Cannes 2021

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.

Cannes Film Festival 2021: Notes on returning to live screenings and the red carpet, with lurking thoughts of saliva tests

"The applause for the opening film Annette seemed to crack the auditorium open even before the screening began, a telltale sign of an emotional audience who have missed watching anything on big screen far too long."

Cannes 2021 jury president Spike Lee on how he survives back-to-back movie viewing schedules

Report: “As my mother would say, ‘Take your skinny, rusted Black butt to bed,’” Spike Lee spills the beans on how he prioritises sleep over constant socialising at Cannes Film Festival this year

Cannes Film Festival 2021: Eka, Kabul Melody, Birds Street — South Asian films looking for break at fest

While Suman Sen's Eka is one of 10 projects in La Fabrique Cinema, four South Asian documentaries one each from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal is vying for the docs-in-progress awards of Cannes Docs 2021

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.

Cannes 2021: How Mark Cousins stands out among cinephiles, as someone who lives and breathes cinema

To Cousins, cinema is an unstoppable artform — one forever mutating, adapting and evolving.

Cannes Film Festival 2021 to screen Dhumkkudiya, Jharkhandi film directed by Nandlal Nayak

Dhumkkudiya, based on the true story of a 14 year old minor who is a survivor of human trafficking and sexual abuse, will be screened at Cannes Film Festival 2021 on 12 July.

Bill Murray concert movie, Ari Folman's Where is Anne Frank? added to Cannes 2021 lineup

The official selection was announced last week, with 24 films from renowned names such as Wes Anderson, Nanni Moretti and Sean Penn, competing for the Palme d'Or and the affection of a jury headed by Spike Lee.