‘Conclave’ and ‘Brutalist’ win BAFTA with four awards each
Scandal-hit 'Emilia Perez,' had been heavily favoured at the beginning of the year. But it only emerged with two BAFTAs, including one for Zoe Saldana for best supporting actress.
‘Conclave’ and ‘The Brutalist’ tie for most BAFTA film awards
Papal thriller "Conclave" and three-and-a-half hour epic "The Brutalist" won four BAFTA awards apiece on Sunday, with 25-year-old Mikey Madison winning best actress for her portrayal of a New York…
Camille Claudel bronze sculpture sold for €3.1 million at auction
The bronze sculpture by French artist Camille Claudel, depicting a scene thought to evoke her separation with fellow artist Auguste Rodin, was found by chance in a flat that had…
The Mona Lisa’s turbulent life: Fame, theft and vandalism
From a 1911 heist that made international headlines to a series of sensational attacks, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece has had a very interesting life.
Antonio Oba is painting the unease of Brazil’s black population
The Brazilian artist, whose work is exhibited at Galerie Mendes Wood DM in Paris, expresses the body's perils and tensions in an oeuvre at once political and dreamlike.
‘Emilia Pérez,’ beleaguered by controversy, stumbles in its Oscar race
With 13 nominations, Jacques Audiard's film is a clear favorite, but several ongoing controversies – fuelled by Karla Sofia Gascon's resurfaced tweets – could hurt its chances. The verdict arrives…
‘Captain America. Brave New World:’ The return of a superhero at odds with today’s America
The Marvel character, embodiment of American patriotism, is played by black actor Anthony Mackie, who is convincing in the role.
The revival of the Rosebud bar, a historic artist hangout in Paris’s Montparnasse neighborhood
When it opened in 1962, the bar was a hangout for writers such as Marguerite Duras, Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. It had lost some of its…
‘American platforms were supposed to kill French cinema. They are helping to save it’
Netflix, Amazon and Disney are investing in French cinema, while France's moneymaker Canal+ is threatening to cut back its funding. What does the future hold for the film industry in…
From Bob Marley to the Sex Pistols: The work of photography icon Dennis Morris
As a teenager in the 1960s, he was told there was no such thing as a Black photographer. Today, the work of Dennis Morris includes some of the most iconic…
