IndieWire's "Screen Talk" podcast lays out the festival's early activities, from the opening night gala and Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible" stunts to the likely animated Oscar contender "Arco."

Sound of Falling,' directed by German filmmaker Mascha Schilinski, kicking off the competition slate at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Some Cannes Film Festivals take days to get going in terms of critical hits. Not this year. We told you a while ago about the buzz for Mascha Schilinski’s Competition film Sound Of Falling. We told you in February that it was a surprise likely entry for Competition,