Che: Steven Soderbergh directs Benicio Del Toro in the role of legendary Cuban revolutionary and best-selling t-shirt subject Che Guevara. This is the first film of a massive 2-part production that has been in various stages of production for years. This film will tell the story of Che’s 1964 visit to New York City to address the United Nations, while the next movie tentatively titled The Argentine will be about Guevara’s revolutionary days alongside Castro. It seems odd that not only would the later story be told first, but that only one of the films would appear at the Cannes film festival, but I’m sure former Palm D’Or winner Steven Soderbergh has something up his sleeve. He’s a crafty little director.

Changeling: Don’t panic this is not remake of the classic horror movie starring George C. Scott. No, this is the latest directorial outing for Clint Eastwood. The movie stars Angelina Jolie as a mother who prays for her kidnapped son to return home and gets her wish, but soon suspects the boy who comes back is not hers. It sounds like another heavy-handed thriller/political drama along the lines of Mystic River and Million Dollar Baby. Like those films, it should win plenty of Oscars and then quickly vanish into obscurity. Or maybe Eastwood will surprise everyone and pull another masterpiece like Unforgiven out of his pocket. We’ll have to wait and see.

The Palermo Shooting: Wim Wenders—Cannes’ second favorite German (Werner Herzog gets top votes)—returns to the director’s chair with this film about a German photographer (played by Campino, singer of German punk band Die Toten Hosen) who moves to Palermo to escape from his past. An exciting supporting case featuring Dennis Hoppper, Mila Jonovich, and Lou Reed will all appear in the movie. That line-up of actors suggests and hard-edge movie filled with violence, but given the fact that Wenders is calling the shots, this is very unlikely. It will most likely be a beautifully shot brooding affair about the nature of life. Curb your excitement accordingly.