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Season One of the French comedy series “Sex (Re)Education” (originally titled “Septieme Ciel”) hits the sweet spot for relatable, engaging character comedy. The premise of playful sex and budding romance at a senior living home could easily have veered into a couple of extremes – cloying sentimentality, or raunchy wisecracking akin to “The Golden Girls”. I feared the former; might have enjoyed the latter, and was completely satisfied with this relatively low-key middle ground.

The series opens with cranky old Jacques (Feodor Atkine) being shunted to private care for her house by his daughter (Irene Jacob), largely because he can’t stand her husband of 20 years, and his wife’s death two years earlier ramped up deployment of his curmudgeonly side. He wanted no part of senior living, despite the upscale look and amenities of the facility until approached by coquettish Rose (Sylvie Granotier), who arouses an attitudinal 180… among other things.

‘The Road Trip’ Teaser On The Road At Paramount+

First-look images (above) and a teaser trailer have been released for The Road Trip, the Paramount+ rom-com launching on the streamer in the UK, Canada and Australia. December 26 has been pencilled in for a debut in those countries. The rom-com series about a camper van ride in Spain stars Emma Appleton, Laurie Davidson, David Jonsson, Isabella Laughland and Angus Imrie, and explores whether someone can be the right person but at the wrong time. The trailer reveals the love affair between Addie (Appleton) and Dylan (Davidson), which began two years before as a holiday romance before ending. Paramount claims the show has “all the fun of Planes, Trains and Automobiles and the romantic yearning of One Day.” Ryan O’Sullivan and Matilda Wnek wrote and created the show, with Miriam Brent, Eleanor Moran and Rory Aitken the executive producers. 42 is making The Road Trip...

Have A Good One (Hago) has boarded “Split,” a series created and directed by well-respected French feminist author Iris Brey ahead of its world premiere in competition at Series Mania Festival.

“Split” was produced by Fabienne Servan-Schreiber et Charlotte Ortiz at Paris-based Cinétévé for the French broadcaster France Televisions’ digital platform Slash.

The show revolves around Anna, a 30 year-old stuntwoman who falls in love with a famous actress during a film shoot. The attractive cast includes Alma Jodorowsky (“The Serpent”), Jehnny Beth, Ralph Amoussou, and Pauline Chalamet.

Hago is also attending Series Mania with “Sex (re) Education” (“Septième Ciel”) and will be pitching the show at the Coming Next from France session.

The series, produced by Henri Debeurme and Aurélia Grossmann’s Next Episode, was awarded best TV series at the Fiction Festival of La Rochelle last year. It premiered on Ocs in January and pulled some of the pay TV channel’s highest ratings.

This War of the Worlds review contains spoilers.

Dieu merci! My prayers were answered. After two action-heavy, plot-stuffed episodes that replaced atmosphere with incident, this week War of the Worlds got back to what really matters: existential discussions over red wine and 20-year-old songs about the fragility of mortal life. A bomb went off too, for those who prefer their apocalypse more fast and furious. Something for everybody.

While the London crew were being blasted apart in every sense, Catherine, Sophia and Nathan were grieving, healing and connecting in a French farmhouse. After the attack on the Observatory, they’d holed up in the university library to search for references to Professor Bill Ward without the help of Google or the Ctrl+F function. Eventually, his author blurb was spotted on the back of a book. Now, they’re all on his trail and en route to London, having picked...

Festival dedicates Cannes Classics title Five and the Skin to memory of late cinema world mover and shaker.

The Cannes Film Festival has paid tribute to its long-time, multi-hatted collaborator Pierre Rissient who passed away on the eve of the 71st edition which kicked off today.

“We are deeply saddened by the news that the cinephile, historian and director Pierre Rissient died this weekend, aged 81. That is why we would like to pay tribute to him, on this opening day of the 71st Cannes Film Festival,” the festival said in a statement, signed off by president Pierre Lescure, delegate general Thierry Frémaux,...

Get ready to embark on an awe-inspiring journey to the North Pole in the visually exquisite animated feature, Long Way North. Directed by celebrated filmmaker and animator Rémi Chayé (The Secret of Kells) and produced by Sacrebleu Productions (Oscar®-nominated Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage), Maybe Movies (Oscar®-nominated Ernest & Celestine) and Norlum Studios (Oscar®-nominated Song of the Sea), Long Way North won the coveted Audience Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the winner of Grand Prize at Tokyo Animation Festival, and is an Annie Award nominee for Best Animated Feature-Independent. This captivating animated feature, bolstered by emotionally resonant storytelling, has continued to attract universal acclaim as it enchants movie audiences and families around the world. On January 17, 2017, Shout! Factory Kids is proud to present Long Way North on DVD, two-disc Blu-ray™+ DVD Combo Pack (with digital copy), Digital HD and iTunes.

