Robin Wright Penn follows soon-to-be ex Sean onto Cannes Film Festival juryCANNES, France — The head of the Cannes Film Festival says Sean Penn is a hard act to follow. Cannes is looking ‘Up’ as festival turns lighter with opening-night animated rompCANNES, France — Heavyweights of world cinema dominate this year’s Cannes Film Festival: Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion, Ken Loach, Lars von Trier. Venice film fest to honor Disney creative exec Lasseter and Pixar directors for animationROME — The Venice Film Festival says it will give lifetime achievement awards this year to Disney’s chief creative officer and four Pixar directors for their work in animation. NY, VT mark Samuel de Champlain’s 1609 explorations; lakeside communities hosting eventsCROWN POINT, N.Y. — The sculpture of Samuel de Champlain gazes up the lake he explored 400 years ago this summer, opening the way for Europeans who made extensive use of the waterway during their 200-year struggle for control of North America. 40th New Orleans’ Jazz Fest wraps up another successful gumbo of classic, new tunesNEW ORLEANS — Music fans old enough to have attended the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 40 years ago boogied alongside those who weren’t yet born when the celebration of music, food and the culture of Louisiana began. Best of this year’s offerings at Tribeca Film Festival include ‘The Eclipse,’ ‘Racing Dreams’NEW YORK — Slimmed down to 85 films, the eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival, which wrapped Sunday, nevertheless had one of its most successful years — at least in terms of the films screened. Heritage stage is also a draw at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalNEW ORLEANS — Dr. John sat quietly behind the keyboard, still 90 minutes away from his second gig of the week at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. |