Greetings from Cannes! Well, sort of... I'm not quite there yet. I am currently leaching wireless off of the local laundromat after soaking in the rays on the beach here in Juan-Les-Pins (between Nice and Cannes).

The festival runs May 14-25, so we're all getting settled in and ready for the circus to begin!

So, since I've been traversing the globe (really just crossing the Atlantic) over the past day or so... it's 2 p.m. here but 8 a.m. in the States... I will just give you some links to update you on the news.

First off, now that New Line has been absorbed into Warner Bros. Studios, the fate for fellow indie production company Picturehouse ("Pan's Labyrinth") is uncertain. The studio, the independent division of New Line, has gained three Oscars and introduced the States to many a foreign film, but it may soon be merged with Warner Independent. Will independent treasures get lost amongst the blockbusters over at Warner Bros.? 

Here's the first trailer for "Igor," an animated film featuring the voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, Eddie Izzard, and Jay Leno.

RopeOfSilicon has posted batches of new photos from Cannes-premiering films "Che," "Blindness," "Synechdoche, New York." 

A new "Indiana Jones" trailer has hit the web. Check it out here.

Woo hoo! SlashFilm gives us 40 high-res photos from "The Dark Knight."

Enjoy! I will try and post the goings-on of the festival as they unfold!