Five great shows and films to put on your watch list this week

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLeading arthouse sales company The Match Factory has pre-sold Austrian director and screenwriter Sebastian Meise’s second feature “Great Freedom,” which plays in Un Certain Regard at Cannes on Thursday, to Paname Distribution in France.

Paris Haute Couture Week is back, with big-name labels staging physical shows to unveil their autumn/winter 2021 collections. A host of celebrities have flocked to the French capital to take their place on the front row, attend the hottest parties and show off their finest fashion week outfits…Suki WaterhouseModel and actor Suki Waterhouse was dressed by Dior for the brand’s AW21 show, the 29-year-old donning a studded body harness over a simple white shirt and black trousers.

It’s that time of year again, though a little delayed. Following the cancellation of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival last year, thanks to the global pandemic, Cannes is triumphantly back this year with a whopper of a line-up, And it’s one that’s perhaps overflowing with things that were due to appear at the festival last year (Wes Anderson‘s “The French Dispatch,” Paul Verhoeven’s “Benedetta”) and instead were held for an entire year by the filmmakers and producers.

Shakira’s style evolution is unrivalled, but some have not stood the test of time in her mind.

If you’re a fan of absurd, offbeat filmmaking, you definitely should already know about the work of French filmmaker, Quentin Dupieux. The writer-director has spent his entire career taking strange concepts and ludicrous characters and making it all work in features such as “Rubber,” “Wrong,” “Reality,” and the recent “Deerskin.” But “Mandibles” takes his trademark surrealism and adds slightly new layers.

Ariana Grande, 27, gave fans another look at her gorgeous wedding band from husband Dalton Gomez, 25. The “Focus” singer showed the whisper thin ring off as she went for a drive on Friday, June 25. Her on-trend diamond shaped french manicure was on full display as she flipped the bird in a short loop clip, followed by a series of selfies and videos singing along to Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway tune “In the Heights.”

The 74th Cannes Film Festival unveiled its jury which includes five women; a majority in the nine-person group including President Spike Lee.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the jury for the competition, which will be powered by a majority of women, including American actor-filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal, French actor-helmer Mélanie Laurent, French-Senegalese actor-director Mati Diop, Austrian director Jessica Hausner and cult French singer Mylene Farmer.Spike Lee will presider over the jury which will also include French actor Tahar Rahim, Brazilian helmer Kleber Mendonça Filho and South

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWhile U.S. blockbusters deserted screens in 2020, French animated features had 10-year record-breaking performance at the local box office last year, according to a study conducted by the CNC (National Film Board) and unveiled on the opening day of Annecy Film Festival.

WASHINGTON -- Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:ABC’s “This Week” — To be announced.——NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Preempted by coverage of the French Open tennis tournament.———CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Andy Slavitt, White House senior adviser on coronavirus response.——CNN’s “State of the Union” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.———“Fox News Sunday” — Sen.

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Whatever your plans, be sure to squeeze in some TV time over the next few days because there is a host of great new shows and films coming down the line.