This is Beirut, 02/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Immigration, abortion, and the pursuit of the American Dream: these are the explosive ingredients of the Mexican-American film La Cocina, which takes us behind the scenes of a New York restaurant. This social fresco explores themes at the heart of the tense electoral campaign ending next week in the United States, where the film will be released, ...
This is Beirut, 26/10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Director Sean Baker embodies the renewal of American independent filmmaking on the fringes of the cinema industry, ever since the Cannes Film Festival awarded him a Palme d’Or, a kind of life-affirming triumph. "I will never film in a studio, but always on real locations," declared this devotee of cinéma vérité in Cannes, who crafts films ...
This is Beirut, 21/10 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The sinister smile is back, and it’s more frightening than ever. Smile 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the 2022 hit horror film, stormed the North American box office this weekend, proving that audiences are still hungry for chills and terror on the big screen. With an estimated $23 million in revenue from its opening weekend in the U.S. ...