Raoul Ruiz, Chilean-born filmmaker, dead at 70
seattlepi.com Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:44 PM PDT
A favorite of cinephiles, Ruiz rebelled against the conventions of moviemaking in an extensive, varied body of work that didn't result in a widely-known masterpiece, but left behind a vast, labyrinthine collection of experiments, curiosities and innovations. Ruiz died Friday at Saint-Antoine Hospital in Paris following complications from a pulmonary infection, said Francois Margolin, a producer ... |
Prostate problem made Depardieu pee on plane, says friend
The Malaysian Insider Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:22 PM PDT
PARIS, Aug 20 â€" French actor Gerard Depardieu was humiliated and apologised to fellow passengers when prostate problems forced him to urinate in front of them during takeoff on an Air France flight this week, a friend said. Fellow actor Edouard Baer, who was travelling with the 62-year-old film star on the flight to Dublin to film the latest ... |
Equities dip as Shell leads retreat in energy sector
The Irish Times Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:07 PM PDT
Eurostoxx 50: 2,159.07 (â€"47.54) Frankfurt DAX: 5,480 (â€"122.80) Paris CAC: 3,016.99 (â€"59.05):EUROPEAN STOCKS declined yesterday, extending Thursday’s biggest drop since March 2009, amid concern that the global economy is slowing. |
Where are Leonardo's lost works of art?
CNN Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:06 PM PDT
It is 100 years since Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris by an Italian handyman and secreted away for two years before eventually coming to light again. |
France: Raising a glass to Cognac
Independent Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:37 PM PDT
Nowhere in France is unknown: it's scarcely a land of surprises. Nevertheless, the journey from Paris to Cognac is less familiar than many. In the 18th century it was one of the routes most travelled by commis voyageurs working the brandy and Bordeaux wine trades. A commis voyageur was â€" and still is â€" a commercial traveller, an explorer of new business worlds; it's an invention as distinctively ... |
Simon Calder: Celebrity or not, the aviation laws are clear
Independent Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:30 PM PDT
Drunk, or just desperate? The actor Gérard Depardieu has explained that it was the latter that led to his urinating in the aisle aboard flight AF5010 as it departed from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Dublin on Tuesday. The star of Cyrano de Bergerac was caught short while the plane was taxiing; after M Depardieu's impromptu performance, the captain turned the aircraft around and went back to the ... |
Philip Hensher: Germany doesn't want to dominate Europe â€" that is part of the problem
Independent Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:26 PM PDT
Last week was the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall; the night when, without warning, bales of barbed wire were put up dividing the American, French and British sectors of Berlin from the Soviet sector, followed by the Wall, the "Anti-Fascist Protection Barrier", itself. Three days later, a former citizen of the DDR, Chancellor Angela Merkel, headed off to Paris to see what ... |
Paris Hilton Returns to Los Angeles After Whirlwind Voyage to Manila
Zimbio Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:24 PM PDT
Socialite Paris Hilton is pictured arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (FlynetPictures.com) more pics » Paris Hilton (FlynetPictures.com) Paris Hilton is back home in Los Angeles after spending several days in Manila. Hilton appeared to have a fabulous time in the Philippines, where she opened a new store full of her signature handbags, held a press conference to discuss her ... |
John Duncan Fergusson painting may fetch £250,000
The Scotsman Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:02 PM PDT
A PAINTING by the Scottish colourist John Duncan Fergusson, featuring dressmakers visiting a Paris hat shop, is expected to fetch up to £250,000 at auction this month. |
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