Things could be going just a little better for Gwyneth [...]

Kiwi helmer Jane Campion will preside over this year's jury, as was previously announced by the Cannes Festival. The list of her co-jurors was released today, showing a cosmopolitan, if homogeneous (professionally speaking) mix of actors and directors hailing from the U.S., France, China, Korea, Denmark, Iran, France and Mexico. They form a compelling international cohort representative of countries in which

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Ever heard of the canuxploitation genre? The social media planet just did and it's been lighting up with howls of "Wolfcop" ever since the trailer for it came out yesterday. "Wolfcop," part-chainsaw massacre part-incredible hulk and part-robocop is silly and demented and has "double-bill" written all over it. It's made in Canada (Saskatchewan, to be precise) and has characters named as "tough henchman" and "trashy woman." So put

YSL is mega-hot. This year not one but two different [...]

This year's selection in Cannes, while not being particularly exceptional in terms of big-name wattage, could lead to some interesting results. For example, this marks Xavier Dolan's first year bringing a film to the competition series (he's been at Cannes before, but was never in line to compete for the Palme D'Or). A win for Dolan would validate years of efforts and progress. This year also marks Jean-Luc Godard's return, so to speak.

Screen Comment has an official poster for Cannes (and we [...]