A spirited and inspiring tale of hope and courage,...

Directed by celebrated animator and filmmaker Rémi Chayé and produced by Sacrebleu Productions (Oscar®-Nominated Madagascar, Carnet de Voyage), Maybe Movies (Oscar®-Nominated Ernest & Celestine) and Norlum Studios (Oscar®-Nominated Song of the Sea), France 3 Cinéma and 2 Minutes, Long Way North won the coveted Audience Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the winner of Grand Prize and the Governor of Tokyo Award at Tokyo Animation Festival 2016. This captivating animated adventure, bolstered by emotionally resonant storytelling and visually exquisite hand-drawn animation, has continued to attract universal acclaim as it enchants movie audiences around the world.

A spirited and inspiring tale of hope and courage, Long Way North is the feature directorial debut of lauded animator Rémi Chayé (first Ad and head of storyboard for Oscar®-Nominated The Secret of Kells, The Painting) and tells the story of a young heroine persevering through a physical and emotional journey...

The Hallow Blu-ray / DVD will feature a “making of” documentary along with behind-the-scenes videos and much more. Also in this round-up: updated release details for Road Games and news on I Fall Down and The Samaritans.

The Hallow: Press Release: “Vividly atmospheric and brimming with tension, the twisted modern fairy tale The Hallow makes its Blu-ray and DVD debut April 5th, 2016 from Scream Factory, in conjunction with IFC Midnight. Wonderfully horrifying, this compelling and creepy film comes loaded with bonus features, including audio commentary with director Corin Hardy, a Surviving the Fairytale: The Making of The Hallow documentary, three behind-the-scenes vignettes, creature concept art, storyboard and sketchbook galleries, and more! Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com

When a London-based conservationist is sent to Ireland with his wife and infant child to survey an area of forest believed to be hallowed ground by superstitious locals, his...

Somewhere between The Hitcher and High Tension exists Abner Pastoll’s Road Games, a bright, colorful descent into hitchhiking madness. Of course, with the mention of Alexandre Aja’s *arguably* mind-bending thriller, one can assume there’s more to Pastoll’s story than meets the eye. A killer terrorizes lonely travelers begging for a quick ride, but his/her identity remains masked, because he/she could be any of the (few) characters we’ve already encountered. For an hour and a half, Pastoll unfolds this countryside”Whodunit” caper – one littered with distracting red herrings – but, herein lies the problem: the mystery itself isn’t very mysterious.

Andrew Simpson stars as Jack, a ride-needing wanderer who can’t seem to catch a break. While seeking transportation, he’s joined by a female companion named Véronique (Joséphine de La Baume), who gets thrown out of a car after bickering with its male driver.

Inspired by the 1982 slasher directed by Juan Piquer Simón, the Pieces shirts from Fright Rags are back and available to order now. Also: details on the new add-ons for Fallout 4, release info for Horror Movie A Day: The Book, a Road Games trailer, new Fox Trap images, and Indiegogo details for Still.

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Fallout 4 Add-Ons: Press Release: "Since Fallout 4 launched, we’ve been blown away by your support for the game. It stands as our most successful title ever and that couldn’t have happened without you. It’s been truly inspiring, the stories, images, and experiences that you’ve created. And...

Whether you are or aren't afraid of no ghosts, we have several photos for the new Ghostbusters set from Lego. Also in this round-up: details on Aliens and Predators Minimates, the release announcement for Road Games, and Dead Summer casting details.

Ghostbusters Lego Set: Directed by Paul Feig from a screenplay he wrote with Katie Dippold (The Heat), the new Ghostbusters film is slated for a July 15th release from Sony Pictures.

In addition to Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, and Chris Hemsworth, original Ghostbusters stars Ernie Hudson, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Annie Potts, and Sigourney Weaver are all set to appear in the reboot, with Andy Garcia, Matt Walsh, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Cecily Strong also star. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more details.

From Lego: "We ain’t afraid of no ghosts!

Your first look at the official images of Lego Ghostbusters Ecto-1&2 coming this summer!

The distributor has secured Us rights from Urban Distribution International to The Secret Of Kells director Rémi Chayé’s Long Way North (Tout En Haut Du Monde).

