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The best movies about cooking have some familiar tropes. The food has to look delicious, the cooking meticulous and artistic, capturing the craft and the dedication. Yet many shows and movies about cooking are also about how the art of cooking is hell, and everyone who works in a kitchen goes through trenches night after night, with enough stress to destroy just about anyone. It's part of what makes the best episodes of "The Bear" so compelling, along with the family drama, funny moments, and enough nail-bitingly stressful situations to eliminate any hunger that could come up from watching the delicious food in the show.

Whether you're savoring every new episode of "The Bear" for as long as you can or binge-watching it as quick as possible, eventually you'll go through kitchen drama withdrawal, and that's when you need to watch the best new AppleTV+ show of the year: "Carême.

Carême might not be the only great chef we should praise.

Based on Ian Kelly’s Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, The First Celebrity Chef, Carême is a French-language historical drama that takes the audience into the life of the world’s first celebrity chef. Already five episodes in, the series has just started to pick up its pace and become interesting and intriguing for the viewers.

Carême has received a positive response from critics and audiences upon release, as the world of food mixed with politics, historical elements, revenge, and, since it’s French, a little bit about s*x seems captivating. However, things don’t always land at the sweet spot, but close.

Please read our recap of Carême’s Season 1, Episode 5.

Carême’s lapin à l’istrettu fails, but secures him the best cook title

Apple TV+’s historical drama Carême is back with episode 5, titled The Contest,...

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Gone are the days when everyone wondered what Apple could contribute to the entertainment industry, as Apple TV+ is quickly becoming one of the biggest streaming services with great shows and movies that will keep you entertained. So, let’s discuss the best TV shows on Apple TV+, from the extremely popular Ted Lasso to the lesser-known but equally brilliant Slow Horses.

Your Friends & Neighbors Credit – Apple TV+

Your Friends & Neighbors is a dark comedy crime drama series created by Jonathan Tropper. The Apple TV+ series follows Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a New York hedge fund manager who loses his wife and his job. Now, he must find a way to earn money to support his family’s lavish lifestyle, which turns out to be stealing from his neighbors. Your Friends & Neighbors stars Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet,...

Apple TV+ has released another binge-watchable show, Carême, this time in the French language. Based on the book Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, The First Celebrity Chef, the show’s story explores a fictionalized version of historical chef Antonin Carême.

Benjamin Voisin plays the expert baker who hesitantly becomes part of Napoleon’s consulate as a spy. He initially turns down the job at Tulleries. However, Napoleon holds his father captive, and he seeks help from the nobleman Talleyrand, who has revolutionary tendencies.

Martin Bourboulon’s series is a visual treat, however, it fails to go all the way to become the promised groundbreaking period drama. Food and s*x are the driving force behind this show. When all of that is presented in a visually appealing manner, a show lacking real substance can easily earn a spot on many people’s must-watch lists without much effort.

Exclusive:Paris-based sales company Lucky Number has taken on international sales for Italian director Francesco Sossai’s debut feature The Last One For The Road, whichwill world premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes next month.

The Italy-Germany co-production is about two broke, bar-hopping fiftysomethings who meet a shy and aimless architecture student. Together, the three men embark on a chaotic road trip through the Venetian plains where bad advice, hangovers and unexpected friendship shake up the young man’s future plans for life and love.

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If you’re bored with the typical drama online and an intense kitchen drama will pique your interest, then Apple TV+’s upcoming show is just the right thing. Based on the book Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, The First Celebrity Chef by Ian Kelly, Carême is an upcoming French-language show. It follows the life of Antonin Carême, who rose to prominence in the Napoleonic era.

Martin Bourboulon, who has previously directed The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan and The Three Musketeers: Milady, directs the eight-part series starring Benjamin Voisin, Jérémie Renier, and Lyna Khoudri. The cast of Carême attended the Series Mania Festival in Lille, France, recently and has received a positive response. Here’s everything we know about the show.

What is Carême going to be about?

According to the press release by Apple TV+, Carême is an upcoming French-language series starring Benjamin Voisin in the titular role.

Apple TV+ is known for putting out some of the most compelling content that any streamer has to offer, and its newest upcoming series comes in the form of Carême. The French show debuted its first trailer a few weeks ago, and it has already racked up hundreds of thousands of views. Now, Collider is thrilled to partner with Apple TV+ to exclusively reveal a new behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the upcoming show, which features the cast giving insight into their creative processes and also new footage from the series. Carême will debut its first episode on Apple TV+ on April 30, with new episodes releasing weekly every Wednesday until the season finale on June 11. The show is created for television by Kelly and Davide Serino.

