English

David Mouriquand

Culture news

European Film Awards: New titles added - here are our top picks

Who will win big at this year's European Film Awards?

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.

Culture news

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

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

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.

ADVERTISEMENT

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.

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...

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.

Culture news

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

Ready yourselves for a very Wes Anderson autumn.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Culture news

Singer Sufjan Stevens shares rare autoimmune disease diagnosis

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

ADVERTISEMENT