The American presence at this year's Cannes Film Festival is sure to elicit discreet little gasps from the locals. Five of this year's 21 competition films are from the U.S.: Zodiac, No Country For Old Men, Death Proof, We Own The Night, and Paranoid Park. Three of the filmmakers involved have won the festival's Palme d'Or award in previous years: Quentin Tarantino, Gus Van Sant, and the Coen brothers. (Variety)
Speaking of the Coens, Brad Pitt will star in their newest, Burn After Reading, alongside George Clooney. The Coens' high-profile casting upgrades have earned them a range of results, but the cast should still attract old-time Coens fans, thanks to Frances McDormand (also Joel Coen's wife). (Reuters)
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