A palliative love story wins the Palme d’Or in Cannes
Cronenberg’s ’Cosmopolis’ is shut out, but so is every one of the seven North American films in competition
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’Cosmopolis’: an inner space odyssey
As a blood-sucking capitalist in search of his soul, Robert Pattinson is more undead than the vampire in ’Twilight’
Cannes: Where the stars talk politics
Superheroes save the world at home, but anti-heroes are the avengers in France
Duelling limos: ’Cosmopolis’ vs ’Holy Motors’
As David Cronenberg vies for the Palme d’Or, he’s up against another film about a one-day limo odyssey
Nicole Kidman goes slumming in ’The Paperboy’, premiering at Cannes
There are R-rated shades of ’The Help,’ as Macy Gray eyes Zac Efron in his ’Risky Business’ briefs
Needles and damage done: ’Antiviral,’ ’Lawless,’ and ’The Hunt’ at Cannes
Brandon Cronenberg’s ’Antiviral’ draws horror from one thing that makes his dad squeamish—needles
Alec Baldwin, Cannes court jester
Animated features take so long, "we actually started recording our voice-overs 11 years ago."
Conrad Black’s return: a Maclean’s exclusive
’My brave sweet duck, the night is over,’ he said to Barbara Amiel
’Moonrise’ on the Riviera with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and two French-kissing kids
A gem by Wes Anderson opens Cannes on a sparkling note
Edwin Boyd, Canada’s notorious bank robber, makes the big screen at last
The real life anti-hero of ’Citizen Gangster’ was no Clyde Barrow—just a failed actor