Cannes Film Festival enters shocking tabloid hell: distasteful Princess Dy film shame!
May 10th
Outrage at screening of dying Princess Diana photo: Cannes documentary to show graphic picture for first time
By MICHAEL SEAMARK
By MICHAEL SEAMARK
A shocking paparazzi photograph of a dying Princess Diana is to be screened for the first time in a documentary about her fatal crash.
Unlawful Killing, which will be shown at Cannes this week, is backed by the actor Keith Allen and Mohammed Fayed, whose son Dodi died with Diana.
The 90-minute film will include a graphic black and white close-up of Diana taken moments after the Mercedes carrying the couple crashed in a Paris underpass.
Crash: A photographer is first to reach Diana’s smashed up Mercedes in 1997. The public have never seen close-up images of her dying
The distressing image, Diana’s blonde hair and features clearly visible, has never been publicly seen in this country.
It will be shown around the world but not in the UK, prompting Allen to say: ‘Pity, because at a time when the sugar rush of the Royal Wedding has been sending republicans into a diabetic coma, it could act as a welcome antidote.’
Similar pictures shown to the Diana inquest jury had her face heavily pixellated.
News that Allen, father of pop star Lily, is using the full photograph outraged close friends of the late Princess of Wales.
Icon: Diana’s fame has meant that her death has been the subject of intense scrutiny. An inquest – held a decade later – found she was unlawfully killed
Rosa Monckton, who went on holiday with Diana a few weeks before she died, said: ‘If this is true this is absolutely disgusting.
‘The fact people are trying to make money – which is all that they are doing now – out of her death is quite frankly … words fail me.’
A spokesman for St James’s Palace declined to comment but royal sources said Diana’s sons would be sickened by the news.
One said: ‘They rather hope people would treat this with the contempt it deserves.’
He suggested that William and Harry would not be drawn into commenting for fear of giving Allen the oxygen of publicity.
Sources told the Daily Mail that the princes will never publicly comment about their mother because they view the issue as ‘the most intensely personal and private aspect of their very public lives’.
Allen’s film is due to be screened amid a blaze of publicity at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday and Mr Fayed is reported to be travelling to the south of France to help with the launch.
In 2008, after a six-month inquest which heard evidence from 250 witnesses and cost taxpayers an estimated £12million, a jury concluded that Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed were unlawfully killed as a direct result of grossly negligent driving by drunk chauffeur Henri Paul, who also died in the crash.
The actions of photographers following the car were also cited.
Mr Fayed has accused Prince Philip of masterminding the 1997 crash in which Diana and Dodi died and even suggested that Prince Charles was involved.
He alleged the death plot took place to stop Diana marrying his Muslim son.
During the 2008 Diana inquest, the former Harrods owner described the royals as ‘that Dracula family’.
The photograph of Diana forms part of the trailer to Allen’s documentary on the film’s official website available in the UK.
Backers: The film, Unlawful Killing, is being supported by Mohammed Fayed, whose son Dodi died with Diana, and left-wing activist and actor Keith Allen, right
Getting ready: A screen is prepared on the beach for the 64th Cannes Film Festival in France, which is where the Diana documentary will be shown
The website proclaims: ‘Unlawful Killing is the story of the deaths of Princess Diana, Dodi Fayed and their driver Henri Paul.
‘It reveals a cover-up by the British Establishment culminating in a six-month inquest. Keith Allen’s ground-breaking documentary recreates key moments from the inquest and demonstrates how vital evidence of foul play was hidden from public scrutiny, how the royal family were exempted from giving evidence and how journalists, particularly those working for the BBC, systematically misreported the events and in particular, the verdict itself.
‘This is the story of how the world was deceived.’
Allen, in a piece for the Guardian newspaper last weekend, said: ‘My “inquest of the inquest” film contains footage of Diana recalling how the royals wanted her consigned to a mental institution, and the coroner repeatedly questioning the sanity of anyone who wondered if the crash was more than an accident.’
He said he asked every major UK broadcaster to commission a TV documentary about the inquest but they all refused.
Mourned: The gates of Kensington Palace adorned with tributes in 1997
He said Unlawful Killing was ‘not about a conspiracy before the crash, but a conspiracy after the crash. A conspiracy organised not by a single arch-fiend, but collectively by the British establishment’.
