Déborah François =

Déborah François = A++++++++++(++)


Belgian actress Déborah François made her film debut in the Dardenne Brother's L/Enfant (The Child). The film won the Golden Palm at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. François won the Joseph Plateau Award for Best Belgian Actress for her portrayal of a teen mother whose infant is kidnapped by her boyfriend. She was also nominated for a Cesar for Most Promising Actress for her performance.

Déborah François's second role was equally performance. She stars as Mélanie Prouvost, a self possessed young woman, who quietly sets out to destroy a concert pianist's life in Denis Dercourt's chilling thriller La Tourneuse de pages (The Page Turner). Francois received her second Cesar nomination Most Promising Actress.

She has recently finished production in two upcoming films: Stéphan Carpiaux's Les Fourmis rouges (Red Ants) and Alain Raoust's L'Été indien.

Best of the Roses, John French

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"The Page Turner" ...

Consensus: Reminiscent of Hitchcock and Chabrol, The Page Turner is elegant yet suspenseful, a revenge potboiler of a high degree.
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Theatrical Release: Mar 23, 2007 Limited

Catherine Frot and Déborah François

From Time Out London

Denis Dercourt’s stylish, subtle and highly assured film is a pleasingly suspenseful psychological drama in the style of Hitchcock or early Chabrol. Déborah François plays Mélanie, the smalltown butcher’s daughter whose ambitions as a pianist were dashed during a childhood audition for the Conservatory when one of the jurors, famous concert pianist Ariane Fouchécourt (Catherine Frot), distracted her by signing an autograph. A decade after this unwitting but fateful slight, shy, quiet Mélanie happens to find herself working as an intern for the law firm owned by Fouchécourt’s husband Jean (Pascal Greggory). Her diligence and dependability lead him to hire her as a governess to his son, and soon enough she’s firmly ensconced in their home and helping out as Ariane’s page-turner as the pianist prepares for a big comeback concert. Is Mélanie plotting revenge? Nursing a crush – and if so, on whom? Or is she merely hoping to bask in some reflected glory?

Déborah François

Dercourt’s cool, extremely elegant and often witty film remains admirably ambiguous until the very final scenes, and even then the script wisely foregoes tying up too many loose ends. It’s a meticulous piece of work, beautifully shot by Jérôme Peyrebrune, and assembled with a proper understanding of music and the important role it can play in people’s lives. In building both narrative tension and psychological resonance, Dercourt is helped no end by the excellent performances, most particularly that of young François, quite superb in only her second movie after an excellent (but very different) debut role in the Dardennes’ ‘The Child’.

Best of the Roses,

John French

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Scarlett Johansson and the New Everyday Media ...

Scarlett Johansson

The other night on Red Eye they were discussing Scarlett Johansson and how the once care-free -&-sophisticatingly-sassy is now happily married and enjoying a domesticated life = expressed in her blogging which focuses on things in her everyday life = like recipes and such ...

Red Eye host, Greg Gutfeld, pointed out what men most likely find fascinating with Scarlett Johansson which then makes us just plain fascinated with Scarlett Johansson and thus we would read, listen to or watch whatever she is doing ...

Uhmn, agreed - but ...




I was interested in how Scarlett Johansson is utilizing blogging as part of the new everyday media and, of course, just as interested in her everyday life - so I did a search. Well, while searching for her blog, I became distracted by photographs of Scarlett Johansson - and, really, how a pair of colors just seem to "pop" in such a captivating and compelling way ...

During this time of searching and looking at Scarlett Johansson pics I was also watching cable news where I find many of the women also captivating and compelling in their own intellectual, dynamic and engaging HOT way ...

So even though I consider Scarlett Johansson a part of the New Everyday Media = as film making, art, music, journalism, writing, blogging, etc. is all about propagating something ... (for instance consider this --- when watching the Doors movie - when Jim is seducing Pam on a rooftop where he is staying there are books and their titles shown by candlelight and moonlight and one of them is "Understanding Mass Media" ... Jim was a film maker, a writer and a musician but also part of the new everyday media for his time and, for that matter, ahead of his time) ...

in any event, how does Scarlett Johansson rate with these other Women of the the New Everyday Media ? ...

