PARIS, France (AFP) — French film star Catherine Deneuve said she stood by her signing an open letter in Le Monde this week bashing the #MeToo movement but apologised if she had offended victims of sexual assault, in a letter published on the website of daily Liberation on Sunday. “I warmly greet all the victims of these hideous acts who might have felt offended by that letter which appeared in Le Monde. It is to […]
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Hollywood and French film royalty walk the Cannes red carpet
CANNES, France (Reuters) — The cream of the crop in French and Hollywood cinema walked the red carpet at the 70th Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 17). The opening film was the out-of-competition ‘Ismael’s Ghosts,’ directed by Arnaud Desplechin and stars Marion Cotillard and Charlotte Gainsbourg. There are 19 films in competition for the Palme d’Or this year, including Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 classic Clint Eastwood movie of the same name, and […]
Hollywood’s French film showcase gets high-tech
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse The world’s largest festival of French film hits Hollywood this month with an innovative line-up embracing the latest technology to showcase the best of the country’s filmmaking talent. COLCOA is offering a record 82 films, television series and shorts, many never seen before in the United States, as well as a handful of international premieres and, for the first time, a web series segment. There will also be a new […]





