Tribeca Film Festival
	Behind the Scenes: Power-house producer Jane Rosenthal — with a little help from Robert De Niro — is aiming to turn lower Manhattan into Cannes. Official Web Site: Complete schedule and ticket info.

Blind Spot
Directed by Stephan Woloszczuk
The Buzz: James Franco (pictured), Golden Globe-winning Spider-Man co-star, is Hollywood's next leading man; Woloszczuk wants to be Oliver Stone.
The Details: May 10, 2:30pm, The Screening Room (54 Varick St.).



The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
Directed by Peter Care
The Buzz: Incendiary title far surpassed by the imagination onscreen; Jodie Foster as a one-legged nun; a breakout performance by Kieran Culkin.
The Details: May 10, 10:30pm, Pace University (1 Pace Plaza)


The Kid Stays in the Picture
Directed by Brett Morgen and Nanette Burstein
The Buzz: Tinseltown undressed in Robert Evans's appalling, engrossing Hollywood memoir, a documentary — with new interviews and old footage — by On the Ropes's award-winning directors. The Details: May 11, 10pm, Battery Park Cinemas (102 North End Ave.)



Elling
Directed by Peter Naess
The Buzz: Tender Norwegian buddy flick about asylum inmates released into the world is intelligent, fast, and smutty; could be a sleeper hit.
The Details: May 11, 8:30pm, The Tribeca Grand (2 Sixth Ave.)


Manito
Directed by Eric Eason
The Buzz: With this tense family drama set in Washington Heights (pictured), the hometown director arrives.
The Details: May 9, 5:30pm, Battery Park Cinemas





La Tropical
Directed by David Turnley
The Buzz: Black-and-white documentary about a Cuban dance hall may paint the most colorful picture in the festival.
The Details: May 12, 10:30am, Battery Park Cinemas


Three Days of Rain
Directed by Michael Meredith
The Buzz: Recognizable faces (Peter Falk, Blythe Danner) help Meredith's experiment — setting six Chekhov stories in Cleveland — succeed.
The Details: May 10, 10pm, Battery Park Cinemas