Media-Whore's D'oevres



In his first goddam sentence of his blog post, Ari Emmanuel-- yeah, the guy they based the "Entourage" character on -- manages to get out a ferocious plug on "HuffPo." Evil genius: "I was reading the Times of London this morning while making my way to the Cannes Film Festival to see Sicko, my client Michael Moore's movie about the American health care system." (HuffPo)

"An Indian woman at a nearby table inquired if Mr. Mandvi was Russell Peters, an Indian-Canadian comedian. Once corrected, the woman’s companion, also Indian, offered an apology. ('I love Jon Stewart! Sorry, we’ve been trying to place you, you’re familiar and brown.')" (SundayStyles)

"The $15,000 per person concert series is coming to save the day . The line-up includes Prince, Billy Joel (at least he won't have drive far), Tom Petty, James Taylor and Dave Mathews. We are falling asleep just thinking about it." (Papermag)

"Audrey Tautou will star as Coco Chanel in a $15 million biopic about the legendary French fashion designer. Script, penned by (Anne) Fontaine and Christopher Hampton, who is also creative consultant, was freely adapted from the Chanel biography 'L'Irreguliere' by Edmonde Charles-Roux. (Variety)

Ex-Moguls, The New Hippie-Freaks: "(Tom Freston) left with a very sweet severance package, $84 million, and no one will weep for a person in his straits ... he has spent the last several months globe-trotting like a young backpacker. 'I’m trying to figure out what to do.'" (SundayStyles)

"At the IM Global Riviera suite, buyers have been streaming in to watch ten minutes of raw footage from Larry Charles' untitled documentary project featuring Bill Maher. Charles sent a few selects to Cannes for an afternoon screening that filled the IM Global stand with nearly 200 people. CAA is brokering a U.S. deal for the movie and top reps from The Weinstein Company, Miramax, Paramount Vantage, New Line, Warner Independent, Lionsgate, ThinkFilm, Magnolia, Overture, and Roadside Attractions were among the companies watching the footage." (IndieWire)