explo guide (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Le Taoumé and La Treille Holidays places of Marcel Pagnol, writer and filmmaker, and the places described in his books, "The glory of my father" and "my mother Castle". On the heights East of Marseille. History and description Le Taoumé Holidays places of Marcel Pagnol, writer and filmmaker, and the places described in his books, "The glory of my father"...
Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 09/19/2009
'Warren Beatty was one hell of a lover - but we fought like cats and dogs'
Pardon Me For Asking (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
What can be better than pairing Pétanque, Pastis and Smith Street? If you agree, you must, and I repeat, you must come out to Smith Street for Bar Tabac 's Bastille Day Celebration 2009 on July 12th. This is by far one of the funnest, most unique events in the neighborhood and I can't wait! I had a blast last year . Of course the great music, delicious food and drinks are reason enough to love...
Polly Vous Francais? (Free subscription) | 05/28/2009
Should Marseille try to mimic Hollywood ? The city of Marseille is all a-twist over the proposed project of artist Christophe Fort to spell out M-A-R-S-E-I-L-L-E à la Hollywood on the Pic de l'Etoile , a mountaintop north of the port city. His idea: have a donor sponsor each of the letters to raise money for cancer research. Here's what it looks like today, sans the Tinseltown addition. It is...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/22/2009
Simple dishes are cooked with creativity and emphasize fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Blotting paper (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
A couple of blog posts ago, I was complaining about how this friend of mine refused to buy me books because I own over 40 books that I haven’t read. According to him, this is the equivalent of killing trees. Now, while the logic of that may be disputable, I have no choice but to [...]
Tongue in Cheek (Free subscription) | 05/09/2009
Photography and Text by Corey Amaro French antiques at the Salon des antiquaires in Tholonet The antique salon in Tholonet sits alongside the river La Clause, at the base of St Victoire mountain that Cezanne often painted, and Marcel Pagnol depicted in his novels. As the unbeatable Provencal light, streamed through the spring leaves of the Platane trees, I was transported back to another era, where...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/19/2009
On a visit to the Bay Area, I found clarity from two visionaries who inspire cultlike devotion, one for her green cooking and the other for his mythical empire on blue screens.
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 04/16/2009
''Paris 36'' (Richard Nilsen) A sentimental tale of love, gangsters and theater people trying to keep a failing music hall afloat in prewar Paris and a father trying to raise his son after his singer-wife leaves him, it borrows self-consciously from almost every notable French film from before the New Wave and every song by Piaf and Trenet. (PG-13 - 120 minutes) N,V.
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 03/30/2009
Legit News: Season kicks off with Gershwins' 'Girl Crazy' -- Composers Gershwin, Rome and Sondheim are on the bill for the 2009-10 season at Encores!, City Center's annual series of semi-staged concert revivals, often of lesser-known tuners.
HotUKDeals (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009
Found by andywedge , Play.Com Deals A five disc box set featuring a quintet of the finest films from around the world. Includes: Jean De Florette (Dir. Claude Berri, 1986) French director Claude Berri's stunning adaptation of the acclaimed Marcel Pagnol novel is the winner of numerous international awards and is the world's most popular foreign language film ever. City-dweller Jean de Florette (Gerad...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
Born: 1 July, 1934, in Paris. Died: 12 January, 2009, in Paris, aged 74. AS A director, producer, screenwriter and actor, Claude Berri was among the most influential figures in the French film industry over the past 40 years. He was described after his death by French president Nicolas Sarkozy as "the great ambassador of French cinema" to the world.Berri was, by and large, a film-maker of...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
Born: 1 July, 1934, in Paris. Died: 12 January, 2009, in Paris, aged 74. AS A director, producer, screenwriter and actor, Claude Berri was among the most influential figures in the French film industry over the past 40 years. He was described after his death by French president Nicolas Sarkozy as "the great ambassador of French cinema" to the world.Berri was, by and large, a film-maker of...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 01/15/2009
Born: 1 July, 1934, in Paris. Died: 12 January, 2009, in Paris, aged 74.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 01/13/2009
Berri was, by and large, a filmmaker of mainstream sensibility who favored stories of either quirky charm - many drawn from his own life - or grand sweep.
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