Carême tells the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême, who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to become one of...

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Apple TV+ entered into the streaming game pretty late, but because of the quality of their originals, they are quickly becoming everybody’s favorite. After the success of shows like Severance and Ted Lasso, the Apple-owned streaming service shows no signs of slowing down. It releases new brilliant TV shows and movies every month to expand its impressive content library. So, here are the best new shows coming to Apple TV+ in April 2025.

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Your Friends & Neighbors is an upcoming crime thriller dark comedy-drama series created by Jonathan Tropper. The Apple TV+ series is set in a wealthy community and it follows Andrew Cooper, a recently divorced New York hedge fund manager who becomes unemployed and uses criminal methods to maintain his and his family’s comfortable lifestyle.

"Chef. Spy. Lover. Legend. Here is your first taste of Carême." Apple TV has revealed an official trailer for a new streaming series titled Carême, about a famous chef in France named Antonin Carême (aka Antoine Carême). Based on the book "Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef" by multi-award-winning historian & actor Ian Kelly, Carême is co-created by Kelly and Davide Serino. The series was shot on location in and around Paris. Born into the tumult of the French Revolution, Antoine Carême would rise from poverty to become one of history's most acclaimed chefs, crossing paths with such figures as Napoleon, Tsar Alexander, and the Rothschilds. Carême can choose revenge, or he can have it all — women, wealth, fame — but at what cost...? Starring Benjamin Voisin as Antonin Carême, along with Jérémie Renier, Lyna Khoudri, Alice Da Luz, Eric Geynes, and more. This looks much...

Benjamin Voisin is starring in the new trailer for the upcoming series Carême!

The forthcoming Apple TV+ series is based on the book “Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef” by Ian Kelly.

Here’s a synopsis: Carême follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy for France. Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream, Carême can choose revenge or he can have it all — women, wealth, fame — but at what cost? His love? His soul? His life?

Keep reading to find out more…

Also starring in the series are Jérémie Renier,...

Who knew food and cooking could be so sexy? Yes, I'm talking about new Apple TV+ series Carême, as well as its magnetic lead actor Benjamin Voisin who is bringing all the charisma in the streamer's upcoming French drama based on the trailer!

Carême premieres Wednesday, April 30, 2025 with the first two episodes on Apple TV+. After its debut, the series will release one new episode weekly until the season finale on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. There's a total of 8 episodes. The French drama will be available globally where the streamer is available, and you can either watch it with English subtitles or dubbed. Check out what's in store in the trailer below!

As seen in the trailer, the story is revolved around the titular character, played by Voisin, who is known as the world's first celebrity chef. The character and show are based on the real-life Marie-Antoine Carême who became a famous chef,...

https://youtu.be/-d4aZI-S0S0?si=LJe60OsZgQ4ZMbDv Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the provocative trailer for upcoming new French-language drama “Carême,” starring César Award winner Benjamin Voisin (“Lost Illusions”), César Award nominee Jérémie Renier (“My Way”), César Award winner Lyna Khoudri (“Papicha”) and Alice Da Luz (“Hanami”). The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Bourboulon (“Les Trois Mousquetaires: D’Artagnan”). “Carême” …

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Apple TV+ has dropped the trailer at ‘Carême,’ the upcoming French-language drama starring César Award winner Benjamin Voisin, César Award nominee Jérémie Renier, César Award winner Lyna Khoudri and Alice Da Luz.

The series follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy for France. Determined to escape poverty and fulfil his dream, Carême can choose revenge or have it all — women, wealth, fame — but at what cost? His love? His soul? His life?

The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Bourboulon.

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It will make...

Benjamin Voisin se mete en la piel del legendario chef (y espía). © Apple TV+

Apple TV+ ha presentado el primer tráiler y póster de su nueva serie francesa Carême, Chef de Reyes, dirigida por Martin Bourboulon (Los tres mosqueteros: D’Artagnan).

