Michele Maheux, director of communications at Cinemateque Ontario, is in France this month for the International Film Festival of Cannes. At press time, midway through the fest she filed this report….

May 15, Cannes: The halfway point of the festival has revealed some hits including Mike Leigh’s Secrets and Lies, Patrice Leconte’s Ridicule and Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves to name only a few in the official competition….

Cannes: After what many are calling a decidedly lackluster issue of the Cannes International Film Festival, the reception of the Canadian films here has taken on a new significance. While the media remained divided on the merits of almost all of…