Which one or ones would you place in the same class? Or do you find them just so different?

If you want to participate in some "interactive media" (where it all can tie in), please send comments and opinions to redeye@foxnews.com and don't forget to put Scarlett Johansson and the New Everyday Media in the subject line or it will most likely be ignored.

Jill Dobson





Kiran Chetry

Megyn Kelly

Becky Quick

Suzanne Malveaux

Jenna Lee

Amy Robach

Julie Chen (with CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves Dec 7 2008

in Washington, D.C. at the Kennedy Center)

Natalie Morales and Melissa Lee

Jamie Colby

Rebecca Jarvis

Patti Ann Browne

Margaret Brennan

Trish Regan

Tracy Byrnes

Liz Claman

Erin Burnett

Kate Bolduan

Katie Couric

Jane Skinner

Meredith Viera and Stacy London

Matt Lauer and Ann Coulter

Gretchen Carlson

Christine Roman

Hannah Storm

Gerri Willis

Brianna Keilar

Alexis Glick

And, remember, if you want to participate in some "interactive media" (where it all can tie in), please send comments and opinions to redeye@foxnews.com and don't forget to put Scarlett Johansson and the New Everyday Media in the subject line or it will most likely be ignored.

Best of the Roses,
John Alan French
mystrawhat.com

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Who Is the Real Winner of the College Bowl Games???

Photo: courtesy of Red Eye Matthew McConaughey correspondent

Last Monday Night...

Matthew McConaughey Jan 5 2009 Totstitis Fiesta Bowl

The Texas Longhorns defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes

Photo: courtesy of Red Eye Matthew McConaughey correspondent

matthew mcconaughey and coach mack brown and girlfriend camila alves jan 5 2009 totstitis fiesta bowl


Matthew McConaughey Jan 5 2009 Totstitis Fiesta Bowl

Photo: courtesy of Red Eye Matthew McConaughey correspondent


matthew mcconaughey and girlfriend camila alves jan 5 2009 totstitis fiesta bowl

Photo: courtesy of Red Eye Matthew McConaughey correspondent

matthew mcconaughey and girlfriend camila alves jan 5 2009 totstitis fiesta bowl

Photo: courtesy of Red Eye Matthew McConaughey correspondent

Last Monday Night = Jan 5 2009 Totstitis Fiesta Bowl = Matthew McConaughey was the real winner of the college bowl games ...

The Texas Longhorns defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes

And, if you disagree or would like to send in a comment about this as part of "interactive" media, please send all emails to redeye@foxnews.com

Please put "Matthew McConaughey" in the subject line or they will probably be ignored.

Best of the Roses,

John French

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theneweverydaymedia

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Alisyn and Lis ...

photo of Alisyn on Fox & Friends Weekend from Saturday 1/10/09

Alisyn Camerota

photo of Lis Wiehl on Fox & Friends from week of January 5, 2009 --- (Lis was also a guest on Fox & Friends Weekend yesterday w/ co-host Alisyn Camerota)

Lis Wiehl

--- On Sat, 1/10/09, John French; wrote: From: John French Subject: Alisyn and Lis ... To: friends@foxnews.com Cc: "Alisyn Camerota", lis.wiehl@foxnews.com, comments@foxnews.com Date: Saturday, January 10, 2009, 9:26 AM Alisyn and Lis are SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT this snowy Saturday = A++++++++++ In fact, they are SO TOTALLY SMOKING RED HOT this snowy Saturday I heard that the Pittsburgh Steelers are considering hiring them to stand in the parking lot of Heinz Field to make certain all the snow is melted for all the tailgating fans for the big play off game against the San Diego Charges tomorrow ... Best of the Roses, John Alan French mystrawhat.com theneweverydaymedia