Cinema, music, arts, festivals and global cultural trends.
French-Algerian filmmaker Tony Gatlif has died at 77 while working on a historical film in Arles. Through Gadjo Dilo, Latcho Drom and Exils, he leaves a global body of work in which music, exile and freedom gave visibility to lives too rarely seen.
Ye turned his Soldier Field homecoming into a spectacular rap reunion. Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Twista and Future joined him onstage, reviving a catalog that shaped more than a decade of global culture.
A Dragon Ball park near Paris was promoted as a flagship attraction, but Japanese rights holders say no license exists. The denial now tests the credibility of a €6 billion Franco-Saudi project.
Bloc Party returns with Anatomy of a Brief Romance, a seventh album due September 11. With Trevor Horn, heartbreak and the legacy of Silent Alarm, the British band is turning indie nostalgia into a new beginning.
Belgian designer Julie Kegels wins the LVMH Prize 2026 in Paris. A victory worth 400,000 euros that could accelerate the global rise of her young label.
Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, Liam and Noel Gallagher reunited on the big screen: the Venice Film Festival transforms September 5 into a global collision of cinema, television, and rock.
Five years after ASK closed, Call My Agent returns as a Netflix movie on September 10, 2026, reuniting Camille Cottin and the original French ensemble for a worldwide audience.
On I Know Too Much, Ellie Goulding turns memory, doubt and emotional fallout into ten songs reconnecting her unmistakable voice with the global dancefloor.
Cassandra Wilson, the American singer awarded two Grammy Awards, has died at 70 in her hometown of Jackson. Her deep voice and art of blending genres transformed contemporary jazz.
The next New York Fashion Week opens with Ralph Lauren, Coach, Tommy Hilfiger and Diane von Furstenberg in the spotlight. Behind the runways, one business question dominates: can American heritage become the engine Gen Z wants?
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh united behind the Iron Curtain: Mayday arrives globally on Apple TV with a promise of grand spectacle, a clear homage to Top Gun, and already mixed reviews.
In Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France and Korea will gather global cinema decision-makers. AI, funding, theaters, and platforms: the Lumière Summit aims to transform concern into action.
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