Cannes makes do with lighter lineup
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May 12, 2010, Wednesday
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HARD times for the economy. Hard times for the Cannes Film Festival, at least in terms of splashy Hollywood films for which the world's most prestigious cinema showcase is known.
Cannes opens today with Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood," one of the few A-list premieres at this year's festival, whose lineup has an undercurrent of economic themes.
The timing of Cannes could not be better for "Robin Hood," which stars Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. The movie opens theatrically today in France and elsewhere over the next two days, including the United States on Friday, so the media frenzy as Crowe and Blanchett strut the Cannes red carpet is great publicity as it tries to compete with current blockbuster "Iron Man 2."
"It's an honor, but it's also bloody useful. Everything today is marketing. You've got to get positioned really fast. You better establish yourself in that opening week," said Scott. "We're very happy to be opening Cannes, because it's such an enormous venue and helps get your film out there."
Along with "Robin Hood," starring Crowe robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, Cannes offers a first look at modern-day financial wolves with Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," the followup to their 1987 hit "Wall Street."
The 12-day festival also features director Charles Ferguson's "Inside Job," a documentary narrated by Matt Damon that examines the causes of the economic meltdown. The Directors' Fortnight, a lineup of films outside the festival's main program, also features Jean-Stephane Bron's "Cleveland vs. Wall Street," about a lawsuit against mortgage bankers the city blames for devastating real-estate foreclosures.
The new "Wall Street" also stars Josh Brolin, who appears with Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins in Woody Allen's romance "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," which premieres at Cannes. Watts has another Cannes entry, co-starring with Sean Penn in Doug Liman's "Fair Game."
"Fair Game" is the only film by an American director among the 19 competing for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize.
Cannes opens today with Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood," one of the few A-list premieres at this year's festival, whose lineup has an undercurrent of economic themes.
The timing of Cannes could not be better for "Robin Hood," which stars Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. The movie opens theatrically today in France and elsewhere over the next two days, including the United States on Friday, so the media frenzy as Crowe and Blanchett strut the Cannes red carpet is great publicity as it tries to compete with current blockbuster "Iron Man 2."
"It's an honor, but it's also bloody useful. Everything today is marketing. You've got to get positioned really fast. You better establish yourself in that opening week," said Scott. "We're very happy to be opening Cannes, because it's such an enormous venue and helps get your film out there."
Along with "Robin Hood," starring Crowe robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, Cannes offers a first look at modern-day financial wolves with Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," the followup to their 1987 hit "Wall Street."
The 12-day festival also features director Charles Ferguson's "Inside Job," a documentary narrated by Matt Damon that examines the causes of the economic meltdown. The Directors' Fortnight, a lineup of films outside the festival's main program, also features Jean-Stephane Bron's "Cleveland vs. Wall Street," about a lawsuit against mortgage bankers the city blames for devastating real-estate foreclosures.
The new "Wall Street" also stars Josh Brolin, who appears with Naomi Watts, Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins in Woody Allen's romance "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," which premieres at Cannes. Watts has another Cannes entry, co-starring with Sean Penn in Doug Liman's "Fair Game."
"Fair Game" is the only film by an American director among the 19 competing for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize.
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