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Star Wars Episode III To Open Cannes

Posted by Zonk on from the french-wookies? dept.

bonch wrote in to mention an article on the IGN site. "The Cannes Film Festival is going to the dark side. After months of negotiations between George Lucas and festival officials, Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge Of The Sith will open the festival in the South of France in May."

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  1. Adulteration of the cannes by s0rbix · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This just shows how those with a lot of influence and money can get their corporate "art" into an institution with high integrity. RIP Cannes... you had some good principles, but I guess nothing can last forever.

  2. Re:Can George Lucas Save "Star Trek"? by PapayaSF · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You're looking to George Lucas for better scripts? Isn't that like looking to Windows Internet Explorer for a secure websurfing experience?

    I hate to say it, but the best thing Lucas could do would be to turn the whole Star Wars universe over to some decent science fiction writers and film directors, then stand back. We'd end up with more and better films and he'd end up with more piles of cash.

    --
    Q: What does the "B." in Benoit B. Mandelbrot stand for? A: Benoit B. Mandelbrot
  3. some perspective by nobodyman · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Why not have a film like Episode III at Cannes? Let's say, worst case scenario, that the film is so bad that it makes Episode I look like Raging Bull. So What? Looks like lucas will comply with the cannes requirements, so who cares. The only sticking point may be article 1:
    The spirit of the Festival de Cannes is one of friendship and universal cooperation.
    Its aim is to reveal and focus attention on works of quality in order to contribute to the progress of the motion picture arts and to encourage the development of the film industry throughout the world.
    But of course this is one of those "eye of the beholder" deals. Have you ever seen The Brown Bunny? Be thankful if the answer is "no". If they let that utter crap show at cannes, it would be pretentious and hypocritical to bar Episode III, or even question it's legitimacy to be shown.

  4. Re:Good idea by bonch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My biggest problem with Moore is that he doesn't really care about being accurate. He cares about getting attention in order to make money. Hell, he's not even from Flint--he's from Davison. Davison even plans to put up a "Home of Michael Moore" sign.

    Unfortunately, some people are completely okay with "fake but accurate"--the CBSNews way of looking at the world.