Cannes got the hump with Sacha Baron Cohen yesterday as the funnyman staged his latest stunt to promote his new comedy film, The Dictator.

'Trainspotting' actor Ewan McGregor will join actress Diane Kruger and fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier on the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

JUSTICE (18s) opens up as a straightforward revenge fantasy thriller, when high school teacher Will Gerard (Nicolas Cage) is approached by a mysterious character called Simon (Guy Pearce) and offered the opportunity to have his wife’s rape avenged in lethal fashion.

Madonna's directorial effort 'W.E.' will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

Oscar nominees Colin Firth and Carey Mulligan scooped the British Actor and Actress of the Year awards at the 30th Annual London Film Critics’ Circle Awards.

Daniel Day Lewis and Michael Caine are to be honoured at the British Independent Film Awards in London tonight.

Hollywood star Daniel Day-Lewis is to receive an honour from the British Independent Film Awards.

Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke has walked away with the top honor at this year's Cannes Film Festival for his drama 'The White Ribbon'.

A FAMILY drama starring an actor who grew up in Kerry and a first-time actress competes for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival today.

Talk of recession was put away tonight as the Cannes Film Festival got under way in upbeat mood.

AN award-winning film by acclaimed Dublin playwright Conor McPherson will be among a raft of Irish productions showcased at the Cannes Film Festival this week.

Dame Helen Mirren was queen of the Baftas tonight – winning best actress for her role as the monarch – while her movie was crowned best film.

Poor old Glasgow – as interesting and exciting a city as you could visit – gets the grim up north treatment once again in this gritty and compelling drama.

Director Ken Loach and Spanish star Penelope Cruz were among the big winners at the climax of the Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.

VETERAN Spanish director Pedro Almodovar leads the early running in Cannes this year with his bitter-sweet comedy Volver, as European cinema overshadowed Hollywood at the world’s biggest film festival.

Halle Berry is expected to bring a touch of glamour to the Cannes red carpet today.

Radical British filmmaker Ken Loach brought politics to the Cannes Film Festival today when he used the showcasing of his new film, set around the Irish Civil War, to attack the British government over the Iraq conflict.

The world premiere of the controversial movie The Da Vinci Code will open the 59th Cannes Film Festival today.

THE closing night of the Cork Film Festival has always been a fitting finale to Ireland’s premier fiesta of film, but this year there was an extra buzz in the air.