Movies
In “Grosse Fatigue,” a pitch-black comedy on the perils of fame, the popular French star Michel Blanc is writer, director and casts himself in dual roles, playing himself and a vicious, reckless impersonator bent upon destroying Blanc’s life and career.
July 12, 1995
‘The Little Bedroom’ is a small-scale gem of a movie, both dramatically aware and psychologically astute, starring France’s Michel Bouquet with a sophisticated adult audience squarely in its sights.
Oct. 2, 2014
Food
It was a lucky day for me, maybe 30 years ago, when I was tasting wines with Andre Tchelistcheff, the veritable dean of all American wine experts, that he suddenly said, “Let the wine speak to you.”
Oct. 13, 1985
Jaco Van Dormael’s superb 1992 French-language film from Belgium restores your belief in movies.
Feb. 5, 1995
Archives
From legal issues to mediation to alimony to custody, these sites help the soon-to-be and the divorced.
June 14, 2001
Why a tasting of Merlot and Gewurztraminer? What’s wrong with Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay?
Nov. 2, 1986
Review: A muse for ‘Renoir,’ father and son
March 28, 2013
Traffic is roaring down La Cienega Boulevard this evening, but here inside, the long-awaited Sona it’s as hushed and serene as a Zen retreat.
Dec. 26, 2002
Daily Dish
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Aug. 2, 2008
“Toto the Hero” isn’t faster than a speeding bullet and doesn’t even try to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
March 20, 1992