From the archive, 24 May 2003: Cannes diary: Contrite Gallo apologises for pretension
Originally published in the Guardian on 24 May 2003: It has never happened before, and we may have to wait another 40 years for it to happen again
June 2003
Gallo: I never apologised for Brown Bunny
Actor-director Vincent Gallo has denied apologising for his derided road movie The Brown Bunny - and dismissed US film critic Roger Ebert as a "fat pig" for saying that he did.
Was it the French air traffic strikes that made this year's festival a little lacklustre? Or was it the worry that it will be upstaged by Venice? Derek Malcolm finds that even at its worst, Cannes is still the best festival in the world
Van Sant wins, and critics are left reeling
Elephant carries off Palme d'Or, with no prize for Dogville, amid belief that festival is losing its way.
A disappointing Cannes finishes with controversial decisions
Peter Bradshaw: The lineup of films at Cannes this year was so dismal that cynics will say that the 2003 Palme d'Or is devalued currency.
Amy Fleming reports from the press conferences, parties and publicity gimmicks of a surreal Cannes film festival
Tarantino producers plan Premier footie flick
First Eric Cantona donned a doublet in Elizabeth, now several Premiership players are being signed up to star in a big-budget Hollywood franchise being billed as football's Rocky.
Why j'aime Peter Greenaway... and why I loathe his films
The French revere him as Britain's most 'aristocratic' auteur. To the English he is an embarrassment. French critic Jean Roy and David Thomson slug it out