Behind the Candelabra, which stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon as Liberace and his teenage lover Scott Thorson, has generated huge buzz at Cannes.

Christoph Waltz was left shaken after his television interview at the Cannes Film Festival was interrupted by gunfire.

Acclaimed antipodean screen director Jane Campion will lead a judging panel at the upcoming prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

News that 007 will ditch his signature cocktail for beer in Skyfall has reportedly angered a former James Bond actor.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's engagement could be a long one. The actor says the couple has yet to set a wedding date.

It has a reputation as one of the most glamorous global celebrity events, and it seems organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have no intention of letting standards slip.

New Zealand short film Blue has won a top critics' prize at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Unlawful Killing claims Britain's royals are racist "gangsters in tiaras" and Prince Philip is a womanising psychopath.

A new film professes to shed light on the rise to power of Nicolas Sarkozy.

A graphic image of a dying Princess Diana is set to be screened in a controversial documentary into her fatal crash.

In a quiet room tucked away from the mayhem in Cannes, mild-mannered Mark Strong is talking about his perceived nasty streak.

Scott packages his elements well, going for gritty realism in the battle scenes... But his take on this myth is as chilly as a northerly wind.

Hard times for the Cannes Film Festival, at least in terms of the splashy Hollywood films for which the world's most prestigious cinema showcase is known.

Film buffs are hoping this year's selection will be high on cinephile pleasures - since it seems unusually low on both star power and scandal.

Hato Paparoa was once one of the faces of Child Cancer, but this year signed autographs until his arm hurt at the Berlin film festival.