Alice Guy Blaché: The world’s first woman director is remembered in this q&a with film historian Anthony Slide, who also discusses the republication of her book of memoirs.
French Cinema
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Playwright Arthur Miller vs. Red Scare paranoia: The Crucible and the Salem witch hunts demythologize the concept of ‘American exceptionalism.’
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Danielle Darrieux in ‘La Ronde.’ Film icon Danielle Darrieux turns 100: Longest ‘star career’ in movie history? Screen legend Danielle Darrieux is turning 100 today, May 1. In all likelihood, …
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San Francisco Silent Film Festival highlights include hand-tinted color fantasies by Segundo de Chomón and Louis Feuillade in the days before Technicolor.
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L’Inhumaine (movie 1924) review: Uniquely modernistic Marcel L’Herbier silent mixes sex melodrama, revenge thriller and science fiction.
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Danièle Delorme: Rare woman director muse and pioneering female movie producer also featured in blockbuster bigger than Star Wars.
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Glenda Jackson: 2-Time Best Actress Oscar Winner + Former MP Comeback via Emile Zola
11 minutes readGlenda Jackson: Labour MP and 2-Time Best Actress Oscar Winner will return to acting after two decades in British politics.
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Ménilmontant (movie 1926) and Emak-Bakia (1927) reviews: Avant-Garde Paris’ memorable offerings for those willing to take a chance.
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Marc Allégret: From André Gide Lover to Simone Simon Starmaker
23 minutes readMarc Allégret: From André Gide Protégé (and lover) to Simone Simon Mentor. Allégret was one of French cinema’s greatest starmakers.
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Simone Simon Remembered: Sex Kitten + Femme Fatale
15 minutes readSimone Simon: Sex Kitten and Femme Fatale was seen in nearly 40 films, seducing men old and young sometimes with deadly results.
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Catherine Deneuve: César Award Record-Tier
9 minutes readCatherine Deneuve: César Award Best Actress Record-Tier after her latest nomination. Article includes list of rare Anglophone César nominees.
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Kristen Stewart & Catherine Deneuve Make César Award History
11 minutes readKristen Stewart and Catherine Deneuve have achieved remarkable César Award feats. One is a First; the other one is a Record-Tier.
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Marie Dubois, Actress in New Wave Films and the record-breaking blockbuster La Grande Vadrouille, has died.
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Patrice Chéreau: Queen Margot + Gay-Themed The Wounded Man
4 minutes readPatrice Chéreau and Queen Margot star Isabelle Adjani. Patrice Chéreau dies: French director best known for ‘Queen Margot’ & gay-related dramas Screenwriter, sometime actor, and stage, opera, and film director …
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Catherine Deneuve Style + Talent: Living Film Legend
5 minutes readCatharine Deneuve. Catherine Deneuve: Style & talent on TCM tonight A day to rejoice on Turner Classic Movies: Catherine Deneuve, one of the few true Living Film Legends, is TCM’s …
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Un Flic (Movie 1972): Perfect Alain Delon
4 minutes readUn Flic (movie 1972) review: Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve deliver first-rate performances in this excellent Jean-Pierre Melville neo-noir. Richard Crenna costars.
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Léa Seydoux in Blue Is the Warmest Color. ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ graphic novel writer Julie Maroh discusses Abdellatif Kechiche’s film adaptation + lesbian sex scenes Julie Maroh, the …
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Emmanuelle Riva. Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Michael Haneke, Amour: César Awards 2013 Michael Haneke’s drama about love and death, Amour, won five César Awards (out of ten nominations) earlier this …
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SAG Awards: Cotillard to Lead French Charge?
14 minutes readSAG Awards: Marion Cotillard to Lead French invasion? Other Screen Actors Guild Award possibilities range from Jennifer Lawrence to Meryl Streep.
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Box Office News: Tyler Perry + Clint Eastwood Flop
48 minutes readTyler Perry in Alex Cross. Tyler Perry’s Alex Cross box office actuals below estimates Oct. 22 update: We all knew that Paramount’s Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman-directed Paranormal Activity 4 …
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A Man and a Woman: Anouk Aimée at New York Screening
2 minutes readA Man and a Woman: Anouk Aimée to attend New York City screening of Claude Lelouch classic A Man and a Woman / Un homme et une femme, Claude Lelouch’s …
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Cannes Winners: Old Age Drama + Mob Mentality Indictment
18 minutes readCristian Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur While delivering her intro for the Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony, Mistress of Ceremonies Bérénice Bejo waxed poetic: “If festivals are …
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Jean Dujardin Les infidèles / The Players World Trade Center 9/11 Joke Censored due to Best Actor Oscar concerns claims report.
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Jean Dujardin Makes Oscar History
12 minutes readJean Dujardin. Jean Dujardin made film-award history after he won the 2012 Best Actor Academy Award for his performance as a fading silent film matinee idol in Michel Hazanavicius’ The …
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César Awards: The Artist Wins + Jean Dujardin Loses
11 minutes readJean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo in The Artist Jean Dujardin can’t win ’em all. For his (in my humble opinion brilliant) performance as a fading silent film star in Michel …
Michel Galabru dead: La Cage aux Folles right-wing politician and César Winner was embodiment of ‘family values’ in international blockbuster.
Jean-Luc Godard Solution for Greek Debt Crisis is a simple one that quite literally involves the use of the Aristotelian concept of Logic.
Simone Simon: La Bête Humaine 1938 Femme Fatale
Simone Simon: La Bête Humaine (1938) Deadly Sex Kitten in 1 of Jean Renoir’s most known films. Off screen, she romanced real-life James Bond.
Emmanuelle Movies Producer: Sex + Technology ‘Visionary’
Emmanuelle Movies Producer Alain Siritzky dead. His credits include more than 40 Emmanuelle films featuring Sylvia Kristel, Allie Haze etc.
Kristen Stewart Guantanamo Movie Gets Handsome Muslim Inmate
Peyman Moaadi Kristen Stewart movie Camp X-Ray reportedly gets leading man: Peyman Moaadi June 24 update: Two Kristen Stewart movie projects were announced a couple of weeks ago: Olivier Assayas’ …
National Board of Review Awards make history as Kathryn Bigelow becomes 1st woman Best Director while 1 more top star is Best Supporting Actor.
Pierre Schoendoerffer: ‘The Anderson Platoon’ Oscar Winner
Pierre Schoendoerffer, who won an Academy Award for the 1967 Vietnam War documentary The Anderson Platoon, died following an operation at a hospital outside Paris. He was 83. While still …