• Howdy all – As you probably know, Cannes is the big story, with the official announcements about the films coming in today. Read all about what we know (as well as a Liz Smith column on the subject) below.

Also, NewsCam is now live and running again after almost a week of downtime. From what I hear, the cam’s still not working properly for Netscape browsers, something I plan to work on as soon as I get some free time.

For those of you wondering about my job situation…Here’s an update. I still have not been laid off although I have officially stated my desire to move on (rather than take a crappy mainframe job), so I expect the layoff to occur sometime next week (before the next pay period starts). This isn’t definite, but more than likely will happen. I’ve gotten some great leads from many of you so far, and I sincerely appreciate that! Once the layoff happens, I will have more time to schedule phone interviews and possibly travel to sites, which should make the search easier. I’m still searching as well, so if you know of something that might fit the bill, please drop me a line! Thanks again for your help, everyone. I’ll rest at ease once I know I’m employed again — It’s going to seem odd when this layoff happens and I’m not working every day!

And now, on with the news…