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Tag Archives: France

  1. ‘Cyrano, My Love’ – Thomas Solivérès, Olivier Gourmet & Mathilde Seigner

    December 1897, Paris. Edmond Rostand is not yet thirty but already two children and a lot of anxieties. He has not written anything for two years. In desperation, he offers the great Constant Coquelin a new play, a heroic comedy, in verse, for the holidays. Only concern: it is not written yet. Ignoring the whims […]

    August 31, 2019Music, Video GalleryNo comments
  2. FRANCE SEEKING TO INCREASE PRESENCE IN CARIBBEAN TO BOLSTER CARICOM ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP

    France is looking to significantly assist with the Regional Security System (RSS) and with CDEMA the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency to lobby for associate membership for Guadeloupe and Martinique within CARICOM… Mr Ardanaz highlighted the need for the RSS and CDEMA to be able to improve their capacity to provide safety at all times, […]

    December 27, 2018Featured, PoliticalNo comments
  3. “MY DINNER WITH HERVÉ,” STARRING PETER DINKLAGE & JAMIE DORNAN, PREMIERES NOVEMBER 10, ONLY ON HBO

    Inspired by a real story, MY DINNER WITH HERVE explores the unlikely friendship between struggling journalist Danny Tate (Dornan) and Hervé Villechaize (Dinklage), the world’s most famous knife-wielding French dwarf actor, as it unfolds over one wild night in LA – an encounter that will have life-changing consequences for both. The film also stars Andy […]

    September 10, 2018Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  4. Colette: Keira Knightley, Dominic West & Eleanor Tomlinson

    Directed By: Wash Westmoreland Synopsis: Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.

    July 15, 2018Books, Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  5. BTMI Engages In Ad Campaigns In European Market

    The Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) is pursuing the European travel market with fresh vigour, with special emphasis on the fast-growing millennial and multi-generational demographics. BTMI’s Director Europe, Anita Nightingale, who was recently on island executing a digital campaign, explained that the overall objectives were to create demand during the Crop Over season and to […]

    August 21, 2016TravelNo comments
  6. BARBADOS ON THE RADAR OF HENNESSY INTERNATIONAL BRAND

    Barbados is on the “radar” as being the leading consuming country per capita of the Hennessy International brand. And, as it celebrates its 50th year of Independence, as well as 77 years of partnership with Hennessy, Barbados is on its way to establishing the “perfect relationship” with the 250- year-old brand. Stating that it was […]

    June 19, 2016FashionNo comments
  7. CARICOM condemns Paris terrorist attacks

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is strongly horrified over the terrorist attacks against innocent civilians in Paris. At least 129 people were reported dead and more than 350 wounded in the attacks across several parts of the French capital on Friday.

    November 17, 2015Featured, PoliticalNo comments
  8. CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS: WE CAN DO AT LEAST THIS MUCH – The Rt Hon Baroness Anelay of St Johns DBE, and Ms Annick Girardin

    Everyone knows that some small island states, such as the Maldives in the Indian Ocean or Tuvalu in the Pacific, face serious risks to their survival if we do not take effective action to address climate change and curb rising sea levels. At a dinner convened jointly between France and the UK in London last […]

    November 4, 2015Featured, NatureNo comments
  9. “THE WALK: Extended TRAILER” (Ben Kingsley, Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 2015)

    The Walk is the true story of a young dreamer, Philippe Petit, and a band of unlikely recruits who together achieve the impossible: an illegal wire walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. With little more than nerve and blind ambition, Petit and his ragtag crew overcome daunting physical obstacles, betrayals, […]

    October 11, 2015Cinema, Controversy, Video GalleryNo comments
  10. “GOING AWAY” (French Drama: Déborah François, Dominique Sanda, Louise Bourgoin, Pierre Rochefort)

    Baptiste is a loner. A gifted primary teacher living in the south of France, he knows how to bring their schoolwork alive for his pupils but never remains in the same job for more than a term. His unremarkable appearance masks cracks, even violence… When he is left unwittingly in charge of Mathias one weekend […]

    October 8, 2015Cinema, Culture, Video GalleryNo comments
  11. Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk – Official Featurette “Twin Towers”

    This featurette for The Walk was released by Sony Pictures. The Walk was directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon and Ben Kingsley. The Walk will open in theaters on October 9th, 2015. https://youtu.be/TTdOzxbpxuk The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World […]

    September 29, 2015Cinema, Controversy, Video GalleryNo comments
  12. ‘Dealer’ – Crime HD (Director: Jean Luc Herbulot)

    After giving up a life of cocaine trafficking, Dan is offered a chance to achieve his dream: moving to Australia with his daughter. He accepts the deal and starts a downward spiral sucking him back into 24 hours of hell.

