Richard Linklater’s films shine in 2025 as Nouvelle Vague earns Golden Globe nomination and Blue Moon scores 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

Richard Linklater is experiencing a significant awards season surge with his 2025 films, Nouvelle Vague and Blue Moon, both garnering 2026 Golden Globe nominations. Nouvelle Vague, a French New Wave ...
Variety

French Movies Saw 11% Drop in International Box Office in 2024 With Estimated $255 Million Gross Despite Success of ‘The Count of Monte-Cristo’

French movies had a banner 2024 on home turf with a 44% market share at the French box office, which broke a 15-year record; meanwhile, Gallic films saw a 11% year-on-year drop in international ...
IndieWire

A Little Movie by Texan Richard Linklater Could Be the French Oscar Entry

Netflix is pushing "Nouvelle Vague," Linklater's love letter to Jean-Luc Godard, but France may submit Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winner "It Was Just an Accident." Linklater’s black-and-white 35mm ...
The New York Times

French Cinema Leads the Way to a Revival of In-Person Moviegoing

The French movie industry has been celebrating statistics that show an increase in movie attendance. By Richard Fausset Reporting from Paris Ronald Chammah, who owns a pair of small cinemas on the ...