And it looks great.

An impressive list of potential U.S. blockbusters has been announced for the 45th London Film Festival, scheduled for Nov. 7-22.

As film festivals have become ubiquitous, status and distinction have become increasingly important. And no festival has the status and distinction that the Cannes International Film Festival has. Nothing can beat the mix of midwinter sun, Cannes cachet, bonhomie, expensive sunglasses and the eclectic smorgasbord of big-bucks productions and auteur-driven independents. The 54th edition of the film festival, which began Wednesday, doesn't disappoint. The festival's festivities will kick

Legendary French film director Jean-Luc Godard lashed out Tuesday at Hollywood, charging that movie studios there had reduced the art of cinema to "a commodity."