Marie-Christine Tayah 29/04 13:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As the Cannes Film Festival approaches, set to host its 77th competition for the Palme d’Or, the festival’s organizers revealed on Monday the makeup of its jury. Among the members is Lebanese director, actress and screenwriter Nadine Labaki. The Cannes Film Festival will take place from May 14 to 25 and will be chaired by American director ...
Marie-Christine Tayah 29/04 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Back to Black, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, is currently topping the box office. The director is known for Fifty Shades of Grey and Nowhere Boy. In this film, Amy Winehouse is portrayed by Marisa Abela, known for her role in the TV drama Industry. This film offers a unique glimpse into Winehouse’s rise to fame. While numerous documentaries ...
Béatrice Moreau 28/04 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Louvre is considering moving the world-famous Mona Lisa to a dedicated room, aiming to improve the viewing experience for the museum’s millions of visitors. The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci’s enigmatic masterpiece, may soon have a room of its own at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Laurence des Cars, the museum’s president, recently ...
Béatrice Moreau 28/04 14:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar-winning writer of The Social Network, is working on a follow-up movie that will explore Facebook's role in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots. Aaron Sorkin, the acclaimed screenwriter behind the 2010 film The Social Network, announced that he is working on a new movie that will delve into Facebook's alleged role in the ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 28/04 10:44 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Céline Dion, an icon of song, has had a meteoric career peppered with numerous personal tragedies. Today, afflicted by a rare disease, she is engaged in a relentless battle to return to the stage. Born on March 30, 1968, in Charlemagne, Quebec, Céline is the youngest in a modest family of 14 children. From a young age, surrounded by music, she ...
Béatrice Moreau 27/04 18:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Star conductor Gustavo Dudamel captivated the audience at the New York Philharmonic’s spring gala on Wednesday, offering a tantalizing glimpse into the future of America’s oldest orchestra. As the maestro prepares to assume the role of music and artistic director in the 2026-27 season, his youth-oriented, pop culture-aware vision promises to ...
This Is Beirut 27/04 16:04 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
As the vibrant city of Beirut prepares to bid farewell to the groundbreaking MESH exhibition, art enthusiasts and fashion aficionados alike are flocking to Zico House for one final immersion into the rich tapestry of Lebanese culture. Running until April 28, 2024, this avant-garde group exhibition has been a true celebration of the symbiotic ...
Béatrice Moreau 27/04 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Spanish archaeologists are gradually unveiling the secrets of the Tartessian civilization, the oldest in Western Europe, which disappeared more than 2,400 years ago. The Tartessians, an enigmatic civilization that thrived between the 9th and 5th centuries BC in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula, have long intrigued historians and ...
Sophia Novalis 27/04 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
More than a century after the Titanic's tragic maiden voyage, the world's fascination with the ill-fated ocean liner shows no signs of waning. This enduring interest is set to be reignited once again as Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd, a renowned auction house in southwest England, prepares to host an auction featuring over 250 items related to the ...
Fabienne Touma 26/04 18:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese artist Ralph Khoury (GingerPotter on Instagram), known primarily for his works featuring a digital identifier that makes them unique, is exhibiting for the second time in New York, as well as in Belgium and at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. He is known on Instagram under the name GingerPotter and is distinguished by his works ...
Marie-Christine Tayah 26/04 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Pavilion of Lebanon has invited Mounira Al Solh, born in Beirut in 1978, to create a bridge between myth and reality within its walls at the 60th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, from April 20 to November 24, 2024. Her extensive multimedia installation A Dance with Her Myth, comprising 41 pieces – including ...
Béatrice Moreau 26/04 10:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Renowned for his socially conscious and deeply humanistic films, Palme d’or winner Laurent Cantet leaves behind a legacy of thought-provoking cinema that fearlessly explored contemporary issues and the human condition. Laurent Cantet, the acclaimed French filmmaker best known for his Palme d’or-winning film The Class (2008), passed away on ...