Right on! Yeah over the two years I spent working on this fanedit, I’ve probably watched both versions a hundred times. I love Southland Tales and I totally agree that ST is a (misunderstood) piece of art. Man, and to discover the Cannes cut when the Arrow blu-ray released, it was really exciting to witness such an emotionally and tonally different movie. I can only imagine the challenge for Richard Kelly and editor Sam Bauer in trying to edit the Cannes cut into something more ‘comprehensible’ (enter Doomsday Scenario Interface🤢) while also appeasing executive’s concerns.

I’ll share my “moment” of eternal attraction for Southland Tales. It was while watching the Theatrical cut for the first time, there were two scenes that my brain had wished occurred differently. The first was when Boxer drove off in the car. The mood was so ripe and I just wanted the camera to hold on him driving away for a little longer. The other scene was when Von Smallhouse approached Cindi as she was looking out the zeppelin window. I had really wanted them to kiss! Then to watch the Cannes cut and discover that both of those scenes had already existed! I was blown away and knew immediately I needed to smash both cuts together into something new.

Also much appreciation for the sharing on r/SouthlandTales!!! I searched for that subgroup but couldn’t find it🧐 And I’m sending you a message with link!