Roman Polanski

Todd Phillips’s movie starring Joaquin Phoenix takes the top prize, while Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy was runner-up

The number of female directors in the film business remains stubbornly low

Different cases of Allen and Polanski show how past is now up for vigorous reassessment

Director Quentin Tarantino as enthusiastic as ever but can’t avoid criticism of his past

Review: At Vicar Street on Monday Ansari tackled race, 'cancel culture' and sex assault allegations

Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino reviewed, early Oscar buzz, plus Isabelle Huppert in Frankie

Cannes diary: Polanski’s latest film screens in secret; plus reviews of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Young Ahmed

The film, set in 1960s LA, stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, will compete for Palme d’Or

Prepare for DiCaprio, Pitt, freaky dancing and an awkward Manson Family association

Donald Clarke predicts next year’s best picture nominees. He used to be good at this...

Memeing of Life: Proven accusations are not actually enough to blacklist people

Test your knowledge of the past 12 months with these 100 questions – and you could win a prize

The silver screen’s spooky best from the last 100 years of cinema

Discrediting of movie stars we admire can be hard to process. But we never really knew them

Exhibition of Manson murder victim Sharon Tate's clothes is ‘honouring her memory’, says museum

‘If you always wanted a convertible and you get one then why should we demean that?’

Director who won Academy award for Rosemary’s Baby dismisses MeToo movement as ‘hypocrisy’

Junk Ensemble’s new production tells the ‘Lolita’ story from the young girl’s perspective

It is 50 years since the 1968 Cannes film festival was called to a halt in solidarity with protesting students – but don’t expect commemorations

Academy say pair removed ‘in accordance with the organisation’s standards of conduct’

Over the last few weeks a mass of interwoven accusations have pushed the movie director into an increasingly uncomfortable place

Kristin Scott Thomas on how French cinema has better roles for women, playing Churchill's wife – and Brexit

Obituary: Keith Chegwin rose to fame in British children’s television in the 1970s

Whether or not you watch work by discredited film-makers is an emotional decision

Manson was convicted of orchestrating murders of actor Sharon Tate and eight others

Dubbed father of world’s worst family, Manson claimed to be prophet sent to warn of ethnic conflict

Consent is low bar in sexual relations amid repellent behaviour and dominance

‘I don’t think that everybody has to come to a consensus that it’s okay’, he says of his new film, ‘I Love You, Daddy’

Review: A ragged Jennifer Lawrence keeps this wild Gothic ride aloft

Samantha Geimer wants case put to rest 'as an act of mercy to myself and my family'

Jagged edits and bad trip cliches mean Lorcan Finnegan’s latest fails to strike fear

Does one have to be without sin, stain or misdemeanour to earn an Oscar?

Film director wanted in US over sex with minor in 1970s quits awards following protests

The towering star of ‘Alien’, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Avatar’ deals with death in ‘A Monster Calls’

Film director, who had sex with a girl (13) in 1977, will not be sent to US if he enters Poland

New twist in US pursuit of filmmaker’s extradition over 1977 child sex conviction

Frank Finlay: August 6th, 1926 – January 30th, 2016

US sought extradition of Oscar-winning director after 1977 child sex conviction

Film-maker fled from America after conviction for having sex with girl (13) in 1977