Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-03 16:54 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Pedro Almodóvar, the iconic Spanish filmmaker, makes his English-language feature debut at 74 with The Room Next Door, a melancholic tale of assisted suicide starring American powerhouses Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, vying for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. At the age of 74, Pedro Almodóvar, the revered Spanish auteur known ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-09-02 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Welcome to Lebanon, the land of Cedars and mafias of all kinds! The latest sensation? The parking valet mafia, which adds a certain flair to the already long list of leeches draining us to the bone with unparalleled delicacy. From electricity generators to water tanks, to currency exchangers, all of them, absolutely all, are lining their pockets ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Adrien Brody made a highly notable return at the Venice Film Festival with The Brutalist, a monumental 3.5-hour film that revisits the American dream of integration and its flaws through the journey of a Holocaust-surviving architect. Competing for the Golden Lion, The Brutalist explores the psychological trauma on Holocaust survivors and those ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-02 10:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
George Clooney and Brad Pitt bring classic Hollywood flair to Venice with the film Wolfs that premiered on Sunday, September 1st. George Clooney and Brad Pitt electrified the Venice Film Festival, infusing the event with old-school Hollywood charm as they premiered their latest film, Wolfs. Their arrival on the red carpet was nothing short of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-01 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese artist Ghada Zoghbi is set to unveil her third solo exhibition, "Wild Mindscapes," at Galerie Janine Rubeiz in Beirut from September 4 to September 28, 2024. The series of paintings, initiated while sketching sceneries of Lebanese mountains and valleys, showcases Zoghbi's fascination with the formations of rocks and stones. In the ...
2024-09-01 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jude Law and Justin Kurzel explore the dangerous legacy of white supremacy in The Order at the Venice Film Festival. At the Venice Film Festival, Jude Law stars in The Order, a gripping film by Australian director Justin Kurzel. The movie, based on real events, portrays a splinter group of the Aryan Nations in the Pacific Northwest, plotting a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-01 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Despite the presence of Hollywood’s biggest names, international cinema journalists at the Venice Film Festival are struggling to secure interviews, raising concerns about the future of their profession. The Venice Film Festival, running through September 7, has brought an impressive array of Hollywood stars to the Lido, including Angelina ...
2024-08-31 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
On the occasion of the International Day of the Disappeared, on August 30th, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in collaboration with artist Jamale Abou Hamad, organized an artistic event, W Biit, at the Beirut Art Center. This event was dedicated to continuing the fight for kidnapped and forcibly disappeared individuals. Before ...
2024-08-31 14:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nicole Kidman explores female desire and existential crisis in the provocative and daring Venice Film Festival premiere of Babygirl on Friday, August 30. Nicole Kidman took a bold step outside her comfort zone with Babygirl, an erotic thriller that premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The film sees the veteran actress portraying Romy, a ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-08-31 10:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Basel, the Swiss city on the borders of France and Germany, has been selected to host the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in 2025, promising a glitzy celebration connecting people across Europe through music. The Swiss city of Basel has been chosen to host the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025, following Switzerland’s victory at ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-08-30 19:21 - Reading : less than a minute
The Baalbeck International Festival finally took place, albeit far from the City of the Sun. On Thursday evening, at the Caracalla Theatre in Beirut, Charbel Rouhana, accompanied by his Lebanese sextet, and the Trio Joubran, enchanted the audience, giving pride of place to the oud, an instrument symbolizing peace and harmony.
2024-08-30 18:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The 81st Venice International Film Festival kicked off with a dazzling red carpet, setting the stage for a glamorous ten-day celebration of cinema. The 81st Venice Film Festival has officially begun, transforming the City of Canals into the world's cinema capital for the next ten days. This unmissable event, which annually draws the most ...