May 17, 2008Welcome To Cannes 2008I'm back at the Cannes Film Festival for The Advocate.</p><p> I'll keepan eye out for any queer content, of course, as well as mymodest stabs at the gay social life and mostly provide a bit ofthe flavor of attending Cannes, still the most glamorous and funfilm festival in the world.</p><p> It's as if an entire year of movies andthe Academy Awards were condensed down to 12 days: youmight watch anywhere from 20 to 40 films, plus shorts, parties,and networking and on the last day they celebrate the best.Sean Penn is the head of the jury, which should guarantee Artwill reign supreme even more than usual.</p><p> What I've got my eyeon: Argentina's "Leonera" is a woman-in-prison movie, ClintEastwood's period piece "The Changeling" with Angelina Jolieand Amy Ryan, director Lucretia Mortel's followup to "TheHoly Girl," Abel Ferrera's ode to the Chelsea Hotel, the gay teentennis player in love with his tutor flick "Elevre Libre," KellyReichardt's "Wendy and Lucy," several shorts and above allTerence Davies.</p><p> The brilliant out British director of modernclassics "The Long Day Closes" and "Distant Voices, Still Lives,"not to mention "The House of Mirth" with Gillian Anderson,Davies is here with a documentary about his hometownLiverpool.</p><p> Anyone who has seen his films will know howexciting the prospect of a new one from Davies can be.Posted at 12:39 PM in Cannes 2008 | PermalinkTrackBackTrackBack URL for this entry:http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341ca4b653ef00e552485ee58834Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Welcome To Cannes2008:CommentsVisit our other sitesAdvocate.comOut.comOutTraveler.comPopnographyAdvocate GenQMr SardonicAdvocate InsiderOut.com StyleListHereTV.comGayWired.comAdvertisement CategoriesBingham Cup 2008BooksCannes 2008Cannes Film FestivalCelebsCoachellaComic-Con 2007Current AffairsFashionFilmAdvocate Insiderhttp://www.advocateinsider.com/2008/05/welcome-to-cann.html 1 of 37/22/09 4:21 PMVerify your CommentPreviewing your CommentPosted by: | This is only a preview.</p><p> Your comment has not yet been posted.</p><p> Post Edit Your comment could not be posted.</p><p> Error type:Your comment has been posted.</p><p> Post another commentThe letters and numbers you entered did not match the image.Please try again.As a final step before posting your comment, enter the lettersand numbers you see in the image below.</p><p> This preventsautomated programs from posting comments.Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.</p><p> Continue Privacy Policy | User Agreement | Community Guidelines |Legal NoticeAdvocate.com © 2008 Regent Entertainment Media Inc.</p><p> AllRights Reserved.Film FestivalsFood and DrinkIowa Caucus 2008LesbianMusicOutfest 2008PartiesPoliticsProvincetown Film Festival 2008Queen Mary 2 Historic CrossingReligionScienceSexSportsSydney Mardi Gras 2008Taylor Hanson for The AdvocateTelevisionThe DinahThe HRC Logo ForumThe L WordTheaterTravelRecent PostsMTV Video Music Awards...</p><p> Cheap, Or What?Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles: 30 Years YoungEric McCormack Auctions Off Porsche for ProjectAngel FoodWhat is the Advocate Insider? On 90210!OUTFEST REVIEW: Another Gay SequelAwards Night: Miniskirts, Musicals, and Mama"Sordid Lives" Screens to a Sold-Out CrowdOUTFEST REVIEW: The World UnseenOUTFEST REVIEW: The Lost CoastOUTFEST REVIEW: Eleven MinutesRecent Commentscelebrity picture on OUTFEST REVIEW: The LostCoastvimax on Awards Night: Miniskirts, Musicals, andMamapenis enlargement pills on Michael Guest is all smilespenis enlargement on Michael Guest is all smilespenis enlargement on Amman SegregatesLou on Cruise programming we missed...michaelj72 on "XXY" -- Another Terrific Queer FilmAt Cannesvigrx on Awards Night: Miniskirts, Musicals, andMamaAdvocate Insiderhttp://www.advocateinsider.com/2008/05/welcome-to-cann.html 2 of 37/22/09 4:21 PMvimax on Awards Night: Miniskirts, Musicals, andMamaomar on Amman SegregatesArchivesSeptember 2008July 2008June 2008May 2008April 2008March 2008February 2008January 2008December 2007November 2007September 2008SunMonTueWedThuFriSat 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930 Subscribe to this blog's feed Advocate Insiderhttp://www.advocateinsider.com/2008/05/welcome-to-cann.html 3 of 37/22/09 4:21 PM
