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France to strip Hollywood's Weinstein of Legion d'Honneur award

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:03:12 +0200

France will strip disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of the prestigious Legion d'Honneur, President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday.

French culture minister woos Hollywood studios

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:57:11 +0100

France is making a push this week to reel in blockbuster movie productions, pitching a new tax rebate for foreign productions to the heads of Hollywood studios.

US studios seek €2.5 m from French pirate site

Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:55:00 +0100

Some of Hollywood's biggest film studios, and French entertainment industry syndicates, are set to demand nearly €3 million in damages on Friday from two French youths convicted of running an illegal downloading website.

France firm on culture ahead of US trade talks

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:44:00 +0200

EU ministers were trying Friday to convince France its prized "cultural exception" could be safely included in talks on the world's biggest free trade deal with the United States but Paris still refused to budge.

Napoleon to be subject of Spielberg mini-series

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:09:40 +0100

Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg is to make a television mini-series about Napoleon, based on a screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, he told a French broadcaster.

French stalker told 'keep away from Kirsten Dunst'

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:00 +0100

A US judge has extended for three years a restraining order against a French fan of Kirsten Dunst, saying he must keep away and not contact the US actress or her mother.