Whenever awards season comes around, there’s inevitably much discourse and column inches dedicated to the contending films and performances. And once the nominations (and then winners) are announced, ...

Based on the 2000 novel “The Character of Rain” by Amélie Nothomb, “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” follows the title girl, who is born to a Belgian family living in Japan. At first, she is ...

He and Douglas Trumbull went from creating a short film for the 1964 World’s Fair to working many exacting months on the Stanley Kubrick classic: The film "absolutely would not have happened without ...

Yann Gozlan’s “Visions” is an old fashioned thriller, a sumptuous throwback to mid-century glamour and psychological melodrama keyed to a saturated color palette. “Hitchcockian” is a term typically ...

The French-Belgian co-production Little Amélie or the Character of Rain slipped into theaters quietly, as so many animated movies not coming from Disney or DreamWorks do. But there are good reasons to ...

Sure, there are things that you learn after age three. How to drive. The history of the printing press. Geometry. But the important topics, those covered in the endearingly bright animated biopic ...

Zara Home makes some very nice goods for the home and the office, including these ingenious jumbo paper clips that can hold a pen or pencil. But I balked at the price tag — $12 for two pieces of bent ...

France’s Canal+ group announced on Tuesday that it had entered into negotiations with UGC to acquire a 34% minority stake in the historic French cinema company. Following the acquisition of the ...

The team at Maybe Movies ('Long Way North') strikes a distinctive, minimalistic look in order to represent writer Amélie Northomb's formative years in Kobe. The Japan-inclined daughter of a Belgian ...

Joe Giovannetti was three years old when he inadvertently began preparing for his career as a musical theater performer. It happened when the Arlington Heights native had seen “Joseph and the Amazing ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One unusual trend that extends beyond novelty is the ...