2021 Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival 2021: Sean Baker's Red Rocket may be one of this year's charmingly understated films

Red Rocket is a delightful romp that relishes in the narcissism of straight male sexuality yet it doesn’t get carried away by the deceptive charms of its own lead.

JFK Revisited: Oliver Stone revisits John F Kennedy's assassination in a new documentary

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass is a kind of non-fiction addendum to one of Stone’s most sensational and controversial films - JFK (1991).

As Cannes 2021 completes a week, a look at major films screened at the festival so far

Despite Covid restrictions, Cannes Film Festival 2021 has produced gems from Leos Carax, Joanna Hogg, Todd Haynes and more.

Léa Seydoux tests positive for coronavirus, likely to cancel appearance at Cannes Film Festival

Léa Seydoux is asymptomatic and isolating at home in Paris, and will only travel if she tests negative on consecutive days.

Cannes Film Festival 2021: Mark Cousins' documentary on evolution of cinema cites five Indian films

Mark Cousins' A New Generation cites Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur, Rajkumar Hirani's PK, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Ram-Leela, Anand Gandhi’s Ship of Theseus and Anand Patwardhan’s documentary Reason among the most important films of the current era.

Spike Lee becomes the first Black man to head Cannes jury; a look at his trailblazing career, rage and activism-infused cinema

Lee managed to keep the Hollywood machine at arm's length, maintaining control of his own marketing, distribution and editing, with mostly Black casts.

Cannes Film Festival: French actress Doria Dillier joins as host for opening and closing ceremonies

The 2021 Cannes Film Festival will be held from 6 to 17 July