Restaurant Review: 1417 French Bistro

Timeless, comfy French cuisine takes hold in the heart of Bouldin

"...chef Kyle Mulligan subsequently rebranded the restaurant as 1417 French Bistro in summer 2022, in homage to the beloved..."

Feb. 24, 2023 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

French Exit

Pfeiffer embraces her zaniness in this tale of the ugly Americans in Paris

"...There’s nothing totally original about French Exit, and yet the subtleties of its charm permeate...."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Simply Sensational Desserts / Room for Dessert

"...Simply Sensational Desserts: 140 Classic Desserts for the Home Baker..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Wild Horses Into French Fries?

The Bush administration refuses to protect wild horses

"...And we're not talking the kind of protection-gutting that simply opens habitat to drilling or development, and passes for..."

Jan. 7, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

"...Trintignant and Pascal Greggory. Winner of three Cesars (the French equivalent of the Oscar), this is one film that..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Girl on the Bridge

"...sexy, waifish women with big round eyes. It's so French it doesn't even need the subtitles that bop around..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Time Regained

"...box-office dynamite written all over it. A subtitled, two-hour-and-40-minute French adaptation of an eight-novel series so legendarily hard to..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Alice et Martin

"...20-year-old Martin (Loret) flees. After living briefly in the French countryside and stealing eggs to survive, a shaky Martin..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Queen Margot

This visaully sumptuous story about regal intrigues and passions during the religious wars of the 16th century is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas.

"...and a story of doomed love characterize the intriguing French epic Queen Margot. While the film has opened only..."

Jan. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Savage Nights

"...Fauves) would herald the debut of a promising new French writer-director, Cyril Collard, had not Collard died only three..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Traveler's Needs

Isabelle Huppert stars as an eccentric French tutor in Hong Sang-soo's latest

"...together, Claire's Camera. Instead, for their third outing, there’s simply the enigma of Iris, a French woman who has..."

Dec. 27, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Queen To Play

In this French drama, a placid, working-class woman discovers passions she never knew she possessed when she learns to play chess.

"...Superlative performances and a restrained directorial touch elevate this French drama from a schematic outline into a compelling story..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Illusionist

From the director of The Triplets of Belleville comes this new animated feature, which is based on an unproduced script by the great French filmmaker Jacques Tati.

"...and pen of Jacques Tati, the late and canonical French director of the character-bound Monsieur Hulot movies. One of..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Five Devils

Scents unlock memories and secrets in this French drama

"...drama from Ava director Léa Mysius. Initially, scent is simply a trigger for 8-year-old Vicky (Dramé), whose sense of..."

March 31, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Jumpolin Story Goes to Court

Status Labs partners Jordan French and Darius Fisher sue and countersue

"...to the party of the first part – Jordan French – his former partners have broken their contract, defrauded..."

March 30, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

The Taste of Things

Charming touching tale of love between two middle-aged chefs in 19th-century France

"...From its English-language title, French-Vietnamese filmmaker Trần Anh Hùng’s The Taste of Things (La..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Girl From Monaco

This French film is equal parts sex farce, Mai-Decembre romance, middle-aged white male fantasy, and wannabe Hitchockian intrigue.

"...whether The Girl From Monaco is incredibly subtle or simply confused about what it wants to be. Equal parts..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fat Girl

"...and “provocative” are frequently bandied about when talking about French filmmaker Catherine Breillat, a writer and director who has..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Lucie Aubrac

"...Object of Desire's Bouquet for this tale of the French Resistance based on the actual wartime heroics of Aubrac,..."

Oct. 29, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Werewolf in Paris

"...the Eiffel Tower on a dare, rescues a suicidal French beauty (Delpy) who's trying the same leap sans rubber..."

Dec. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

La Cérémonie

"...that shakes us to the center of our being simply because it's so far beyond our power of comprehension...."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

My Life and Times With Antonin Artaud

"...on the life of Robert Johnson. But darned if French director-writer Gerard Mordillat hasn't done exactly that. My Life,..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Halston

Documentary about the life of the master couturier and milliner should have learned his lessons about simplicity and elegance

"...Halston Frowick – best known in haute couture as simply Halston – is one of a rising star and..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Patience Stone

An Afghan woman finds her true voice while speaking her true thoughts about their marriage to her comatose husband.

"...A French/Afghan co-production, The Patience Stone is based on a novel,..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Mixed Nuts

"...lacking in any admirable or affecting qualities that we simply don't care what happens to them. Ephron and her..."

Jan. 6, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Review: Le Politique

Austin’s newest Downtown French brasserie holds court

"...Everything at Le Politique, the new Downtown French brasserie concept from the New Waterloo hospitality group, is..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Past

Another masterstroke from Asghar Farhadi, The Past begins as a domestic drama and stealthily evolves into a kind of thriller.

"...waits on the other side of customs at a French airport waving to get the attention of Ahmad (Mosaffa)...."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Bridesmaid

Claude Chabrol's latest film is based on a Ruth Rendell novel and, though not one of his best films, is still a good reminder of the madness that sometimes lurks in plain sight.

"...tawdry items in the local police blotter. Chabrol, the French auteur whose penchant for creating movies full of psychological..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

13 (Tzameti)

This first feature by Georgian-born French immigrant, Gela Babluani, marks a memorable debut: It's a taut and stylish thriller despite its brutal psychological duress.

"...Pignon and Vania Vilers. This first feature by Georgian-born French immigrant, Gela Babluani, marks a memorable debut – not..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seducing Doctor Lewis

A tiny French Canadian fishing village tries to woo a doctor to take up permanent residence.

"...remote island of Quebec. It stars a bunch of French Canadians instead of Michael J. Fox, but otherwise the..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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