On the “Rebel Rebel” L.P. Bowie sang, “You've got your mother in a whirl / She’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl.” These lyrics are perfectly suited to an upcoming film about the Thin White Duke to be directed by Wim Reygaert and Stephen and David Dewaele of the Soulwax DJ collective. Soulwax, an alternative/rock/electronic collective from Belgium, has often performed under the

Europe may now just be on equal footing with Hollywood in terms of sound-stage real estate thanks to Luc Besson (“Taken,” “Nikita”). The French filmmaker’s twelve-year-in-the-making dream of a movie studio has materialized with the official inauguration last night of the Cité du Cinéma (City of Cinema) in the northern Paris suburb of Saint Denis. Visibly moved, the director drove home the point during his remarks to the 300 or

The French hurricane is raging on. "The Intouchables" France's biggest B.O. success in fifty years was short-listed to represent this country at this year's Oscars; the final decision will be rendered in January. Filmmakers Eric Toledano and Olivier Nakache sounded optimistic about their chances, tweeting "'The Intouchables' on its way to the Oscars" a few moments after France's official film agency announced the news that

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