Film director David Fincher began his career in Hollywood as a special effects man working for director George Lucas. Eighteen and fresh out of high school when he joined the Lucas team for 1983's Return of the Jedi, Fincher has since forged a path...

The movies in competition at the Cannes Film Festival as announced Thursday, listed by director and director's nationality, followed by special out-of-compeition showings. Festival runs May 16-27.___In Competition:"My Blueberry Nights," Wong Kar-wai, China (opening night film)"Auf Der Anderen Seite" ("On the Other Side"), Fatih Akin,...

Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant _ all past winners of the Cannes Film Festival _ are in the running for a second trophy as the French Riviera festival celebrates its 60th anniversary next month.Tarantino will show his killer-on-wheels movie "Death Proof,"...

At a hotel beside the sun-dappled Mediterranean, the Coen brothers are recalling a harsh world of dust, drugs and death.The American siblings' latest film, "No Country for Old Men," is a tale of murder that has impressed audiences and critics at Cannes Film Festival. At...

Director David Fincher knows some people may think his serial-killer saga "Zodiac" is too long at two hours, 40 minutes.He's wondered the same thing himself but decided the film needed that much space to tell the story he wanted."Zodiac" and other recent epic-length films such...