Tim Burton: The Man who will President

Tim Burton is to be the next president of the Cannes Film Festival, the AFP (Agence France-Presse) revealed on January 26.

According to the French press agency, the US director of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Batman will be presiding over the prestigious film festival from May 12 to May 23. The director described his nomination as "a dream come true".

Festival president Gilles Jacob described Burton as a "magician", praising Burton for his cinematography.

"We hope his sweet madness and gothic humour will pervade the Croisette," he added, referring to the boulevard of Cannes by the sea.

Burton is famous for his Gothic and surreal films and animations, such as Sleepy Hollow and The Nightmare Before Christmas. However, Burton has also produced a children's film (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), a fantasy film (Big Fish), a biography (Ed Wood), two science fiction films (Planet of the Apes, Mars Attacks), and a musical (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street). His next project, an adaptation of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll will hit the silver screen in March and will star Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.


External Links:

http://www.france24.com/en/20100126-tim-burton-head-2010-cannes-film-festival-jury

http://www.france24.com/fr/20100126-tim-burton-president-prochain-festival-cannes-cinema
(Original page in French)

http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/about.html

First Post Ever

Hello friends,

This is my first post ever, so I'd better make it count. In case I didn't make things clear, this blog is going to be covering the arts (fine arts, music, drama and theatre, and writing of prose and poetry) and entertainment and their effect on the world. For instance, if a new book is making a splash in the literary world, I will be talking about it. If something has happened to a particularly influential artist (visual artist, musician, writer, poet, and/or actor), it is inevitable that I will be covering the person in question's influence on the world.

Despite my love for the arts, especially creative writing, I am still a Journalism student. This means that I can not be biased in favour or against anyone or anything and I will not take sides.

Rather, I try to present as much information as I can in hopes that one can take an informed stance on any issue I might bring up.

I will do what I can to live up to my intentions.

PS: The name SEAL is a combination of the letters in my name (Skander Eric Alexandre Lafif)