Yama Rahimi

Richard Linklater makes a splash at Cannes with 2 films! Keanu, Linklater & Downey Jr. @ A Scanner Darkly world premiere. At the end of the...

In The Mood for Cannes West View from the Palais La Croisette (West) La Croisette (East) Entrance to the Grand Lumiere and Red Carpet All roads lead to the...

MARIE ANTOINETTE was one of the most anticipated films at festival from day one. Whenever you have a hot director such Sofia Coppola...

I had my reservations about it specially since I wasn't a big fan of "Hedwig" but to watch it with more than 2000 thousand people at the most prestigious festival was quite a treat. The sex at first was shocking and draw giggles from the audience but after the film’s final credits rolled up one notices that it wasn’t the vulnerability of naked bodies but the honesty of the character that makes one care. It got a standing ovation from audience. It's a daring peace of work of art. I'm wondering what John Cameron Mitchell is up to next. The "actors" are quite good and go on having careers with the worst behind them.

Here are some posters that I brought back with me from Cannes - click on the thumbnails for bigger sized versions - Babel, Fast Food Nation Jindabyne, Shortbus, My Blueberry Nights, Cannes winner The Hand that Shakes the Barley, etc.....