James Gray @ Cannes

James Gray's movie "Two Lovers" (his third at Cannes) starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow, is receiving nice notices and a standing ovation or two at the Festival. I LOVE this, from the Guardian:

Alongside Paltrow was Gray, who gave a withering critique of the past 30 years of American film-making, blaming studio executives for forcing mediocre films on the public. He said: "I have very little admiration for what has been going on in my country for the last 30 years. It doesn't mean I hate every movie, I just don't love every movie."

Let's be honest. He hates EVERY movie. I love him. But he hates every movie.

James Gray & Gwyneth Paltrow at their Cannes Press Conference. Image courtesy of Eugene Hernandez, Indiewire.