The Mix breaks down everything you need to know about arts & entertainment this week
Indie Grits
We want to give as many shout-outs as possible to this year’s awesome festival. Go check it out this weekend.
Cannes Film Festival unveils lineup
The competition will consist of a bunch of foreign filmmakers 95 percent of Americans have never heard of.
Peter Jackson posts first video blog on “Hobbit”
Proof that Bag End still exists fills us with desires to glue some hair on our feet.
“Bond 23” will hit late next year
Quick, start guessing the innuendo for the lead female’s name!
Sally Field to play Mrs. Lincoln
Here’s hoping she gives Abe the “box of chocolates” speech before they head to Ford Theatre.
Oprah picks up six new shows
Even more for her to OWN. Yikes, what a bad pun.
Nickelodeon renews “iCarly” for fifth season
iJump for joy.
Theaters revolt against Premium VOD
Studio plans to launch a video-on-demand service to rent movies 60 days after release have some theaters threatening to not show blockbuster movies. Sure, guys. Sure.
ABC cancels “All My Children,” “One Life to Live”
This is just a misdirection until their evil identical twins surface to exact revenge.