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Our Man in Cannes: Summer plans of the stars
Oh No They Didn't! — ... competition prizes will be announced Sunday. The leading contenders for the Palme d’Or are: Arnaud Desplachin’s “A Christmas Tale”; Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling”; Charlie Kaufman’s “Synecdoche, New York”; Nuri Ceylan’s “Three Monkeys”; Steven Soderbergh’s “Che”; and the Dardennes brothers’ “Lorna’s Silence.” I must, however, point out that I have never accurately predicted the Palme d’Or winner in the past decade. My pick this year is “Synecdoche.” Maybe I’m due. Source The movie sounds interesting, are there clips or trailers up anywhere?

Scott Speedman Cannes It
Just Jared — ... France. Speedman , who plays an uncle who raises a teenager whose parents were involved in a fatal traffic accident, has said, “Atom liked me in My Life Without Me , but he thought I was too young. But we did an impromptu audition, I flew up and convinced him. That’s my goal, to work with great filmmakers. He’s an artist, but he’s not a blacksuit-wearing pretentious prick. I’d do one line in his next movie if he’d let me.” Speedman and costar Rachel Blanchard (both 32) say they’re going to spend the next month or so traveling Europe, rather than returning to L.A. “I’m ...