UniFrance & Lincoln Center Set Lineup For NY Rendez-Vous With French Cinema; Mini-Fest To Open With Juliette Binoche Starrer ‘The Truth’

Jay-Z is setting the record straight after he and wifeBeyoncéwerespotted sitting downduringDemi Lovato​'s performance of the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl. The musical icons drew no small amount of ire online after the fan-shot video, first published by TMZ, showed the two remaining in their seats as Lovato belted out the “Star-Spangled Banner” prior to the climactic showdownbetween the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.

Video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z sitting while Demi Lovato sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl has surfaced online.TMZ posted the video Sunday of the celebrity couple sitting along with daughter Blue Ivy at Hard Rock Stadium, where the San Francisco 49ers were playing the Kansas City Chiefs.Jay-Z, a co-producer of the halftime show featuring Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, announced his Roc Nation company had entered a partnership with the NFL for events and social activism last year.

Video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z sitting while Demi Lovato sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl has surfaced online. TMZ posted the video Sunday (Feb.

Beyoncé and remained seated during the at the , .The couple attended Sunday night's (February 2) big game at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami with their daughter, Blue Ivy. Per People, their decision not to stand was a continuation of the work started by former San Francisco 49ers player , who kneeled during the national anthem to raise awareness of Jay-Z recently signed a deal to join the NFL as a "live entertainment strategist" and has plans to make the organization more inclusive.

The cast of gathered in Miami on Friday to debut the first trailer for the upcoming ninth installment in the franchise. The preview promises fast cars and international espionage and reveals, at long last, John Cena's character: He plays Dom's brother, Jakob Toretto, a master thief and assassin recruited by Cipher (Charlize Theron) to kill Dom.

Vicki Gunvalson has officially left The Real Housewives of Orange County, but will she be keeping in touch with Andy Cohen? It sure sounds like it.

By Anthony D'Alessandro

The San Francisco International Film Festival, known as SFFilm, named Anne Lai as its new executive director on Tuesday. She is the first woman of color to hold the title.Lai, who is currently at the Sundance Institute as director of creative producing and artist support, will start her new role on March 11, ahead of the 63rd SFFilm festival kickoff on April 8.

2 min read Next months Super Bowl will be a historic victory for whoever wins out of the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs but it will also break the ceiling for the first woman to coach in the big event and the first openly LGBTQ coach to reach the Super Bowl.

By Dade Hayes

France has a burgeoning eco-system of virtual reality and augmented reality producers, and is one of Europe’s leading VR/AR hubs. The UniFrance Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris, a showcase of French projects that wraps Monday, included a VR/AR showcase, with recent projects demonstrated by Wide Management VR, VRrOOm and Atlas V.

After Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (“The Intouchables”), Isabelle Huppert (“Elle”) and Juliette Binoche (“Let the Sunshine In”), it was Olivier Assayas’s turn to receive the French Cinema Award from the film promotion org UniFrance on Jan. 19.