David Mouriquand

Culture news

Bruce Springsteen postpones all 2023 tour dates due to peptic ulcer

Springsteen is being treated for symptoms related to the disease, which causes ulcers to form in the stomach.

28/09/2023

Culture news

'Dr. Strangelove' to become first official Stanley Kubrick stage play

“Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines.”

27/09/2023

Culture news

Hattie McDaniel’s lost historic Oscar to be replaced by Academy

Film academy gifts a replacement of Hattie McDaniel's historic Oscar to Howard University.

27/09/2023

Art

Gérard Depardieu sells his art collection at auction

The controversial actor's collection, on sale today and tomorrow, includes a bronze by Germaine Richier estimated at between €500,000 and €800,000.

26/09/2023

Culture news

Taylor Swift: 'The Eras Tour' concert film gets European release

Didn't manage to get a ticket for 'The Eras Tour'? Fear not - TayTay is coming to the big screen in October. And tickets are on sale now...

26/09/2023

Culture news

Why are UK’s small music venues in ‘full-blown crisis’?

"The UK risks producing fewer world-beating artists as a direct result of the decision you make on this issue in your Autumn Statement," writes UK charity Music Venue Trust in an open letter to the government.

26/09/2023

Culture news

Wes Anderson + Roald Dahl = A match made in (Netflix) heaven

Ready yourselves for a very Wes Anderson autumn.

26/09/2023

Culture news

'Is foreplay sex?': 'Sex Education' and French family planning team up

"Is foreplay sex?" Sex Education and a French family planning agnecy, Le Planning Familial, have joined forces and created a hotline to answer some questions...

25/09/2023

Culture news

Polish leaders accuse film director of acting in support of Putin

The award-winning migration drama 'The Green Border' has been slammed by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland.

25/09/2023

Culture news

Lizzo: New harassment claims from former wardrobe designer

Lizzo has been sued for the second time this year by a former employee over harassment claims... on the day the singer received an award recognizing her work promoting inclusivity and social justice.

25/09/2023

Culture news

It’s a (tentative) deal! Hollywood writers strike to end

Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months. The writers and AMPTP have a deal that will stop the picketing. However, ratification is needed before work begins.

25/09/2023

Culture news

What valuable life hacks can be learned from TV and movies?

This week, a young boy saved a drowning man using a CPR technique he picked up while watching Netflix’s hit show Stranger Things. What other valuable life hacks can be learned from the world of TV and movies?

23/09/2023

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Fallen Leaves' - Welcome to Finnish feelgood

Finnish master of droll Aki Kaurismäki offered this year’s Cannes Film Festival one of its best Competition films. ‘Fallen Leaves’ won the third-place Jury Prize, has just been selected as Finland's 2024 Oscar entry for Best International Film, and is now out in select European cinemas.

22/09/2023

Culture news

San Sebastián Film Festival: A look at this year's 71st edition

Spain’s San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF) kicks off tomorrow and there’s every reason to get excited about what looks to be a stellar edition.

21/09/2023

Culture news

Singer Sufjan Stevens shares rare autoimmune disease diagnosis

"I woke up one morning and couldn’t walk."

21/09/2023

Culture news

US returns Egon Schiele art looted by Nazis to owner's heirs

The US has returned seven artworks by famous Austrian expressionist painter Egon Schiele to the heirs of a Jewish cabaret star who owned them before he was killed by the Nazis in 1941.

21/09/2023

Food and Drink

Versailles banquet for Charles: Cheeses fit for a king

Don't cheddar tear - cheese is on the menu for the French state dinner honouring King Charles and Queen Camilla.

20/09/2023

Culture news

Actors, activists and artists sign petition against US book bans

Big names in the entertainment and art industries are raising the alarm on a sharp increase in book bans in the US, asking creatives to leverage their voices to stop the bans.

20/09/2023

Culture news

Why Poland attacks Venice-winning refugee drama as 'Nazi propaganda'?

Following public attacks from the Polish Justice Minister, who labelled Agnieszka Holland’s Venice-winner 'The Green Border' "Nazi propaganda," the Federation of European Screen Directors has joined several European filmmakers in supporting the refugee drama.

20/09/2023

Culture news

The French court of auditors calls for reform of film subsidies

Too many films? One of the French Court of Auditors' recommendations is likely to be controversial...

20/09/2023