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Jacques Tati and French film comedy
4 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Jacques Tati was a master of burlesque. Emilie Bickerton on a French revolutionary
If you told Jacques Tati that his flight was delayed, he'd say terrific – and settle down to watch what he considered "the best movie of the year": people passing by. Observation gave the director all the material he needed for the four films he made over three decades. Tati liked to call himself "the Don Quixote of cinema", which captures his combination of idealism, imagination and generosity. Monsieur Hulot, his charming, self-effacing but out-of-synch comic creation, is the character with whom he is most often, and fondly, associated. But Tati's work cannot be reduced to the man with the too-short trousers. His films – from the early burlesque of Jour de fête in 1949 to the highly stylised modernism of Play Time in 1967 – might not have an intellectual message, but they are delightful witnesses to the second half »
Wainwright 'not too reverential' with Piaf
11 November 2009 6:11 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Martha Wainwright has said that she did not want to be too reverential when recording an album of Edith Piaf covers. The singer-songwriter has performed a number of Piaf's songs at New York venues and a selection of live recordings was released on November 9. Wainwright told The Daily Telegraph: "It was important not to take myself so seriously as to think it's some great statement. I didn't want it to be too reverential. In my mind it was always 'Let's see where this goes'. "We wanted to stay away from doing the quintessential Edith Piaf greatest hits, partly because of our sensibility - our love of B-sides - and partly because (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
Viral movies – from Paris with love
9 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Robert Doisneau's famous photograph of a couple kissing has inspired a quirky new short film. Janine di Giovanni talks to its director
Yvan Attal is talking about one of the most famous images of Paris – Robert Doisneau's 1950 photograph, Le Baiser de l'Hotel de Ville, in which a young couple are locked in an embrace as all of Parisian life swirls around them.
This week, French actor-director Attal, 44 (and son-in-law of the late, great French singer Serge Gainsbourg), launches his own tribute to Paris, its lovers and its street life. His three-minute YouTube film, Kisses from Paris, features two beautiful young actors making out all over the city; it's as if Doisneau's couple have returned – and updated their kiss for a new generation. They speak in English, while on the soundtrack Rufus Wainwright sings a melancholy tune.
Attal, speaking in an art deco cinema in a trendy Parisian neighbourhood, was commissioned »
- Janine Di Giovanni
Katy Perry and Russell Brand Heat Up in Paris
8 October 2009 5:20 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Has notorious Lothario Russell Brand been tamed at last? Because, judging by his romantic getaway in the City of Lights with Katy Perry, the ladies man may have found his lady. Brand, 34, has joined Perry, 25, at fashion shows and parties for Paris' fashion week, taken eerie strolls at dusk around a famous cemetery and been spotted partaking in demure hand-holding. "They arrived at John Galliano hand-in-hand," one attendee tells People. "They seem very much like the real thing." Related: Are Katy Perry and Russell Brand Dating?Contacted by People Thursday about the burgeoning relationship, Brand's rep had no comment. But British newspaper Web sites, »
- Simon Perry and Peter Mikelbank
Vickers 'didn't know about Faithful, Piaf'
7 October 2009 7:01 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Diana Vickers has admitted that she had not heard of some iconic female singers before taking on the title role of Little Voice on the London stage. The former X Factor contestant will appear in the West End production of Jim Cartwright's The Rise and Fall of Little Voice alongside Lesley Sharp and Marc Warren from tomorrow. Vickers told The Times: "When I started, I didn't know who Marianne Faithful was, or Edith Piaf. I've always (more) »
- By Mayer Nissim
Misspent Youth
6 October 2009 4:23 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »
The most remarkable thing about Sacha Gervasi's "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" may be that it is unarguably one of the most heart-swelling and moving films ever made about rock 'n' roll, and at the same time, it is very unlikely to convert any viewers into passionate Anvil fans. In fact, the movie barely bothers to make a case for Anvil, the orphaned band maudit from the '80s surge in heavy metal heavy hitters, as musicians, and doesn't allow you to hear a single song all the way through. (Contrast that to, say, Jeff Stein's "The Kids Are Alright," which has certainly transformed innocent non-partisans into life-grabbing Who fans, and did it with whole songs played beginning to end.)
