Paris Movies
Going to the movies in Paris is a rite of passage. Go to the movies and become part of cinema history.
Paris Je T’Aime
Paris Je T’Aime was released in France over a year ago in 2006. It was released in the U.S. this past spring and is still playing in some theaters. I’ve wanted to see the film since it came out last year
Date: July 29th, 2007 |
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Retour de Flamme summer show
Here is a reminder that I just received in the mail from Lobster Films.com Mark July 7th on your calendar - and don’t miss this show if you’re in town. It’s FREE! You will have the opportunity to see silent films and hear the incredible Serge Bromberg play piano. I’m not sure where Serge’s passion for film ends and his joy for playing piano begins - they are probably inextricable. Attending a Retour de Flamme show is not simply entertainment - it’s a chance to learn a little about film preservation and the urgency. …
Date: June 24th, 2007 |
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Cool Paris Sites
Even though you may be planning a trip to Paris and you need to lock in the basics - the cheapest way to get there, where to stay when you do get there and how to maximize your time while you’re there, when you’re surfing the net gathering info, you don’t want to get pummeled with ADVERTISING.
What you DO want is to get into the Paris mood. Today I came across a youtube video posted by Garrincha on the site: www.parisist.com which I would definitely recommend if you’re a music …
Date: March 1st, 2007 |
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Will the Real Segolene and the Real Sarkozy please stand up?
You’ve got to love French presidential elections. Will we be so fortunate in the US to get treated to similar U. S. candidates’ video ‘slice of life’ moments? We’re not talking Academy Awards or a Palm d’Or, but talk about viewership. The numbers are phenomenal. Wow. Segolene/Sarkozy’s viewership ratings would make some Hollywood stars envious. You can can check out these videos which were posted today on Le Figaro.
The theme is “The Real Sarkozy” and “The Real Segolene”.
The Segolene video catches Mme Royale in some royal gaffes and those moments that people really hate …
Date: February 2nd, 2007 |
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Beverly Hills Cops a la Francaise
Tonight 32 of France’s finest will participate in the Golden Globe Awards’ police security as part of a ten-day police training session according to LA Times Jan. 9th story by LA staff writer Bob Pool.
LA-based Paris-Logue reader ‘Research Girl’ brought this to my attention.
According to Pool’s article, French policemen have had the opportunity to compare notes with their LA counterparts. They were surprised that LA cops do not always travel in pairs which is the normal procedure in France.
Is real life in law enforcement better reflected by the Lone Ranger image - or …
Date: January 15th, 2007 |
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Karl Lagerfeld and Homer Simpson?
Harper’s Bazaar August issue take the Simpson family to Paris with Linda Evangelista. What a hoot! Can you picture the Simpson clan in haute couture? If you can’t, you’ll have to check out the HB August issue.
The HB spread coincides with the opening of The Simpsons Movie which according to Wikipedia includes sinkholes, pollution, and Arnold S. as prez, but no Paris, so if you want to see the Simpson family in their designer togs, you’ll have to check out Harper’s. (Is this possibly the seeds of future movie?)
Plenty of films have been …
Date: July 26th, 2007 |
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Vintage Bond, Vintage Grace Jones: 1985 Paris
We all have too much stuff. You realize this when you’re going through the moving process. But out of all the stuff, there’s always one thing without which you cannot live. And you only know it when she’s gone.
Date: April 13th, 2007 |
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Academy Awards?
Photo by Christopher B. Fuller
Are Clint and Meryl discussing who has the better chance of walking away with an Oscar this month? Probably not because this picture was taken quite a few years earlier at the Telluride Film Festival of 1998! But here’s two actors that just don’t seem to age in the hearts and minds of their fans.
Meryl Streep is ‘a devil’ who wears her Prada well whether she wins an award or not. Although she’s made The Devil Wears Prada a box office hit - this role might have been …
Date: February 19th, 2007 |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Paris is considered by many to be the capital city of perfume - so it’s ironic that Perfume: The Story of a Murderer directed by Tom Tykwer (based on Patrick Suskind’ novel)should begin in the stinkiest sector of Paris - an 18th century fish market.
Judging by the reviews posted on Nord-Cinema.com.
The average French moviegoer either loved this film or detested it. (But the majority of reviews gave it extremely high ratings.) No matter what you might think of the plot - or how closely it followed Patrick Suskind’s novel, the soundtrack is phenomenal. Tom …
Date: January 15th, 2007 |
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Get Ready for the Academy Awards in Paris
If you haven’t seen Scorsese’s The Departed yet, you should! This is Christina’s pick for Best Picture Academy Award Winner this year. It opened in Paris movie theaters in November, but if you’re looking for its French title, ‘Les Infiltres’ is the translation. Here’s a site for screenings.
Some of the French critics
have given Scorsese ten out of ten for the performance he has elicited from DiCaprio, Nicholson and Damon. Scorsese’s film is particularly poignant because he is addressing the issue of allegiances in a world that’s become …
Date: January 12th, 2007 |
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