This Saw wannabe fails on many levels, including forgetting to do what it's supposed to do: deliver potentially delicious gory moments.

CANNES, May 11, 2000 -- It's official -- the famed festivities here have begun, even if the obligatory red carpet wasn't ready until the late afternoon. But a lack of carpet didn't stop the sun and stars from converging in the daylight this morning when Uma Thurman and Gerard Depardieu arrived with their posses for a screening of "Vatel," which opened the 53rd Cannes Film Festival. The wind ravaged the Mediterranean waters (magically sparing Uma's golden locks) as cameras flashed and fans clapp

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 22, 2000 -- Santa is not the only big boy coming out to play this Christmas holiday. Things are certainly looking up in December after Mel Gibson's $34 million-plus record-setting opening last weekend at the box office for "What Women Want." And judging from the big names, business is only going to be better this weekend as heavily anticipated films such as Tom Hanks' "Cast Away" and Nicolas Cage's "Family Man" bow nationwide today. "It's going to be a huge weekend this holiday.

CANNES, France, May 10, 2000 -- This French Riviera resort is buzzing with the sounds of jack hammers, drills and cell phones. You know what that means? The 53rd Cannes Film Festival starts today. Other sure signs of French madness: Yachts parallel parking in the harbour as the beach cabanas and hotel suites set up for business; and, hordes of fans, armed with cameras and smiles, circling the Palais as the famous red carpet is prepared. Besides the soirees, the haute couture, the topless beache

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