FILMS GONE WILD: Cannes Report #5

After spending the late evening/early morning hours battling the online screener for MEDITERRANEA to prep for my Daily Buzz interview, I decide to sleep in an extra hour and skip my first planned screening of the day. Sorry, EMILIE, but someone else will need to...

FILMS GONE WILD: Cannes Report #4

One of my goals when I came to Cannes was to duplicate what I routinely would do when I cover Sundance: review the films that weren’t necessarily going to be covered ad nauseum by everyone else. And here, that means going to the screenings of films not in competition,...

FILMS GONE WILD: Cannes Report #3

May, the 15th at Cannes begins with joining Matt and Dave for breakfast on the Splendid Hotel veranda, as I desperately want to get in one more “nice” one in before being relegated to the croissant and OJ routine for the rest of the week. Then, the three of us make...

FILMS GONE WILD: Cannes Report #2

My first day at Cannes begins with breakfast on the Splendid Hotel veranda. Because, of course it does. Rose and Dave confirm their plans for China business meetings and events ahead of them with Rose figuring out how she will be doling out the various gifts she has...

FILMS GONE WILD: Cannes Report #1

Where do we start? After a tumultuous month of April where I went from the double-barreled low of the death of my cat and my job on my birthday to the high of seeing THE LADIES OF THE HOUSE (my feature directing debut) get a more than nice critical reception on its...