Maybe triggered by the vampire-friendly rainy weather and overcast sky tonite in Cannes, the rumor is that Robert Pattinson - playing male lead Edward Cullen in "Twilight" and universal heart-throb - will be coming to Cannes on Tuesday, May 19. He will participate in a French TV show and also walk up the red carpet - if this really happens, there will be a screaming audience at the bottom of the festival steps next week!

We will try hard to confirm this!

Update: This is now confirmed!

Photo: Robert Pattinson by IBWK - some rights reserved

COMPETITION

Fish Tank

Review: The Guardian

Trailer: AFP

Spring Fever

Review: Variety

Trailer: (haven't found one yet - any hints?)

OTHER

Tetro

Review: Variety

Trailer:

Check the official screening schedule to find out what's up tomorrow and in the next few days!

Was late for the "red carpet" ritual of the opening ceremony, so didn't bother at all to go - otherwise, the usual slow opening night atmosphere - Pixar's opening movie "Up" is getting good reviews - took a few pictures of the red carpet and the opening party for "Up" and uploaded them directly via twitter - that's live reporting, only using a mobile phone - geek heaven!

Later at night, ran into an old friend who hasn't been here for four years, and through her met somebody I worked with back in the 90s when this whole Web in Cannes thing was still brand new, who told me he put up Quentin Tarantino for a week in Paris in 1992 when nobody knew him but that he still wasn't sure whether he could get an interview this time and get around the publicists - evening ended with a beer while people-watching on the Croisette and listening to drunken conversation at the next table that involved a girl called Harmony as well as a mix of Dickens and Talking Heads citations - welcome to Cannes, baby!