From the very first opening titles, written in a Germanic font that immediately conjures everything from "Triumph of the Will" to images of big-busted ladies screaming in campy close-up in 1970s cheapie horrors (it may be the only time in Cannes that a film got a big laugh for a typeface) it's perfectly clear that the Jim Jarmusch in whose company we're about to spend a couple of hours is not the wilfully obscure surrealist of "The Limits of Control," nor the considered, melancholic philosopher behind "Dead Man," nor even the oddball ragtag troubadour of "Down By Law." In...

AmfAR`s annual Cannes fundraiser, Cinema Against AIDS, has auctioned off some crazy stuff over the years, but the event`s latest edition went way beyond. Just before we sat down for the benefit dinner last night, the gala`s co-host Harvey Weinstein told me about an unusual auction item on the block. At first, I thought I`d heard him say, "I`m going to sit on Leo`s face." What? (And, ew.) He repeated: "I`m going to send Leonardo DiCaprio into space." He added, "A lot...

Who knew 30 Rock had so much in common with Casterly Rock? Jimmy Fallon has unveiled a new Digital Original, Game of Desks, in which the Late Night host explores just how similar the cuthroat world of late night TV has in common with HBO's Game of Thrones. In the short, Fallon plays an Eddard Stark sort of character, and ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger`s career renaissance continues apace, with the big man currently in talks to star in Steve Pink`s remake of The Toxic Avenger. The Hot Tub Time Machine director will be bringing the `80s cult favourite back to the big screen, in which a nerdy janitor finds himself granted superpowers after being dumped in a barrel of toxic waste by a gang of bullies. Arnie won`t be playing the titular hero (Schwarzenegger as a nerdy janitor?), but rather a mentor, who shows our newly powerful protagonist how to channel his abilities for good. Schwarzenegger will play a character known as ...