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Cinema Film Brigitte Bardot Gérard Depardieu
“Feminism isn’t my thing. I like men,” said Brigitte Bardot in a televised interview with BFMTV on Monday — her first TV appearance in 11 years. During the interview, she voiced support for actors Nicolas Bedos and Gérard Depardieu, both facing allegations of sexual assault. The former French cinema icon, who retired from acting over ...
This is Beirut, 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cannes Cinema Festival Cannes Film Festival
Final preparations were underway on the Croisette Monday, on the eve of the opening of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, as the world watches in suspense, awaiting the arrival of global cinema stars—from Juliette Binoche to Tom Cruise. In front of tourists and onlookers, festival staff rolled out the official posters of this year’s edition on ...
This is Beirut, 11/05 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cannes France Cinema Cannes Film Festival Culture Fashion
Luxury fashion labels are increasingly reaching beyond the red carpets and exclusive parties of the cinema world, becoming partners with filmmakers and production companies. At the Cannes Film Festival this year, which starts Tuesday, labels will be looking to showcase not only their outfits, but also their credibility as investors. Alongside ...
This is Beirut, 10/05 10:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Cannes Cannes Film Festival Cédric Klapisch Culture Art
From Le Péril jeune to L’Auberge espagnole, every generation has its Klapisch. Yet despite drawing over 17 million viewers to theaters, the French director had never been invited to Cannes—until now. At 63, that’s finally changing at the 78th edition of the Festival. His new film, La Venue de l’avenir, will be screened out of competition ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 09/05 15:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Juliette Binoche Actress Cannes Cannes Film Festival Culture Cinema
There’s a unique energy that Juliette Binoche brings to her performances, a quiet force infused with enigma. On May 13, 2025, she’ll step into the spotlight once again, this time to lead the Cannes jury. Born in Paris in 1964 into a family of artists—her father a mime and sculptor, her mother an actress—Binoche’s path was almost ...
Marilyne Jallad, 07/05 14:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Georges Khabbaz Award Cinema Yunan
“Once again in Spain, I received the Best Actor award for my role in Yunan, directed by Ameer Fakher Eldin. A big thank you to the Las Palmas Film Festival and the jury for this honor, which means a lot to me,” he wrote on Instagram on Monday. He also extended his congratulations to the director for the film's fifth award. An Intense Role in ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 06/05 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Cannes France Festival Cannes Film Festival Culture
There was a time when Cannes carried an air of carefree charm, when passersby froze mid-step at the chance to lock eyes with Sophia Loren or Alain Delon. People exchanged smiles, hellos, and autographs between melting ice creams and cinema tickets, on a sun-drenched—or rain-soaked—Croisette. Today, Cannes retains its legendary glamour, but its ...
This is Beirut, 05/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Cinema Film Box Office US Culture Art
Marvel’s Thunderbolts stormed the North American box office with a spectacular debut, grossing $76 million in its first three days, according to data released Sunday by Exhibitor Relations. This team of unconventional and jaded anti-heroes falls into a dangerous trap, forcing them to join forces for a high-risk mission that will make them face ...
This is Beirut, 03/05 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Cinema Movie Culture Art Penelope Cruz Javier Bardem
Filmmaker Florian Zeller will reunite real-life couple Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz on screen in his upcoming film titled The Bunker, the production team announced Friday to AFP. Zeller, who comes from a background in writing and theater, gained international acclaim with his first film, The Father, which earned Anthony Hopkins an Academy ...
This is Beirut, 03/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Cinema Drama Egypt Culture Film Art
In living rooms across Egypt, a television drama has shattered the silence around child sexual abuse, forcing a national reckoning with a subject long buried in taboo. The show, Lam Shamseya, follows school administrator Nelly, portrayed by leading actor Amina Khalil, as she confronts an unthinkable reality: her stepson has been abused by a ...
This is Beirut, 29/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cannes France Festival Cinema Culture Cannes Film Festival
American actor Halle Berry and Succession star Jeremy Strong are set to serve on the jury at the Cannes Film Festival this year, which will be headed by French actress Juliette Binoche, organisers announced on Monday. Berry and Strong will be joined by best-selling Franco-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, and Italian ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 24/04 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Cinema Film Women Festival Documentary Fiction
In an era defined by curated feeds and digital perfection, Behind the Filter comes as a sensitive yet straightforward lens into how women experience beauty, plastic surgery and identity in the age of social media. The film, screening on April 28 at 5:30 PM at ABC Dbayeh as part of the Women Film Festival, is the work of executive producer and ...