Basada en el libro Cooking for Kings: The Life of Antonin Carême, The First Celebrity Chef del historiador Ian Kelly (The King’s Man: La primera misión), Carême, Chef de Reyes sigue la extraordinaria vida de Antonin Carême (Benjamin Voisin), el primer cocinero del mundo en convertirse en una estrella, desde sus humildes comienzos en París hasta la cima del estrellato culinario en la Europa de Napoleón. Aunque su único sueño es convertirse en el chef más famoso del mundo, su talento y ambiciones atraen la atención de renombrados y poderosos políticos, que lo utilizan como espía para Francia. Decidido a escapar de la pobreza y cumplir su sueño, Carême puede...

Gold Derby's top news stories for March 20, 2025. Netflix drops teaser and premiere date for Tina Fey comedy The Four Seasons

Tina Fey is taking a vacation — and she's bringing along an A-list cast of costars in the new Netflix comedy The Four Seasons. The nine-time Emmy winner created the show with Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield — and based the eight-part series on the 1981 film written and directed by Alan Alda. Will Forte, Steve Carrell, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Colman Domingo, and Marco Calvani round out the cast. The "heartfelt love letter to long marriages and old friendships" premieres May 1 on Netflix. Check out the sneak peek below.

The official Netflix synopsis: "Six old friends head for a relaxing weekend away only to learn that one couple in the group is about to split up. The three couples, Kate (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver...

Today, Apple TV+ unveiled the provocative trailer for the upcoming new French-language drama Carême, starring César Award winner Benjamin Voisin (Lost Illusions), César Award nominee Jérémie Renier (My Way), César Award winner Lyna Khoudri (Papicha), and Alice Da Luz (Hanami).

The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Bourboulon (Les Trois Mousquetaires: D’Artagnan). “Carême” will make its global debut on Apple TV+ on April 30, 2025, with the first two episodes, followed by one episode weekly every Wednesday through June 11, 2025.

Carême follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians, who use him as a spy for France.

Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream,...

The world’s first celebrity chef, Marie-Antoine Carême, came to prominence in the Napoleonic era. But the makers of Apple TV+ series “Carême” turned to other great men for inspiration.

“We spent hours looking at photos of Lenny Kravitz and Mick Jagger,” says star Benjamin Voisin.

“With costume designer Pierre-Jean Larroque, we thought it would be great to bring that sexy, liberated feeling to his outfits, to bring rock’n’roll. What could be more beautiful from making a period series yet talking about people who could live today?”

Director Martin Bourboulon – previously behind “The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan” and “The Three Musketeers: Milady” – also looked for a modern twist to the story.

“I wanted to avoid the usual ‘period drama style’ and give Carême this sexy, rock’n’roll attitude, which Benjamin also has in real life. It doesn’t matter if the costumes aren’t always [historically] accurate – it was...

April 2025 is shaping up to be an exciting month for Apple TV+ subscribers! The streaming platform is bringing a fresh lineup of original shows, movies, and documentaries to keep you entertained. Whether you’re a fan of drama, comedy, or action, there’s something for everyone this month. Let’s dive into the must-watch Apple Originals coming to Apple TV+ this April!

1. Your Friends & Neighbors (April 11th)

Your Friends and Neighbors is a drama series about Coop, a divorced New York hedge fund manager played by Jon Hamm, who loses his job and resorts to burglarizing the homes of his wealthy neighbors to maintain his family’s lavish lifestyle. The show is set to premiere on April 11, 2025.

2. Government Cheese (April 16th)

Government Cheese is a historical surrealist comedy-drama set in 1969, following Hampton Chambers, a former burglar who returns home from prison to reunite with his family and start over...

French festival Series Mania has revealed its lineup, featuring Joe Wright’s “Mussolini: Son of the Century,” “Querer,” a huge hit at San Sebastián, “Empathy” and “Hal & Harper.”

Amanda Seyfried will present “Long Bright River,” while Pamela Adlon is set to deliver a masterclass. Adlon will also preside over the International Competition jury.

Denmark’s “Generations” will celebrate its world premiere at the fest, as well as “Kabul,” “The Deal” and “The German.”

In the International Panorama Competition, Trine Dyrholm will introduce “The Danish Woman.” She’ll be joined by other world premieres “A Life’s Worth,” “Raul Seixas: Let Me Sing” and “Reunion”. “Requiem for Selina,” “At the End of the Night,” “Celeste,” “Family Matters” and “Putain” will also be shown, as well as “What it Feels Like for a Girl.”

Among other highlights, “Carême” (Apple TV+) starring Jérémie Rénier and Lyna Khoudri, will open the festival. “Hpi” will close it,...

