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Vincent Van Gogh, Mark Rothko, Agnès Varda and Amedeo Modigliani all feature on Paris’s autumn exhibition calendar.

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Through the bars of his prison window Rédoine Faïd can see far off into the cloudless sky. It's early on a sunny Sunday in July 2018, and for now, the morning is quiet and ordinary at the Réau penitentiary, 25 miles southeast of Paris. But Faïd can envision what's coming—he can see it all unfold like the movie he's been scripting for months in his mind. Outside his cell, two guards approach. These are the solitary confinement quarters: a controlled unit within the maximum-security prison where notable or potentially dangerous criminals are held. Few prisoners in France are as notable as...

  Hollywood, CA (April 8th, 2021) – Piper-Heidsieck, the revered Champagne House known worldwide for its red label is excited to announce today its return as the champagne partner of the 93rd Oscars® taking place on Sunday, April 25. This marks the seventh year of a long-term partnership between Piper-Heidsieck and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  “Although Hollywood’s biggest night may look different this year, one thing remains the same,” said Benoit Collard, General Manager for Piper-Heidsieck. “This awards season, Piper-Heidsieck is celebrating with ...

Looking back, it was fortunate that Hemant Chaturvedi cut his visit short to the Kumbh Mela, a major Hindu festival and pilgrimage, in the north Indian city of Prayagraj (earlier known as Allahabad) in January 2019. Bored by the ostentatious spectacle, a marked difference from simpler celebrations he had attended in the past, he left to explore Allahabad University, an architectural landmark from the 1800s. On the way, he remembered Lakshmi Talkies, an old, single-screen cinema in the area. He took a detour to the site, which had been closed since 1999, piles of rubbish around it adding to th...