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The new melodrama, starring Jolie as a movie director, treats the Paris fashion world as a backdrop for medical and domestic crises.

During a historic heat wave, air-conditioning has become the linchpin of an intensifying political debate in France.

Most romantic reality TV would have us believe that dating is about getting married, or simply being chosen. One show knows better.

In rich, melancholy new films from the directors Carla Simón and Mark Jenkin, the restorative power of cinema turns out to be a shore thing.

Also: the modern reggae of Original Koffee, Tina Fey’s modern take on “The Four Seasons,” Hugh Jackman’s gory Robin Hood, and more.