Arts & Life

In Double Lover, Chloé (Marine Vacth) falls in love with her psychoanalyst Paul (Jeremie Reiner). As they get closer, Chloé starts to learn some insidious secrets about her lover.

Arts

In The Sexy, Silly 'Double Lovers,' A Woman Steps Through The Looking Glass

5:00pm February 15, 2018

by Mark Jenkins

French director Francois Ozon's erotic thriller, an homage to the films of De Palma and Cronenberg, is all about mirrored surfaces, twinship and body horror.

Patricia Clarkson and Kristin Scott Thomas star in The Party, a dark comedy about a get-together that goes just a little bit off the rails.

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In 'The Party,' The Bourgeois Get Petty

5:00pm February 15, 2018

by Ella Taylor

Writer-director Sally Potter zeroes in on the hypocrisy of the British chattering-class but her aim wanders, so the characters stay flat and the satire never kicks in.

Director Ryan Coogler attends the Black Panther BFI preview screening on February 9, 2018 in London, England.

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Director Ryan Coogler Says 'Black Panther' Brought Him Closer To His Roots

2:32pm February 15, 2018

by David Greene

The new film imagines an African nation, rich in minerals and unscarred by colonialism and slavery; Coogler says he traveled to the continent to dig into the question of what it means to be African.

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Mythic 'Black Panther' Is A Momentous Event In Pop Culture History

2:25pm February 15, 2018

by David Edelstein

As originally conceived in 1966, the Black Panther was an African king who fought crime in a high-tech panther suit. David Edelstein says Marvel's new film about the character was worth the wait.

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'Rookie On Love,' edited by Tavi Gevinson.

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Love Is All Around — Everyday — In 'Rookie On Love'

12:00pm February 15, 2018

by Sydnee Monday

"When we talk about love ... it's usually always referring to romantic partnerships. And I knew that I didn't want this book to just be about that," editor Tavi Gevinson says of the new anthology.

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'Asymmetry' Is A Guide To Being Bigger Than Yourself

7:00am February 15, 2018

by Annalisa Quinn

At first, Lisa Halliday's novel seems too familiar: It's about a young would-be writer who has an affair with a famous older man. But partway through, it turns into something else, something new.

French Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen, wearing a red scarf, visits two rooms of the Louvre filled with 31 paintings recovered after World War II. She conducted the visit Monday with the museum's president, Jean-Luc Martinez.

France Returns Works Orphaned By Nazi Looting, Seeking Owners Or Heirs

3:16pm February 14, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Tens of thousands of artworks were recovered after World War II, and many are still in French possession. Now, the Louvre is stepping up efforts to return them to the heirs of their rightful owners.

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Long Haul Trucker Was 'Completely Seduced' By The Open Road

2:00pm February 14, 2018

by Terry Gross

Finn Murphy has logged over a million miles hauling people's belongings across the country to their new homes. He describes life on the road as a "reaction against regimentation."

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For Valentine's Day, Romance Writers Share Their Favorite Moments

1:57pm February 14, 2018

by Maya Rodale

Who knows romance better than romance novelists? We've asked some of our favorites to share the moments that make them swoon, whether it's a snuggle on a snowy morning or a game of wheelchair hockey.

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Flynn The Bichon Wins Best In Show

7:27am February 14, 2018

Flynn, a bichon frise, has won best in show in the 2018 Westminter Dog Show.

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