At Rencontres d’Arles, photography puts on its military fatigues
Matthieu Nicol, a collector of photographs, found images from a US military center advertising military uniforms. The series is on display at the Rencontres d'Arles photography festival.
Highlights from the world’s biggest theatre festival
Culture reporter Olivia Salazar-Winspear speaks to Eve Jackson about the highlights from the Avignon Theatre Festival in the south of France, including Greek tragedy "Hecuba, not Hecuba" from the event's…
Centre Pompidou’s museum project in New Jersey suffers setback
Rising costs and a local political clash are jeopardizing the construction of the Parisian museum's American branch.
French court says Netflix shark hit can keep streaming in copycat row
Filmmaker Vincent Dietschy alleged that horror movie 'Under Paris' unfairly borrowed from his 2011 project 'Silure.'
French prosecutors request rape charges against film director Jacquot
The prosecutors requested that Benoît Jacquot be charged with raping actors Isild Le Besco and Julia Roy. Jacquot has denied all accusations.
Film show: Syrian refugees haunted by horrors of war in ‘Ghost Trail’
Inspired by a true story, "Ghost Trail" introduces us to the clandestine groups tracking down Syrian war criminals in Europe. Director Jonathan Millet joins us to talk about how he…
French Catholic holy site of Lourdes to no longer light up mosaics by accused priest
Marko Rupnik, an artist priest with mosaics in churches worldwide, is under investigation for psychological and sexual violence on some 20 women, after the Pope lifted the statute of limitations…
‘Chinatown’ writer Robert Towne dies aged 89
The Oscar-winning screenplay writer was a leading figure of the 1970s New Hollywood movement. Hs work on 'Chinatown' became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded…
French elections: Singer Aya Nakamura calls to vote against the far right
The most listened to French-speaking artist in the world called for a vote 'against the only extreme to be condemned because there is only one.'
Pompidou museum’s planned New Jersey branch suspended
The Paris-based art institution, known for its colorful and tubular building, was due to open a branch in Jersey City in the suburbs of New York in 2027.
