- Happy Cannes Day! It's opening day for the Festival de Cannes, the most exclusive and luxe film festival in the world, held for its 62nd year in the French Riviera. And for the first time ever, an animated film will launch the festivities -- Up, Pixar's latest project (and first 3-D venture). The festival has garnered media attention this year for being stacked with auteurs' and major directors' pet projects, such as Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, and Pedro Almodóvar's Los Abrazos Rotos. [New York Times]
- Kidman Backs Out of Allen Project. Nicole Kidman has severed ties with the unnamed Woody Allen project she was set to star in -- the Australian actress didn't cite reasons. The film, which is to start filming in London this summer, also stars Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto and Anthony Hopkins. So it's not like it'll lose any star power. [Variety]
- "Jon & Kate" Wife Sounds Like She Wants Out? If you eyed Jon Gosselin's abnegation of those cheating allegations with even a mite of doubt -- well, here's more fuel for that fire. Wife Kate admits in an interview with People that she struggles with her marriage, and proffered this semi-shockingly candid admission that she and her husband no longer see eye-to-eye. Excerpt: I don't know that we're in the same place anymore, that we want the same thing," she says quietly. "I've been struggling with the question of 'Who is this person?' for a while. I remember where I was the first time I heard her name. It's one of those things where you can try to make it go away, but there's blaring, red flashing lights." [People]
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