CANNES, FRANCE: la la la la la

i'm on the second floor of a villa on the south coast of france, reading the script of a friend that's shooting a movie this weekend. today i had "work." Tis intersting. I run around the festival grabbing Electronic Press Kit's of films that are premiering here. Kung Fu Panda, Changeling, Vikki Christiana Barcelona, Tokyo to name a few...then I go to their shoots and help the editors find the right music for their "bites" that they "wire" to the states by way of a Paris-London-Staten Island-Manhattan transport...then the stuff goes live on-air by 8pm Eastern Time. I like learning about these things, but it is very time consuming. Last night was fascinating. We went to the screening of "Tokyo" at the Palais on the Croisette...and before the show, the music composers, the directors and a few actors came on stage and spoke. In french, of course. Highlight: Michel Gondry, Boon Jong Ho, Leos Carax...they were there. It was neat. Today the company I work for, AMC TV, interviewed Morgan Spurlock. As well as Angelina Jolie, Jack Black and Dustin Hoffman.

Everyday, I drink orangina. I notice the smaller streets, skinnier doorways, fashionable people, expensive paninis, productive producers, odd streets signs, exquisite yacht parties, and sweet old french men that only speak french and tell me their life stories once they realize that I speak a little. It's wonderful. I'll update more later, but I must rest now. I have a 10am call and tomorrow's a big day. Woody Allens film premieres and we're supposed to interview Mike Tyoson this weekend...as his film premieres on Sunday.

I like waking up in France, but my confusion only begins at this point. I don't know what I want out of this "industry," I just know that it's good to be here. The people, the coastline and the culture all keep me wanting to go go go...I'm just confused when they all ask, "So, why are you here?" I often say, "I'm learning."

That's all I got.