Iconic director MARTIN SCORSESE was in Cannes last week and, while he was reluctant to talk about his upcoming projects SHUTTER ISLAND and the untitled FRANK SINATRA MOVIE, he was more than willing to discuss his love of film preservation. he’s teamed up with B-Side Entertainment and THEAUTEURS.COM to facillitate the viewing of preserved films. Listen in below:

You’ve all had a lot to say about my colleague Adam Markovitz’s post from yesterday concerning Adam Lambert’s sexuality. On The View, Kara kind of, sort of, went ahead and outed him. The American Idol judge showed up on this morning’s episode in a pre-taped interview, during which she told Barbara Walters and Co. this about the Idol runner up: “I think he was always openly out.”

If you only buy one magazine this month, the current issue of ROLLING STONE is a must (if just for the cover).

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PIXAR head-honcho JOHN LASSITER was in Cannes to promote the upcoming animated epic, UP. It’s a story about a grumpy, old man whose house is elevated into the wild blue with the help of some helium inflated balloons. At the UP press conference, LASSITER told us that even animated films get heavily researched. (Click on the media bar below):

Director DONALD PETRIE  (MISS CONGENIALITY, JUST MY LUCK) is no stranger to working in films by, for and about women. But he holds some of his highest praise for NIA VARDALOS, the star of his latest project, MY LIFE IN RUINS. We spoke with PETRIE recently and he talked about VARDALOS’ determination. Listen in below:

Well, love him or hate him, you’ve got to admit that QUENTIN TARANTINO knows movies and knows what he likes. In Cannes to promote his upcoming WWII remake, INGLORIOUS BASTERDS, TARANTINO responded to a question about his choice in projects. Listen in below:

Hands down, the most controversial film at this year’s CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL was director LARS VON TRIER’S much anticipated ANTICHRIST. Reportedly met with jeers and walk-outs at it’s premier screening, the film was considered an outrage. At the press conference for the film at least one reporter was angry enough to call VON TRIER out. Listen in to this clip from Cannes. (Click on the media bar below):

So it’s Friday afternoon and I am trying to enjoy my Kashi and with a nice Chianti when fully nude uncensored photos of Rihanna make there way to my desk. So at this point I could be writing about the secret of life or that Bigfoot lives in my bathroom and no one would care. So hinkle dinkle do on to Rihanna’s naughty photos.

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Click through to view the trailer for Unmade Beds, the foreign indie love story that closed the San Francisco Film Festival and wowed at Sundance. Film is by Argentine filmmaker Alexis Dos Santos.

Trailer: Woody Allen’s ‘Whatever Works’

Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Begley Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Conleth Hill, and Michael McKean. Scheduled release: June 19, 2009. Quicktime trailer