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"Cannes super fan Quentin Tarantino's World War II Spaghetti Western Jewish revenge fantasy fairy tale, Inglourious Basterds, which for me was one of the most exhilarating films of the Festival."

Revenge for what?

Kirsty I would love to be with you in cannes tonight, please send the tickets to

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Otherwise have a great time. No doubt like most mere mortals I will catch one or two of the films some time in the future and wonder if I will ever get my time in the sun with the stars.

I'm too depressed to watch you tonight now!!

Enjoy.

Jericoa

Just as an after thought , take Paul Mason with you next time, poor paul is slumming it in mongolia in hotels that charge by the hour and have cigarette burns in the matress in pursuit of the consequences of the global economy (is it me or is there a potential palm'dor winning movie in that somewhere?).

I think his northern economics editor take on Terry Gilliam's keenly anticipated 'The Imaginarium of Dr Paranassus' would be alot of fun and also he would be your best friend forever afterwards becuase he would really enjoy it and not have to pretend that it 'par for the course' attending cannes in order to appear chic ( northerners cant do chic as a rule).

Just an Idea, If paul cant make it next year I am sure i can think of another northerner who could:).. but keep me away from the champagne.

jericoa

Kirsty I do wish that I could be with you in Cannes but the weather has not been that kind in the south of France so I will content myself with a large drink and hope that I can stay awake for the duration of the programme, I am also glad that the beeb has not concerned itself over greater belt tightening as your excursions to Cannes is the one item that should not be culled as it is high quality, they even supply a wind machine off set to give the impression of the Mistral...now that's class

This is on a par with paying for Steen's duck island.
I do not understand the benefit gained by the licence fee payer in sending this crew to Cannes; will their opinions sway anyone to watch or avoid what is offered?
There are so many ways now of viewing the offerings that NN could save us all some money.
I like Cannes personally, but avoid it like the plague when "events" like the Film Festival take over the town; being there now is really so "derniere annee" as it's swamped by freeloaders and liggers on expense accounts/licence fee money.
Time for a re-think, NN.

Whilst Kirsty enjoys yet another venal dose of Jewish/Free-Market propaganda/pornography c/o Hollywood in Cannes, we get an apology from Israel for provocative propaganda 'mistake' on and two evolutionary vent their ire over .

I have just watched the Newsnight report on the Cannes Film Festival - has Kirsty Wark been to one party too many? The discussion went , sometimes out of control and at times you could hardly understand what she was on about. The antics of those on the beach, behind, were more interesting.

Critic describing director: "I think he's an attention seeker"

I guess nobody would go to see his film otherwise? (read Lynn and MacDonald instead ;-)

yes paul gets the short straw a lot. a day trip to wigan, latvia in the snow and now pig iron production in the chinese outback version of middlesbourgh.

cannes just appears like a pampered bubble of wealthy introspection writ large on the screen because they have the money to do it? If something is art is must have a benefit. A benefit that is greater than just enrichment of its makers? so it appears there was very little art and much that was pretending art. Like teenagers pretending they are over 21 to get into a club.

the comical part is the NN earnestness as if trying to whisk water into a thick cream?

Tell you what: the Monaco Grand Prix is just along the road. Take a few more quid out of our licence fees and REALLY spoil yourself.

As for the pretentious "Review Special": you don't mind if I press the jenson buttons?

for those who wish to be reminded how to create the arts of comedy and tragedy as initiated by the ancient greeks try this lecture

The Tragic Element in the Comic and the Comic in the Tragic




followed by the ones on analogy

if one wants drama then the uk has been financially wasted for a generation [anyone over 40 will probably be dead before the debt is paid off?] and now parliament is being wasted. is this a punishment? if so what could have provoked it?

what did parliament do that was so bad? or in other words what collective states of mind opened the door to the destruction of the british state?

we know some of the false beliefs. the false belief in market fundamentalism. the false belief in golden souls who can tell lies to the public to improve their virtue through conflict. the false beliefs in appeasement of those who treasure worthless traditions that entrench financial injustice.

bookhimdano (#12) "what did parliament do that was so bad? or in other words what collective states of mind opened the door to the destruction of the british state?"

The Austrian School of neo-liberal (anarcho-capitalist) economics which Thatcher was such a fan of via Hayek, is extreme in how far it goes in opposing regulation and government per se. Is it any surprise that the Telegraph has been leading this campaign?

As the opposite of anarchism is nationalism/statism, perhaps the media should get Nick Griffin on TV and ask him directly about the UK's ethnic minorities and his party's polcies in general, as prima facie the BNP's policies on immigration and treatment of ethnic minorities are not racist given they're only talking of voluntary repatriation.

The discrimination against the BNP is a little alarming under the circumstances as it makes one wonder what the main (fundamentally anarchistic) parties (and C of E) are so frightened of... Could it be the spectre of statist Old Labour?

A bit late but are we allowed to discuss the critics appearance on 'Newsnight from Cannes'. With all the beautiful clothes, scenery, etc., WHY is Paul Morley allowed to shame the UK by his appearance? I find I cannot concentrate on ANYTHING being said when he is on the programme, (at any time). He MUST offend others - I canot be alone in wishing to send him home to wash, shave and change into anything other than deadly black, (hiding what??). all the time. His appearance is a disgrace. Can't the programme find others who can proffer these rather silly opinions & leave him on the radio? If HE sees this, (& I'm sure he won't), maybe he could explain his 'look' - what is it meant to convey?

squirrel8999 (#14) Maybe he'd say something along the lines that what he has to say is what's important, not how he looks? Whilst that may be hard for avid Cannes and celebrity-loving narcissists in general to appreciate, it's an idea which could catch on in our current and theatric times.

Why no coverage by the review panel of what appears to be the popular favourite 'Fish Tank'?

Congratulations to the entire review team for their most completely inadequate coverage yet! Neither of the main prize winners, White Ribbon and A Prophet, got little more than a cursory mention in the panel's discussions, and Jury-Prize winner Fish Tank got none at all even though it was one of the buzz films at Cannes, and Katie Jarvis was one of the hottest stories.
Kirsty, you should be heartily embarrassed that in the beach vox pop during the closing credits Fish Tank got three mentions out of five as a potential winner... Next year save yourselves a lot of time and money and ask the punters on the Croisette what's going on.
Two other tips: Turn up when the festival starts, not four days into it, so you can review all the main contenders; and bring back someone who actually knows what they're talking about, namely Mark Kermode and his daily video blog.