president yeah kind of interesting i mean you know great actor and whatever but i mean this is a new bellino a new director is that you know making this big new star and they pick a 70 something a white guy president the new face of i mean i mean can can as spike lee as the press. this year cate blanchett will be the president of the jury and invent us but i don't want to prejudge it you know we'll get much chance we'll see how he does but the visuals don't look the great ok so you're saying good actor no spike lee what about the movies that because belly nala is this big festival it's actually the biggest public festival in the world but usually it's more art house than hollywood how's it looking this year yes similar the vast majority of films will be in the art house category only got one really big hollywood film and that's what we just saw on board the picture animation movie and it looks like a lot of fun i mean it's 2 teenage elves who try to conjure up their their dead father for a day but they don't have a magic quite down and they only manage to get the bottom half. yes a q a big y

british actress helen mirren will receive the honorary golden bear from lifetime achievement bellino the guests can enjoy her performances in films like the long good friday and the queen on the big screen. another oscar winner is president of the jury british jeremy irons whose most recent incarnation is as an aging superhero in the h.b.o. d.c. comics series watchman. rejuvenating. to keep the festival diverse they say they have an obligation to directors from all over the world and to the stories they want to tell very honest to the reality they present with. but also. we always have to keep in mind it's consideration for me of the human being with greatness and. downside. but the animation film onward gets along nicely without any human being and the disney part all right i've got d. w. film critic scott roxburgh here with me now scott i want to talk to you about the movies in just a 2nd but 1st i want to hear what's your take on jeremy irons as this year's jury president yeah kind of interesting i mean you know great actor and whatever but i mean this is a new belly nala new dire