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MyFrenchFilmFestival.com begins Thursday
Lovers of French films often have limited choices at their local theaters, and traveling regularly to Paris to catch the latest titles isn't an option for many. Enter MyFrenchFilmFestival.com, a celebration of contemporary French cinema, which...
Tags: Michel Hazanavicius , Paris (France), Entertainment, Apple iTunes, Movies
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'The Intouchables'
Based on a true story, this seriocomic French film by writer-directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano earned international raves for its two stars ... veteran actor Francois Cluzet as a rich aristocrat suddenly incapacitated while paragliding, and Omar...Tags: Movies, Celebrities, DVDs, The Intouchables (movie), Blu-ray Discs
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Review: 'Port of Shadows' restored to its poetic realist glory
It was the only French film of the 1930s, Simone de Beauvoir reported, that she and Jean-Paul Sartre jointly admired, largely for "the fog of despair enveloping the entire film." Yet it was banned by the Vichy government on moral grounds, accused of...
Tags: Movies, Panama, Celebrities, The Hustler (movie), Michele Morgan
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Downton Abbey creator brings Brit class savvy to Mary Poppins
Staff WriterOf course you know of the Mary Poppins from the P.L. Travers book series. And who hasn't seen Julie Andrews' 1964 cinematic take on the magical nanny? But now comes the stage musical version, a global hit that has carefully calculated changes —...Tags: England, Music, Julian Fellowes, Czech Republic, Entertainment
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The difficult path to a foreign-language film Oscar
Something like a glammed-up re-imagining of the United Nations, year-in, year-out the foreign-language film category at the Oscars is a home to diplomacy, drama, intrigue and heartbreak. And that's just the process to secure a nomination and then the...Tags: The Deep (movie), Barbara (movie), Denmark, Pacific Ocean, Rust and Bone (movie)
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Fontella Bass: An appreciation
There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power. One is a gut-busting soul cry, “Rescue Me,” a propellant R&B banger from 1965 that became Bass' signature. The other, equally vital, is a nine-minute thrill...
Tags: Music Industry, Ornette Coleman, The Staple Singers (music group), Music, Popular Music (genre)
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Omar Sy of 'The Intouchables' hits his stride
"The Intouchables" can justifiably be called an international sensation. Having taken in more than $414 million worldwide, including some $13 million in the U.S., is impressive enough. That the film is a French comedy-drama based on a simple story of...
Tags: Drama (genre), Jean Dujardin, Entertainment, Comedy (genre), Academy Awards
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How much is it worth to be a U.S. citizen?
We read about famous people like French film star Gerard Depardieu, who moved to Belgium to avoid a 75 percent income tax on millionaires proposed by France's Socialist government (a measure rejected last week by a French council, though French leadership...Tags: Politics, Judges, Personal Data Collection, Internal Revenue Service, The Wall Street Journal
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World War II Roundtable celebrates with veterans
Submitted photo World War II veterans and a number of others attended a Roundtable Christmas party were dressed in uniform in honor of the occasion. The Potomac Highlands World War II Roundtable held its fourth annual Christmas Party honoring World...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Movies, Holidays, World War II (1939-1945), American Legion
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'Amour,' 'Intouchables' make academy's foreign language film shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday moved forward with nine potential nominated movies for the next round of voting in the foreign language film category for the 85th Academy Awards, narrowing the field from 71 qualifying films....Tags: The Deep (movie), Barbara (movie), Chile, Denmark, Swiss Confederation
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Decent debuts for 'Hitchcock,' 'Rust and Bone' in limited release
Moviegoers didn't exactly go psycho for "Hitchcock" at the box office this weekend, but the film didn't get slaughtered either. The movie starring Anthony Hopkins as legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock debuted in 17 theaters this weekend and...
Tags: Lincoln Square (Manhattan, New York), Manhattan (New York City), Jacques Audiard, Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Hopkins
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'Taken 2' manages to be both fresh and stale
WindberOlivier Megaton is a French film director, writer and editor who was formerly a graffiti artist. Recently, he has directed "Taken 2." Even though the film was action packed, I only gave it a rating of 4/5. I enjoyed that this movie has a different plot...Tags: Taken 2 (movie), Movies, Central Intelligence Agency, Maggie Grace, Liam Neeson
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