Thierry Machado’s Pipaluk, The Girl Who Raced The Wind about a young girl who enters Greenland’s biggest dog sledding race, David Roux’s marriage drama Mrs, and Alain Ughetto’s 3d-animated Rose And The Marmots headline the debut EFM slate of new French sales outfit Lucky Number.

Pipaluk, The Girl Who Raced The Wind, is a Greenlandic-Kalaallisut-language film produced by France’s Agat Films – Ex Nihilo and Galatée Films with Denmark’s Snowglobe and Greenland’s Ánorâk Film. Shooting will kick off in Greenland later this year. Lucky Number is positioning it as a commercial film aimed at families and children.

Today, Apple TV+ shared a first look at Carême, the upcoming French-language drama starring César Award winner Benjamin Voisin, César Award nominee Jérémie Renier, César Award winner Lyna Khoudri and Alice Da Luz.

The series is directed by acclaimed filmmaker Martin Bourboulon. Carême will make its global debut on Apple TV+ on April 30, 2025, with the first two episodes, followed by one episode weekly every Wednesday through June 11, 2025.

Carême follows the thrilling story of the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême (Voisin), who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe.

While he dreams only of becoming the most famous chef in the world, his talent and ambitions attract the attention of renowned and powerful politicians who use him as a spy for France.

Determined to escape poverty and fulfill his dream, Carême can choose revenge, or he can have it all — women,...

As Sex Crimes has evolved, it has been exciting to see how different Erotic Thrillers play to – or subvert – the conventions of the subgenre. This is especially true of modern entries, which, unlike the titles released during the heyday of the late 80s and early 90s, tend to defy simple classification.

The truth is that there are very few contemporary Erotic Thrillers; it’s something of a dormant subgenre that rears its head in fits and starts. This is partially why everyone got so excited by Adrian Lyne’s “return” with Deep Water (and then summarily got disappointed when he failed to adhere to the expected tropes that many of his own films established).

Fans of Lyne would do well to shift their attention to French writer/director François Ozon (Swimming Pool). Well respected in his home country, the extremely literary, openly queer director has made two Erotic Thriller-adjacent titles in the last six years,...

Cesar-winning French actor Roschdy Zem (“Days of Glory”) and “Fauda” star Laëtitia Eïdo are co-starring in “Fatum,” a timely action film directed by Florent-Emilio Siri (“Hostage”) and scored by Oscar-winning Alexandre Desplat.

“Fatum,” which started filming on July 4 in Morocco, is produced by Mathias Rubin at Récifilms. Orange Studio is co-producing and has French distribution rights, as well as handles international sales. The film is also co-produced by France 2 Cinéma which pre-bought it along with Canal+, Disney+ and Palatine Etoile 21.

Zem, one of France’s most bankable actors who previously won a Cannes prize with “Days of Glory” and recently won a Cesar Award with “Oh Mercy!” stars in “Fatum” as Elyas, a former Special Forces soldier who has become solitary and paranoid since serving Afghanistan. Elyas is recruited to provide the security for Amina (Eido) and her daughter Nour who fled the Emirates and found refuge in a French castle.

Cédric Jiminez’s focus on police operations in the aftermath of the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks doesn’t give a real sense of who any of the agents involved are

Artistic responses to the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks – including You Will Not Have My Hate, Paris Memories and the excellent You Resemble Me – have rightly erred on the side of the contemplative, though even that couldn’t excuse last year’s soft-rock stage musical For You I’d Wait. With November, the director and co-writer Cédric Jiminez, who excavated the origins of The French Connection in his 2014 thriller The Connection, zeroes in on the police operation in the immediate aftermath of the attacks when the terrorists were still on the run. Jiminez’s Connection star Jean Dujardin oversees the hunt, calling his wife to say “Give the kids my love” before five solid days of barking at suspects and pointing at maps.

The star-studded, highly-anticipated “Special Ops: Lioness” will officially stream on Paramount+ beginning on July 23. The CIA thriller from Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone”) stars Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Michael Kelly, Morgan Freeman, and Nicole Kidman. The espionage series is inspired by an actual U.S. military undercover operation created to combat state terrorism and prevent the next 9/11.

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“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers” is set to debut its second, seven-episode season on Aug. 6 on HBO and Max. The show centers on the lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, culminating in the first professional rematch of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Gaby Hoffmann, and Jason Segel are among the stars.

