It’s starting to sound a lot like 1991 again.

A reunited Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, Tool and the Beastie Boys head an eclectic lineup of artists at this summer’s Lollapalooza Festival set to take place in Chicago’s Grant Park Aug. 7-9.

Other big acts on a bill that features more than 85 bands are the Killers, Kings of Leon, Lou Reed, Ben Harper and the Relentless 7, Thievery Corporation, Snoop Dogg, Rise Against, Andrew Bird, TV on the Radio, Neko Case, Vampire Weekend, the Decemberists, STS9, Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Animal Collective and Ben Folds.

Electronica fans will get their fill in the DJ Tent featuring such world-class turntable masters as Simian Mobile Disco, Bassnectar, Deadmau5, the Glitch Mob, He Say She Say, LA Riots and Moneypenny, among others.

Cofounded by Jane’s frontman Perry Farrell, Lollapalooza was one of the most popular and influential traveling carnivals in the early ‘90s. After dwindling ticket sales, he and fellow organizers followed the lead of Coachella and Bonnaroo and transformed their brainchild into a weekend bash held in the Windy City. Ticket info is available at lollapalooza.com.

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Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino have a real Cannes-do—or, at the very least, Cannes-go—attitude about their new movie.

The box-office boys are set to bring their highly anticipated war epic Inglourious Basterds to the Cannes Film Festival come May. Per Variety, the movie will not only have its world premiere at the Riviera-based fest, but will also screen as part of the competition.

The Weinstein Co. has not commented on the film's selection, and festival organizers will not unveil the event's full lineup until April 23.

Tarantino already has a rich, and successful, history with Cannes, having taken home the Palme d'Or for Pulp Fiction in 1994. Ten years later, he retuned to serve as president of the festival jury.

Cannes, arguably the most glamorous of the world's film festivals, runs May 13-24. The film opens on Aug. 21.

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Déjà vu all over again for Amy Winehouse.

A year and a half after she was barred from entering the country to attend the Grammys because of a drug rap, U.S. authorities are now refusing to grant the "Rehab" singer a work visa to perform at next month's Coachella festival, citing her assault arrest last week.

Her rep said that Winehouse would not be able to appear at the mega festival in Indio, Calif., due to her "current legal issues."

"[Her] legal case would not be sorted out in time for her to make the music fest," said publicist Chris Goodman.

That means Winehouse will no longer be part of a high-octane lineup that includes Paul McCartney, the Cure, the Killers, Leonard Cohen, My Bloody Valentine and Conor Oberst, among many others.

The visa decision is a big blow to Winehouse, who has been trying to work through her myriad personal issues and focus on her career.

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Sure enough, that gap in Bruce Springsteen's touring schedule meant a detour to Tennessee.

The veteran rocker and his illustrious E Street Band have been announced as the headliner for this year's Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival, unfolding on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn., June 11-14.

It will be the Boss' only North American festival appearance in 2009 as he and his Super Bowl-playing crew troop out on a world tour, starting April 1, in support of their latest effort, Working on a Dream.

Also heading out on tour soon is Bonnaroo's other headliner, Phish. Trey Anastasio & Co. swam their separate ways in 2004, but have been drifting toward a reunion for the past year.

Also on tap to entertain the masses in Manchester are the Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Wilco, Erykah Badu, Elvis Costello, Santogold, Snoop Dogg, Jenny Lewis, TV on the Radio, Band of Horses, Al Green, Merle Haggard, the Ting Tings, David Byrne, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the Decemberists and Lucinda Williams. (Check out Bonnaroo.com for the full list of artists.)

Toronto International Film Festival

Why sweat a war when you can make a porno?

That seems to be the theme at the Toronto International Film Festival, which is noticeably lightening up a year after having a slate dominated by dour Iraq-war movies.

"If you look back at the great years of comedy, like the 1930s, Americans were having a hard time then with an economic crisis and war. But people do what they can to laugh," says Cameron Bailey, codirector of the fest, whose 33rd edition launhes Thursday and runs through Sept. 13.

Major yuks are expected from Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno, starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks, as well as the Coen brothers' spy caper Burn After Reading, with George Clooney and Brad Pitt; the satirical documentary Religulous from Bill Maher and Seinfeld-Borat writer-director Larry Charles; and the supernatural rom-com Ghost Town, with Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear and Téa Leoni (who's sitting the party out to avoid facing questions about rehabbing sex-addicted spouse David Duchovny).

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Téa Leoni doesn't much feel like being in the spotlight this week.

According to her rep, the leading lady has pulled out of her scheduled appearances at the Toronto International Film Festival, where she was going to be promoting her upcoming comedy Ghost Town.

Although no explanation was given, the dots are easily connected: David Duchovny, Leoni's husband of 11 years, revealed last week that he had checked into rehab to treat a sex addiction.

"I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and children as we deal with this situation as a family," Duchovny said in a statement Thursday. He and Leoni have two young children.

The Toronto fest kicks off Sept. 4, lasting until Sept. 13, and Ghost Town is slated to premiere Friday. The skeptic-sees-spooks comedy, costarring Ricky Gervais, hits theaters Sept. 19.

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Brad Pitt thought his luggage felt a little light when he left Italy last summer.

In town to do some good and herald the premiere of his new film, Burn After Reading, the actor was unexpectedly presented Wednesday with the Best Actor trophy he won last year for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford during the opening ceremony of the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

"You can run but you can't hide," Pitt said, accepting the engraved gold cup from the mistress of ceremonies, who also congratulated him on the twin additions to his family.

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