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The Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday, is shaping up to be full of surprising and compelling moments. From Hollywood legends to canine reporters, RFI looks at a few of the hot topics at this year's festival.

News of director Mohammad Rasoulof’s escape from Iran adds a dramatic twist to the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday against an already volatile backdrop of wars raging on Europe’s doorstep, potential worker strikes, and rumours sex abusers may be outed even as they hit the red…

Zara McDermott investigates the queasy online fallout after the 2022 Idaho student killings. Plus, Boris Johnson plumbs new depths. Here’s what to watch this evening

Officials say Thomas Creech's spiritual advisor will be allowed to stand next to Creech with a hand on his shoulder during the scheduled Wednesday execution. Creech has been imprisoned since 1974.

Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Schrader completes 'Oh Canada,' a thought-provoking film about mortality and self-reflection. Richard Gere delivers a compelling p...

The Oscar-nominated writer and director behind ‘American Gigolo’, ‘Cat People’ and the script for ‘Taxi Driver’ speaks to Geoffrey Macnab about battling ill health, his sadness over Lindsay Lohan, and why he wouldn’t criticise Scorsese in public

Hollywood’s old guard have been finding a new audience through frank opinions, unlikely videos and fan interaction

French cinema risks being sacrificed on the altar of market forces; it would be an incalculable loss, says the journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld

By joining the likes of Harvey Keitel for Direct Line and Judi Dench for Money Supermarket, the Oscar winner is threatening his legacy by nodding to his ‘Taxi Driver’ character in a TV commercial for a ride-sharing app, writes Nick Hilton. What is he thinking?