Robin Hood dog steals limelight
His Robin may not get any awards at Cannes, but the Irish wolfhound Russell Crowe bedded down with in his latest flick could be crowned top dog. Toby Rose, who for the last decade has hooked up with British film critics to pick the best screen mutt for the unofficial gong, says the tenth Palm Dog will be as fiercely contested as ever. In the festival’s opening film, Robin Hood, an Irish wolfhound curled up beside the legendary outlaw played by Crowe after Cate Blanchett’s Lady Marian sent him off to sleep in a servant’s room instead of with her. Another major contender for the award, to be handed out on Friday, two days ahead of the official Palme d’Or, is the boxer dog in Stephen Frears’ Tamara Drewe whose rural rampage sparks a bovine stampede. Last year a 3D dog from the Pixar-Disney comedy Up took the award – a diamante collar with the words Palm Dog stitched into it.
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