He said the film was being premiered in Cannes ‘because British lawyers insisted on 87 cuts before any UK release.
‘So rather than butcher the film, we’re showing in France, then the U.S., and everywhere except the UK.’
A spokesman for the filmmakers said: ‘The picture has been published in full before, in many parts of the world. We acquired the image from an Italian magazine, which had already published it in full. It is also widely available on the web.
‘We are therefore not publishing anything that the rest of the world has not already seen elsewhere.’
A spokesman for Mr Fayed said: ‘He was not aware that any photograph taken of any occupant of the car was going to be in this film.
‘He is appalled by that and will be taking all necessary steps to make sure it is not in the film.’
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Ronnie Hults #42 beats Dan Savage and Bruce Yackey Colorado National Speedway video
May 8th
We went back to Colorado National Speedway last night to cover the Late Model NASCAR short trtack stock car race, but what we saw, was a night of very exciting racing in all classes. We show here a video highlite of the race which we shot on a flip Mino HD cam designed for the web. It was on a tripod and allows us to edit and post instantly without tieing up editors and staff. We will continue to experiment to try to bring you excellent local racing coverage.
FROM COLORADO NATIONAL SPEEDWAY NEWS:
photos by Joe Starr
It was a night of thrills and spills at CNS as cars wrecked and a past champ returned to the oval for a Mother’s day race that most moms won’t soon forget!
Gillett Veterinary Clinic Late Models
Starting Top 5: 12, 74, 27, 42, 31
40 Laps
The Late Models didn’t disappoint, putting on a show for the ages as #12 Bruce Yackey, #74 Dan Savage and #42 Ronnie Hults shuffled back and forth in an epic battle for the lead. Yackey’s time in 1st was short lived but not easily given up as “Speedy” Ronnie Hults and “The Savage Man” Dan Savage ganged up on the multiple time CNS Late Model championship winner and passed him 25 laps to go in the 40 lap event. #90 Frank Denning spun out in turn 2 bringing on caution and a double file restart. The leader Dan Savage opted to take the outside on the restart. It was a wise tactic against Hults who has a penchant for taking down competitors via the outside. Savage took the lead but Hults found his groove on the inside and pulled up for an old fashioned drag race. Not a moment after Ronnie snagged the lead, Grazier and Fisbeck got together bringing on caution. The fate of Dan Savage seemed sealed when Ronnie opted for the outside on the restart. Racing resumed and Hults shot to a 5 car length lead but contact between hard charger #66 Darren Bucklen and #27 Roger Avants sent Avants careening into the wall between turns 3 and 4. A pile up ensued and severe damage to the #27 and #66 machines ended the both drivers chances at winning the feature. Racing resumed with Hults back on the outside of row 1 and subsequently back into the lead. Hults took the win followed by Dan Savage, Bruce Yackey and #55 Jesse Runkle.
Pair-A-Dice Sportsman
Starting top 5: 43, 6, 49, 84, 98
30 Laps
Lee Kemmit took the win for his qualifier and wowed the audience again at the Sportsman Main Event, quickly moving to the front of the field from a start in 5th place. Nearly half way through the 30 lapper, Kemmit approached and flawlessly weaved by lapped traffic. The Sportsman finished out their race in style, with a yellow free race. Kemmit took the win followed by his teammate #6 Tommy Roe, #42 Stan Griffin and #8 Jeff Walbaum.
Snap-On Tools Pro Trucks
Starting top 5: 32, 09, 27, 11, 26
30 Laps
#32 Mark Neff maintained the lead through the first 6 yellow laden laps of the Pro Truck Main Event. #34 Rudy Vanderwal took Neff down at lap 7 but some crazy antics by multiple drivers along the back stretch brought on the 19th yellow flag of the event thus far. #07 Chris Leaf took a black flag and the rest of the gang lined up for a restart. After green flag racing resumed, with some fancy moves, #11 Jace Hansen maneuvered past #34 Rudy Vanderwal, Mark Neff and #27 Roger Avants for the lead. With 5 laps to go, the top 4 leaders had 10 car lengths between them, Hansen in 1st followed by, Vanderwal, Avants and Simonson. Hansen held on for the win.