Frankly, Anvil's thunking, adolescent caterwaul isn't very promising, even if Anvil's commercial fate seems less surprising in retrospect than the success of bands like Mötley Crüe, Anthrax and Megadeth. »
- Michael Atkinson
Marion Cotillard is top choice for Catwoman in Batman 3
1 October 2009 11:28 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Only a few days ago Charlize Theron was saying how she would be delighted to play Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's next Batman movie.
But she's not the top contender. French actress Marion Cotillard, who is in Nolan's upcoming sci-fi thriller Inception, leads a casting poll on SuperHeroHype, with Rachel Weisz in second place and Charlize third.
Cotillard is so hotly tipped to be the favoured choice if the feline felon is introduced that her Wikipedia filmography lists her as Catwoman in The Dark Knight director's as-yet-untitled third Batman movie for Warner Bros.
Cotillard, 34, earned recognition playing Edith Piaf in 2007's La Vie en Rose and recently appeared in the gangster flick Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale.
Of course there is no script for another Batman film at present, so there is no Catwoman role to cast and this can be filed in the rumour and speculation tray. »
- David Bentley
Film Review: Coco Before Chanel
25 September 2009 6:47 AM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
European biopics have a tendency to attribute all of a person’s accomplishments and failures to the tribulations of their Dickensian childhoods. Or maybe European filmmakers tend to only make biopics about figures who pulled themselves up by their tattered bootstraps from orphanages, cabarets, and other belle époque waif dens. That’s why Coco Before Chanel will seem so familiar to you, especially if you’ve seen La Vie En Rose, about Edith Piaf. Perennial gamine Audrey Tautou (Amélie) plays the legendary couturiere in Anne Fontaine's film. Her performance will inevitably be compared to Marion Cotillard's Oscar-winning turn as Piaf, who, like Chanel, was an orphan who became a French icon. The juxtaposition is unfair, since Piaf's passion and tragedy makes for a more resonant role than Chanel's poise; nonetheless, Tautou acquits herself well, trading in her trademark dimples for sullen, hollow cheeks. (Fontaine's straightforward direction, meanwhile, is »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
2 September 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Films on the cutting edge. That's how I would describe the 50 movies on this list. While some moviegoers may find it an 'alien' experience to refer to sub-titles in understanding what's happening on the big screen, a good number of audiences are totally enjoying the different and often surprising take by many foreign filmmakers, nothwithstanding the language barrier.
Content-wise, the 50 movies feature stories about war and peace, love and romance, family affairs, coming-of-age tales, cultural and religious diversity, social issues (including prostitution and abortion) and personal - celebrating life or facing death with dignity. Coverage-wise, tMF list down many of the best foreign films from 2000 until last year from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and about 15 other countries in Europe, North and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
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André Téchiné, Catherine Breillat, Julian Schnabel, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christophe Barratier, Jacques Audiard, Cedric Clapisch, Francois Ozon... they are, »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
2 September 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Films on the cutting edge. That's how I would describe the 50 movies on this list. While some moviegoers may find it an 'alien' experience to refer to sub-titles in understanding what's happening on the big screen, a good number of audiences are totally enjoying the different and often surprising take by many foreign filmmakers, nothwithstanding the language barrier.
Content-wise, the 50 movies feature stories about war and peace, love and romance, family affairs, coming-of-age tales, cultural and religious diversity, social issues (including prostitution and abortion) and personal - celebrating life or facing death with dignity. Coverage-wise, tMF list down many of the best foreign films from 2000 until last year from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and about 15 other countries in Europe, North and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
André Téchiné, Catherine Breillat, Julian Schnabel, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christophe Barratier, Jacques Audiard, Cedric Clapisch, Francois Ozon... they are, »
50 Essential Foreign Films 2000-2008 (Part 1) - Spotlight on French Cinema
2 September 2009 4:17 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
Films on the cutting edge. That's how I would describe the 50 movies on this list. While some moviegoers may find it an 'alien' experience to refer to sub-titles in understanding what's happening on the big screen, a good number of audiences are totally enjoying the different and often surprising take by many foreign filmmakers, nothwithstanding the language barrier.
