Why was Ari Aster’s “Disappointment Blvd” not at Cannes? Well, I’ll tell you why. An American producer here at Cannes just told me that his movie is ridiculously long (210 minutes) and he doesn’t want to cut.

This is like Andrew Dominik, Netflix and “Blonde” all over again. Except, what does A24 seriously have to lose here?

Of course, I understand A24’s positioning in not wanting to release a three and a half hour long movie. However, they should just say fuck it, do it! It’ll be a movie event that’ll be buzzed about within the film dweeb community. We need Ari’s full, unabated, untouched vision to unfurl on-screen.

I don’t know if this is going to Venice. I just don’t. The movie is “not ready,” and A24 has a wobbly relationship with the Venice Film Festival, but I’m now looking forward to the director’s cut — After what he’s shown us, Aster deserves creative freedom.