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Apple TV+ will be tapping into France’s lavish culinary heritage with “Carême,” a new original series about the world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême, which will be directed by Martin Bourboulon (“The Three Musketeers: d’Artagnan”).

Set in the 19th century, the eight-episode French drama will chart the sprawling story of Carême, who rose from humble beginnings in Paris to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe. He not only became an iconic chef, he also became a spy for France as his talent and ambitions attracted the attention of powerful politicians, including Napoleon. The series will shed light on the miserable reality of 19th century kitchens, contrasting with the opulence of the mansions and sophisticated of aristocrats.

“Carême” will be led by a starry French cast, including Benjamin Voisin, the Cesar-winning actor of “Lost Illusions” and “Summer of 85″ in the title role. Voisin will star opposite...

Ticketholders reported queuing for an hour but still not being given access to the only screening.

Update, 17/5/23 20.58 Cet: The Cannes Film Festival has confirmed to Screen that, under pressure from crowds, security at the Palais de Festivals decided to let people without tickets into the 15.00 screening of Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Strange Way Of Life’, ahead of those who had tickets.

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A large number of Cannes ticketholders have been turned away from the only screening of Pedro Almodovar’s short film Strange Way Of Life.

Long queues formed outside the Palais des Festivals for the 3pm screening of the...

The letter targets “the political positions displayed by the Cannes Festival” in particular.

More than 123 French actors and actresses have signed an open letter denouncing sexual harassment in the French film industry, calling it “a dysfunctional system that crushes and annihilates”.

On the same day that Cannes welcomed Maïwenn’s Jeanne Du Barry and its star Johnny Depp, and just ahead of the premiere of Catherine Corsini’s Homecoming in competition, the letter targets “the political positions displayed by the Cannes Festival” in particular. “By rolling out the red carpet to men and women who assault, the festival sends the...

To celebrate the release of Brotherhood Of The Wolf, Director’S Cut on 4K Uhd, Blu-Ray, DVD & Digital out 15th May, we have a 4K Uhd to give away!

Studiocanal announce a stunning brand-new restoration of the thrilling 2001 cult classic Brotherhood Of The Wolf Director’s Cut by Christophe Gans, starring Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, Jérémie Renier, Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci. The 2-disc Blu-ray includes deleted scenes and a host of extras, while the 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes – while all formats include the English audio as well as the French audio in Dolby Atmos.

During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer...

Anamaria Vartolomei (who broke out big in Audrey Diwan’s Happening) will be surrounded by the likes of Céleste Brunnquell (who’ll be seen in Critics’ Week Closing Film La Fille de son père by Erwan Le Duc), Jérémie Renier, Edoardo Pesce, Matt Dillon and Marie Gillain in Jessica Palud‘s highly anticipated sophomore feature Maria. At this point we have no idea how much screen time the likes of Bardot, Brando and Bertolucci might take up in the film but the above mentioned players might fill up those shoes. This is of course the troubling, tormented true life story of actress Maria Schneider who paid a huge price for her fame.…...

To celebrate the stunning brand-new restoration of the thrilling 2001 cult classic Brotherhood of the Wolf: Director’s Cut – released on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray & DVD 15th May from Studiocanal – we have a 4K Uhd up for grabs!

Lavishly filmed and thrillingly gripping, Christophe Gans’ film is an irresistible mix of period drama, blood-pumping action and chilling horror. With a fantastic cast including Samuel Le Bihan (Braquo), Jérémie Renier (In Bruges), Vincent Cassel (La Haine), Monica Bellucci (Irreversible), it also features a breakout performance from John Wick 3 martial arts star Mark Dacascos.

The 4-disc 4K Uhd release also includes the theatrical cut and eight featurettes.

During the reign of Louis Xv an isolated district of south-central France is haunted by the “Beast of Gévaudan” which has savagely killed over 100 people, mostly women and children. As panic sweeps across the region, the King sends his finest military minds, the scientist and adventurer Grégoire...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Jamie Lee Curtis Signed Photo from My Hand In Yours

Jamie Lee Curtis made her first and only horror convention appearance back in 2012. If you missed out, the Halloween star is offering signed, personalized, and authenticated 8×10 prints featuring Laurie Strode from Halloween Ends.

They’re available from My Hand In Yours for $150 this month only in honor of Make March Matter, after which the price will go up to $200. All profits are donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Leatherface Action Figures from Trick or Treat Studios

Trick or Treat Studios has unveiled Leatherface 1:6 scale action figures based on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre...

