Cannes: More "Vox Lux" than "A Star Is Born," Alexis Langlois' film heralds the arrival of a thrillingly subversive new French talent. When you realize you’re gay, often at a young age, you ...

Broadway and the West End may be the global capitals of musical theatre, but some of the best musicals have also come from outside the boundaries of New York City and London. France has produced ...

We are now far enough removed from the glittercore of early 2000s pop music that its bubble-gum aesthetic has become as potent a post-Y2K period signifier as low-rise jeans and blond highlights.

The most famous French musical has never been popular in Paris. A major new production hopes to change that, reworking it for a contemporary French audience. By Laura Cappelle Reporting from Paris ...

The ceremony will also provide a showcase for Aya Nakamura, a French-Malian singer, and a range of musical styles including disco, French hip-hop and zouk from the French Caribbean. By Jon Pareles ...

Movie musicals have always been a Hollywood (and Bollywood) favorite, but we shouldn't forget that the French have made a few worthy contributions to the genre themselves. Beginning with Jacques Demy, ...

The French movie "La Haine" was a sensation when it came out 30 years ago. It was a groundbreaking story of Paris' troubled suburban housing projects. Three decades later, it is being turned into a ...

Set in the early 2000s, a torrid romance between a Britney Spears-like pop star and a lesbian punk rocker makes for a deliciously campy romp. Such derangement is immediately apparent. In its first ...