The Sacrebleu Productions, Maybe Movies and Norlum Studios film won the 2015 Annecy audience award and will receive its North American premiere at the New York International Children’s Film Festival (Feb 26-Mar 20).

The story takes place in late 19th century Russia as a young aristocratic girl flees the constraints of her life to reunite with her explorer grandfather in the Arctic.

The voice cast includes Chloé Dunn, Vivienne Vermes, Peter Hudson, Antony Hickling, Christa Théret, Feodor Atkine, Thomas Sagols and Rémi Caillebot.

Shout! Factory plans a strategic roll-out across multiple platforms, beginning with a theatrical launch this autumn through Shout’s family entertainment imprint, Shout! Factory Kids.

As the Cannes Market approaches, trailers debut. This one, for French-English co-production Road Games, is a proper teaser, nicely staged as a single glimpse of what hopes to be a tense thriller. Starring Andrew Simpson,Joséphine de La Baume (Kiss of the Damned, which is highly recommended), Frederic Pierrot (The Returned), Feodor Atkine and the great Barbara Crampton (You’re Next, Re-Animator, We…

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Thoroughly nonjudgmental in its observations, Pierre Salvadori's In the Courtyard ranks as one of the funnier films about victims of depression and mental illness. The afflicted are Antoine (Gustave Kervern) and Mathilde (Catherine Deneuve), and their chemistry provides the dynamic that powers Salvadori's idiosyncratic portrait. Antoine is a singer who no longer takes pleasure in music; a deeply depressed insomniac, he needs a change. He ends up working as a janitor in the apartment building owned by Mathilde and her husband, Serge (Féodor Atkine), and his misguided, hapless attempts to do his job provide the basis for much of the narrative. Weathered down by life, Antoine is too despondent to enforce the complex's rules: He's soon smoking crack with one ...

On behalf of Drafthouse Films we are excited to share the new trailer for&#160The Connection,&#160the action-packed European flip side to The French Connection. The film&#160stars Academy Award winner Jean Dujardin and was Directed and co-written by C&#233dric Jimenez. This exciting new thriller hits stateside cinemas this summer, arriving on May 15th!&#160

The Connection&#160was entirely shot on 35 mm and is shows the complete opposite side to William Friedkin's masterpiece starring Gene Hackman. A&#160stylish, 70's-period crime thriller inspired by true events,&#160it&#160tells the story of real-life Marseilles magistrate Pierre Michel&#160(Jean Dujardin) and his relentless crusade to dismantle the most notorious drug smuggling operation in history: the French Connection.&#160In his crosshairs is charismatic and wealthy kingpin, Gatean "Tany" Zampa (Gilles Lellouche), who runs the largest underground heroin&#160trade into the States. Though the fearless and tenacious Michel, aided by a task force of elite cops,...

• It looks like Mike Epps may finally get the chance to play legendary stand-up comedian Richard Pryor after all. The comic has emerged as the front-runner to play the part in a biopic for The Weinstein Company directed by Lee Daniels (The Butler). Epps was previously signed on to play Pryor back in 2005 and met with the late comedian while he was still alive to prepare for the role, but that project fell through. Epps reportedly beat out actors Michael B. Jordan, Nick Cannon, and Marlon Wayans after Wayans had also been previously attached to another Pryor film, this one...

Rob Zombie has directed an Assassin's Creed Unity animated short.

The five-minute movie looks at the bloody history behind the French Revolution.

The movie is illustrated by The Walking Dead co-creator Tony Moore, and features a performance by French actor Féodor Atkine.

Atkine's movie roles include World War Z, Ronin and Spy Games.

Assassin's Creed Unity will make its Xbox One, PS4 and PC debut on October 28.

Ditching competitive multiplayer, groups of players will instead be able to form brotherhoods to assassinate targets using a combination of distraction and combat.

8 new things we learnt about Assassin's Creed Unity

Watch a trailer for Assassin's Creed Unity below:...

Indie: Odds are you missed the delightful Ernest & Celestine (Cinedigm/GKids) in theaters, although the title might ring a bell since it was one of the five Best Animated Feature nominees at this year’s Oscars. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t let this charmer pass you by. Little mouse Celestine and big, hungry bear Ernest are on opposite ends of the food chain, but they become unlikely friends who shake up their world. I think animated films are the one genre where the subtitles-versus-dubbing purism is kind of pointless, since they’re All dubbed, even in their original language. So whether you’re a fan of subtitles (the French cast includes Lambert Wilson and Féodor Atkine) or not (the English dub offers an all-star lineup including...

