Rarely has the Cannes Film Festival been the scene of so daring a plan — the attempted resuscitation of Mel Gibson’s shattered career.
Two days before Ai Weiwei’s disappearance, the artist spoke out at his Beijing studio about police surveillance and harassment.
Mary gave birth to twins, in author Philip Pullman’s new book; Jesus was good but his brother, Christ, was a rogue. <em>Charlotte Higgins</em> reports
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The creator of a subtle and unashamedly beautiful fresco in gold leaf has been named this year’s winner of Britain’s most prestigious art prize.
Charlotte Higgins reports on Jane Campion’s clarion call at the Cannes Film Festival for female directors to step up.
Salman Rushdie’s epoch-making novel <i>Midnight’s Children</i> is the best-ever winner of the Man Booker (literary) prize, according to a public vote.
Back after 19 years, the new Indiana Jones film premiered at Cannes. Charlotte Higgins reports from the festival.