
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Action needed now on Romanian beggars who are turning Park Lane into an eyesore
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Baroness Warsi: Some Pakistani men think young white girls are "fair game" for sex abuse
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'Death threat' at London 2012 Olympics borough council meeting
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British banks hit by crisis as Spanish savers withdraw cash in euro crisis
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Public enemies: why Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton's favourite nightclub has closed
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London's latest Banksy: graffiti artist's new work gets protection
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Video: Random act of kindness cyclist says he could not stand by and watch homeless man rummage through bin for food
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