    September 25, 2015Cinema, Crime, Video GalleryNo comments
  13. Xavier Dolan’s TOM AT THE FARM (Psycho-Sexual Thriller)

    After the sudden death of his lover, Guillaume, Tom (Xavier Dolan – Mommy, Heartbeats, I Killed My Mother), travels from his home in the city to a remote country farm for the funeral. Upon arriving, he’s shocked to find that Guillaume’s family knows nothing about him and was expecting a woman in his place. Torn […]

    August 2, 2015Cinema, Controversy, Video GalleryNo comments
  14. MAY ALLAH BLESS FRANCE – A Gritty & Lyrical gangster’s redemption through hip hop (2015)

    Regis, a young, black teenager whose sole aspiration is to be a successful rap artist, must first overcome the underprivileged, drug-ridden French suburbs of his upbringing in this black and white debut from hip-hop musician Abd Al Malik. Amidst his double life as a petty criminal and an aspiring artist, Regis eventually finds Islam after […]

    July 7, 2015Cinema, Music, Video GalleryNo comments
  15. ZARAFA – François-Xavier, Simon Abkarian & Max Renaudin Pratt

    Under the cover of darkness a small boy, Maki, loosens the shackles that bind him and escapes into the desert night. Pursued by slavers across the moon-lit savannah, Maki meets Zarafa, a baby giraffe – and an orphan, just like him – as well as the nomad Hassan, Prince of the Desert. Hassan takes them […]

    July 5, 2015Cartoons, Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  16. “THE NEW GIRLFRIEND” (Erotic Drama – 2015)

    Claire (rising French star Anais Demoustier) discovers a secret about the husband of her late best friend, Laura. Following Laura’s death, Claire reaches out to comfort bereaved David (Romain Duris), only to discover his secret: he enjoys dressing as a woman. In acclaimed writer-director Francois Ozon’s provocative new film, he elevates his exploration of modern […]

    July 3, 2015Cinema, Controversy, Video GalleryNo comments
  17. “The Walk” (2015): Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Drama HD

    The story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit‘s attempt to cross the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

    June 9, 2015Cinema, Oddity, Video GalleryNo comments
  18. TIGHT MARGIN FOR SKEETE AT LIME’s “KING OF THE HILL” – Thrilling competition played out in front of huge crowds

    Roger ‘The Sheriff‘ Skeete (Sol/LIME/Simpson Motors/Automotive Art Subaru Impreza WRC S12) won an action-packed LIME King of the Hill yesterday (Sunday), as a record number of overseas competitors made their final preparations for Sol Rally Barbados next weekend (May 29-31), when the Barbados Rally Club (BRC) celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its premier event. Skeete […]

    May 26, 2015RallyNo comments
  19. SIMON JEAN-JOSEPH FOR SOL RALLY BARBADOS: Double European Rally Champion to drive Ford Focus WRC08

    Double European Rally Champion, France’s Simon Jean-Joseph, will contest both LIME King of the Hill on Sunday (May 24) and what he describes as “the legendary” Sol Rally Barbados 2015 the following weekend (May 29-31), which marks the 25th Anniversary of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) premier event. He will drive the Dom Buckley Motorsport-prepared […]

    May 21, 2015RallyNo comments
  20. “The Little Prince” (2015) – Animated Fantasy Movie HD

    A pilot crashes in the desert and meets a little boy from a distant planet.

    May 17, 2015Books, Cartoons, Video GalleryNo comments
  21. LIAT seeks to allay flight nerves after Trans-Asia disaster with fellow ATR

    It is with regret that the Management and Staff of LIAT, the Caribbean Airline, received the news of the accident involving an ATR 72-600 aircraft operated by TransAsia Airways. The LIAT Board of Directors, Management and Staff wish to express deepest sympathy to the families, friends and all those who were affected by the accident. As one […]

    February 10, 2015TravelNo comments
  22. Jamaican Dancehall entertainer Spice escapes death & Rakes in Eight Award Nominations

    The “Stage show Boss“, Spice, has returned to the island after both an exciting and terrifying time in Paris, France. Spice, who was present in Paris during the Charlie Hebdo attacks by Muslim extremists, says although the tour was a success, she is happy to be safely back in the island and “my prayers are […]

    February 6, 2015MusicNo comments
  23. MADAME BOVARY: (Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans – Drama – 2015)

    Set in Normandy, France, Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert’s classic story of Emma Bovary (Mia Wasikowska), a young beauty who impulsively marries small-town doctor, Charles Bovary (Henry Lloyd-Hughes), to leave her father’s pig farm far behind. But after being introduced to the glamorous world of high society, she soon becomes bored with her stodgy husband […]

    January 31, 2015Books, Cinema, Video GalleryNo comments
  24. HBO ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE MOVIE PREMIERES IN FEBRUARY: LUC BESSON’S “THE FAMILY”

    The Family (Saturday, February 7th) is a crime comedy directed by Luc Besson, based on Tonino Benacquista’s novel “Badfellas.” * For more information on the HBO/MAX family of channels, either call (246) 620-FLOW/3569 or visit www.hbomax.tv.

    January 27, 2015Cinema, Photo GalleryNo comments
  25. “Terrorism – is not a Western problem only” By Sir Ronald Sanders

    There are many victims of terrorism carried out in the name of Allah and the prophet Muhammad, but none more so than people of the Muslim faith or people with Muslim names. Throughout the world, perfectly innocent, law-abiding Muslims have become objects of suspicion and fear because of the despicable terrorist acts executed by so-called […]

    January 19, 2015Editorial, PoliticalNo comments