Carlton Beach around 2:10 pm prior to a sitdown with Moonrise Kingdom director-cowriter Wes Anderson. The interview went pretty well but the video has taken months to upload, and it’s still loading.

(l. to r.) Moonrise Kingdom costars Bob Balaban, Edward Norton, director Wes Anderson,

It seemed worth noting for posterity that today Anderson and I shared a certain sartorial flourish.

I think I’m going to pass on seeing Madagascar 3…no offense.

I have fairly good (if shaky) video footage of Sean Penn explaining the basic Haiti Cannes fundraiser situation, but it’s also taking eons to load into YouTube.

What kind of person would want to travel the world on one of these things? I’ll tell you what kind of person would want to travel the world on one of these things. A person who is deathly afraid of experiencing the exotic and the unfamiliar.

What kind of a person wouldn’t want to get around the Mediterranean on one of these ships? I’ll tell you what kind of a person wouldn’t want to get around the Mediterranean on one of these ships. A person who prefers to travel on one of those super-behemoth cruise ships.