Category: Film Festivals

0:00-4:10 – Introduction; bonus fireworks; we had a perfect day; Bayer got enough sleep
4:10-6:40 – Our first experience at the iconic Grand Lumiere Theatre
6:40-16:00 – “Rust and Bone” review, including an interlude where we eat a baguette
16:00-20:50 – “Mystery” review, including unintended racism
20:50-29:20 – Snider writes; Bayer sees “Mekong Hotel,” which he hates; nobody can say the director’s name (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
29:20-36:00 – The American Pavilion and its cocktail party
36:00-44:35 – Things we love about France (first musical number in “Beauty and the Beast”; everyone says “bonjour”; different varieties of potato chips; French bakeries)
44:35-46:00 – Sincere appreciation and amazement that we’re even here, for crying out loud!
46:00-47:40 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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0:00-1:10 – Introduction; welcome to France!
1:10-5:00 – Our 22-hour journey
5:00-6:30 – Bayer has not slept; Snider has
6:30-15:50 – “Moonrise Kingdom” review
15:50-18:50 – How the Cannes press screenings work
18:50-25:50 – Cannes publicity stunts, leading into a review of “The Dictator”
25:50-29:00 – Our afternoon at the beach!
29:00-37:20 – “After the Battle” review, with an alarming story about Snider’s phone playing music
37:20-40:30 – Half-brained preview of tomorrow; wrap-up and goodbyes

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0:00-2:05 – Introduction; we didn’t do a show on Friday because of reasons
2:05-11:00 – “21 Jump Street” review
11:00-16:50 – QOTW (movie characters whose high school years you’d like to have seen)
16:50-41:50 – South By Southwest Film Festival highlights: “Cabin in the Woods,” “Fat Kid Rules the World,” “Big Easy Express,” “Killer Joe,” “Safety Not Guaranteed,” “Sinister,” “Sleepwalk with Me,” “Charles Bradley: Soul of America,” “Bernie.”
41:50-49:30 – SXSW Music Festival, according to Bayer
49:30-51:45 – SXSW Music Festival, according to Snider
51:45-52:10 – Wrap-up and goodbyes

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