The making of Megalopolis, and more from Cannes | Film Weekly

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Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism Spotlight The Cannes film festival kicks off   We go inside Francis Ford Coppola’s 40-year battle to film Megalopolis The director has spent half his life and $120m of his own money to make his sci-fi epic – but some of his crew members are questioning his methods The latest from Cannes Greta Gerwig   ‘The number of female directors has gotten better. We’re not done yet’ ‘Exhausting and extremely dangerous’   Mohammad Rasoulof on his escape from Iran The women defying national and gender boundaries   ‘To escape Gaza is already an achievement. And then to be trans?’ Bird   Andrea Arnold’s untamed Barry Keoghan tale is a curate’s egg An Unfinished Film   Moving and mysterious movie about China’s Covid crisis On Becoming a Guinea Fowl   Rungano Nyoni’s strange, intense tale of sexual abuse More picks of the week ‘I am gross, animal and carnal’   Luna Carmoon on her disturbing, stinky-scented new film ‘I did a lot of yelling’   Tom Burke on socks, controversy and Mad Max Risk and reward   Life as a stunt double Ranked!   The greatest dancer of all time? Fred Astaire’s 20 best films Slow   The Lithuanian asexual romcom that raises ‘a lot of questions’ ‘It was a horrific night’   30 years on from the on-set death of Brandon Lee Peter Bradshaw's film of the week Hoard   A haunting study of loneliness and thwarted sexuality Luna Carmoon’s deeply strange and compelling study of hysteria shows the ways in which childhood trauma can bloom in adult life This week's reviews Ospina Cali Colombia   Giant of Latin American activist cinema explains himself Tiger Stripes   Coming-of-age body horror releases the monster inside Flickering Lights   How the arrival of electricity heralded peace in a turbulent Indian state If   John Krasinski’s so-so, sentimental family fantasy Vaychiletik   Beautifully-shot Mexican folk music study in the high arthouse style We recommend Emma   Sweetness, spite and bared bottoms Anya Taylor-Joy revels in the role of the handsome, clever heroine with a sadistic streak in this amiable adaptation of Jane Austen’s great romcom Get in touch If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email newsletters@theguardian.com Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Film Today. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396