Clint Eastwood: Roman Polanski Venus

Alexander Payne Nebraska Dept: Eastwood or Penn arent physically expected at the 66th edition of the festival May 15-26 , unless they pop in for one of the many special events or parties at the annual cinema celebration on the Riviera waterfront, according to The Star. After being pilloried last year for failing to have a single female director amongst the 22 filmmakers in the Palme competition, you would have thought the Cannes selectors might significantly up the estrogen quotient for this year lineup, alongside such usual male suspects as the Coen Bros. Inside Llewyn Davis , Steven Soderbergh Behind the Candelabra , Alexander Payne Nebraska , Roman Polanski Venus in Fur , James Gray The Immigrant and Nicolas Winding Refn Only God Forgives and A close look at the Cannes Film Festival official slate makes you understand why fest chiefs Thierry Fr maux and Gilles Jacob admire tough guys like Clint Eastwood and Sean Penn. But their uncompromising spirit is evident in how the Cannes programmers resolutely refuse to bow to media or social pressure in how they select their films, especially the ones competing for the Palme d Or. Admirers will praise their consistency of vision; detractors will damn their stubbornness. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.