"Brilliant" Fran Franczak instantly impressed experienced St Johnstone defender Andy Considine

Politico.Like Macron, Attal was aligned with the center-left Socialist Party before joining the more centrist Renaissance Party. Similarly, his politics often shift on various issues, as he’ll take the more conservative approach on some while staking out a more liberal position on others, reports CNN.

French President Emmanuel Macron made history on Tuesday as he appointed 34-year-old politician Gabriel Attal as France’s youngest ever prime minister.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent A record 54 market premieres will be hosted at the Rendez-Vous showcase held by the French film promotion org Unifrance in Paris which will kick off Jan. 16 with the world premiere of Pascal Bonitzer’s “Auction.” The biggest film market dedicated exclusively to French movies, the Rendez-Vous in Paris will welcome 420 buyers from 50 countries and 47 sales companies.

A self-taught balloon artist has gone viral with her astounding "balloon people" creations. Beverley McGrath makes life-sized balloon sculptures in the image of anyone you'd like.

EXCLUSIVE: Terrifier 2 and 3 sales firm The Coven is making its first foray into production with exorcist horror Shadow Of God, which quietly wrapped principal photography in Calgary, Canada, last month.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Melvil Poupaud, an actor in Francois Ozon’s “By the Grace of God” and Maiwenn’s “Jeanne du Barry,” will receive the French Cinema Award from Unifrance, the French promotion organization. The ceremony will be held on Jan. 18 at the Culture Ministry during the Rendez-Vous With French Cinema market.

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based cultural institution Villa Albertine and Unifrance have announced the selection of French features due to be showcased in the 9th edition of their joint Young French Cinema program.

Naman Ramachandran Banijay Productions France is reviving hit reality format “Temptation Island” for French network W9, marking its return to the country after five years. “Temptation Island” sees couples at a crossroads in their relationship embark on a journey to test their commitment. Separated in two different beach resorts, the couples interact with a group of singles to determine if their love is strong enough to withstand the challenges they will encounter on the island.

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St Johnstone assistant Andy Kirk is hopeful new loan addition Kerr Smith will receive clearance to be available for Tuesday’s trip to Dundee.

Ethan Shanfeld Fifty-six French stars, including Carla Bruni, Charlotte Rampling and Carole Bouquet, signed an open letter defending Gerard Depardieu, the Oscar-nominated actor who has been charged with rape and accused by more than a dozen other women of sexual assault, harassment or groping. The essay, published in the right-wing French newspaper Le Figaro, reads, in part: “We cannot remain silent in the face of the lynching targeting him, the torrent of hate being dumped on his personality” (via AP). “When Gerard Depardieu is targeted this way, it is the art [of cinema] that is being attacked.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Quick, silly and lent weight only by the costume department’s copious wigs and furs, “The Crime Is Mine” finds tireless French auteur François Ozon in the playful period pastiche mode of “Potiche” and “8 Women.” It’s a film less about any frenetic onscreen shenanigans as it is about its own mood board of sartorial and cinematic reference points — Jean Renoir, Billy Wilder, some vintage Chanel — and as such it slips down as fizzily and forgettably as a bottle of off-brand sparkling wine. This story of an aspiring stage star standing trial for a top impresario’s murder (and making the most of her moment in the tabloid flashbulbs) may be based on a nearly 90-year-old play, but for those versed more in Hollywood and Broadway than in French theater, Ozon’s adaptation resembles a kind of diva fanfic: What if Roxie Hart went up against Norma Desmond, except in rollicking 1930s Paris? As it happens, Georges Berr and Louis Verneuil’s 1934 comedy “Mon crime” has twice been adapted into Hollywood screwball romps: 1937’s Carole Lombard vehicle “True Confession” and the lesser 1946 remake “Cross My Heart,” starring Betty Hutton.

Helen George, known for her role as Trixie Franklin in the BBC drama series Call The Midwife, has shared some exciting details about the show's Christmas special and revealed she will be taking on a completely different role in the New Year.The much-loved series, which has been warming our hearts every winter since 2012, is set to return this festive season with more stories from the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House.The Christmas Special will kick off two weeks before Christmas with Apollo 8 ready to circle the moon and Sister Monica Joan fears this could be her last Christmas and doubts she'll live to see man walk on the moon. In response, the Nonnatus Family, including Trixie's brother Geoffrey, decide to lift her spirits.

French President Emmanuel Macron has come out in support of Gérard Depardieu whose star has fallen in France in recent days following the airing of a documentary investigating multiple allegations of sexual assault against the actor.

Daniel Johnston catalogue project have been shared and will feature a remastered version of his first 14 seminal releases.The project – titled ‘Daniel Johnston In The 20th Century’ – will restore the late indie-rock icon’s 20th-century discography, starting with his 1981 lo-fi homemade debut cassette ‘Songs Of Pain’.Johnston’s early work will be available for the very first time in 24-bit lossless audio. The first phase is comprised of his first 14 seminal releases from 1980 to 1998, with each recording remastered from their original source tapes by Shimmy-Disc founder and longtime collaborator, Kramer.All 14 LPs are now available via danieljohnston.bandcamp.com as pay-what-you-want downloads until the end of today (December 20).

If you've scrolled through the news in recent days, you'll likely have seen some headlines about Miss France. Earlier this week, Eve Gilles, a Nord Pas de Calais-born beauty queen, was awarded the coveted crown after beating dozens of other promising contestants.There's nothing internationally newsworthy there, except that Eve is the first beauty queen in the country's 103-year pageant history with a pixie cut to win.

Marta Balaga European TV powerhouses ZDF Studios and France TV Distribution are partnering as producers on Berlin-based Boogie Entertainment’s new crime drama “Blood Red Thread.” Set in the “glamorous and cutthroat” world of fashion, the six-part series – also described as “stylish, witty and outrageous” – will expose various challenges the industry is facing, all the while following businessmen who rule the boardroom and clash with “divas of design,” both battling for power. Filming will take place in the U.K., France and Germany, with delivery scheduled for August 2025.

Jason Momoa poses with his trident while attending the L.A. fan screening of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Ziwe premiered her interview with George Santos on her YouTube channel after the congressman was expelled from Congress.

Eve Gilles from Nord-Pas-de-Calais was crowned on December 16, making the first time in the pageant 103 year history that a contestant with a pixie cut wins the competition, per DailyMail. While she should be basking in happiness, Gilles has found herself in the middle of backlash, with people upset because of her ‘androgynous’ look. Gilles was in the top two with Miss French Guiana (Guyane) and Audrey Ho-Wen-Tsaï. 18.