Content-wise, the 50 movies feature stories about war and peace, love and romance, family affairs, coming-of-age tales, cultural and religious diversity, social issues (including prostitution and abortion) and personal - celebrating life or facing death with dignity. Coverage-wise, tMF list down many of the best foreign films from 2000 until last year from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and about 15 other countries in Europe, North and Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
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André Téchiné, Catherine Breillat, Julian Schnabel, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Christophe Barratier, Jacques Audiard, Cedric Clapisch, Francois Ozon... they are, »
Discovering the Lady Dior Noire Affair
5 August 2009 3:56 PM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
Marion Cotillard with a Lady Dior bag. Have you watched the Lady Noire Affair on the Lady Dior Web site yet? It’s a mini film noir inspired by the world of Alfred Hitchcock, with whom Christian Dior himself worked on the movie Stage Fright. This intriguing, dark, and sexy short stars actress Marion Cotillard, who won an Oscar for embodying Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose. I couldn’t help wondering if Vanity Fair had anything to do with Dior’s choice of Cotillard for its leading lady: she was photographed reviving the infamous shower scene in Hitchcock’s thriller Psycho for the March 2008 Hitchcock-themed Hollywood portfolio. »
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
16 July 2009 1:07 PM, PDT | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »
I have no way of knowing Robert McNamara's thoughts in his final days. He might have reflected on his agreement to speak openly to Errol Morris in the extraordinary documentary "The Fog of War." His reflections are almost without precedent among modern statesmen and those involved in waging war. Remembered as the architect of the war in Vietnam, he doesn't quite apologize for not having done more to end that war--although he clearly wishes he had. His purpose in the film is to speak of his philosophy of life, to add depth to history's one-dimensional portrait. Don't we all want to do that?
"I have no regrets," Edith Piaf sang. It is clear that she does regret. She is singing of love, not war. I think she is saying that she and her lover did the best they could. If she can say that, she need have no regrets. McNamara »
- Roger Ebert
Johnny Depp’s ‘Public Enemies’ Delivers Bona Fide Chicago Powerhouse
1 July 2009 2:53 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Was John Dillinger an Adolf Hitler-level criminal mastermind or a modern-day Robin Hood superman? In the authentic reality portrayed by the god-like Johnny Depp in the Chicago-filmed “Public Enemies,” he’s a little bit of both for blockbuster filmmaker Michael Mann.
Unfortunately, Depp’s nemesis – special agent Melvin Purvis as played by “The Dark Knight” mainstay Christian Bale – falls flat. Bale rolls through the motions with a monotone and monotonous role that needed the tension of a World War conflict rather than a rubber band.
Rating: 4.0/5.0 The French actress Marion Cotillard, on the other hand, delivers yet another intoxicating performance as Billie Frechette this time in a supporting role. We’re reminded why she ever-so-definitely deserved her 2008 Oscar for so absolutely embodying Edith Piaf in 2007’s “La Vie en Rose”.
Leelee Sobieski is thrown in toward the end as the downplayed character Polly Hamilton in a relatively wasted and unnecessary cameo. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Marion Cotillard stars in "The Lady Noire Affair"
22 May 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news »
French actress Marion Cotillard has won an Academy Award, so why is she in a commercial?
Because it's not just any commercial: It's a six-minute short film for Dior, directed by Olivier Dahan, who was the director of Cotillard's Oscar-winning film about the life of Edith Piaf, La Vie en rose.
The focus may be the handbag, but the commercial (titled The Lady Noire Affair) is much more about Cotillard than what she carries with her.
I love Marion in those sexy strappy heels, especially when she's awaiting her helicopter to be flown away. And it looks like this won't be the only Dior short she will star in, as the end promises her return in Lady Rogue, coming soon.
