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from India Insight:
Bollywood fashion at Cannes
By Arnika Thakur and Shashank Chouhan
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily of Reuters)
The image of Aishwarya Rai in a striking yellow sari with lots of gold jewellery walking the red carpet at Cannes 2002 is one that a generation of Indian movie fans may not forget.
Few Indians were familiar with Cannes until the actress made an appearance on the French Riviera. Not only did Rai introduce fans back home to the world’s leading cinema showcase, she also made global audiences take note of Bollywood. This year, the 66th Cannes festival is showcasing India as a guest country to mark the centenary of its film industry.
Celebrities such as Sonam Kapoor, Mallika Sherawat, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Frieda Pinto and Amitabh Bachchan made an appearance - and had to step up their fashion game.
from Oddly Enough Blog:
Your 40,000 comments are important to us…
Blog Guy, I see in the trade publications that your blog just hit a new milestone.
We have trade publications? Yes, I hit TWO milestones last week. I got my 30,000th follower on my Facebook Blog Network, and incredibly, I got my 40,000th reader comment, more than any of our other blogs.
from Fan Fare:
Cannes – let the guessing game commence
Phew. Eleven days gone and the end is in sight at the Cannes film festival.
No, this is not a bad a assignment to have as a jo
urnalist, and no, we aren't complaining, but yes, the end of the busiest festival many of us can remember is a relief.
2011 has had it all -- good movies (I can't tell you my personal choices -- this is Reuters!), big stars, great parties, huge interest from the outside world and a big dose of controversy.
from FaithWorld:
Witch hunt or wise move? Cannes ponders expulsion over Nazi “joke”
(Director Lars Von Trier arrives on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Melancholia" in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 2011/Jean-Paul Pelissier)
Witch hunt or wise decision? That was the question on the lips of movie-goers, critics and executives at the Cannes film festival after the sudden expulsion of Danish director Lars Von Trier. The annual cinema showcase is the world's biggest and well-known as a haven for provocative voices like Von Trier's. But organizers clearly decided the 55-year-old director had overstepped the mark when he jokingly told the world press on Wednesday that he was a Nazi who sympathized with Hitler.
from Oddly Enough Blog:
Baby, you said a mouthful!
Blog Guy, can you please settle a bet with my nephew's archery instructor?
Okay, these wagers with members of unlikely professions are getting out of hand. What are you betting on this time? Something really stupid, I imagine.
Not at all. We disagree on which movie actress has the most teeth. I say it's Julia Roberts, but the archer says it's some actress named Delphine Chaneac.
from Oddly Enough Blog:
The prestigious Zippo Award goes to…
Blog Guy, why don't you actually go to Cannes to cover that annual Film Festival?
Oh, I don't smoke.
So?
From the looks of our coverage every year Cannes is just one big ashtray, a throwback to the 1950s when nobody worried much about lungs.
from Fan Fare:
Think your family’s bad? Cannes films beg to differ
This blog was written by Nick Vinocur in Cannes:
With jealous dads, sadistic sons and abandoned children in their key roles, many films in competition for the top prize at the Cannes film festival this year are taking on the very darkest sides of family life.
Two of the movies, Lynne Ramsay's "We Need to Talk About Kevin" and Israeli film "Footnote", ask what happens when jealousy or hatred take the place of love and affection in a parent-child relationship.
from Oddly Enough Blog:
She’s armed with a good quote…
Quick quiz: The tattoo on the arm of actress Emily Browning, seen here at the Cannes Film Festival, says...
a) I'd like to thank my agent and manager...
b) When I'm 80, this will be a flabby, blurry smear...
c) If you can read this, you're too close....
d) Note to self: never drink ouzo again...
e) A blessed unrest that keeps us marching...
Yeah, sorry about that, I wish it could have been wackier, but it's the last choice.
from FaithWorld:
Freudian take on Vatican life makes Cannes film festival smile
(Director Nanni Moretti (C) and cast members Margherita Buy (R) and Michel Piccoli pose as they arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Habemus Papam" (We Have A Pope) in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival May 13, 2011/Eric Gaillard )
The Vatican got a dose of Freudian analysis at Cannes on Friday with "Habemus Papam," a gentle Italian comedy about a newly elected pope who gets cold feet when the weight of his responsibility dawns on him. The film by Italian director Nanni Moretti drew laughter and healthy applause from critics on day three of the Cannes film festival, where the official selection of movies has so far leaned in the direction of dark realism and social commentary.
from Photographers Blog:
Shooting on the red carpet
By Eric Gaillard, Vincent Kessler, Jean-Paul Pelissier, Yves Herman and Christian Hartmann
Each year in May dozens of stars and photographers converge on the French Riviera at Cannes to attend what is recognized as the biggest film festival in the world. Since 1985, a Reuters Pictures team has taken part in the extravaganza.
