"A good movie sinks in your bones, and you carry it with you forever."

Day 7 of the festival. Exhaustion has reached new levels.


At this point, I'm about 20 films in... I say about because some of the movies here are shockingly bad. Sitting in a bad movie seems sinful at a festival with 1000+ films so I generally leave the these films somewhere in the middle and try to find a film I'll enjoy more. I've learned it's really hard to predict.


I can name the ones I've enjoyed on one hand. And I mean truly enjoyed... not enjoyed because the production was so bad I laughed the entire time.


1. Beast of the Southern Wild
2. Moonrise Kingdom

3. No

4. Lawless
5. Detachment
6. Killing Them Softly


...okay, I guess my hand has six fingers. whatever.


There were others I could appreciate even though I didn't necessarily enjoy them and then some I just could not get down with at. all.


So I left you guys hoping I would get into the Lawless premiere. Well, I did. Yay! And even though I didn't get to speak to Shia Labeouf or Tom Hardy, the movie was still pretty good. Kinda of your typical bang, bang, shoot 'em up but very well acted. Tom Hardy was amazing... he had this southern accent and all I kept thinking was "He's british! How is he doing this?!"

Diddy... Random, I know.

Tom Hardy!

Jessica Chastain

Shia Labeouf!

(Diddy was also randomly there... The screen pics are shots of the red carpet live.)


That was two nights ago. Today, we got to meet with the head of production from Participant Media and an Australian director (who was both hilarious and very opinionated); both gave excellent insight and advice aout the industry. And check out the view from our rooftop "classroom." Is this real life???

After our meetings, I changed to go beg for tickets to Killing Them Softly, a movie starring Brad Pitt. My charm wasn't working so well today so I wasn't offered a ticket but one girl on the trip with me was c l e a n i n g up and got like 5 and gave me one! So thanks to her, I got to go.

It was pretty good as well but explicitly violent. I'd say it's more a guy's movie if you asked me.


The best part is that I got my ticket so late that they had closed the red carpet off for real celebrities by the time I got there. So I was waiting beside the red carpet when Brad (we're on a first name basis) walked up!! And just like that, I became a groupie.


Never thought I would freak out over a celebrity but let me tell you... that's exactly what happened. I figure it's Brad Pitt so it's excusable. Plus, he was so sweet and came over to wave at all the fans even though most celebs on the red carpet never do that.

Look how close!! 

The cast of Killing Them Softly

They eventually let the rest of the people waiting walk through and I followed Brad in. So basically, I went to the movies with Brad Pitt. Does that blow your mind? That just happened. (Talladega Nights? Anyone? No? Okay, moving along.)


Anyway, being in school for the last 21 years has really conditioned my body to expect weekends off or for some type of break in anything longer than five days. Reason #437 Cannes Film Festival is taking all of my energy. I'm out of my league. Still, no complaining. I'm just having to pull energy from unprecedented places to make it through these movies, premieres and panels. Like 4 espressos in one day kind of thing.


No begging for me tomorrow. Robert Pattinson will be here because Kristin Stewart's movie is premiering. I think I'm going to skip though (my aunt would be so disappointed). My next premiere will hopefully be The Paperboy with Zac Efron directed by Lee Daniels. Wish me luck!


As always, I'll keep you posted here!


More reviews to come as well...


From Cannes, with love


KD