Neon and Topic Studios present writer/director Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool at 1,835 theaters in a lively specialty weekend sandwiched between a new crop of Sundance films and noteworthy expansions in the glow of Oscar nominations.

Infinity Pool, staring Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman and Jalil Lespert, had a splashy debut last weekend in the Midnight section of just wrapped Sundance Film Festival. Skarsgard and Coleman are enjoying a perfect vacation at a beach getaway in the fictional state of Li Tolqa — until another tourist couple convinces them to venture outside the resort grounds, where they find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism and horror. Deadline review here.

A24 presents Belgian director Lukas Dhont’s Close, just nominated for Best International Feature and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. The drama follows Leo (Eden Dambrine) and Remi (Gustav De Waele), two thirteen-year-old...

The Man in the Basement Trailer — Philippe Le Guay‘s The Man in the Basement / L’homme de la cave (2021) movie trailer has been released by Greenwich Entertainment. The Man in the Basement trailer stars François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier, Bérénice Bejo, Jonathan Zaccaï, Victoria Eber, and Denise Chalem. Crew Philippe Le Guay, Gilles Taurand, and [...]

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"What scares you? The truth." Greenwich Entertainment has debuted a new official US trailer for The Man in the Basement, an eerie French thriller from filmmaker Philippe Le Guay. This is finally opening in the US in January 2023. It first premiered in France in 2021 and has taken a few years to make its way across the Atlantic. After a Jewish couple (Renier and Bejo) sell their basement to a former history teacher, they discover his secret life as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist. As the couple struggles to rescind the sale and deal with him, the buyer befriends their naive teenage daughter. The intense French thriller stars François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier, Bérénice Bejo, Jonathan Zaccaï, Victoria Eber, & Denise Chalem. This looks so frustrating! The tension in this trailer gets me so worked up I'm almost afraid to watch just because it will be unbearable. This asshole! How dare he get away...

Greenwich Entertainment has taken U.S. distribution rights to Man in the Basement directed by Philippe Le Guay (The Women on the 6th Floor) and starring François Cluzet (The Intouchables), Jérémie Renier (Summer Hours), and Bérénice Bejo (The Artist). Last month, the film won the top prize at the U.K. Jewish Film Festival.

Greenwich has set a U.S. theatrical release for January 27, timed to National Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 28.

Based on a true story of friends of co-writer and director Le Guay, a happily married Parisian couple (Renier and Bejo) sell a basement storage area in their apartment building to a seemingly ordinary man (Cluzet) to keep his archives.

It soon becomes apparent that this man has taken up permanent residence in the basement, while he is revealed to be a notorious Holocaust denier and [fired] former history teacher. The couple desperately try to cancel the sale to...

Philippe Le Guay’s “The Man in the Basement” scooped the top prize at the U.K. Jewish Film Festival on Sunday evening.

The 2021 film, which stars François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier and Bérénice Bejo, was awarded the prize for best film.

Runner-up “Karaoke,” from director Moshe Rosenthal, which had opened the festival earlier this month, was given a special mention.

The best film winner was selected by a jury comprised of “Made of Honor” director Paul Weiland, Kefi Chadwick, Liraz Chamami, producer Dominique Green, Sharon Levi and Michael Samuels.

“The jury was impressed by this tense thriller, with its strong performances and direction, and bristling with symbolism that intelligently explores France’s hidden history and contemporary issues around antisemitism,” they said in a statement. “‘The Man in the Basement’ confronts Jewish identity, Holocaust denial and attitudes to France’s Jewish minority, but yet the film still works effectively as compelling and suspenseful storytelling.

Novembre Trailer — Cédric Jimenez‘s Novembre (2022) movie trailer has been released by Studio Canal. The Novembre trailer stars Anais Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jeremie Renier, Lyna Khoudri, Cedric Kahn, Sofian Khammes, Sami Outalbali, Stephane Bak, Annabelle Lengronne, and Raphael Quenard. Crew Olivier Demangel wrote the screenplay for Novembre. “Produced by Mathias Rubin and Hugo Sélignac.” Plot Synopsis Novembre‘s [...]

