online news: Festival de cannes Award 2010

This May 2010 (from 12 to 23) France getting so much of busy with Festival de cannes Award 2010.

The video is up first at the official site where you can watch it sans the very beginning (!) as

starts with Kristin Scott-Thomas already at the podium. Watch the video here. The complete

ceremony with better quality is up at Canal+, please go here.

Somehow I find today’s ceremony different to previous ones, more serious and formal plus the

collage of Tim Burton’s films was too long for me or maybe is just that I’m so familiar with all the

films shown. The musical segment as an homage to music from Burton films was more

entertainning and maybe too sophisticated for general audiences as most music was jazzy,

with one exception from a film that I found its music so happy that still resonates in my head,

Beetlejuice. On the opposite extreme, the clips from some of the in competition and out

of competition films was too short for me, but was glad to watch too brief clips from movies

that still have no video at the official site or the net.

Only three women in the stage but you’ll agree that your eyes and the camera were

mostly on them, very elegant and statuesque Kristin Scott Thomas with a fortyish look,

always beautiful Giovanna Mezzogiorno, and very elegant Kate Beckinsale wearing a

gorgeous dress make the ceremony worth watching. At the end always elegant

Cate Blanchett opens the festival together with a smooth Russell Crowe.

If you feel like watching the red carpet check the video here.

So, it’s official the most famous festival in the world is open for business and parties…

Cheers!!

Here are some photos from Cannes Street

Bollywood Actress Aish with Actresses Longoria Parker