Two Jews on Flim - By Joan Alperin Schwartz: When 'Melancholia' directed by the always controversial, Lars Von Tier, opens there is a montage of impressionistic stills set to Wagner's 'Tristan and Isolde.

Dead birds slowly rain down from the sky, while Kirsten Dunst, dressed in a long flowing white wedding gown, wearing a dazed expression on her face, runs through a lush dark forest. A horse silently falls to the ground as the opera reaches a crescendo. Then we cut to...

Somewhere in Outer Space, where we see Earth and a much larger planet, gradually moving closer and closer to one anothe...

Kirsten Dunst's new movie Melancholia is set to be a major contender at the upcoming European Film Awards after landing a massive nine nominations.

The Spider-Man star plays a woman battling depression in the Lars von Trier film and the role has scored her a nod in the Best European Actress category at the European Film Academy prize-giving.

She will compete alongside her Melancholia co-star Charlotte Gainsbourg for the trophy, as well as Tilda Swinton for her role in We Need To Talk About Kevin.

Von Trier also landed a nod in the Best European Director category, while the film will a...

A pregnant Charlotte Gainsbourg opted for a sheer black dress at the red carpet arrivals for the film "Melancholia" at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday.

What do you think of her daring dress? Did she make a questionable fashion statement or should pregnant women be allowed to let it all hang out without worrying about what others think?

In the film, two sisters find their relationship challenged as a nearby planet threatens to collide into the Earth. Kirsten Dunst also stars.

Quentin Tarantino will be the guest of honor at the Cesar Awards in France next month when he will be honoured for his career achievements.

The "Pulp Fiction" moviemaker, whose filmography also includes the "Kill Bill" franchise and "Reservoir Dogs," will be hailed "a great international artist" at the 2011 event in Paris.

News of the French recognition comes one week after Tarantino was celebrated at the Critics' Choice Awards for his ability to marry music and film on the big screen.

Meanwhile, Algerian film "Of Gods and Men" will be the main contender at France's equivalent of the Osc...

Last Tuesday, I had a chance to see "Where the Wild Things Are." Visually the film is stunning; it integrates handheld camera shots in the appropriate moments to take viewers into the action. Jim Henson's Creature Shop makes the monsters of the movie look incredibly convincing, and the composite animation of their faces matches up well.

Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers do a fantastic job of stretching a 10 page children's book into a movie that doesn't distort the message of the book, but still gives audiences something fresh. One of the most fascinating aspects of the creatures the hero M...

Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke has walked away with the top honor at this year's Cannes Film Festival for his drama The White Ribbon.

The film - about residents in a small German town riddled with tragedy as World War I approaches - was awarded with the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at the annual prizegiving ceremony in the French Riviera on Sunday.

Quentin Tarantino's own war film Inglorious Basterds also triumphed, with Christoph Waltz winning in the Best Actor category for his role as a Colonel Hans Landain.

Meanwhile English/French star Charlotte Gainsbourg won the Best Act...

Since the French band Air hit the music scene a few years ago with their hypnotizing electronica, no other act from France has been able to hit the waves to make much of an impact here - until now. Let us introduce you to French Pop chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg.

Born in England and raised in France, Gainsbourg has acquired quite a following in Europe. She was conceived by entertainment royalty as she is the daughter of famed British actress Jane Birkin and French composer/singer Serge Gainsbourg.

Gainsbourg has been involved in the entertainment industry since the 1980...

Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg has vowed to never play any "sliding sports" again after suffering a brain hemorrhage following a water-skiing accident in August. The 36-year-old was operated on by a brain specialist in September, after suffering from headaches for several weeks after the accident.

As Gainsbourg, who has since made a full recovery, has previously injured herself snowboarding. She has decided to quit similar sports.

She says, "Two years ago, I broke a vertebrae doing snowboarding. So my entourage is saying, 'Please stop sliding sports.' I was going to go surfing, bu...

French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is "doing fine" and recovering from a brain hemorrhage in a Paris hospital. The 36-year-old was taken to the Clinique Monceau late on Wednesday and was operated on by brain specialist Stephanie Delajoux.

Gainsbourg had been suffering from headaches for several weeks following a waterskiing accident in the United States last month. The actress' husband actor/director Yvan Attal said his wife was improving as he left the Clinique on Thursday to pick up their two children from school.

He said, "She is doing fine. I spoke to her, she replied and I...

French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is in a coma in a hospital in Paris, France after suffering a brain hemorrhage. The 36-year-old was taken to the Clinique Monceau in Paris late on Wednesday and was operated on by brain specialist Stephanie Delajoux. She is still in a coma, but is out of danger. Delajoux says, "The operation went well and she is not at risk anymore."

Gainsbourg - who was photographed at the Venice Film Festival earlier this week - is expected to be kept in the hospital's intensive care unit for several days.

The actress is married to actor/director Yvan Attal ...