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In January 2015, Laura Smet poses at the César Revelations dinner in Paris. Her direct gaze creates a portrait of the actress now chosen to play Huguette Clerc. Credits: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Why Laura Smet plays her grandmother Huguette Clerc in the Johnny Hallyday movie alongside Benjamin Voisin

2026-08-13

Zendaya at the New York premiere of ‘The Odyssey’ on July 14, 2026. Credits: PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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2026-08-11

At the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2009, Christophe Lambert brings to the photo call that clear-eyed look that goes with his French and American careers. Today, his popularity remains undiminished among ‘Highlander’ fans. Credits: Nicolas Genin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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At Pittsburgh’s Steel City Con, Highlander star Christopher Lambert collapses and is taken to the hospital

2026-08-10

The colorful facade of the International Tapestry City in Aubusson, inaugurated in 2016. The institution houses the new tapestry inspired by Isao Takahata’s film. Credits: Maxfoucault57 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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In France, Five Princess Kaguya Frames Will Become a Monumental 25-Square-Meter Aubusson Tapestry by 2028

2026-08-10

Jared Leto at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2016. The front-facing portrait keeps a restrained expression, chosen to accompany the report on the allegations reported by the BBC without dramatization. Credit: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Ten women accuse Jared Leto in a BBC investigation as no case moves forward and Hollywood weighs the fallout

2026-08-06

Denis Podalydès at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for the film ‘The Conquest’. The actor represents a profession now facing AI voice cloning. Credits: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Denis Podalydès voice clone case : a French court orders Google to help identify the YouTube channel owner

2026-08-03

Photographed on May 12, 2021, Maxime Saada here embodies Canal+’s decision-making power over French cinema. His image criterion is now fueling a conflict with CGT Spectacle. Credits: EnzoCorse / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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After a €980 million deal, Canal+ faces questions over film funding, dissent and a possible industry blacklist

2026-07-29

David Jonsson, with an open smile and microphone in hand, at San Diego Comic-Con in 2025. At 32, the British actor is set to carry T’Challa’s legacy in ‘Black Panther 3’. Credits: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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Marvel passes the Black Panther mantle to T’Challa’s son as David Jonsson leads Ryan Coogler’s 2028 sequel

2026-07-28

Barbara Butch is depicted as a DJ, a vinyl record against the heart, in a portrait with pink and black accents. The illustration turns the turntable into an intimate emblem. Credits: Atelier-Sham-Too / CC BY-SA 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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From Barbara Butch to Nadav Lapid, cultural boycotts test where political protest ends and coercion begins

2026-07-21

Matt Damon at the Venice Film Festival in 2009. The actor here wears the face of Odysseus, a hero worn down by war and the return journey. Credits: Nicolas Genin; cropped by Zerorules677 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Christopher Nolan takes on Homer : what IMAX gains and loses in Odysseus’s epic journey back home to Ithaca

2026-07-16

In Cannes in May 2015, Natalie Portman poses before photographers, her gaze calm and her bearing poised. A cinematic image for an actress now honored by France. Credits: Georges Biard / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0.

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France’s 2026 Legion of Honor decree names Natalie Portman but leaves the reasons for her award unexplained

2026-07-15

Sam Neill smiles at the camera in a portrait taken in 2017. The tight framing brings back the quiet warmth that has accompanied more than fifty years of career. Credits: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

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From The Piano to Peaky Blinders, Sam Neill connected New Zealand cinema, Hollywood and genre films worldwide

2026-07-13