Amants

Where’s the Heat?

December 1, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | Film

Act 1 of Nicole Garcia’s new film, Amants: It opens, fittingly for a movie called Lovers, with a couple in bed, her naked body pasted on top of his. She is Lisa (Stacy Martin), he is Simon (Pierre Niney). A small-time … Read More

L’Ahah

Art Angels

November 24, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | Exhibitions

Artists often have troubled relationships with their dealers, but most need their gallery shows to get their work out into the public eye, where, they hope, it will find buyers. There may be another way, however, for artists to find … Read More

Les Olympiades

Another Side of Paris

November 24, 2021 | By Heidi Ellison | Film

Les Olympiades is a place few visitors to Paris have ever seen or would probably ever want to see. A “city within a city” in the 13th arrondissement, the 1970s development consists of bland highrise apartment buildings, shops and offices, … Read More