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...Today, in a press conference with the Jury, we got some answers. Turner said that, in the long discussions, ?we adjusted to each other?s thoughts.? Explaining the Prix du Jury (typically given to a film, not a performer) that went to Irma P. Hall, lead actress of the Coen brothers? comedy ?The Ladykillers,? Tarantino said, ?Tilda wanted to give her a Force of Nature prize.? The Prix du Scenario (screenplay) prize to the French drama ?Comme une image? was, Quentin said, ?one of the easier awards to give.? As for ?Fahrenheit,? he stressed that the prize was given...
...have done the trick; but since nearly everyone at Cannes is left wing, the debate was minimal (except for Godard, who impishly said the film would help re-elect Bush). British director Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs, with its hard-core porn elements, showed only in the Marché du Film, so it was ineligible for an Outrage award. So Cannes settled for annoying the American right. Even before the Palme d'Or was announced, two participants on stage praised Moore's film and denounced the President. But when the victor faced the press, he had a few kind words...
...know the Zeitgeist is shifting when Nicole Kidman can don a pencil-thin suit from menswear designer du jour Hedi Slimane - or David Beckham can step out in a sarong. "Men are much more receptive to the idea of looking fashionable," says retailer Seper. "There was previously a misunderstanding that if you took an interest in yourself, your masculinity was diminished somehow, whereas now (male grooming) is accepted, in fact it's sought after...
...classroom, Cornel West was the man,” says Department Chair and W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr., who is on leave at Princeton this year...
...just goes to show people how talented and hard-working Brendan really is, playing varsity hockey and baseball,” Du added...