Updated on July 8, 2025, by Arthur Goyaz: There was a time when Hollywood glorified war as a symbol of patriotism and honor. Nowadays, modern war movies tend to present a darker, anti-war message, ...

A spirit of defiance and a mysterious culture endure on the French island of Corsica, intertwined with the timeless beauty of ...

Few international visitors make it to this corner of the Mediterranean, where France’s head of state has vacationed since the ...

Criterion's 'The Adventures of Antoine Doinel' provides a new opportunity to revisit François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre ...

In the lush forests north of Abidjan, technicians were busy filming on the set of "Le Testament" ("The Will"), a comedy ...

Ridley Scott's epic war film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby is becoming a global streaming hit two years after ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, ...

More than 100 objects connected to the French emperor just sold at auction. The collection sheds light on the man and the ...

The 77th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with a historic screening of Abel Gance’s restored 1927 masterpiece “Napoleon”, months after French critics heaped scorn on Ridley Scott’s ...

Ridley Scott’s focus on Napoleon’s tactical triumphs, reckless miscalculations and sexual entanglements neglects his paradoxical legacy as a lawmaker.

Ridley Scott’s biopic Napoleon veers from battlefield to boudoir, portraying Bonaparte as a caricature of masculine excess. Such sensationalism might sell, but critics maintain it comes at the cost of ...