Paris-based genre specialist Reel Suspects has boarded sales on Dutch artist, musician and filmmaker Dick Verdult’s black comedy If Yes, Okay about a teenager who goes to extreme lengths to reject her obscenely wealthy background. Verdult has near cult status in parts of Latin America and Asia, where he … Read entire story.
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French senators approved controversial government legislation abolishing the country’s 89-year-old TV license fee in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a two-hour late-night debate. The 348-member upper house, in which centre-right affiliated members hold the majority, voted in favor of the legislation 196 votes to 147. The … Read entire story.
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The French government’s controversial move to abolish the country’s 89-year-old TV license fee is due to be voted on by France’s upper house this week. The ending of the fee, currently set at 138 euros ($141) a year, is included in wider budget rectification legislation tackling … Read entire story.
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International sales agents Hengameh Panahi, Grégoire Melin, producers Philippe Rousselet, Didar Domehri and directors Jacques Audiard and ;Michel Gondry have been named as the members of France’s new-look Oscar committee. They will be joined by veteran Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier. The announcement by the National Cinema Centre … Read entire story.
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Band cite heat, dust and smoke from French wildfires as the cause of vocal cord damage, resulting in cancellation of Vienna gigEddie Vedder, frontman with rock band Pearl Jam, has suffered damage to his throat and attributed it to extreme weather conditions in France this week.Pearl Jam performed at … Read entire story.
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