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Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling tale "The Master" offers stunning acting, impressive production design and glimpses of a Scientology-like religion in the making. Our film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us it's an ode to misfits, masters and slaves. Also, Audrey Hepburn lights up the screen in two re-releases: her 1953 film debut "Roman Holiday", and "Breakfast at Tiffany's"n the 1961 romance that made being a single girl who smokes and drinks seem like fun.

CULTURE CRITICS
By Lisa NESSELSON
Some come a long way...
02/11/2010 - CULTURE

Some come a long way...

He is back: after an eight-year break, the frontman of infamous british rock band Roxy music, Bryan Ferry is releasing his new album "Olympia". And a band that never stopped performing: the Golden Gate Quartet, from the early 50's to current times, they are still on the road and a book tracing their unstoppable adventures has just been released in France.
A Baba Bling exhibition!
01/11/2010 - CULTURE

A Baba Bling exhibition!

Today in our art segment, we’re heading to an exhibition called Baba Bling, Interior Riches of Singapore, at the Quai Branly Museum, Paris’ Museum of Primitive Arts. We all know what bling is, ostentatious jewellery and so forth, but what’s Baba? Our art critic Sean Rose dives into the details...
Fashion dodges the bullet
29/10/2010 - CULTURE

Fashion dodges the bullet

This week, our fashion critic Jessica Michault brings us the latest gossip from the fashion world with LVMH eyeing world prestigious house Hermès. We also talk literature with Maurizio Galante's book: a special edition of 111 copies including his infamous Maurizio Drago bolero...
Children’s books adults will love
28/10/2010 - CULTURE

Children’s books adults will love

Thursday is book-day on France 24, and Augustin Trapenard, our very own literary editor talks about children’s books, with Salman Rushdie’s latest novel, 'Luka and the Fire of Life'. The book he dedicated to his 13 year-old-son Milan was released today in France. And Nicholas Dane by Melvin Burgess, the iconic writer of 'Junk' or 'Doing it'.
Festivals and backstage accesses: cinema's for all in Paris
27/10/2010 - CULTURE

Festivals and backstage accesses: cinema's for all in Paris

Our film critic, Lisa Nesselson, tells us about Paris' local initiative starting this week, "Mon Premier festival de Film" - "My First Film Festival", designed to help make sure that movie theaters have well-behaved customers for decades to come! Paris has one of the world's very last movie palaces that's still functioning as a place to show movies: le Grand Rex. We discover a unique experience for the whole family there with "Step behind the screen"...

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