After a truly appalling recent run of films– have you seen Little Fockers?– Robert De Niro is desperately in need of worthwhile employment.

We should, thus, celebrate the news that the good people at the Cannes Film Festival have hired him to head the jury at this year's event.

"The Cannes film festival is a rare opportunity for me," De Niro said. "It is one of the oldest and one of the best in the world." Tell us something we don't know, Bob.