- It’s been a tough year at Cannes, with many films that were expected to make the festival already getting passed over. Too many flicks, not enough spots. It’ll still be a few days before we know if Clerks II made the cut this year, but in the meantime, Kevin’s got some good news: “Southland Tales”, in which he plays a role, is a lock for the festival. Kevin reports:
“Clerks II” has to wait ’til next week to find out whether or not we get into the fest as well (we’ve been angling for a screening slot in either the Un Certain Regard section, or another out-of-competition slot), but for now, I’m just elated to see “Southland” get that much-deserved competition position.
indieWIRE has the full lineup of flicks.
On the situation, Kevin elaborates:
Next week, they make another announcement about the rest of the fest – all the films OUTSIDE of the competition.
But for today… FUCKING HUZZAH FOR “SOUTHLAND TALES”!!!!!! WAY TO GO, RICHARD!!
T’was never a lock, y’know? T’was always a gamble. We were hoping that, having been there with “Clerks” in ‘94 and “Dogma” in ‘99, they might be inclined to include us. But it was a tough year. I mean, even Aronofsky’s “The Fountain” didn’t get it.
We’ll know by either tomorrow [Friday] or early next week.
Cannes can be fickle. Last year, they declined programing “Brokeback Mountain”. A few years back, they declined programing “Lost in Translation”. You just never know. But we’ve still got our fingers crossed for a midnight screening.
We’ll keep you posted.
