Ngema’s flaws should not overshadow his remarkable contribution to South African cultural history
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We look at the eight South African films that are hoping to make a mark at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
Since the 1960s there has always been plenty of flesh at Cannes. As the red carpet is rolled out, Peter Bradshaw awards his own Palme Phwoar.
From actor Terry Pheto making her producer debut at Cannes to a Twitter catfight and Prince’s reaction to Freddie Gray’s death, here’s our round-up.
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French director Abdellatif Kechiche immediately urged the large crowds protesting against gay marriage in Paris to go and see his Cannes winner.
Forest Whitaker turns in a solid performance as a cop searching for a white teenager’s murderer in "Zulu" – a violent portrayal of SA gang culture.
The 2013 Cannes festival wraps up on Sunday, with uncertainty surrounding which film will be declared best picture.
Ryan Gosling’s latest offering gets booed, Jerry Lewis makes a come back and the festival’s spree of high-profile robberies continues.
Jewellery worth more than $1-million due to be loaned to stars treading the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival has been stolen in a heist.
150 local filmmakers having registered to attend the 66th edition that opened on Thursday.
Maturity is en vogue for people and poodles
this year, writes Catherine Shoard.
"Harry Potter" star Emma Watson abandons magic for pole-dancing and cat burglary in Sofia Coppola’s latest movie.
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The black-and-white silent film <i>The Artist</i> has been at the head of this year’s Golden Globe nominations, holding six nods to itself.
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Despite his many successes, Woody Allen
still defers to those who inspired him
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US director Terrence Malick won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival on Sunday for <em>The Tree of Life</em>, a meditative, metaphysical epic.
Texan director is considered a frontrunner, with one critic saying Cannes has been desperate to give him prize for 30 years.
The Cannes film festival stumbled towards its close on Friday, still reeling from the shock expulsion of Danish director Lars Von Trier.