The Paris Traveler

Mon 1er Festival Cinéma Pour Enfants is a film festival for children between the ages of 3-15 years of age which takes place from the 24th to the 30th of October. This is the third year that a number of theaters in Paris will be showing films with kids in mind. From animated films to super-heros, and from sneak preview films to classics, there is truly something for everyone!
There’s even an Audrey Hepburn tribute that I’m excited about! (I love Audrey Hepburn! Not only as an actress, but also for the  humanitarian she was! I even have a photograph of her, my …read more

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A few days ago I received an e-mail from Arnaud Contreras and Alain Dister about their homage to the American writer, Jack Kerouac, who coined the term, “Beat Generation”. I was asked if I wanted to contribute something (a poem, a drawing, a song, etc.) to participate in this exhibit entitled, Memory Babe, A Tribute to Jack Kerouac. This is a celebration of the 50th year of Kerouac’s best known work: “On the Road“. The exhibit will take place on September 23, 2007 in Paris at the Cabaret Pirate in front of the BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France).
I, for one, …read more

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I spent an interesting afternoon with Martin Boumendil watching him work his keyboards and other instruments in an orchestration of sound, as images on a screen coordinated and blended the visual with the audio. It was quite fascinating to say the least! Martin is a young musician and composer with a nice melodic voice who also has that gift of imagination and creativity and doesn’t put himself into any one genre of music. Instead the versatility of his compositions is what I found to be most interesting.
Is it any wonder that Martin would be drawn to the film industry as …read more

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Are you looking to get into films, being a dancer or an extra in videos, or some other such venture in Paris? Then Paris Casting is a place you need to keep your eye on. There’s a whole list of people being sought after by film, TV, entertainment, and casting directors.
What follows is a small example of some of the people they are looking for:

Female singer (European) sings pop, R&B, and soul, nice physique, at least 5′6″ to form a group.
Looking for a boxer type, strong, black, tall, to play Mohammed Ali in the film “Seuls 2″ which begins shooting in Paris in …read more

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If you can keep a secret, I’ll tell you about a great place to have a drink, listen to music (sometimes), have dinner, see a film, or just chat with other movie lovers, filmmakers, and sometimes celebrities. All this and at a price you can afford!
Le Bar à Vins du Cinéma des Cinéastes is located just off the Place de Clichy; not really a hot spot on the tourists’ “must see” lists, but a place that is always hopping both day and night. Tour buses pass by constantly on their way to and from Montmartre or the Moulin Rouge, but …read more

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Looking for something to do in Paris once the sun goes down, then how about a film under the stars?! 
Le Festival Paris Cinéma
The Paris Film Festival was suppose to begin July 3rd, but was delayed for security reasons due to weather. The festivities were scheduled for 21h30 at the Fontaines du Trocadéro opening with “Paris, Je t’aime.” Other open air seances are also scheduled, weather permitting that is, such as “Retour de Flamme” planned for Saturday July 7th at the Butte Montmartre, but only time will tell!
Charlotte Rampling is presiding over this international film festival with 17 short films and …read more

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What I love about France is that the French are so versatile when it comes to showing films. I know in the U.S., unless you live in a large city, most foreign films are just not accessible. Not so in France, and even more so in Paris.
If you’re a film buff, then you need to go over to the Cinémathèque Française! There is truly something for everyone; from exhibits, lectures, and debates about film and the film industry, to watching old classics, or a homage to a particular director, or actor. (From now until the 31st of July, there’s a …read more

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Melissa over at Europe String has chosen a theme this month for our travel blogs entitled “What Women Want”. I think women love to get out of their daily routine from time to time. They love to dress up and look beautiful, and go somewhere glamorous and exciting. Well this got me to thinking about the Cannes Film Festival, which turns 60 this year!
I can just hear the groans of men around the world thinking, “Oh no! Paris isn’t enough?!” Well yes, Paris is wonderful, but wouldn’t it be nice to hop on a TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) and …read more

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I’m sorry to say that quite often when I finish seeing a French film, I wonder why I wasted my time and/or money to go see it. Not so with Olivier Dahan’s film, La Môme! This 2 hour 20 minute film intrigues you from start to finish. It’s a never-ending hodge-podge of the singer’s life jumping continuously from her childhood, to her final days, back to her glory days, to her youth; yet it all makes sense.
Marion Cotillard is fabulous in the role of Piaf whose life, as most people know, was made up of one melodramatic situation after another. …read more

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