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Chronicle'A Sign of Faith:' Annaya, Charbel and the Breath of the Miracle

Bélinda Ibrahim 01/04 18:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Annaya Saint Charbel Miracle Lebanon Film

Just a few hours earlier, an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut had once again reminded everyone of Lebanon’s wounds, a land both sacred and divided. And yet, it is from this very country that Saint Charbel emerges, the silent hermit who became a saint of miracles, transcending all boundaries of color, race, religion and ...

Joan of Arc Reborn Through Sacred Songs and Theater

Marie-Christine Tayah 01/04 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Theater Paris France Culture Art

Joan of Arc died at the stake after being convicted of heresy. At just 13, she claimed to hear divine voices that gave her the mission to drive the English out of France. She went on to liberate the city of Orléans and paved the way for Charles VII to be recognized as the legitimate King of France. Nearly six centuries after her death, Joan’s ...

Sam Mendes Plans Four Beatles Biopics for April 2028

This is Beirut 01/04 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Sam Mendes will release four movies about The Beatles in the same month, the director announced Monday, with Paul Mescal playing Paul McCartney and Barry Keoghan portraying Ringo Starr in "the first bingeable theatrical experience." The "four-film cinematic event," hitting theaters in April 2028, will each focus on a different member of the ...

Richard Chamberlain Is No More

Marilyne Jallad 31/03 20:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

USA

Recognized as one of the sex symbols of the 1980s, Richard Chamberlain is unforgettable in the globally successful series The Thorn Birds. He played Father Ralph de Bricassart, a cardinal torn between his religious calling and his feelings for young Meggie Cleary, played by Rachel Ward. It was an impossible love story that touched millions of ...

CinemaCon Hopes to Revive Hollywood After Box Office Slump

This is Beirut 31/03 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This was meant to be the year the movies bounced back. Yet, as the CinemaCon trade convention kicks off Monday in Las Vegas, theater owners are hoping and praying for signs that 2025 is back on track. The box office has endured a terrible start, reeling from high-profile flops like Disney’s live-action Snow White, superhero sequel Captain ...

'A Working Man' Beats 'Snow White' in Box Office

This is Beirut 31/03 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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MGM's new thriller A Working Man, with Jason Statham, emerged atop a flock of new films this weekend in North America, earning an estimated $15.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The action film, from Suicide Squad director David Ayer, features Statham as a military veteran who comes out of retirement to seek the ...

InterviewsRobert Bared: Rain as Muse, Paris as the Setting (2/2)

Bélinda Ibrahim 30/03 18:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

Paris Photography Robert Bared Art Culture

There are moments that alter the course of a life—brief instants that crystallize an artistic calling. For Robert Bared, it was a summer storm beneath the canopy of the Luxembourg Gardens, some 20 years ago. A Proustian moment in the truest sense—not rooted in childhood, but in its power to set in motion an unrelenting artistic ...

'So British': British Wit and Wonder Shine at La Gacilly Festival

This is Beirut 30/03 13:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Irreverent, whimsical, or eccentric—this year’s La Gacilly Photo Festival, now in its 22nd edition, is shining a spotlight on the "offbeat eye" of British photographers. Starting June 1st, the picturesque village in Brittany’s Morbihan region will transform into an open-air gallery. Around 700 photos, some displayed in massive outdoor ...

Souad Massi Urges Paris and Algiers to Reconnect

This is Beirut 30/03 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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She is one of the artists who best embodies the deep bond—and tensions—between France and Algeria. Souad Massi says she feels "sad" about the current diplomatic crisis between the two countries, which, according to her, "should talk things through like a couple," as she told AFP in an interview. Performing at the Berlin Philharmonie on ...

InterviewsRobert Bared: Rain as Muse, Paris as the Setting (1/2)

Bélinda Ibrahim 29/03 17:30 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

Paris Rain Photography RobertBared Culture

Paris, the City of Light, is never more captivating than when draped in rain. The streetlamps transform into liquid stars, passersby become dancing silhouettes, and the asphalt becomes a mirror, reflecting and multiplying the world. This is the universe that Robert Bared, a Lebanese-born photographer who has called Paris home since 1975, has ...

How 'Mad Men' Changed Christina Hendricks’ Life Forever

This is Beirut 29/03 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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"Mad Men opened so many doors for me and is still a part of my life," says actress Christina Hendricks, a decade after the end of the award-winning series that redefined television while dissecting 1960s America. Now 49, the red-haired actress became a household name for her role as Joan, the head secretary of a New York ad agency, whom she ...

Rare Original E.T. Model Up for Auction at Sotheby’s

This is Beirut 29/03 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Art Film Cinema Culture

An original model of E.T., created for Steven Spielberg’s cult classic E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, is going under the hammer at Sotheby’s auction house. The piece comes from the personal collection of Italian special effects legend Carlo Rambaldi, who won three Academy Awards for his work on David Lynch’s Dune, Spielberg’s Close Encounters ...