Tsai Cheng-tai Window Watchers: Simon Iteanu practices his piano lessons in ‘Flight of the Red Balloon.’ ABOUT FIFTY YEARS ago, Albert Lamorisse made the quintessential film about Paris, an all-ages short film titled The Red Balloon . Last winter, it was given a blink-and-you’ll-miss it rerelease in San Francisco, double-billed with Lamorisse’s White Mane . There was no reason why you should …

My Name is Kahentiiosta, directed by Alanis Obomsawin, produced by Alanis Obomsawin. Photo taken from the production. ©1995 National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

MONTREAL–Denis Villeneuve says his upcoming trip to the glamorous Cannes Film Festival to show off his sumptuous short, “Next Floor,” will be a much-needed holiday.

Worship Series May 15 The last talk in the “Understanding Others’ Worship” series will be held on Thursday, May 15, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Newburyport Public Library. Geshe Gendun Dyatso, Spiritual Director of the Healing Dharma Center, West Newbury, will speak on Buddhism. The talk is free, and all are welcome.

MONTREAL - Denis Villeneuve says his upcoming trip to the glamorous Cannes Film Festival to show off his sumptuous short, “Next Floor,” will be a much-needed holiday.

Spain’s choice of a Madrid bullring as the venue for its Davis Cup semifinal series against the US was officially announced on Monday by the International Tennis Federation.

CANNES, France - Rounding up a lot of the usual suspects, the Cannes Film Festival presents a lineup from an illustrious if somewhat predictable gang of regulars, including Clint Eastwood, Steven Soderbergh, Woody Allen, Atom Egoyan and Wim Wenders.

Arcade Fire is composing the score for Richard Kelly’s horror film The Box, according to online sources.

May 13 (Bloomberg) — New York is a star again. Filmmaking in the city is at a post-Sept. 11 peak. Crews made 245 movies in New York last year, a 36 percent increase from 2002, said Katherine Oliver, film commissioner.

New York needs to get better at playing video games — or playing the video game business, that is.

UXBRIDGE - It’s not every day Uxbridge residents get to be in the presence of an Oscar winner. Christopher Chapman was a special guest speaker at the Historical Centre’s schoolhouse on May 7. He…

Arcade Fire are to compose the musical score for Richard Kelly’s horror film The Box.

May 13 (Bloomberg) — New York is a star again. Filmmaking in the city is at a post-Sept. 11 peak. Crews made 245 movies in New York last year, a 36 percent increase from 2002, said Katherine Oliver , film commissioner.