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The first weekend of Cannes is over and my celebrity spots have been off the scale, including Harvey Weinstein, a Thai princess, Olga Kurylenko and Sanjay from Eastenders, all within a few hours on Saturday evening. I've also seen some striking films, the best of which is Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring.
Out on 5 July, it tells the true story of a group of fame obsessed teens in LA who take to robbing celebrities houses. Their subsequent notoriety almost provides them with the kind of fame they crave. Starring Emma Watson and a host of newcomers, it's funny, inventive and bitingly relevant. It also features a number of amusing celebrity cameos. With a host of upmarket fashion brands pilfered by the group, perhaps it's a great opportunity to get some on screen? It would also make a great double bill with April's Spring Breakers.
French director, Francois Ozon's previous film, In The House became an art house hit in March and his follow up, Young And Beautiful is likely to prove a hit with a similar upmarket 25+ audience, when it secures a release date, which it undoubtedly will. It's a provocative tale of a young French girl, Isabelle (Marina Vacth) who embarks on a journey of sexual discovery. Anyone who has stayed up late watching subtitled films on BBC2 may think they've seen this before but Ozon is too clever for that and just when you think you know where it's going, it takes a different path.
Palme D'Or contender, The Past, is Asghar Farhadi's follow up to the Oscar winning A Separation, one of the best films of recent years. While not quite reaching those heights, it's an impeccably acted, engrossing drama about a man who returns to France from Iran and the impact his return has on his previous partner and her family. You may recognise the female lead, Berenice Bejo from last year's Oscar best picture winner, The Artist.
In stark contrast is home invasion horror, You're Next. There's huge buzz surrounding this title in the horror community and it's not hard to see why. It's darkly comic and consistently surprising. Like any good horror it also has its share of decent scares. Out in the UK in August, You're Next has the potential to be a decent sized hit with the usual 15 - 24 horror audience.
My sole aim at the start of the second week (aside from eating less bread) is to see Inside Llewyn Davis. The new film from the Coen brothers has quickly become the favourite for the Palme D'Or since its premiere on Sunday. With a prime awards slot release already scheduled for January, this is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated films of 2014 and for the first time in five days the sky is cloudless so it's about time I brought out the coloured chinos.