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Jacqueline to be honored in Transylvania Jacqueline will receive a "Special Award for Contribution to World Cinema" at the 2011 Transilvania International Film Festival, this June, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Jacqueline a Special Guest at Bullitt Screening Jacqueline will be a special guest at the Jules Verne Festival's tribute to Steve McQueen, called "The King of Cool Returns To Hollywood", November 11th in Los Angeles. Tickets are available. See more information at the festival's website or read this article. Jacqueline Bisset: In Her Own Words On Sale I have sold out of both volumes of the DVD set. But contact me if you want to be on the list if it is reissued. Volume 1, covers the 1980s, and volume 2 covers 1990-2004. email me. Jacqueline Bisset to receive France's Legion D'Honneur ET Online reports that Jacqueline will receive France's "highest honor", the Legion D'Honneur on Thursday, September 9th, in Paris. Update: Photo at left shows Jacqueline with her ribbon and medal. The Last Film Festival Liz Smith reports that there will be a screening of The Last Film Festival in New York on Sept. 15th. Jacqueline the "face" of Avon ANEW Platinum Avon is introducing a new line of skincare products for women over 60, called "ANEW Platinum", and Jacqueline Bisset will be the model representing the line. The advertising campaign will kick-off in November. Read the press release here. Nick Nolte: No Exit on Sundance Channel Reminder, the Nick Nolte interview/documentary, which includes Jacqueline, will air on August 2nd on the Sundance Channel at 8:00pm Eastern/Pacific time; with a repeat at 3:15am Tuesday morning. Jury President, Ibiza International Film Festival Jacqueline was also the president of the jury at this year's Ibiza International Film Festival (May, 2010). The festival website has some nice pictures of her. Vogue Paris The May, 2010, issue of Vogue Paris, the French fasion magazine, has a full-page portrait of Jacqueline. The photo was taken by Penélope Cruz. Jury Chair, Chicago International Film Festival Jacqueline is the chair of the jury at this year's Chicago International Film Festival (October, 2009). There have been various interviews and photos in the news. Photo in the Globe The August 3rd isue of the tabloid Globe has a photo of Jacqueline in a bikini in Ischia. The picture (about a half page) is on page 3. New York Magazine Article New York magazine has an article about Jacqueline in its latest issue. Ischia Film Festival award One source reports that Jacqueline will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year's Ischia Global Film & Music Fest later this month. Death in Love opening in NY and LA Jacqueline's new movie, Death in Love will open in New York and Los Angeles on July 17th. It will be playing at Quad Cinema (Manhattan), Laemmle Town Center (Encino), Laemmle Music Hall (Beverly Hills), and the Laemmle in Pasadena. See also the film's official website. The poster is depicted at left (click for a larger version). New TV Pilot! The Hollywood Reporter says that Jacqueline Bisset has been cast as one of the leads in a pilot for CBS: "The Eastmans". It's described as depicting a dysfunctional family. Jacqueline's role is the mother, an ER nurse. New Award! Jacqueline has been awarded the 2008 "DIVA World Movie Award". The DIVA awards are German entertainment awards. [The English language version of their website hasn't been updated, apparently.] New Films In recent interviews, Jacqueline has mentioned two new films she has done. One is in a comedy called The Last Film Festival, in which she plays a "somewhat crazy" fading Italian movie star at a third-rate film festival. The movie is produced and directed by Linda Yellen, who also did Jacqueline's End of Summer. The other project (which sounds like filming is complete) is the French film Le Concert, in which she plays an American tourist. Magazine cover Jacqueline was on the cover of the August issue of Great Health magazine. I never saw it on a newsstand, but you can get a digital version online. Vote for Jacqueline! GQ Magazine (American edition) has compiled a list of the 25 Sexiest Women in Film. Jacqueline is one of them, and you can vote for your favorite. Update: This feature appears in the November, 2008, issue, on newsstands now. The picture of Jacqueline is almost a full page in the magazine. In the online voting, she has had a solid hold on first place for a few weeks. Hamptons International Film Festival (updated) It is now confirmed that Jacqueline will attend this year's Hamptons International Film Festival (October 15-19). She will be in a special program, "A Conversation with Jacqueline Bisset", moderated by Alec Baldwin. Jacqueline returns to Turkish Film Fest Jacqueline is attending the Golden Orange Film Festival in Antalya, Turkey, for the second year in a row, which includes the 4th International Eurasia Film Festival. Another Best Actress award: Boston Festival Jacqueline was named "Best Actress" at the 24th Boston Film Festival (Sept. 12-18, 2008) for her performance in Death in Love Photos and Article in Hello! Canada There is a three-page article on Jacqueline and her thatch-roofed cottage in the September 22 issue of Hello! Canada. I'm not aware of this article appearing in the British edition of Hello!, though it does refer to her as being 63, and by the time this article came out she was 64, Daily Mail Interview In June, the British newspaper the Daily Mail published an interview with Jacqueline in their Weekend magazine. Here is a copy of the text. Jacqueline wins Best Actress at Ibiza Festival Jacqueline won the Falco d'Or (Golden Falcon) for "Best Actress" at the Ibiza International Film Festival, for her performance in Death in Love Here's an older article in Spanish about the festival. New (Indie) Film Jacqueline has been shooting a new film in New York City called The Last Film Festival. It's directed by Linda Yellen and co-stars Dennis Hopper and LeeLee Sobieski (Joan of Arc). Links There are some new links on the Links Page. News Archive Check the News Archive for old news items removed from this page. (Archive needs updating.)

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