Are you a Marion Cotillard fan? Do you like that designers are taking more liberties with viral videos and film to advertise? »
- Trish Bendix
'Nine' Previewed At Cannes: Glamour, Dancing And A Stable Of Oscar Winners (Video)
19 May 2009 5:58 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
(AP Article, Scroll down for trailer) Cannes, France - Director Rob Marshall's new movie musical "Nine" offers a potent combination of Italian style, costumes to die for and six Academy Award-winning performers. The story of a filmmaker and his complicated entanglements with the women in his life, it's based on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical that was itself inspired by Federico Fellini's "8 1/2." The cast includes Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench and Sophia Loren -- Oscar winners all. "It was my dream to be in an American musical, and especially with a genius like Rob Marshall," Cotillard -- who won a best-actress Oscar for playing chanteuse Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose" -- said Monday at the Cannes Film Festival. The Weinstein Co. screened a two-minute trailer and a featurette on the film for reporters, giving a glimpse... »
- Katherine Thomson
Marion Cotillard boards Canet's 'Petits Mouchoirs'
17 May 2009 10:03 AM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
The beautiful and talented Oscar-winning Marion Cotillard is set to star in Guillaume Canet's upcoming dramedy "Les Petits Mouchoirs." Written by Canet, the film centers on a group of friends whose vacation trip takes a turn for the worse when they start confessing their deepest concerns. "Mouchoirs" already boasts a top-notch cast, including Francois Cluzet, Benoit Magimel, Anne Marivin, Gilles Lelouche and Jean Dujardin.
Canet celebrated international success last year with his thriller "Tell No One" (Ne le dis à personne). His other directorial credits include "Mon idole" (Anything You Say). As for the great Cotillard, she won an Oscar for her portrayal as Edith Piaf in "La môme" (La vie en rose). She has some highly interesting projects lined up, including "Nine" and "Inception." You'll get to see her next in Michael Mann's "Public Enemies."
Source: Variety »
- Franck Tabouring
Le Vie En Rose Movie Review
5 May 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
Director Olivier Dahan and co-writer Isabelle Sobelman create a compelling and heart-felt movie about Edith Piaf. Going into seeing this film I had no idea who Edith Piaf was but after watching the amazing movie I left with a sense of who Edith was, what she was going through, what she felt throughout her life, and a great appreciation for her. Edith Piaf was played by Marion Cotillard. Cotillard’s performance blew me away, every moment of it. It was hard for me to tell that it was the same actress playing Edith almost the entire time. The way she portrayed Edith in every age was beaut... »
"Public Enemies" Trailer No. 2
12 April 2009 3:16 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Here's the second, full trailer for the upcoming film "Public Enemies" starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, and Marion Cottilard (she was fantastic as Edith Piaf in "La Vie En Rose").
I can't wait to see this film! With an outstanding cast, and a great director (Michael Mann), this should be an entertaining and cerebral experience!
"Public Enemies" - Trailer 2
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger (Johnny Depp), Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Pretty Boy Floyd (Channing Tatum) during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Public Enemies - Trailer 2 »
- Manny
I Could Go On BioPic'ing
24 March 2009 1:54 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Clang! Clang! Clang! Variety is reporting that Anne Hathaway is going to become Frances Ethel Gumm (i.e. Judy Garland) in a biopic called Get Happy
When will the madness end? If the pop culture on pop culture on pop culture joke weren't overplayed already, I'd be peering out from under a bedsheet, mascara running face contorted screaming...
Leave Judy Alone!!!
Judy Garland is one of the film experience's sacred ten* and just as She Could Go On Singing, I Can Go On Bitching that she does not get the credit she deserves. Another biopic detailing her sad life probably won't do much for her legacy which should be one of enormous contribution to cinematic and musical culture rather than yet another recounting of her personal tragedies. See, they didn't call her "The World's Greatest Entertainer" for nothing. Can we please talk about that.
Judy G was the subject of »
- NATHANIEL R
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