Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes gentle, quiet, long films. And he might win the Palme d’Or - AP News

Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes gentle, quiet, long films. And he might win the Palme d’Or  AP News

Cannes 2026: 'Moulin' brings the ordeal of a French Resistance hero harrowingly to life

Laszlo Nemes chose to focus his film on the confrontation between French resistance hero Jean Moulin and Klaus Barbie, the head of the Lyon Gestapo, using an immersive approach that raises questions.

Bitter Christmas review – grief, loss and artistic betrayal in Almodóvar’s film within a film

Cannes film festival: Spaniard’s latest life-v-art auto-metafiction feels slightly muddled as he directs a director directing a director With its rich, warm, summery colours, nothing could surely be less bitter or less Christmassy than this film. It’s the latest from Cannes competition regular Pedro Almodóvar, partly set during Christmas; the female lead actually complains about the yuletide traffic at one stage. But there’s no tinsel or sleigh bells or shopping for presents. Like Die Hard, i...

By Peter Bradshaw

Pedro Almodóvar chases elusive Palme d’Or as Andy García returns to Cannes with noir passion project

Spanish author Pedro Almodóvar returns to Competition at the Cannes Film Festival with "Bitter Christmas", a self-reflective drama about filmmaking and mental collapse. Meanwhile, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev premieres the gripping "Minotaur" dealing with tensions in Russia, while Andy García unveils "Diamond" – his long-awaited noir passion project starring Vicky Krieps and Brendan Fraser.

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Andy Garcia’s Neo-Noir ‘Diamond’ Earns 7-Minute Ovation at Cannes

Andy Garcia’s long-gestating passion project “Diamond” earned a warm seven-minute long standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday night, bringing a dose of old-school Hollywood glamour to the Croisette with a sprawling ensemble cast led by Vicky Krieps and Rosemarie DeWitt, who were on hand for the premiere. Premiering out of competition, the […]

By Elskes

Cannes: Exclusive Photos of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Seth Rogen, Riley Keough and More Stars at the Fest

A small but impressive cavalcade of stars descended on Cannes — and stopped at The Hollywood Reporter Studio at Meta House. Photographed by Guy Aroch.

By Laura Tucker

Andy Garcia’s Passion Project ‘Diamond’ Sparks 9-Minute Ovation In Cannes: “I Could Not Think Of A More Sacred Place Than Here To Share This Very Personal Journey”

Andy Garcia’s passion project Diamond sparked a 9-minute ovation in Cannes on Tuesday evening as the star set down at the festival in the company of co-stars Vicky Krieps and Rosemarie DeWitt. Billed as a love letter to L.A. and a homage to the great noir films of the past, the film is written and […]

By Melanie Goodfellow

Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev’s first feature in nearly a decade, ‘Minotaur,’ premieres at Cannes

Director Andrey Zvyagintsev premiered his new film Minotaur at the 79th Cannes Film Festival — his first feature in nearly a decade.