AFI Fest: -Fish Tank' and -Woman Without a Piano' split New Lights prize
The innaugural AFI New Lights competition prize awarded to first and second time filmmakers went to Andrea Arnold’s terrific Fish Tank and Javier Rebello’s strange but fascinating Woman Without a Piano . Arnold’s film which won the Prix du Jury at Cannes is a stark and grim portrait of a 15-year-old girl growing up fatherless in a housing project in Essex England. First timer Katie Jarvis grabs your attention as Mia and never lets it go. It’s a gritty, natural and...

true blood premieres in france + skarsgard interview: PHOTO
True Blood premieres in France + Skarsgard interview Alexander Skarsgard joins co-stars Sam Trammell, Michelle Forbes and Rutina Wesley at the premiere of their HBO vampire series True Blood at Max Linder Cinema on Thursday (November 5) in Paris, France . The 33-year-old actor was just in Sweden to re-shoot scenes for his new movie, Puss. Two weeks ago at an event in New York City, Alexander spoke to JustJared.com exclusively. Check it: JJ: Tell us about your character in Straw Dogs. AS: I play...

Trends in Paris: Straight From the Source: PHOTO
My Fashion spies return from France. Fashion blog post by Heather Kenny

-Indian Summer' in Paris comes to an end
Two-month-long festival of Indian cinema and dance a huge success Aim was to show films that have never been screened in France before: Martine Armand Festival ran to full houses; ended with Paresh Mokashi’s Harishchandrachi Factory Paris: The sixth edition of ‘Indian Summer,’ the two-month-long festival of Indian film and dance held by the Guimet Museum of Asian Arts here, came to a triumphant end with the screening of Paresh Mokashi’s Oscar-nominated Harishchandrachi...

VRAI SANG [TRUE BLOOD] A PARIS: PHOTO
HBO presented the second season of 'True Blood' last night France and for the occasion, Sam Trammell [Sam Merlotte] Rutina Wesley [Tara Thornton] Alexander Skarsgård [Eric Northman] and Michelle Forbes [Maryann Forrester] made their way to Paris [ Bauer Griffin ]. Wasn't Alexander adorable with his short hair and cute bow-tie!!?

20-Year-Old Xavier Dolan was a Cannes Sensation. Will Someone Finance His Next Movie?: PHOTO
In March of this year, Xavier Dolan was still a teenager, but in May, he was a 20-year-old with one of the most awarded Cannes Film Festival debuts ever. Dolan wrote, acted in, and directed I Killed My Mother (screening...

VIDEO: True Blood Cast in Paris For Season 2 Premiere: PHOTO
A video of Alexander Skarsgard, Sam Trammell, Michelle Forbes, and Rutina Wesley attending the premiere of Season 2 of True Blood in Paris, France.

Rio de Janeiro paid tribute to the Air France Flight 447's victims: PHOTO
A ceremony restricted to about 500 families and a few guests remembered Saturday Air France flight 447’s accident that took place in June a few hours after it took off for Paris. Among those present at the ceremony were the State French Minister, Alain Joyandet, and Air France Chairman, Jean-Cyril Spinetta. In addition, the victim’s families who came from Europe especially for the ceremony, travelled on a flight chartered by the French company. “It was a ceremony full of...

AFI Festival: Mother: PHOTO
One of the more anticipated titles in this year's AFI fest was Mother (Madeo), subject of excited word of mouth from Cannes, Toronto and Karlovy Vary, and

Trailer for João Salaviza's beautiful award winning short ARENA: VIDEO
Portuguese cinema isn't exactly world renowned. Sadly, few of the films produced in the small country see life on the outside and the few directors who are making an impact internationally are grossly under recognized at home. But there's a new breed of filmmaker emerging; young, raw, uncompromising and suggesting that the country has more to offer than beaches, fado and great food. João Salaviza second film, a short titled Arena , premiered and won the Palme d'Or at Cannes earlier this...

LACUNA COIL: More European Tour Dates Announced: VIDEO
Italian rock/metal band LACUNA COIL has scheduled the following dates: Jan. 29 - Dublin, Ireland - The Academy Jan. 31 - Manchester, UK - The Manchester Academy Feb. 01 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Academy Feb. 02 - Glasgow, UK - The ABC Feb. 04 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Feb. 05 - London, UK - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Feb. 07 - Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar Feb. 08 - Paris, France - Bataclan Feb. 09 - Borgerhout, Belgium - Trix Hall Feb. 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset Feb. 12 - Gothenburg,...

AF crash memorial in Brazil amid criticism: PHOTO
Rio de Janeiro — Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised.

Help wanted: how can we commit a grisly murder?
Every horror fan has a favourite celluloid murder scene, be it Hitchcock's slasher shower from Psycho or the gore-fest in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre when teenage hitchhikers are hung on meat hooks. But a filmmaker is now enlisting those who feel they have better ways to screen a killing. Tom Atkinson has sent out a brief to film fans to create a death scene which is as inventive as it is abominable in the hope of selecting one or more for a film in the pipeline. Atkinson, a Cannes...

AFI Festival: I Killed My Mother: PHOTO
Enjoying it's US premiere at the AFI Fest, fresh from acclaim at Cannes and adulation in Toronto, J'ai tué ma mère is the debut feature from 20 year-old

AF crash memorial in Brazil amid criticism
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Finecut unveils second collaboration with Trapero: PHOTO
Korea's Finecut is co-producing and handling international sales on Argentinean director Pablo Trapero's new film, tentatively titled Carancho , marking their second collaboration following Lion's Den . Trapero's own production house Matanza Cine is producing with Patagonik Film Group and Finecut. The three companies also worked together on Lion's Den which screened in competition at Cannes 2008. The French distributor of Lion's Den , Ad Vitam, is also on board for Carancho as an...

Memorial held for doomed Air France flight: PHOTO
Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's north-east coast in June have held a private memorial service in Rio de Janeiro.

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Memorial for 228 victims of Air France crash dedicated in Brazil amid criticism of airline
Rio de Janeiro — Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised. Nelson Marinho, who lost a son on the flight and is president of an association of Brazilian victims' family members, called the dedication a smoke screen by Air France to hide a lack of information and promised...

France says it can work with Britain on EU: PHOTO
Paris, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- French minister Pierre Lellouche said he isn't concerned about Britain's European policy, adding he could work with Conservative leader David Cameron . Lellouche, France's minister for Europe, was critical of the British opposition party's pledge to reclaim some powers from the European Union, based in Brussels, The BBC reported Friday. But Lellouche told the British broadcaster he considered William Hague , Britain's shadow foreign secretary, a "friend" and would work...

Memorial for 228 victims of Air France crash dedicated in Brazil amid criticism of airline
Rio de Janeiro — Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised. Nelson Marinho, who lost a son on the flight and is president of an association of Brazilian victims' family members, called the dedication a smoke screen by Air France to hide a lack of information and promised...

Memorial to Air France plane crash victims goes up in Rio
Multimedia Rio de Janeiro, November 8 (RIA Novosti) - A memorial in remembrance of the victims of an Airbus A330 crash over the Atlantic in June has opened in Rio de Janeiro, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported on Sunday. Air France Flight 447 en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris crashed into the Atlantic on June 1 killing all 228 people on board . The crash is the worst in the airline's 75-year history, and the world's worst for almost a decade. The monument is made of a panel of glass,...