NTC Trucking Super Stocks
Starting top 5: 02, 13, 09, 39, 3
25 Laps
#13 Jason Morris took down #02 Darrell Smith as they made their way around the oval in lap 1. Slowly but surely, 2010 champion #46 Rick Lothert navigated his way past Jack Nugent and Michael Cox for 2nd place. #19 Scott Miller showed equal skill as he made his way from a start in 8th place, taking 3rd behind Lothert. At lap 11 Lothert and Miller advanced single file past Morris, taking 1st and 2nd respectively. Soon after, a battle raged for 2 place between miller, #39 Jack Nugent and Jason Morris. Behind Lothert, Miller seemed the favorite leading the pack of 2nd place hopefuls until the final lap when Nugent rocketed past Miller taking 2nd by only a few inches. Lothert took the win.
Whittar Racing Trains
As always, the train race was a hoot! You’ve Gotta Be Here to see the insanity for yourself!
Saturday Night May 7 2011 Race Results for Colorado National speedway
LATE MODEL MAIN EVENT
1 42 Ronnie Hults
2 74 Dan Savage
3 12 Bruce Yackey
4 55 Jesse Runkle
5 39 Jack Nugent
6 54 Joe James Jr
7 7 Adam Deines
8 99 Brian Murphy
9 33 Emett Grazier
10 66 Darren Bucklan
11 84 Matt Zwingelberg
12 15 Douglas Cox
13 31 Rick Smith
14 90 Frank Denning
DNF 27 Roger Avants
DNF 23 Davin Fisbeck
17 91 Chris Atkinson
DNF 14 Mark Bybee
DNF 71 Nick Brimlee
DNF 68 Chris Leaf
DNF 12x Jace Hansen
SPORTSMAN MAIN EVENT
1 98 Lee Kemmit
2 6 Tommy Roe
3 43 Stan Griffin
4 8 Jeff Walbaum
5 84 Bruce Borchardt
6 26 Bear Lynch
7 02 Rick Hunt
8 49 Dennis Pobanz
9 46 Eric Blackard
10 41 Dale Reeder
11 45 Grant Simpson
12 58 Jeff Webb
13 13 Eric Potts
14 72 Gary Cagle
15 00 Steve Maas
16 9 Dalton Hewitt
17 3 Wade Grove
18 40 Jason Trujillo
19 29 Jan Oxley
20 28 Alan Carter
21 27 Wendi Lewis
DNF 55 Craig Holmes
DNF 2 Nicholas Martinez
PRO TRUCK MAIN EVENT
1 11h Jace Hansen
2 34 Rudy Vanderwal
3 27 Roger Avants
4 09 Justin Simonson
5 06 Adam Hilton
6 36 Matt Burton
7 04 Bobby Durand
DNF 32 Mark Neff
DNF 26 Bear Lynch
DNF 84 Bruce Borchardt
DNF 07 Chris Leaf
DNF 60 Jonathan Lindberg
SUPER STOCK MAIN EVENT
1 46 Richard Lothert
2 39 Jack Nugent
3 19 Scott Miller
4 13 Jason Morris
5 3 Michael Cox
6 15 Troy Witthar
7 77 Kevin Keller
8 7 Ethan Penrod
9 05 David Rothrock
10 72 Hans Brewster
11 61 John Humphrey
12 8 Ryan Moser
13 02 Darrell Smith
14 90 Kyle Patee
15 23 Harry Livermore
16 24 Dave Coblentz
17 95 Todd Finley
18 25 Kathy Calkins
19 43 Rob Sears
20 11 Steve Maas
21 66 Tom Sr Evans
22 14 Brian Bradford
23 09 John Patee
DNF 99 Ryan Raley
DNF 75 Emilio Abeyta
DNF 49 Cole Whitford
DNF 18 Chris Pinelli
TRAINS MAIN EVENT
1. 22
2. 67
3. 37
4. 52
5. 43
Boulder Pearl Street Mall Family Gathering Place re-opens following improvements
May 7th
The Family Gathering Place, located on the Pearl Street Mall between Broadway and 13th Street, has re-opened following a renovation that began in March. Improvements include the addition of an ADA-accessible ramp and surface material; removal and replacement of deteriorating wood timbers with new,
Ipe hardwood timbers; and the addition of brick around the tree planter on the east side.
This project was funded by the Parks and Recreation Department’s Capital Improvement Project fund.
For more information, call Shelly Ruspakka, Parks and Recreation, at 303-413-7214.
