THB #376: Cannes... From A Distance

I’m not at Cannes. Been there a bunch. Not the last few years.

I love going to Cannes. But as a guy who won’t share a room or an Airbnb, the price for a trip to watch movies without my family is pricey and inconvenient. When my kid is a little older, the more expensive trip on which my wife and son can enjoy the south of France with me while I am not in the dark will be a lot more attractive.

But I already digress…

There are a few things to know about Cannes that have not changed, from before my visits started, while I was going regularly, and since.

1. It’s Wednesday, a week into the festival… the festival is, for all intents and purposes, over for Americans, especially the media.

Like so many festivals, most visitors now treat the event like a long 5 -day weekend, not the 10-day event that it is. Americans started leaving Cannes yesterday and by tomorrow, it will be the trades and others with great staying power.

The final competition premiere for press is usually Thursday morning, the…