Day 8: The wild and weird "Holy Motors" provides a shot of adrenaline, and Ken Loach doesn't want to watch his language

"Killing Them Softly" juxtaposes Obama's rhetoric with grim violence, but Brad Pitt tells Cannes press conference it's not a slap at the president

Day 7: Three movies that weren't ready in time for Cannes steal the spotlight from the movies that did make it to the festival

Kino Lorber plans summer release for "Meet the Fokkens," documentary about twin 69-year-old hookers-turned-brothel owners

British drama about the torture of a terrorist will premiere on Channel 4 in the UK before worldwide theatrical release

Gilles Bourdos film is love story about painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, his director son Jean Renoir and the young woman who inspired them both

Millennium/West Coast agreement calls for co-production and co-financing of two or three films a year, beginning with Antoine Fuqua's "White House Taken" with Gerard Butler

Cannes may not have chosen any women directors, but films like "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "Beyond the Hills" speak with strong female voices

Actor Aniello Arena wins praise for his role in "Reality," but can't come to Cannes because he's serving a prison term, reportedly for murder

Day 3: Marion Cotillard gets awards heat, Guillermo del Toro talks "Pinocchio" and Bill Murray cuts a rug

"Men are fond of depth in women," an open letter to Cannes charges, "but only in their cleavage"

"Moonrise Kingdom" is sometimes more style than substance, but it's also charming, occasionally moving and always engaging, as Wes Anderson films are wont to be