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'Macbeth' to 'Mad Max' set to invade Cannes Film Festival NEW YORK (AP) — There will be no selfies on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival this year, but, rest assured, there will be every other type of image-making at the French Riviera extravaganza. Photographers will form flashing gauntlets through which many of the top stars and filmmakers in movies will stream on their way to premiering hotly anticipated films on screens that are less theaters than movie cathedrals. "Sicario," a Mexican border crime drama starring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro, is the latest from the Quebec director Denis Villeneuve ("Prisoners"). "Tale of Tales," by the Italian director Matteo Garrone ("Gomorrah"), is loosely based on 17th century fairy tales, and its trailer promises the sight of Salma Hayek eating the heart of a beast. With so much of the film industry centered on Cannes for 12 days and media gathered from around the globe, Cannes has long functioned as an unparalleled international launching pad. Mad Max" on Thursday should offer a wild reversal to Wednesday's opening night, where Emmanuelle Bercot's delinquency drama "Standing Tall" will open off the festival, along with a ballet performance, choreographed by Benjamin Millepied, that pays homage to Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo. Perhaps that's why festival director Thierry Fremaux announced "grotesque" selfies won't be allowed on the red carpet.