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• Ava DuVernay and Kristen Stewart added to female-majority Cannes jury April 18, 2018
  Léa Seydoux and Denis Villeneuve also join 2018 film festival panel in wake of criticism over the lack of female directors in competition Related: Sign up to our Film Today email The full competition jury for this year’s Cannes film festival has been announced, with A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay and the actor […]
  Gwilym Mumford
• Music You Missed: the best new tunes from the Australian underground April 18, 2018
  From Divide and Dissolve to Xylouris White, our quarterly music column brings you the finest albums you probably haven’t heardLast month at SXSW I went to a panel called Sexual Misconduct in the Music Industry. Noisey’s west coast editor, Andrea Domanick, was speaking on it and she was very tired. An hour or so earlier, […]
  Kate Hennessy with contributions from Marcus Teague
• Lessons from Beychella: how to dress like Beyoncé this summer April 17, 2018
  Beyoncé’s headlining Coachella show referenced Nefertiti and had IRL-friendly takeaways like yellow hoodies, denim jean shorts, camo and berets. Here’s all you need to knowA new word was invented on Saturday night: Beychella, the rightful portmanteau for Beyoncé performing at Coachella and making it a festival – indeed a world – where she is queen […]
  Lauren Cochrane
• Lars von Trier set for Cannes return after seven-year ban April 17, 2018
  Festival boss hints that Danish director’s new serial killer film will join lineup – overturning expulsion imposed after ‘unacceptable’ comments in 2011 Related: Sign up to our Film Today email Cannes is set to add the newest film from Lars von Trier to its 2018 lineup, ending a seven-year ban of the controversial director at […]
  Gwilym Mumford
• Coachella review – pop's new democracy creates uneven city in the desert April 17, 2018
  Empire Polo Club, Indio, CaliforniaThe highs were high – of-the-moment rapper Cardi B, discomfiting art-rocker St Vincent, cosmic jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington – but others like SZA misfire, and the whole thing suffers from internet-era distractionWith a rumoured 40,000 extra attendees at the first weekend of Coachella 2018, the three-day festival is more congested than […]
  Eve Barlow
• Cannes film festival 2018: full list of films April 17, 2018
  The official selection has been announced for the 71st Cannes film festival running 8-19 May. Here are all the titles screening Related: Sign up to our Film Today email Continue reading...
  Guardian film
• Prepare for flower crowns! The best of Coachella 2018 – in pictures April 16, 2018
  Over 200,000 people attended one of America’s biggest festivals on its opening weekend, with Beyoncé’s historic headline set earning it the new title of ‘Beychella’ Continue reading...
  Ammar Kalia
• Eminem at Coachella review – career-spanning set is a perfect nostalgia hit April 16, 2018
  From his recent apocalyptic anger back to his early screwball humour, Eminem acknowledges his star has waned – but he’s still a funny, anthemic starParis Hilton is in the crowd at Eminem with her fiance, but are the millennials? I am standing between her and a sixtysomething white-haired man who will soon be swaying his […]
  Eve Barlow
• Seville springs into life with Feria de Abril celebrations – in pictures April 16, 2018
  The festival takes over the Andalucían capital from 15 April to 21 April attracting thousands of visitors each year. Sevilla society parades around the town in mantillas, in carriages and on horseback Continue reading...
  Arnel Hecimovic
• Beyoncé at Coachella review – greatest star of her generation writes herself into history April 15, 2018
  With guest spots from husband Jay Z, sister Solange and a reunited Destiny’s Child, this was a show about more than just music – it was about female power and self-belief‘Is that a catwalk?” says one woman, awaiting the arrival of this year’s Saturday night headliner. “It’s Beyoncé. Of course, it’s a catwalk,” snaps another. […]
  Eve Barlow