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In addition to the bold-faced names crawling all over town, 4,000 journalists received credentials to cover the festival, ranging from critics for such major dailies as The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times to reporters for tiny Web sites based in newly independent Eastern European republics. And they all want to see the same movies – which is probably why screenings of the films with the most buzz are scheduled for 8:30 a.m. (If you really want to see it, you’ll get up.)
Still, the press screenings are often filled to capacity, which is fine – except for the practices of some Europeans when it comes to hygiene. Take it from me, there's nothing worse than finding yourself at an early morning screening seated next to a continental gentleman who clearly doesn't believe in the efficacy of a daily shower and who has already worked his way through that first pack of cigarettes by 8 a.m.
