French Streaming Service Salto, a Joint Effort Among Broadcasters, Eyes Originals and Volume

Iggy Pop has covered an Elvis Costello song taken from the musician’s latest album, ‘Hey Clockface’.‘No Flag’, which is the second track from Costello’s album that was released in October, has been re-versioned largely in French by the punk legend.Costello said in a recent Musician on Musicians interview with Iggy for Rolling Stone that the original ‘No Flag’ was a nod to Iggy And The Stooges’ 1969 classic ‘No Fun’.The artist told Pop he was surprised no one had picked up on the link.

As we enter the throes of awards season more and more films are starting to make their qualifying runs in what is expected to be a very different kind of season. For starters, Searchlight Pictures is set to release Chloe Zhao’s buzzy pic of existential wanderlust Nomadland starring Frances McDormand for its virtual qualifying run starting today before expanding in 2021.

San Francisco residents should brace more severe coronavirus restrictions, Mayor London Breed said Tuesday. The warning coincided with reports that Breed had dined at the upscale French Laundry restaurant in Napa County last month, according to reports.  Breed said rising COVID-19 cases in recent weeks could lead to stricter restrictions in San Francisco on gatherings, reduced capacity in public areas, and mandatory quarantines after traveling, FOX 2 of the Bay Area reported.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has officially joined the ranks of public officials who have been busted for breaking their own coronavirus guidelines. A Tuesday report from the San Francisco Chronicle says that the mayor dined at the upscale French Laundry restaurant the day after California Gov.

Jamie Lang Following Chile’s most successful theatrical release of 2020 and high-profile streaming premieres in Latin America and the U.S.

PARIS – Tens of thousands of critics of a proposed security law that would restrict the filming of police officers protested across France on Saturday, and officers in Paris who were advised to behave responsibly during the demonstrations repeatedly fired tear gas to disperse rowdy protesters who set fire to France’s central bank and threw paving stones.

Amazon has greenlit a French version of their hit Japanese format Hitoshi Matsumoto Presents Documental, in which comedians compete to try and get each other to laugh while keeping a straight face themselves. French actor and comedian Philippe Lacheau (Alibi.com) will present the French version, LOL: Tu ris, Tu perds (LOL: Last One Laughing), pitting 10 famous French comedians against one in a competition for a €100,000 ($119,000) donation to their favorite charity.

We are all waiting patiently for any news regarding the release of Wes Anderson’s upcoming “The French Dispatch,” although a Cannes 2021 bow seems all but inevitable at this point. Thanks to a new interview that French fashion magazine L’OFFICIEL published earlier this month with Lyna Khoudri, one of the film’s stars, we have received some new updates.

Channel 4 Orders Follow-Up To Influential Princess Diana Film Channel 4 has commissioned Blink Films to make a follow-up to its explosive documentary on Princess Diana’s infamous Panorama interview with the BBC in 1995. The revelations in Blink’s first film, Diana: The Truth Behind The Interview, have sparked an independent inquiry at the BBC to get to the bottom of whether Diana was coerced into the Panorama conversation by reporter Martin Bashir through forged documents and misinformation.

High Life and Beau Travail filmmaker Claire Denis has revealed details of her upcoming project Radioscopie, a story set in the world of French radio which is set to star Juliette Binoche and Vincent Lindon.

French cinemas will be able to reopen Dec. 15, after more than a month of COVID-19 lockdown, although strict curfew measures will remain in place, meaning theaters will have to stay closed between 9 p.m.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThree French media executives with track records at Canal Plus, TF1 and M6 have joined forces to create the production company Taleseed.The banner will be developing, producing and distributing internationally driven series, films and documentaries with remake potential, and will aim to work with both broadcasters and streaming platforms.

Gov. Gavin Newsom highly criticized outing at one of California’s most exclusive fine-dining restaurants during the coronavirus pandemic this month, has reignited talks of a recall, according to reports.  The recall campaign was given new life after a judge last week granted conservative activists a 120-day extension, until March 17, to continue gathering recall signatures.