‘The French Dispatch’ Soundtrack To Feature Jarvis Cocker, Grace Jones, Ennio Morricone, Chantal Goya & More

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are not only a beloved comedy partnership but they are also the very best of friends. So there was no way that Dawn was going to let Jennifer's birthday pass by without a little fanfare.The Vicar of Dibley star shared two tributes – one on Instagram and one on Twitter – in celebration of Jennifer's 63rd birthday on 6 July.

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Ben Croll Dotted by hilltop views and an historic city center, France’s southwestern city of Angoulême had certainly played host to a handful of live-action shoots in recent years.But for the most part, the commune, just under 50,000 strong, had made its name as the country’s cartoonist capital, the place where Gallic scribblers go to burnish their reputation at the Intl.

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Actor Ewan McGregor has welcomed his fifth child into the world, and his first with partner Mary Elizabeth Winstead. McGregor's daughters Clara and Esther showed off pictures of new brother Laurie on Instagram, describing him as "the greatest gift".

Charades Films has boarded Carlota Pereda’s rural thriller “Piggy” (“Cerdita”), one of the most awaited feature debuts of the year from Spain.Written and directed by Pereda, “Piggy” is produced by Morena Films and France’s Backup Media, the outfit behind “Still Alice,” “Submergence” and Ari Folman’s Cannes entry “Where Is Anne Frank.” Charades will handle world sales rights on “Piggy,” while Filmax, a frequent backer of first time directors, will distribute the film in Spain.Starring Laura

Naman Ramachandran César award winner Vincent Cassel (“Black Swan,” “Westworld”) and BAFTA award winner Eva Green (“Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children”) headline “Liaison,” the first French and English-language Apple original for streamer Apple TV Plus.The series is billed as “a high-stakes, contemporary thriller exploring how the mistakes of our past have the potential to destroy our future,” combining action with an unpredictable, multi-layered plot where “espionage and political

A feature documentary is in the works that will chronicle the storied history of the Cannes Film Festival. The pic promises to delve behind the scenes of the famously glitzy event and will release in time for the fest’s 75-year anniversary in 2022.

Dawn French is an incredibly proud mum to daughter Billie and delighted fans on Instagram this week when she shared a very rare snapshot of her only child.The actress shares Billie with her ex-husband Lenny Henry – the former couple were married from 1984 until 2010 – and prefers to keep her daughter out of the spotlight.MORE: Dawn French stuns fans with major change to trademark bob haircut WATCH: Dawn French reveals how her husband proposedBut on Monday, Dawn reposted an image previously sent

Dawn French has released an extremely touching tribute to her late father Denys, who passed away 44 years ago. The 63-year-old star took to Instagram on Father's Day to share a throwback photograph of her younger self alongside her dad and told her followers just how much she misses him."44 years without you but miss you a lot.

Greg O’Shea is one proud Irish man after his Irish 7s rugby team won their last game against France and have secured their spot in the Tokyo Olympics.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentUgo Bienvenu (aka Ugo), the popular French illustrator and comics author of “Préférence système,” is partnering up with veteran producer Valerie Schermann (“The Red Turtle,” “Paris, 13th District”) on his animated feature debut “Arco.”An ambitious science-fiction film, “Arco” is being co-developed and co-produced by Remembers, the outfit launched by Bienvenu and Félix de Givry, and Schermann at Akaba.

WarnerMedia has announced the promotion of three executives into EMEA country manager roles following Iris Knobloch’s decision to step down.

Back in December, it was announced that Frances McDormand (who basically only appears in Oscar-nominated films) is set to join the upcoming film, “Women Talking,” from director Sarah Polley. As if it isn’t exciting enough to have McDormand and Polley working together on a new film, the news was made even sweeter today as the rest of the main cast was announced, featuring some truly great talents.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

French Montana has released a music video for his new single ‘FWMGAB’ which arrived on Friday (June 11).The new track – which stands for ‘Fuck With Me Get a Bag’ – samples Jerry Rivera’s ‘Amores Como El Nuestro’, which pop fans may recognise from Shakira and Wyclef Jean‘s 2006 hit single ‘Hips Don’t Lie’.The clip sees French rapping in various New York locations – including, at one point, on the very top of the Statue of Liberty.

Netflix has ordered a “Castlevania” spinoff series focused on Richter Belmont, the son of Sypha and Trevor, and Maria Renard set in 1792 France during the French Revolution, the streaming service revealed Friday.The “Castlevania” franchise launched in the late 1980s as an action-adventure gothic horror video game series about vampire hunters.

Another early morning, another early announcement from France. As promised by the organizers previously, new titles have been added to the Cannes Film Festival, nine of them in total.

Just ahead of its French release, Universal’s F9 has been set for a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Deadline has confirmed. This is the mystery studio movie that Cannes General Delegate Thierry Frémaux has been teasing for a few weeks.