François Ozon’s ‘Summer of 85’: Film Review

Anna Vakili didn’t have much luck in the Love Island villa as her boyfriend Jordan Hames cracked on with India Reynolds just two days after they went official (leading to one of the most iconic Love Island fights ever) but things seem to be looking up for her on the outside world.The 30-year-old is currently enjoying a seemingly romantic getaway in the south of France after hinting at a mystery boyfriend.She teased a new relationship while sharing a sultry snap of her soaking up the sun poolside

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticRare is the movie about writer’s block that doesn’t end with the frustrated author scrapping his dead-end drafts in order to “write what you know” — i.e. the film we’ve just sat through.

Tea is usually best served fresh, but we’ll take decade-old spillage any day when it’s this hot — especially if it’s about Lance Bass and group sex!

The feverish atmosphere that grips an Olympic host city is so vividly suggested in French Canadian writer-director Pascal Plante's Nadia, Butterfly that you almost forget Tokyo 2020 has been postponed a year to next summer.

Also Read: 'The French Dispatch,' 'Soul' Make the Cannes 2020 Lineup As Festival Reveals the Movies It Would Have ShownAs befits a film that was going to premiere at a festival that was canceled, “Nadia, Butterfly” is set at an Olympic Games that didn’t happen.

Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos tells NME about his new duet with acclaimed French singer-songwriter Clara Luciana – a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood‘s swooning classic ‘Summer Wine’.“It felt like a world that was very far removed from the one I was used to, stuck inside in lockdown rainy Scotland. It was a soundscape to a landscape that I wasn’t experiencing.”Lord knows we could all use a little bit of that at the moment.

holidays could be thrown into disarray as it emerged that officials in both France and Germany have warned of possible new lockdowns.

When lockdown measures began to lift in the UK and across Europe earlier this summer, many of us rushed to book a holiday in the sun - something we could only have dreamed of in March.Spain, Italy, Greece and France topped the list of destinations Brits were eager to fly away to, with hopes of a bit of summer sun bright after being locked away in grey and miserable Britain for months on end.But now it's bad news for British holidaymakers, who have been warned they could face fines of up to

When the protests over the killing of George Floyd ripped through the U.S. in late May, they quickly found resonance abroad — perhaps nowhere more than in France, where the 2016 death of 24-year-old Adama Traoré while in police custody (in an incident with similarities to the Floyd case) gave the French their very own reason to take to the streets.

countries they can travel to. Before planning foreign trips, holidaymakers need to check whether they are safe to do so under the latest Scottish Government guidance.

Manori Ravindran International EditorWarner Bros. is reaching out to international exhibitors about a possible late August launch for Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” If it takes place, it would mean that the twisty spy thriller, which was expected to be among the highest-grossing summer releases, will have some sort of popcorn season debut.Exhibitors in the U.K., France and Spain have been told by the studio to plan for an Aug.

How can an angelic-looking, 16-year-old blond boy resist a more tenebrous, slightly older man with a silver earring, a sailboat, a motorcycle and nipples peeking from beneath his billowy 1980s shirts? It's no surprise when cute Alex falls in love with the edgy and alluring — if also ill-omened —David inSummer of 85 (Ete 85), the 19th feature from gifted French filmmaker François Ozon.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorBanijay France CEO François de Brugada is to assume control of Endemol Shine’s French operations following the two groups’ merger earlier this month, prompting the departure of Endemol Shine France president Nicolas Coppermann.Brugada has worked at Banijay since its inception in 2008 and has been the company’s French CEO since 2015.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFollowing Banijay’s takeover of Endemol Shine Group, Nicolas Coppermann, president of Endemol Shine France, will be stepping down at the end of July, with François de Brugada taking the helm of Banijay France.As CEO of Banijay France, de Brugada will spearhead the combined unscripted and scripted footprint and lead the company’s talent base.Post takeover, Banijay France will comprise 10 production outfits, including Adventure Line Productions, Endemol

Actress Cameron Diaz and entrepreneur Katherine Power have launched their own clean wine brand, Avaline. The line is debuting two summer-ready wines: a Spanish white and a French rosé.

For a debut feature, writer-director Charlène Favier’s powerful coming-of-age sports drama Slalom couldn't come at a more timely moment.