A man is detained by police and local security after shooting on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival yesterday evening. Photograph: Jonathan Gourdol/Reuters

Man arrested after discharging starting pistol on seafront

Baz Luhrmann, Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio watch some 3D playback on the set of The Great Gatsby

Great Scott! Luhrmann’s latest labour of love has arrived.

The streets of Cannes were, yesterday afternoon, buzzing with a proper grown-up news story when it emerged that $1 million worth of jewels had been robbed from a room in the Novotel Hotel. Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters

French film festival shows no signs of being Cannes’d

Director Asghar Farhadi (R) and cast member Berenice Bejo pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film ‘Le Passe’ (The Past) in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival. Photograph:
Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters

Farhadi has firmly established himself as a kinder Ingmar Bergman

This potential prizewinner is replete with cruelties of varying hues

Sofia Coppola’s new film shows the director still has style – but what substance?

 Baz Luhrmann, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire attend the ‘The Great Gatsby’ Press Conference during the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals last Wednesday. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

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