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This morning's Short Shout! comes from a team of French directors: Olivier Gros, Benoit Rimet, Scott Bono and Charles E. Farkas, with voices provided by Féodor Atkine as the Devil and Thierry Desroses as Tommy. Titled "Cross Road," it tells the story of a Bluesman blinded by ambition, who, at the peak of his career, is revisited by the Devil, whom he sold his soul to 30 years before, in exchange for great success. It's a cool short piece. Watch:...

This morning's Short Shout! comes from a team of French directors: Olivier Gros, Benoit Rimet, Scott Bono and Charles E. Farkas, with voices provided by Féodor Atkine as the Devil and Thierry Desroses as Tommy. Titled Cross Road, it tells the story of a Bluesman blinded by ambition and at the peak of his career is revisited by the Devil whom he had sold his soul to 30 years before in exchange for great success. Watch: CrossRoad- Le Film from Cross Road on Vimeo.

In conjunction with La Furia Umana, Notebook is very happy to present Ted Fendt's original English translation of Luc Moullet's "Le masque et la part de Dieu," on the films of Eric Rohmer. Moullet's original French can be found at La Furia Umana.

Cecil summed up the difference between him and his brother, William DeMille, like this: “I show a thousand camels and you show one camel and you psychoanalyze it.” Eric Rohmer is a lot more like William than Cecil, minus Freud.

What is fascinating, foremost, in his work is his obstinacy to not go beyond his only or main subject, often summed up, in a somewhat misleading way, by its title: Béatrice Romand wants a good marriage, or, at least, to help her friend have one (A Tale of Autumn), Brialy wants to caress Claire’s Knee (meaning, to be sure that she is practically consenting), Lucchini,...

Check out trailer 1b from the next actioner starring Jason Statham - "Transporter 3." Directed by Olivier Megaton, the helmer of 2000's "Exit" sci-fi crime thriller starring Patrick Fontana and Feodor Atkine. Luc Besson writes the script alongside Robert Mark Kamen. The film sees release on November 26th this year from distributor Lionsgate. Also in the cast are Robert Knepper ("Prison Break"), François Berléand ("A Girl Cut in Two"), Justin Rodgers Hall ("G.I. Joe," "The Soloist," "Star Trek") and Erique Ebouaney from "Ca$h." Jason Statham reprises his role as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative who specializes in high-risk deliveries.

Check out trailer 1b from the next actioner starring Jason Statham - "Transporter 3." Directed by Olivier Megaton, the helmer of 2000's "Exit" sci-fi crime thriller starring Patrick Fontana and Feodor Atkine. Luc Besson writes the script alongside Robert Mark Kamen. The film sees release on November 26th this year from distributor Lionsgate. Also in the cast are Robert Knepper ("Prison Break"), François Berléand ("A Girl Cut in Two"), Justin Rodgers Hall ("G.I. Joe," "The Soloist," "Star Trek") and Erique Ebouaney from "Ca$h." Jason Statham reprises his role as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative who specializes in high-risk deliveries.

Check out trailer 1b from the next actioner starring Jason Statham - "Transporter 3." Directed by Olivier Megaton, the helmer of 2000's "Exit" sci-fi crime thriller starring Patrick Fontana and Feodor Atkine. Luc Besson writes the script alongside Robert Mark Kamen. The film sees release on November 26th this year from distributor Lionsgate. Also in the cast are Robert Knepper ("Prison Break"), François Berléand ("A Girl Cut in Two"), Justin Rodgers Hall ("G.I. Joe," "The Soloist," "Star Trek") and Erique Ebouaney from "Ca$h." Jason Statham reprises his role as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative who specializes in high-risk deliveries. Also, we have a single image from the film with Jason in action and, for fans of Robert Knepper in "Prison Break," we have an interview with Wentworth Miller about the show.

Check out trailer 1b from the next actioner starring Jason Statham - "Transporter 3." Directed by Olivier Megaton, the helmer of 2000's "Exit" sci-fi crime thriller starring Patrick Fontana and Feodor Atkine. Luc Besson writes the script alongside Robert Mark Kamen. The film sees release on November 26th this year from distributor Lionsgate. Also in the cast are Robert Knepper ("Prison Break"), François Berléand ("A Girl Cut in Two"), Justin Rodgers Hall ("G.I. Joe," "The Soloist," "Star Trek") and Erique Ebouaney from "Ca$h." Jason Statham reprises his role as Frank Martin, the ex-Special Forces operative who specializes in high-risk deliveries.