With No U.S. Blockbusters in Sight, French Cinemas Stay Afloat With a Rich Local Offering

HELLO! magazine, Dawn French reveals how she drew on her experiences with her late mother, Roma, for her new novel, Because of You."I'm trying to write about that very strong mother line, which is just a remarkable, visceral, unconditional relationship," says Dawn, 63, who has a daughter, Billie, with her former husband Sir Lenny Henry and two step children, Lily, 29, and Olly, 26, from her marriage to charity executive Mark Bignell.MORE: Dawn French talks recent weight gain during frank

On-again-off-again couple Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott posed up a storm on Instagram this weekend, to model Matthew Williams's first collection for Givenchy.Williams took over as Creative Director of the French fashion house earlier this year after Clare Waight Keller stepped down. To launch his first collection for the iconic label, Williams enlisted the help of some of the world's most famous celebrities to share pieces from his new collection on Instagram.

Dawn French has said that authors should be free to write about characters from different racial backgrounds from their own.

Prophet Mohammed in a French school has been pictured for the first time.Samuel Paty, 47, had received several threats before he was murdered by an 18-year-old Russian national on Friday afternoon.The history teacher was attacked in a street on the outskirts of Paris amid claims the assailant, identified as Aboulakh A, shouted Allahu Akbar during the horror incident.The Islamist terrorist was gunned down by police after cutting off the victim’s head with a kitchen knife in the

Lise Pedersen While the global pandemic caused cinema theaters in France to close for the first time ever (“Even the war didn’t close down cinemas!” exclaimed Lumière Festival director Thierry Frémaux on opening night), it did mean people had more time to watch movies.

Timothée Chalamet and Lily-Rose Depp were dating.The pair – who were first rumoured to have struck up a romantic relationship in late 2018 – have a lot in common, whether its their performances in Netflix’s The King and love of wearing designer clothes on the red carpet, or bilingual tongues. Born in France, Chanel brand ambassador and muse Depp is the eldest child of US actor Johnny Depp and singer Vanessa Paradis and regularly speaks fluent French in interviews.

Full-on cringe. Timothée Chalamet felt “embarrassed” over those Lily-Rose Depp kissing photos. As fans remember, the Call Me by Your Name star and the model went viral in September 2019 when they were photographed kissing on the deck of a yacht in Italy. The photos showed Depp in between Chalamet’s legs as they French kissed aboard a boat.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorIn another blow to the industry, the French government has ordered a curfew in several major cities across the country. From Saturday, residents of L’Ile de France (which includes Paris and its environs), Lyon, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Lille, Grenoble, Montpellier, Rouen, Toulouse and Saint-Etienne will be under a strict curfew from 9PM to 6AM.

Ridley Scott is bringing Napoleon Bonaparte to the big screen with Joaquin Phoenix.

Kitbag, the upcoming biopic by British director Ridley Scott.Kitbag will follow the ruthless rise of the 19th century French emperor as well as his troubled relationship with his wife, Josephine.

Joaquin Phoenix is set to reunite with Ridley Scott for a new film about Napoleon.The actor and the filmmaker, who previously teamed up for the 1999 epic Gladiator, will join forces again for Kitbag, which explores the French Emperor’s origins.The film’s title is inspired by the saying “There is a general’s staff hidden in every soldier’s kitbag”.The script will be written by David Scarpa.Scott has just wrapped production on another historical epic, The Last Duel, in Ireland, and he is set to

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott will team with Joaquin Phoenix for Kitbag, with the Oscar-winning Joker star to play French military leader and emperor Napoleon. Pic is set at 20th Century Studios, where Scott Free has its deal.

Netflix boss Ted Sarandos has defended Cuties, calling the film “misunderstood”.Following an indictment from a Texas grand jury for the film’s “lewd” depiction of children, Sarandos said Cuties was “very misunderstood” in the US.The film, released last month, focuses on 11-year-old Amy who finds herself caught between the traditional Muslim values of her family and her newfound ambition to join an all-girls dance troupe.Speaking at the virtual Mipcom market, Sarandos said, per Deadline: “It’s a

Dawn French has said she is concerned that cancel culture means modern comedians might not be able to do edgy comedy.

Lise Pedersen “Ouf!” – “Phew!” in French: the sigh of relief was the first word to appear in the inaugural clip at the opening ceremony of Lyon’s Lumière Festival, which kicked off on Saturday night as the city was put on maximum alert amid the coronavirus pandemic.While attendance numbers are limited, cinemas remain open in France and the festival will be able to go ahead as planned.Led by Thierry Frémaux, who is also head of the Cannes Festival, it is one of the world’s leading classic film

Breathe easy film and gay twitter, Michelle Pfeiffer is officially your fan-favorite Best Actress contender. The three time Oscar nominee stars in Azazel Jacobs’ “French Exit,” an unconventional dramedy that closed the 2020 New York Film Festival on Saturday night and is currently dated to hit theaters on February 12.