French Open Sets Sept. 21-Oct 11 Date, Follows U.S. Open

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentEurope’s biggest nation of moviegoers, France, saw its theaters reopen with a bang on June 22 and managed to sell between 850,000 and 900,000 admissions through Sunday.It’s roughly 50% less than an average week in June, but considering the dearth of fresh releases, the heat wave, which plagued most of the country last week, and fears of a second wave of COVID-19, it’s an “outstanding result that is beyond our most optimistic forecast,” said Eric Marti at

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services.We seriously can’t get enough loungewear these days. We’ve amassed a major stockpile of comfy sweats and PJs since quarantine kicked off — and we’re not alone.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorFrance’s cinema authority the CNC has announced that the indemnisation fund set by the government for film and TV series shoots has been doubled to 100M euros. A 50M public fund was originally put in place on May 6 to indemnify and guarantee against the risk of stoppages due to the coronavirus with a 20% cap in order to get productions back up and running after the end of lockdown on May 11.

Luce Douady has sadly died.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentParis-based Hue Dada!, a startup CGI animation studio, has put into development “Blackboard Monsters” (“MonstrOtableau”), an edutainment comedy that looks set to roll off the technological innovation at the heart of the new company.Forging a fun universe for 3-5s, “Blackboard Monsters” is written by Hue Dada! editorial director Sophie Decroisette whose lengthy screenplay credits take in multi-prized productions such as “The Babaloos,” “Code Lyoko,”

Real Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd‘s 13-year-old daughter sure is living up to her name! Jolie Dodd —  the word “jolie” is French for “pretty one” — looked absolutely beautiful in a vacation photo with her 44-year-old mom. Not only that, she resembled pop superstar Ariana Grande, 26, so much, the two could be long-lost sisters. Kelly shared the mother and daughter photo to her Instagram on June 8, as Jolie puckered up her lips for the selfie.

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Pixar’s “Soul,” Wes Anderson’s star-packed “The French Dispatch” and Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” and Lover’s Rock” are among the 56 movies which will receive a Cannes 2020 label as part of the festival’s eclectic Official Selection.

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Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” Pete Docter’s “Soul” and two films from Steve McQueen, “Lovers Walk” and “Mangrove” (both from his anthology series “Small Axe”), are among the films that would have gone to this year’s Cannes Film Festival if it had taken place, Cannes organizers announced at a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.

A bit earlier today, in lieu of the actual fest (canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, of course), the Cannes Film Festival announced what their Official Selections would have been. Of course, these movies won’t actually be playing at Cannes, but they will be showing at other festivals around the world over the next handful of months (barring a resurgence of COVID-19, obviously).

Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch,” Pete Docter’s “Soul” and two films from Steve McQueen, “Lover’s Walk” and “Mangrove” (both from his anthology series “Small Axe”), are among the films that would have gone to this year’s Cannes Film Festival if it had taken place, Cannes organizers announced at a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.

After weeks of “will they or won’t they?” the Cannes Film Festival was recently officially canceled due to COVID-19.