Cannes Lightning Round: Lonely Basterd Brad Pitt Checks In

· You may have thought Cannes ground to a halt after the airborne toxic event that was Antichrist, but in actuality, the festival can really only get underway now that Brad Pitt is in town. The actor arrived in advance of Inglourious Basterds' world premiere tomorrow night; no Angelina Jolie and the brood yet, but don't worry, People is stalking so we don't have to.

· And just in case you can't get enough of Antichrist, while away the morning strolling through David Hudson's fascinating, typically comprehensive round-up at IFC.com.

· It's not as though Anvil and I go way back or anything, but seriously, THR: "The Hanson Brothers of Canadian heavy metal"? Get me rewrite. Variety reports as well on the metal legends' trip to Cannes.

· By one account at the fest's midway point, it looks like the international auteur establishment are mashing their work into a slightly more commercial mold. Which would be great if any distributors were buying anything at all.

· Manohla Dargis's second Cannes dispatch includes a visit with Jerry Lewis, who dropped by the festival at Cannes to announce his new screen project -- and, apparently, to make lousy jokes: "'We're going to do Mutiny on the Bounty again,' Mr. Lewis said, as laughter filled the room. 'I'm playing the Christian part, and we need an Arab so we can beat' the stuffing 'out of him.' Silence fell like a lead curtain."

· Yacht rentals are way down this year, but that's not stopping the Guardian from setting sail on a micro-budget Reaction Tour around the Riviera.