Matrix reloads cinema excitement

WASHINGTON and Paris may have their differences over Iraq but the Hollywood stars of The Matrix Reloaded had no argument with France yesterday.

On the day the film opened worldwide to mixed reactions, the stars flew into the Cannes Film Festival to launch the eagerly awaited blockbuster and the message from Keanu Reeves was: "I am really glad to be here."

Asked if he felt any of the tension between the United States and France that had surfaced over the war in Iraq, he said: "Personally I haven't.