Gus Van Sant and New Pirates of the Caribbean Join the Cannes Party

Big news for people who like to cry! Gus Van Sant's safer-looking version of Harold and Maude, Restless, will open the Cannes Film Festival sidebar "Un Certain Regard." And in case you're looking for something way longer at the festival, it sounds like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will also play. Rumor has it that its inclusion will lower the number of other festival selections because of its nine-hour running time. [Deadline]