greta gerwig, director of last year's blockbuster hit barbie, was presiding over thejury.tars from many different generations came, including richard gere and uma thurman, and adam driver was keeping fans happy by signing autographs. the fans in cannes spend hours waiting for an encounter with a star. it's hard to wait a long time to see people, but i really like to do this. i have take a photo with chris hemsworth, anya taylor—joy, eva green, faye dunaway. marion cotillard. cannes also reflected the struggles of the real world. there was a documentary on daily life in ukraine since russia's invasion, and there was a heavily anticipated film from iranian director mohammad rasoulof, a critic of the government, who secretly fled iran to make it to europe after being sentenced to prison. cannes has many different personalities and components, but at its heart are the 22 movies in competition. one of the more eagerly awaited films in cannes this year in competition was megalopolis, from legendary 85—year—old american director francis ford coppola. his film, which he first bega

that�*s despite the billion—dollar box office success of greta gerwig�*s barbie.nd for female actors, the news isn�*t that good either. a new study by the university of southern california found that the percentage of leading or co—leading female characters in top films was back to where it was 1a years ago. it's at a historic low. historic low for women. right? only 30 films out of 100 featured a female lead or co—lead. last year it was at 44%. so there's been a shift down. and it was at 30% back in 2010. i think the academy and hollywood has not taken this issue seriously. they have not brought in top experts. we're going to continue to see fits and starts, ups and downs. many commentators say the oscars are the annual reflection of the movie industry, and that there won�*t be significant change until more decision—makers at the studios are from those groups historically sidelined by mainstream hollywood. tom brook: coming up in talking movies, more one major hollywood star who, over the years, has certainly appeared in a number of summer box—office hits, is ste

yeah, because -- because, you know, when you go to work every day with someone as talented as greta gerwig -- that this could fail. >> and then we're on set, and we're -- we're shooting these dance sequences and i remember hearing the "i'm just ken" song for the first time. and i was like the one guy that was like, "guys, does anyone else get the feeling we're going to perform this at the oscars? and everyone was like, "shut up, simu, that's ridiculous." you know, don't be ridiculous. but it happened. >> jimmy: yeah, look, here's simu. [ cheers and applause ] well, here's you in the movie. here's you in the movie, and there's -- there's you and margot and ryan. and then here's you at the oscars performing at the oscars. >> what a face. [ cheers and applause ] what a face, what a man. >> jimmy: wait. what was it like? was it exciting? >> it was. it was exciting, because it was dangerously close to being disastrous. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: it was? >> yeah, we had -- so, i mean, i don't know how long ryan had with it, but we got the call relatively late in the game, and we show up for --

know we've got to check our political consciousness." [ light laughter ] and then it's like -- "greta gerwig, you know, doing a film about the last 40 years of this incredible career? >> you know, when we met alexandria bombbach, the director, we just had a really good feeling about her and had seen her other films. and our basic, you know, reply to her about a documentary was, we wanted it to be sort of about the community and not really like a vanity piece, just about indigo girls. and she was down with that. and i think that was her vision too. we just had faith in her. we kind of handed everything over to her and it's her baby. she did it. >> seth: how soon into your career, emily, did you realize the community you had with your fan base? >> well, at first our community was our parents, because they were the only ones that, like -- i mean, we started in high school. we got fake i.d.s, we started playing in bars with the blessing of our parents. but little by little -- >> seth: no hesitation on the parents back in the day? [ light laughter ] >> no, but i mean, you know -- >> well, there w

i mean i auditioned for it, and they were like, greta gerwig likes your tape, and i just fell on the were like, "but, you're filming 'bridgerton,' so you can't be in it." i was like, "please a little bit." and they were like, "maybe it will work." i was like, "a small, tiny little part." so i emailed greta, and i was like, "i will clean the floors. i will make the tea, but i would love to be there." so they let me, like, pop in. but the day i went to set was the day ryan gosling had no top on. it was very overwhelming. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> that is hard, and people don't give me enough sympathy for how hard that was to deal with. [ laughter ] imagine the first time you met him, you're like, "why's no top? no top." [ laughter ] yeah, it's a lot. >> seth: i thought that was in your rider. you're like, i'll do it -- >> yeah. >> seth: -- but when i get there, gosling better have his top off. >> i know. i was like -- i was like, "not again, ryan. for god's sakes, cover it up." [ laughter ] >> seth: what a joy to have you here. >> oh, this is so nice. >> seth: what a joy to meet y

greta gerwig, director of last year's blockbuster hit barbie, was presiding over thejury.really like to do this. i have take a photo with chris hemsworth, anya taylor—joy, eva green, faye dunaway. marion cotillard. cannes also reflected the struggles of the real world. there was a documentary on daily life in ukraine since russia's invasion, and there was a heavily anticipated film from iranian director mohammad rasoulof, a critic of the government, who secretly fled iran to make it to europe after being sentenced to prison. cannes has many different personalities and components, but at its heart are the 22 movies in competition. one of the more eagerly awaited films in cannes this year in competition was megalopolis, from legendary 85—year—old american director francis ford coppola. his film, which he first began thinking about more than 40 years ago, is a sci—fi drama set in a city that resembles new york, and it has adam driver playing an architect who has the power to stop time. on the red carpet at cannes, an historic moment. the presence of francis ford coppola, a fi

that's despite the billion—dollar box office success of greta gerwig's barbie.ale lead or co—lead. last year it was at 44%. so there's been a shift down. and it was at 30% back in 2010. i think the academy and hollywood has not taken this issue seriously. they have not brought in top experts. we're going to continue to see fits and starts, ups and downs. many commentators say the oscars are the annual reflection of the movie industry, and that there won't be significant change until more decision—makers at the studios are from those groups historically sidelined by mainstream hollywood. one major hollywood star who, over the years, has certainly appeared in a number of summer box—office hits, is steve martin. before he was an actor, he was a very successful stand—up comedian. now, at the age of 78, he's a subject of a new high—profile documentary. good evening and welcome. my name is steve martin. steve martin! i am a wild and crazy guy! cheering and applause. steve martin! a documentary in two pieces explores the life of a man who first made his name with stand