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Is there a more excruciating period in modern French history than what we call France’s “darkest hours”? And is there more wretched a name associated with them than that of Philippe Pétain? After his critically acclaimed biography on General de Gaulle, the British historian Julian Jackson has written a 480-page-long analysis of Pétainism, with the trial of Marshal Pétain at its heart. This is not a pretty story. And if you feel like the American diplomat who refused to attend the trial because he did “not wish to relive…

Image via Disney The Little Mermaid is the next live-action adaptation of the popular Disney Princess. And so far, a trailer has not yet been released. Sadly, there is a reason why a trailer hasn’t dropped even as the film is just a few months away from its theatrical release. In an interview with Collider, the film’s director Rob Marshall explained why the trailer isn’t out yet for fans to see. It turns out, it’s still not yet ready. The film director said that the film took more than four years to make, due…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeOne of the organisers behind New Orleans’s annual Mardi Gras parade has removed actor Mel Gibson as its co-grand marshal, citing “significant feedback” and “threats”.Krewe of Endymion, one of the festival’s largest parade groups, received backlash after announcing Gibson as one of their celebrity guests.The actor has faced intense criticism in the past for making racist, anti-semitic…