Cannes 2014

Neil Smith is the BBC's man on the French Riviera for the 67th Cannes Film Festival. CLICK for his daily reports. Bummer of the festival appears to be Grace of Monaco, a soapy biopic starring the lovely Nicole Kidman. Top tip for this year's Palme d'Or award is Mike Leigh's Mr Turner, starring Timothy Spall giving the finest performance of his career as grumpy old British artist JMW Turner. Amidst all the art house stuff, DreamWorks premiered its potential blockbuster How To Train Your Dragon 2. Make a note for future Christmas viewing.