Cannes 2013: Roman Polanski says fight for female equality is ‘a great pity’

Director claims the pill has 'chased away the romance in our lives' as he brings new film Venus in Fur to Cannes

Trailer Trash Cannes

Jason Solomons has all the Cannes gossip, including news of Michael Fassbender's fake head and Naomie Harris's long walk to stardom

Cannes 2013 round-up, week 2: Gosling for breakfast, skinflicks for lunch

Nicolas Winding Refn's tense, brutal thriller? Sorrentino's beguiling look at fading beauty? Soderbergh's Liberace biopic? Any one of them could win the big prize, writes Tom Lamont

Cannes 2013: Venus in Fur – first look review

Roman Polanski never takes us out of the theatre with his adaptation of David Ives' play about sexual role-play, but he adds an elegance and wit, says Peter Bradshaw

The hottest French films of 2013

This year's Cannes film festival showcased a crop of French films that are well worth looking out for when hit in the UK, says Peter Bradshaw

The hottest French film star of 2013: Omar Sy

The most successful French-language film ever made, Intouchables, has turned Omar Sy into an international star, says Ryan Gilbey

This week’s new DVD & Blu-ray

The Unbelievable Truth | Blow Out | Doctor Who And The Daleks & Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 AD | Lore | Theorem

This week’s new film events

Picnic Cinema | Selected III | The Stone Roses: Made Of Stone + Q&A | Tyneside Cinema Anniversary

The Hangover Part III, Something In The Air, Epic 3D: this week’s new films

Steve Forrest obituary

Hollywood actor best known for his starring role as Lieutenant Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson in the 70s cop series S.W.A.T

Cannes 2013: Only Lovers Left Alive – first look review

Peter Bradshaw: Jim Jarmusch's vampire film puts an original spin on a well-worn genre, but there's something unavoidably studenty about its fascination with muso philosophising and retro cool

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