Pandemic helped Swiatek deal with French Open success

The Queen’s Gambit co-creator Scott Frank is heading back to the 1960s. Clive Owen is set to star in Monsieur Spade, a one-hour drama series from Frank and City On a Hill showrunner Tom Fontana, which is currently being pitched, generating a lot of interest from buyers, Deadline has learned.

Gordon Ramsay was insulted and grossed out by a Scottish chef's disgusting 'Cooncil Hoose' steak tartar.The Scots telly chef was not alone in being flabbergasted by the dish on Tik Tok as followers rushed to say it looked like the amateur was cooking up Covid 21.After chef Succhefful, also from Scotland, said his dish 'tastes like I’m a millionaire in France', Ramsay compared the recipe to a 'French turd' and said 'this is not safe.'The Hells Kitchen star was first upset by the dish's name as he

AMILLY, France (Reuters) - Dutchman Cees Bol won the second stage of the Paris-Nice weeklong race at the end of a crash-marred 188-km route between Oinville-sur-Montcient and Amilly on Monday. After several riders were not able to contest the final sprint after being held up behind a late crash, Bol produced his effort with 50 metres to go and beat former world champion Mads Pedersen of Denmark and Australian Michael Matthews.

Denis Cotes' absurdist French language comedy Social Hygiene opens with a wide shot of Antonin, a philosopher-cum-petty thief, standing in a field more than two meters from his long-suffering sister Solvieg in a scene dominated by a lush Quebec countryside.

Haley Bosselman editorJahmil French, who played Dave Turner on “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” died on Monday, his agent Gabrielle Kachman confirmed to Variety. He was 29.“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of a dear friend and client Jahmil French,” she said in a statement.

Christopher Vourlias The coronavirus pandemic couldn’t have arrived at a worse time for Leszek Bodzak, the producer behind Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi.” With just five days to spare before principal photography was set to begin on “Leave No Traces,” the latest feature from acclaimed director Jan P.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticA French cop movie with far more on its mind than simply solving the case, Xavier Beauvois’ Berlinale competition entry “Drift Away” examines the toll that law enforcement takes on an earnest sergeant (Jérémie Renier), and also how the locals react to being ordered around by such authority figures in Normandy.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe Party Film Sales has closed further deals on Filippo Meneghetti’s romance “Two of Us,” which represents France in the international feature film race at the Oscars and is part of 15 shortlisted films.Headlined by Martine Chevallier and Barbara Sukowa, the Golden Globe-nominated feature debut follows Nina and Madeleine, two pensioners who have hidden their deep and passionate love for many decades and see their bond put to the test when they are

The former President of France Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling.

reports.The 66-year-old was found guilty of corruption at a Paris court.Prosecutors sought a four-year jail sentence but he was ordered to serve a year in jail.This is the first time in France's modern history that a former president has gone on trial for corruption and is the first time a former French President in recent history has been given actual jail time.Mr Sarkozy, who was President between 2007 and 2012, intends to appeal the sentence.He denied any wrongdoing and claimed he had been

Nicolas Sarkozy, who served as French president between 2007 and 2012, has been found guilty of corruption.

EXCLUSIVE: Eros STX and Amazon Prime Video have closed a multi-year first window output deal in the Nordics effective immediately.

LOS ANGELES -- Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and two of the singer's French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery, police said. The singer is offering a $500,000 reward.The dog walker was shot once Wednesday night and is expected to survive his injuries, according to Los Angeles Police Capt.

Lady Gaga is “shaken up” after her French bulldogs Koji and Gustav were stolen at gunpoint and her dog walker was shot in Hollywood on Feb. 24.

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTF1 Studio, a unit of the powerful media group Newen Connect, has signed an exclusive international distribution deal with UGC Images, a subsidiary of Europe’s second-biggest cinema circuit.

Dawn French might be one of the nation's best-loved comedians, but when it comes to her family life she prefers to keep it low-key.Fans were delighted, therefore, when she shared a very rare snapshot of her daughter Billie on Twitter this week – and it was such a sweet picture.MORE: Inside Dawn French's Cornwall home WATCH: Dawn French reveals how her husband proposed!The image is a close-up of Billie’s mouth; she is wearing a hot pink lipstick and has painted a red love heart over the top.