Amid the popping flashes from the paparazzi and the adrenaline-pounding round of parties, the grande dame of film festivals again brings together filmmakers, film lovers and film merchants to promote the art of movies.

Auteur directors mix in the cultural cornucopia of global independent cinema. Innovation, experimentation and, yes, politics are served up with exceptional storytelling. Moving Pictures presents the Cannes experience with red carpet photographs, in-depth movie reviews and more. -MPM

As Michael Haneke's "Das weisse Band" ("The White Ribbon") wins the Golden Palm and the FIPRESCI International Critics prize, Ron Holloway also takes a look at the winners in the Cannes sidebars. Click Read about the festival winners here...

Movie Reviews
- "Vengeance" (dir. Johnnie To)
- "Looking for Eric"  (dir. Ken Loach)
- "À l'origine" ("In the Beginning") (dir. Xavier Giannoli)
- "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" (dir. Terry Gilliam)
- "Up" (dir. Pete Docter)
- "Humpday" (dir. Lynn Shelton)
- "Precious" (dir. Lee Daniels)
- "Fish Tank" (dir. Andrea Arnold)
- "Un prophète" ("A Prophet") (dir. Jacques Audiard)
- "Antichrist" (dir. Lars von Trier)
- "Taking Woodstock" (dir. Ang Lee)
- "Go Get Some Rosemary" (dir. Joshua Safdie)
- "Tzar" (dir. Pavel Lounguine)
- "Kinatay" (dir. Brillante Mendoza)
- "I Love You Phillip Morris" (dir. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa)
- "Vincere" (dir. Marco Bellocchio)
- "Les herbes folles" ("Wild Grass") (dir. Alain Resnais)
- "Irène" (dir. Alain Cavalier)
- "Drag Me to Hell" (dir. Sam Raimi)
- "Das weisse Band" ("The White Ribbon") (dir. Michael Haneke) *Palme d'Or winner
- "Inglourious Basterds" (dir. Quentin Tarantino)
- "Politist, Adjectiv" ("Police, Adjective") (dir. Pavel Porumboiu)
- "The Time That Remains" (dir. Elia Suleiman)
- "Enter the Void" (dir. Gaspar Noé)
- "Map of the Sounds of Tokyo" (dir. Isabel Coixet)
- "Visage" ("Face") (dir. Tsai Ming-ling)

Photo Galleries
- Celebs at Cannes premieres for "Los abrazos rotos" ("Broken Embraces"), "Kûki ningyô" ("Air Doll"), "Fish Tank," "Samson and Delilah" and "Chun feng chen zui de ye wan" ("Spring Fever")
- "Un prophète" ("A Prophet") premiere
- "Taking Woodstock" premiere
- "Bright Star" premiere
- "Inglourious Basterds" premiere
- "Vengeance" premiere
- "Looking for Eric" premiere
- "Agora" premiere
- "Ne te retourne pas" ("Don't Look Back") premiere
- "Antichrist" premiere
- "Up" premiere
- "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky" closing film
- "A Christmas Carol" photo call
- Feature Film, Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or juries

Onsite Views      
Ron Holloway hits the Croisette for his 42nd Cannes fest and blogs the experience.

Special Features
- Cannes 2009 in Preview - films and filmmakers to watch
- All in the Family: Cannes Filmmakers Feel the Love