Singing a Happier Tune in Cannes

By MANOHLA DARGIS
Published: May 19, 2013

CANNES, France — The applause for Joel and Ethan Coen’s wonderful new film, a comedy in a melancholic key called “Inside Llewyn Davis,” started someplace around the midway mark. Prompted by the hilariously inane “Please Please Mr. Kennedy,” sung by Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver — who play three bearded 1961 folkies warbling and strumming through a space-race ditty — the Cannes audience started to laugh and clap. By the time the film ended, the clapping, laughing and whooping critics at the 66th Cannes Film Festival were over the moon. Moar

Water falling outta the sky

It's not frozen and white. I'm not at all sure about this...

I'm not sure I'm the only one.

The thunder rumbled and rolled for a long time before the first drop fell.

My neighbor was mowing his lawn for quite some time after it started.

Someone came home from a bicycle ride soaked.

A young man in the black velvet jacket, black pants, bow tie, and black umbrella walked by.

The young Somali children ran past with the youngest way ahead of the pack.

Somebody was just walking down the street, and it's pouring again. No umbrella, jacket or rain gear.

Ittsa Star Trek Movie!

It's got Kirk in bed with two! count 'em two! female creatures with tails.

It's got two! count 'em two! starships.

It's got Benedict Cumberbatch! Sadly, never in bed with two! count 'em two! female creatures with tails.

It's got two! Spocks count 'em two! Spocks.

And it's got Mr. Spock talking to Mr. Spock! That's two! Spocks count 'em two! Spocks.

It's got two! count 'em two! bar scenes.

But, it's only got one zombie tribble.

Yes, I saw it just after dawn clacked at an iMAX 3D theater here in Our Fair Cities.

Ittsa Star Trek movie! Leave your Mack truck at home.