This Is Beirut 02/09 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 01/09 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 ...
01/09 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 01/09 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 ...
31/08 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 ...
31/08 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 31/08 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 30/08 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.
30/08 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 ...
30/08 14:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The play Les Femmes pardonnent mais n’oublient jamais will be staged at Le Monnot Theater from September 18 to 22, 2024. It is directed by Pierre Léandri, featuring Fibs Tendille, Bérénice Bala and Polo Anid. The comedy Les Femmes pardonnent mais n’oublient jamais will kick off the theater season at Le Monnot. Josyane Boulos, the artistic ...
This Is Beirut 30/08 13:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
After more than four years in the making, French video game designer Ubisoft released on Friday its much-anticipated "Star Wars Outlaws," an immersive spinoff from the famed saga. The group's first foray into the universe created by George Lucas, "Outlaws," is an open-world adventure featuring Kay Vess, a young outlaw who travels the galaxy far ...
Béatrice Moreau 30/08 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Maria Callas, the Greek-American soprano, remains an iconic figure in the world of opera nearly 47 years after her death. As the Venice Film Festival premieres Maria, a biopic directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain and starring Angelina Jolie, we look back at some of the defining moments in the life of the “prima donna assoluta” who would ...