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Indie favorite Jarmusch beats out Gaza war film for Venice top prize
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» VENICE - A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second.
Showtime in Venice: monsters, aliens, Clooney and Roberts
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» VENICE - The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the return of Hollywood royalty to Italy’s swanky movie showcase, where 21 films from around the globe will vie for the prestigious Golden Lion award.
Edinburgh to host start of 2027 Tour de France
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» PARIS - The 2027 Tour de France will start in Edinburgh with the first three stages taking place in Scotland, England and Wales, the organisers ASO announced at a ceremony in the Scottish capital on Wednesday.
Joaquin Phoenix on playing small 'petulant tyrant' Napoleon
AFP, Published on 17/11/2023
» PARIS - Joaquin Phoenix said he was surprised to discover a version of Napoleon who was more like a soppy "teenager in love" than an all-conquering commander as he researched his epic new role.
Advance ticket sales for Taylor Swift concert movie top $100 million
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» NEW YORK - Advance ticket sales for the movie of Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour have topped US$100 million worldwide, theater operator AMC said Thursday, making it the best-selling feature-length concert film in history.
2CV classic car meet gets show on the road
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» DELéMONT (SWITZERLAND): Around 5,000 Citroen 2CVs from across the globe are tootling into the Swiss countryside this week for a mass gathering celebrating the instantly recognisable French classic car.
Basement bickering: Marriages under strain in war-hit Ukraine
AFP, Published on 09/01/2023
» SIVERSK, Ukraine: Huddled in an underground shelter in war-battered east Ukraine, Oleksander and Lyudmila Murenets spend more time together these days than at any other point in their four decades of marriage.
French govt slams 'eco-terrorism' as water protesters dig in
AFP, Published on 31/10/2022
» SAINTE-SOLINE, France: French protesters on Monday defied a massive police presence to try to stop an agriculture water storage project, as the government vowed to prevent any encampment and denounced "eco-terrorism".
Clashes as thousands march in France against agro industry water 'grab'
AFP, Published on 30/10/2022
» SAINTE-SOLINE (FRANCE) - Thousands of demonstrators defied an official ban to march on Saturday against the deployment of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in western France, according to organisers.
Josephine Baker becomes first black woman in France's Pantheon
AFP, Published on 01/12/2021
» PARIS - French-American dancer, singer, Resistance member and rights activist Josephine Baker became the first black woman to enter France's Pantheon mausoleum of outstanding historical figures on Tuesday, nearly half a century after her death.