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"Where were you on November 13?" An official French trailer (with English subtitles included) has debuted for the film Novembre, also known as just November, a reference to the November 13th, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. The film premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival playing Out of Competition, the latest from French director Cédric Jimenez. The intense thriller follows the Anti-Terrorism unit's attempt to hunt down anyone involved in the attacks in the days following the terror. The film stars Jean Dujardin as the leader of the police division, with an ensemble cast featuring Anaïs Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jérémie Renier, Lyna Khoudri, Cédric Kahn, Sofian Khammes, Sami Outalbali, Stéphane Bak, Annabelle Lengronne, and Raphaël Quenard. This isn't the most impressive trailer overall, but it does have an intense build up as they send more police out to arrest and interrogate. Will they find all the guys? ›››

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It took the French police just five days to track down the men responsible for the Nov. 13, 2015, attacks on Paris. In the meantime, the country was put on high alert: President François Hollande declared war on Daesh (Isis), and police were given carte blanche to bring the terrorists to justice. For those five days in November — the same period dramatized in French director Cedric Jimenez’s ticking-clock thriller “November” — the terrorists seemed to have achieved their purpose.

On Nov. 13, the terrorists attacked the Stade de France, where Hollande was attending a match; they opened fire on innocent Parisians eating at street cafés in the 10th arrondissement; and they turned a concert at the Bataclan theater into a death trap, killing 90 in that venue alone. France was traumatized. I know because I was there, ordered to stay indoors, afraid that this might be just the beginning. Like nearly everyone I spoke to,...

Deadline’s annual group of Ones to Watch in Cannes is made up of actors and filmmakers who are all bringing something fresh to the festival. The distinction isn’t always reserved for brand new faces; rather, we’ve selected people who are branching out, or who find themselves in waters where they are liable to make waves. Cannes can be a place of reinvention, after all.

French director, writer and producer Cédric Jimenez is known for his gritty crime thrillers inspired by real-life stories involving specific police departments. They include 2014 Toronto Film Festival debut The Connection (La French) about magistrate Pierre Michel, who waged an obsessive six-year battle to bring down Marseille’s infamous ‘French Connection’ drug ring; and last year’s box office hit The Stronghold (Bac nord), based on a 2012 police corruption case, also in Marseille.

The latter was acquired by Netflix outside France where it was the No.

Anaïs (Anaïs Demoustier) with Daniel (Denis Podalydès) in Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s Anaïs In Love (Les Amours d'Anaïs)

Anaïs Demoustier has been busy recently with Quentin Dupieux’s Incroyable Mais Vrai premiering in Berlin and now in Cannes she has Dupieux’s Fumer Fait Tousser and Cédric Jimenez’s Novembre coming up.

Anaïs Demoustier with Anne-Katrin Titze: “I like having to act with sensations and elements of gaze and all of that was something I enjoyed.”

Flowers, lots of them, in manic speed fill the screen. Anaïs, played by Anaïs Demoustier in a whirlwind performance in Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s Anaïs In Love (Les Amours d'Anaïs) is working on her thesis in literature. Demoustier told me about her work to find the physical intensity of the role and noted that she knew from being in Charline’s Pauline asservie, that the character would be an intersection of the director, herself, and the...

The tragic death of Gaspard Ulliel, the beloved French star of “It’s Only the End of the World” and Marvel’s upcoming “Moon Knight” series, while he was skiing in the French Alps on Jan. 19 has been ruled accidental following an investigation for manslaughter conducted by authorities in Albertville, France.

The 37 year-old actor, who died of a brain injury at the hospital in Grenoble, was skiing on an intermediate slope under a clear weather in the La Rosière resort located in the Alps when he collided with a skier while making a left turn at around 4 p.m., according to a statement released by the Savoie prosecutor in Albertville.

Both Ulliel and the other person were skiing at normal speeds when the collision occurred, and they both fell on the ground. The other skier, a 40-year old Lithuanian man who was questioned by authorities as a witness, was unharmed and wore a helmet.

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Perhaps France’s answer to Antoine Fuqua, Cédric Jimenez has padded his decade long filmography working mostly with gritty texts that either get in tight with the criminal world or police procedurals. Jimenez gained traction on the film fest circuit with 2014’s La French (a Toronto selection) with Jean Dujardin and Gilles Lellouche, he moved to WWII HHhH (The Man with the Iron Heart) starring Jason Clarke, Rosamund Pike, Jack O’Connell, Jack Reynor, and Mia Wasikowska and most recently was invited to Cannes with an Out of Comp slot for Bac Nord which reunited the filmmaker with Lellouche. Next up we find him working with Dujardin again plus the weighty cast Anaïs Demoustier, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jérémie Renier, Lyna Khoudri and Cédric Kahn in a project set against the backdrop of the Paris terror attacks of 2015.…...

