2012 Cannes Film Festival - Day 6 and 7

2012 Cannes Film Festival - Day 6

Well I have dried out a bit from the previous days rain. Day 6 was a complete washout so I did not venture to Cannes, rather I stayed in Nice and my friends Fileena and Joanne joined me at the Nice antique market. Fileena is also a jewelry designer and like using antique pieces in her jewelry designs. We found lots of antique coins, brooches and the like that she can use. We spent the rest of the afternoon lounging in one of the restaurants on the Pieton talking about life experiences.

Meanwhile in Cannes the rain continued to come down. I got an email later in the evening from a reporter from Italy who read my post "On the Red Carpet Day 5", where I mentioned having seen someone fall in the lobby of the Carleton during the rain Sunday night. He mistakenly thought I was referring to someone having fell at the Palais on Monday and said "I read your post and I think I am the "someone who fell" today at 12:45 in the Palais. Since I broke my front tooth, if necessary, can I count on your declaration for insurance purposes?". I told him I referred in my post to someone having fell in the Carleton Lobby Sunday. He obviously wasn't paying close attention to the day to which I referred. Yolonda and I had a big laugh about this one.

2012 Cannes Film Festival - Day 7

Chris Tucker and friend

Brad Pitt

Cassie

The sun finally came out on Day 7 after two full days of rain. The streets are once again full of people and the outdoor cafe's are back in business, even though they were always filled inside even in the rain. But in France the outdoor cafe rules.

On the Croisette the anticipation was in high gear as everyone was awaiting the arrival of Brad Pitt for the screening of his new movie "Killing Them Softly" about a mob hitman. Brad showed up this year sans Angelina. Everyone is wondering where she is and why she wasn't here. The same question that everyone had when Jada showed up without Will for her movie "Madagascar 3". Of course Will was promoting MIB in London. So it appears that all the A-List couples are not allowed to venture out without the other in the publics purview.

I did get a peek at Brad as he made his way down the carpet. He was very enthusiastic with the crowd even venturing away from the photo-op on the carpet stairs to wave to the people lining either side of the Red Carpet.

Diddy and Cassie also made an appearance on the red carpet. Diddy in his standard white tux jacket and black trouser and Cassie in a sexy black lace dress with her new modified Mohawk hairstyle (not exactly a Mohawk but shaved head on one side, that I call a modified Mohawk). The people here really like Diddy and dedicated a song to him as he walked the carpet. One of the main attractions of the Cannes Red Carpet is the music that is played over loudspeakers as people make their way down the red carpet. They usually have some jamming music including rap and hip hop.

Chris Tucker also appeared on the red carpet for this screening. I didn't know he was here. Hope to run into him so I can ask him if he remembers the time I got a cab for him in New York.

So stay tuned for more updates.