According to some reports on twitter, there's currently a bomb alert for the Festival Palace, although this rumor is contested by other tweets.

What is sure is that film screenings and other activities have come to a halt at the Cannes Film Festival as striking workers cut the electricity to the Film Festival Palace, luxury hotels and other areas in Cannes.

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.

Photo: Robert Pattinson by IBWK - some rights reserved

Seems that this year's Cannes Film Festival entry by past "Golden Palm" winner Lars van Trier has created the first real scandal this year. The press screening was accompanied by laughther, hisses and booing at the end - there are even reports that at least one reporter fainted during paticularily graphic scenes. Not many reviews seem to be out yet, but what is out is pretty devastating - "appaling" is a mild adjective, and there are predictions that this movie could end van Trier's career - pretty unlikely given that the careers of past generators of Cannes Film Festival scandals seem to be doing just fine.

Update: Variety review now available!

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