Newsletter n°160 / 20 days to Christmas





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Cinema

Rivals

Guillaume Canet and François Cluzet

Discover our review on Jacques Maillot's latest movie "Rivals" starring Guillaume Canet and François Cluzet: a subtle, intelligent, deeply-moving and surprising film.

Transporter 3

Transporter 3

Written and produced by Luc Besson, "Transporter 3", has all the ingredients of a classic action film: a handsome hero, villains, fast cars, violent fights… All to be taken lightly.

Music

Moriarty crosses the Channel: How about a little tour of Moriartyland?

Moriarty

Bohemian, artists, story-tellers, Moriarty is one of those great bands you interview with pleasure… and always with surprise. When I was lucky enough to reach Arthur Moriarty on the phone, he was standing in a random cheap international call centre, the familiar type where expats from everywhere go. A place which, as he pointed out, suits their image perfectly.

Lifestyle

Those little French things that we all miss

The mornig newspaper in a café

As a French expatriate in the UK, I am going through the tough experiment of withdrawal symptoms. Forget the cliché about French people missing baguettes, cheese and wine, what I miss today is not what I thought I would…

Politics

Parisian-style hire bicycles about to conquer London

The Parisian Vélib'

On 18th November, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced the introduction of an easy-access cycle hire scheme in the city in 2010. This project is largely inspired by the Parisian Vélib'. But will such a scheme work in the Big Smoke?

Gossips

Ciné Lumière reopens in January 2009

Catherine Deneuve in "A Christmas Tale"

After a major refurbishment, Ciné Lumière will welcome its patron, Catherine Deneuve, for the official inauguration on 9th January. Booking from now.


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