This is Beirut, 12/09 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Emmy Awards TV Film Drama Culture Art
The Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, will take place this Sunday, and pundits say the race for the highly coveted best drama series prize is too close to call. Apple TV+'s sci-fi office thriller Severance and HBO medical procedural The Pitt go head-to-head in the night's most prestigious category, while Hollywood satire The ...
This is Beirut, 11/09 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Turkish prosecutors on Thursday seized control of a 121-company conglomerate, which includes three major television stations, and ordered the arrest of 10 of its executives on fraud charges, media reports said. The arrest order targeted management at Can Holding, which is known for its energy and education assets and which last year acquired ...
This is Beirut, 04/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Film TV Saga Downton Abbey Britain Culture
The stars of Downton Abbey walked the red carpet in London Wednesday for one last time as the hugely successful English country house saga finally comes to an end. Many of the original cast, including Hugh Bonneville, a pregnant Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter and Phyllis Logan, turned out for the world premiere of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale in ...
This is Beirut, 19/08 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Downton Abbey Series TV UK Culture Art
As Downton Abbey draws to a close in September, some fans took solace by getting close to memorable props and costumes from the much-loved British saga as they went on sale Monday. Everyone has their favorite piece, including Charlie Thomas of London's Bonhams auction house which is holding the sale. He had no hesitation in highlighting the ...
This is Beirut, 22/07 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Actor Comedian TV The Cosby Show Culture Art
American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his supporting role on The Cosby Show, has died after accidentally drowning in Costa Rica, local police announced Monday. The 54-year-old actor played Theo, the youngest son in the Huxtable family, on the iconic 1980s sitcom. He was nominated for an Emmy Award, the television equivalent of the ...
This is Beirut, 18/07 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 percent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business. Revenue climbed 16 percent to $11.1 billion in the quarter ended June 30, beating analyst estimates and the company's own ...
This is Beirut, 15/07 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Series TV Harry Potter Culture Art J.K. Rowling
Filming has begun on a Harry Potter TV series that will debut in 2027, bringing the Hollywood hit to the small screen for the first time. Adapted from the wildly popular books, which have also yielded blockbuster films and stage shows, the latest outing for the boy who lived is being filmed at Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, Britain, the ...
This is Beirut, 21/04 10:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Star Kim Kardashian TV Culture
Billionaire businesswoman, high priestess of social media, Oval Office invitee, effortless siren, mother of four: Kim Kardashian has mastered the 21st century like no one else. For almost two decades, she has been a constant presence in popular culture, an Uber-celebrity whose every move commands attention, yet who never seems to be anything ...
This is Beirut, 20/04 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Often hailed by critics as “the best Star Wars series,” Andor returns this Wednesday for its final season—shaped by historical accounts of war and revolution, according to creator Tony Gilroy. Premiering on Disney+ in 2022, the large-scale production cost over $645 million across its two seasons, according to Forbes. The show traces the ...
This is Beirut, 29/03 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Series TV Actress Art Culture
"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 ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 17/03 12:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Antoine Kerbaj Actor Lebanon Culture TV Theater
Antoine Kerbaj’s passing at 90 evokes a profound sense of loss in the hearts of the Lebanese. A life dedicated to the stage and screen, his departure brings a wave of nostalgia for a bygone era — when families gathered around black-and-white television sets, captivated by his words and gestures. Generations grew up to the rhythm of the ...
This is Beirut, 12/03 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump TV United States America
Re-runs of The Apprentice reality show that propelled Donald Trump into the US national consciousness, are showing on Prime Video, the latest indication of warming relations between the US president and Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos. Following a frosty few years between tech titans and the US president, the move is another sign of a rapprochement that ...