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Today in Cannes Hell: The Great ‘Che’ Debate Begins

7:40AM Defamer Hollywood | One tiny, loaded word pretty much summed up Wednesday at Cannes: Che. Steven Soderbergh’s two-part, four-hour-plus biopic premiered last night to a sprawling range of reactions, most of which seem to embrace the challenging film (and particularly Benicio Del Toro’s performance as the title revolutionary) even while doubting the film would ever again screen again in its current version. Soderbergh and star Benicio Del Toro were only slightly defensive when it came time to face the press: “I find it hilarious that people always complain about movies being the same, and then when something different comes along — a film that deals the cards in a different way — they say why isn’t it more conventional?” [Soderbergh said.] More »

Party Roundup: It Was No ‘VF’ Extravaganza, But Elton John Knows How To Throw A Party

4:36AM Molly Friedman | Even though Hollywood’s A-List was deprived of a chance to eat and drink on Vanity Fair’s dime last night, two fiestas proved that celebrities will not let a little thing like tradition get in the way of a night of free booze and swag. Elton John’s Annual AIDS Foundation Oscar Party usually has a strong turnout of power players, but the star wattage at the 16th incarnation of the bash last night was a few standard deviations past the norm, thanks mainly to the absence of Graydon Carter’s soiree. Highlights included Tilda Swinton kissing her Oscar in some sort of Buddhist mating ritual, as well as the public debut of Hollywood’s newest power couple, Sean Penn and Petra Nemcova. We’ve got pictures after the jump. More »