Articles tagged ‘Movies’
When Reality Reflects Cinema
By Parisgirl | November 2nd, 2006 |
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After viewing QUEEN, suddenly the real life Prime Minister Tony Blair appears to live up to his heroic portrayal - has he saved monarchy and now is trying to save the planet? The reason I say this is due to the reason IHTribune article which reported his response to the global warming reports. [...]
32nd American Film Festival at Deauville
By Parisgirl | September 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The American Film Festival started yesterday (Saturday) and will continue through till September 10th. This year a highlight will be the hommage to Claude LeLouch who directed “A Man and a Woman”. A less well known film “Edith and Marcel” about the prize fighter Marcel Cerdan did not have as great success [...]
Paris Je T’Aime - More Reviews
By Parisgirl | September 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In today’s International Herald Tribune (www.iht.com), Kristin Hohenadel reports on Paris Je T’Aime. Although portions of the twenty vignettes are in English, it is surprising to read that to date the film has no distributor in the United States. Hohenadel quotes Emmanuel Benibihy, the co-producer saying that the “myth of Paris as a [...]
Paris, Je T’Aime
By Parisgirl | August 30th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Paris Je t’aime is an hommage to the city - a collection of vignettes, slice of life images by several film directors, Read Bob Roberts June 27th review in www.Parislife.com
I can’t wait to get back to the movies - it’s been too long since we’ve slouched into Gaumont’s plush seats at [...]
Paris Photos
By Parisgirl | August 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The dragon that guards the treasure of cinema. Garden of the Pagoda Cinema, rue de Babylone.
When the fountains are actually flowing, there are few fountains as inspiring as this one at the Luxembourg/Observatoire entrance to the Luxembourg Gardens.
Marie Antoinette - Viewed in Paris
By Parisgirl | June 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Maybe the best thing about viewing Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette is the chance to see this film (original version with French subtitles) at the Pagoda movie theater at 57 Rue de Babylone in the 7th arrondissement. Metro: Francois Xavier.
The Pagoda was built in the late 19th century by owner of the Bon Marche department store [...]
A Nous Paris agrees with Paris Blog!
By Parisgirl | January 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
A Nous Paris, the free Paris Metro newspaper, has listed their ‘Best of 2005′ films. They’ve included in their list:
Joyeux Noel and Je Ne Suis Pas La Pour Etre Aime.
Also listed were: Closer, Million Dollar Baby, Ray, Sideways, Broken Flowers, De Battre Mon Coeur S’est Arrete” (the American films arrive several months later than [...]
Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas)
By Parisgirl | December 1st, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Just a year ago, Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s A Very Long Engagement with Audrey Tautou hit the screens, bringing World War I trenches back into the public limelight.
It was fitting that Christian Carrion’s Joyeux Noel should open this past November on Veteran’s Day weekend.
Je ne suis Pas La pour etre aime
By Parisgirl | November 18th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Je Ne Suis Pas La Pour Etre Aime, starring Patrick Chesnais and Anne Cosigny, directed by Stephane Brize. This film has been out in theaters for some time now, but it deserves mention. If you haven’t seen Patrick Chesnais yet, you must do so. He is brilliant and Anne Consigny is [...]
Meet Agnes Varda in person!
By Parisgirl | November 12th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Rue Daguerre is one of my favorite streets in the 14th and I usually mention to visitors that this is the street where the movie director Agnes Varda lives. She must love the street too because she’s taken the time to film the neighborhood and you can see her film “Daguerrotypes on Friday November [...]