"Promise us you won't talk to him." Madman Films in Australia has unveiled an official trailer for The Man in the Basement, an eerie French thriller from filmmaker Philippe Le Guay. It already opened in France this fall, and will be out in 2022 with English subtitles for those intrigued. Yes indeed, this is about a man in a basement. A couple in Paris decide to sell a basement in their building. A very ordinary, nondescript man, Mr Fonzic, shows up to buy it. Nothing unusual, until he moves into the cellar and makes it his permanent residence. But soon they discover that this man who bought it has a troubled past and the couple's life is turned upside down. It stars François Cluzet, Jérémie Renier, Bérénice Bejo, Jonathan Zaccaï, Victoria Eber, and Denise Chalem. This looks quite creepy & unsettling in the best of ways - a guy who doesn't seem threatening is the ultimate manipulator,...

Family gatherings are always a rich vein to tap for drama. Populated by the shadows and echos of every interaction past and made exciting by the risk that one of the many things best left unsaid will come spilling from careless lips.

Unfolding across a single dawdling day, Frankie is just such a story. The family matriarch, Frankie (Isabelle Huppert) has brought her thoroughly modern family – of stepdaughter and son, husbands present and ex and one beloved friend – together in beautiful Sintra, Portugal because it pleases her to do so. They have all obliged because pleasing Frankie is just what they do.

Even in the relative seclusion of Sintra, Frankie cannot pass unrecognised. To the world at large, she is film and television star Françoise Crémont and she seemingly carries a touch of divaish petulance into her personal life too. Every member of the clan has a moment to discreetly...

Slalom Kino Lorber Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Charlène Favier Writer: Charlène Favier, Marie Talon Cast: Noée Abita, Jérémie Renier, Marie Danarnaud, Muriel Combeau, Maïra Schmitt, Axel Auriant Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 4/6/21 Opens: April 9, 2021 Take it from me. If you have ever taught […]

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Photo: ‘Slalom’/Mille et une Productions Just like its source material, the film ‘Slalom’ has been slowly garnering attention in a way that no one can ignore anymore. With the pressures of stardom and becoming a professional skier on the line, ‘Slalom’ follows a young girl and her relationship with her much older coach as she begins to gain national attention. As the film progresses, the relationship between Lyz Lopez (played by Noée Abita) and her coach Fred (Jérémie Renier) grows into something much more sinister and dangerous. Related article: Watch: Hollywood Insider CEO Pritan Ambroase On The #metoo Revolution & Powerful Questions That Need Answers While the tension between Renier and Abita is clear, and it’s easy to guess what happens next, the events in the film are still gut-wrenching and hard to watch. Renier plays Fred better than any other actor could, with such a self-assuredness that it...

Lionsgate’s Voyagers isn’t your ordinary “the human race is in danger” sci fi romp.

Written and directed by Neil Burger Voyagers follows a group of young men and women bred specifically to have a great level of intelligence and obedience as they embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet.

Sounds like good, safe fun, right? Well, if it was it wouldn’t be a movie worth watching.

It doesn’t take long for the young group of what could be manufactured automatons to start to uncover disturbing secrets about the mission. As things begin to unravel, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As a result, the entire ship becomes chaos in space as they’re consumed by fear, lust, and the insatiable hunger for power.

Voyagers stars Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, Chanté Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright,...

A chilling, controlled pressure cooker of a film, Charlène Favier’s Slalom brings attentive nuance to a story of psychological and sexual abuse. Set amongst the slopes of the French alps, the Cannes-selected drama centers on Lyz Lopez (Noée Abita), a 15-year-old skiing prodigy whose life is more or less controlled by her callous instructor Fred (Jérémie Renier). With his predatory advances shrouded and twisted in the mutual desire for competitive success and filtered through the young girl’s initial intrigue, Favier expertly delves into the psychological prison that soon becomes her daily existence. Far from a one-note #MeToo message movie, Slalom brings a poignant sense of restraint with fleshed-out characters for a thoroughly unnerving experience.

Clearly Fred’s favorite student, Lyz becomes ostracized by her fellow pupils in this high-stakes training program, with no one wanting to date her much less befriend her. Leaving only room in her life for skiing,...