UncategorizedCan you pronounce ’Synecdoche’?Just got back from a late dinner with a gang of journalists at La Pizza, which has always been Roger Ebert’s favorite restaurant...
Uncategorized’Adoration’ is adored, but not universallyAtom Egoyan’s Adoration premieres here tonight, and was unveiled to the press earlier today. I saw the film back in Toronto, and...
UncategorizedFilm review: Indiana Jones and the Crystal SkullOnly a few days have passed since Sunday’s Indy IV premiere in Cannes, but it already feels like eons. And I’ve already spilled a...
UncategorizedGoing hungry with CheSlept in for a change. The Cannes programmers gave us a break today, clearing out the schedule to leave our palates fresh for this...
UncategorizedSaving the world with Maradona, Mao, Angelina and ClintIt’s well past midnight, as usual. I still seem to be writing on Toronto time, blogging when I should be sleeping. Just passed by...
UncategorizedWeathering CannesIt’s raining again in Cannes, and the films have been as unsettled as the sky. And as moist. Earlier I blogged about clogged...
Uncategorized"Oui, Poof Deedy"Walking back to the hotel, I ran into a pedestrian traffic jam on the Croisette, a thicket of outstretched arms holding up cameras...
UncategorizedGary Hart wanted Mike Tyson in his cornerHere’s a clip of an interview I did in Cannes with James Toback, who has directed a remarkable documentary called Tyson . Toback...
GeneralIndiana Jones and the Death of JournalismSteven Spielberg, Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett et al face a horde of professional fans at the press conference for the Cannes...
UncategorizedThe Second Coming of Steven Spielberg: Indy Encounters of the Fouth KindThere was the predictable mob scene as the media horde surged between narrow barricades, clamoring to get into Indy IV. I got in...