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Gordon Parks, the American who observed Americans in Paris

Known for his photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, Gordon Parks spent two years in the French capital for Life Magazine, from 1949 to 1951. There, he captured images of American expatriate teenagers and the haven Paris represented for Black artists from his country. Several of his works are on display at the Centre Pompidou as part of the 'Paris…

Film show: Vincent Cassel’s gritty ‘Banger’

Join critic Emma Jones and presenter Eve Jackson for this week's arts24 film show, where we dive into Mike Leigh's latest film "Hard Truths", celebrating his impressive 53-year career. Plus, we discuss Netflix's gritty "Banger" starring Vincent Cassel, and the highly anticipated Minecraft Movie featuring Jack Black and Jason Momoa. 

Val Kilmer, star of ‘Batman Forever’ and ‘The Doors’, has died at 65

The American actor rose to fame in 1986 as the fighter pilot Iceman, Tom Cruise's rival in 'Top Gun,' and later portrayed singer Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's 1991 biopic.

Exploring true crime, Westerns and post-apartheid legacies in South Africa

South African TV and film writers Amy Jephta and Sean Drummond join Dheepthika Laurent on set to talk about their upcoming projects. Sean was head writer on the second season of "Unseen", a wildly popular crime thriller on Netflix. He also talks about his 2017 neo-Western, "Five Fingers for Marseilles", a film that inspired one of the songs on Beyoncé's…

France-based indie artists export their mysticism and noisy-layered melodies

This week, Marjorie Hache chats to two up-and-coming musical outfits: Naya Mö, who comes from Bordeaux and has just released an EP, "Dealing With Ghosts", full of layered lo-fi indie; and Oracle Sisters, a trio who formed in Paris but hail from Denmark, Finland and Northern Ireland. They have just released their second mystical album "Divinations", full of psych-tinted folk. We…

TV’s award-winning ‘king of the miniseries’ Richard Chamberlain dies at 90

Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob Richard Chamberlain, who rocketed to fame in the TV medical drama "Dr. Kildare" and starred in the mini-series "Shogun" and "The Thorn Birds", has died at the age of 90, publicist Harlan Boll said.

Wes Anderson’s childhood memories explored in Paris exhibition

The Cinémathèque Française hosts a dynamic exhibition showcasing the playful universe of the American director.

Raphaël Barontini, painter and couturier of colonial history, finds fluidity in digital collages

The artist mixes silkscreen, acrylic paint, digital printing, embroidery and feathers in works on display at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris that evoke figures from the West Indies to arouse curiosity and raise questions.

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The French cities of Nantes and La Rochelle have decided to remove…

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