Cannes looks forward to 66th film festival
- 11 years ago
Cannes, the glamorous resort nestled on the French Riviera prepared on Tuesday (May 14) for its 66th annual film festival.
The curtain rises on the two-week festival on Wednesday (May 15) where hundreds of films will be screened and twenty will compete for the coveted Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honor.
Eager fans keen to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars are already gathered outside the festival building...
Jay Weissberg, film critic for the movie industry trade publication Variety, believes this year's slate of films are already generating buzz.
SOUNDBITE Film critic Jay Weissberg, saying:
"I think an interesting talking point is going to be the Soderbergh film 'Behind the Candelabra' because in the U.S., when Soderbergh tried to get that made, he could not find the funding for among the studios because everybody told him it was too gay. So he had to go to HBO to have it done and I think that that is something that should be talked about on t
The curtain rises on the two-week festival on Wednesday (May 15) where hundreds of films will be screened and twenty will compete for the coveted Palme d'Or, the festival's highest honor.
Eager fans keen to catch a glimpse of their favorite stars are already gathered outside the festival building...
Jay Weissberg, film critic for the movie industry trade publication Variety, believes this year's slate of films are already generating buzz.
SOUNDBITE Film critic Jay Weissberg, saying:
"I think an interesting talking point is going to be the Soderbergh film 'Behind the Candelabra' because in the U.S., when Soderbergh tried to get that made, he could not find the funding for among the studios because everybody told him it was too gay. So he had to go to HBO to have it done and I think that that is something that should be talked about on t