Two Cannes-appraising podcasts have popped up — Deadline‘s Pete Hammond talking to some interviewer in the States (strictly audio) and TheWrap‘s Steve Pond (very faintly heard) talking to Sharon Waxman about Holy Motors (the likeliest Palme d’Or winner), embedded below.
Sasha Stone, Phil Contrino and I will be recording our sum-up tomorrow morning L.A. time, or around 5 pm or 6 pm Prague time. Unless Contrino begs off due to some family event and Sasha and I have to go it alone.
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