Cannes 2012 Palme d’Or Contenders

As the 65th Cannes Film Festival enters its final weekend, conversations inevitably turn into debates about the likely Palme D’Or winner.  Yesterday those began in the Splendid breakfast room between noted film festival veterans and continued throughout...

Cannes – Day 2 Ticketing

Cannes is about seeing new films before everyone else, before the press release their first impressions and before there is a body of public opinion in favor or against a film and this is no less true among festival programmers from around the world who search through...

Cannes – Day 1

I had a layover in rainy and cold Zurich so I was very relieved to see the sun kissed hills of the Cote d’Azur from the plane as we descended into Nice.   After the 30 minute car ride from Nice to Cannes, the first few hours are always filled with housekeeping...

The Film That Got Away Series

THE FILMS THAT GOT AWAY – AN ONGOING SERIES OF GREAT CINEMATIC WORKS UNDISTRIBUTED IN LOS ANGELES (2006) Presented by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Los Angeles Film Festival and the UCLA Film & Television Archive The films selected for the...