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Monday, May 18, 2009
Cannes, Fish Tank and Bitch Slapped in a tux
Posted by Clint Hanaway on Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:49 AM
This will be my fifth attempt at writing a blog post. Delta, my favorite airline, managed to crush my Acer mini laptop to dust on the flight over to France.
I'm writing from a computer in the American Pavilion where I'm interning during the Cannes Film Festival. It's not a bad gig: four credit hours and full festival accreditation for hanging out in this cafe on the French Riviera, and all the Sierra Nevada you can drink.
My first red carpet screening was this past Thursday. I gave away my Wednesday ticket to UP! in 3D so I could see the film Fish Tank. It was British director Andrea Arnold's second feature film, and I was lucky enough to have orchestra seats in the grand Lumiere theater. The film was interesting; apparently shot on Steadicam, it's a heartwarming tale about a 15-year-old girl and her struggles with family, sleeping with her mom's boyfriends, and other 15-year-old girl things. All in all, it was a pretty good flick.
The evening started to pick up after the red carpet. The Pavilion was hosting the premier party for Bitch Slap!. Here's the trailer.
I'd say the film is a mix of Charlie's Angels and Grindhouse. Anyway, I found that the women in the film, though extremely sexy, weren't worth talking with. I ended up spending the remainder of my evening listening to the lead girl tell me about how great it was to be sexy and know it.
Luckily, it started raining, and I got to make her wear a Hefty bag in lieu of an umbrella.
Take that, vanity!
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That may be the cheeziest trailer ever. I especially like the quote from "William Congrieve"[sic]. You gotta give em credit for referencing a Restoration playwright (albeit misspelled) amidst all the boobies and blood.
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Yeah, I'm having a new laptop sent over on Tuesday. Ill have to find one before then though.
Did you end up watching Bitch Slap? And was it a good film, despite the cheesy trailer?
Well, I'd say if your into nuns, one specifically named 'Mother Superior', going down on each other then I'd say it's quite the enjoyable film. I did indeed see it with the girls in the film, hotter in the film btw. The film is a joke, but if you are throwing a party it makes for a great backdrop. The whole thing is shot on a Red One so the colors are popin. cheers! Clint ps- you know your gonna see it :)
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