Under the Milky Way

Our weekly selection

The French Collection arrives in time for Cannes!

We have partnered with iTunes to offer 50 (yes fifty!) of our favorite French movies to own in HD for only $4.99 each. Whether you’re a comedy fan, a thriller aficionado, or a rom-com devotee there is something for every movie lover’s collection. Scroll down for the full list of titles below. Don’t forget the offer ends May 24 so get on it quick!

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French Films Galore!

Back by popular demand, we are once again partnering with iTunes for a French film lover’s dream promotion. Coinciding with Cannes Film Festival, we will be offering a selection of 50 French movies to own for only $4.99 in HD for a limited time.

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New Release: The French Kissers (Les beaux gosses)

After a surprisingly rapturous reception from the notoriously fickle crowd at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009 The French Kissers went on to be a commercial hit in France.

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The Best of COLCOA on VOD– Round 3

We continue our collection of French films exclusively available on digital through UMW, with a pair of titles that premiered at COLCOA in 2014.

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The Best of COLCOA on VOD - Round 2

We continue our collection of French films exclusively available on digital through Under the Milky Way, with a pair of titles that premiered at The French film festival in Los Angeles, COLCOA, in 2013. What’s In a Name? (Le Prénom) was a huge hit in France prior to its US release, when it was chosen as the New York Times ‘Pick of the Week’. The Dandelions (Du vent dans mes mollets) was a less high profile affair, but we believe it is equally deserving of attention.

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20 Years of COLCOA

One of the things we are proudest of at Under The Milky Way is our ability to bring exclusive French films to audiences in the US that would not otherwise be available in this country. The number one French Film Festival in the United States, COLCOA returns to Los Angeles this month, and we take this opportunity to look back on some of the films that premiered at COLCOA in previous years, that UWM has now proudly presents on VOD.

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April Fools!

Some all time comedy classics from France this week: kicking off with the second biggest film of all time in France, Welcome to the Sticks, then the film so funny Hollywood remade it The Dinner Game, and finally an all time great with Louis de Funès, Delusions of Grandeur. Watch all three for only 99¢ each on iTunes!

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French Female Filmmakers!

While Hollywood struggles with a vast gender divide, French cinema has a thriving  culture of female auteurs. And we are marking woman’s history month with three of our all time favourite French films directed by women, covering intergenerational chaos in Morocco, to New York hipsters, to French acting royalty, acting royal…

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