Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-06 11:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hollywood’s A-listers descended on Toronto for North America’s largest film festival, marking a triumphant return to full glamour after the previous year’s subdued event. With 278 films and a galaxy of stars,TIFF promises Oscar buzz and crowd-pleasers alike. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opened its doors this Thursday, ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-05 18:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Deauville American Film Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. After a turbulent summer marked by controversies, the new management aims to turn the page and look toward the future. For its 50th anniversary, the Deauville American Film Festival is going all out. From September 8 to 17, the Normandy seaside resort will host a ...
2024-09-05 13:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The 8th edition of the Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival is set to take place from September 5 to September 8, infusing cultural vitality into the historic city of Batroun, renowned for its mesmerizing blue seas and rich heritage. This year's Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival promises a diverse lineup of carefully curated films that highlight ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-09-05 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thirty years after the tragic passing of Maroun Baghdadi, filmmaker Feyrouz Serhal takes us on an emotional journey through the heart of Beirut, retracing the steps of this pioneer of Lebanese cinema who revolutionized the seventh art during the civil war of the 1970s and 80s. Maroun Returns to Beirut, her first feature-length documentary, which ...
David Sahyoun 2024-09-04 18:41 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Every week, we invite you to explore a striking theme from a great psychoanalyst to reveal its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of psychoanalytic ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-04 14:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
This Wednesday, the Centre Pompidou in Paris unveils a groundbreaking exhibition celebrating the centenary of Surrealism, the artistic movement that has captivated the world since its inception in 1924. The monumental show, spanning over 2,200 square meters, features an astounding collection of approximately 500 paintings, sculptures, ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-04 10:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Daniel Craig sheds his 007 persona to portray the torment of a drug-addicted gay man in an emotional adaptation of William Burroughs' novel Queer. Raw and riveting. In a stark departure from his suave James Bond image, Daniel Craig takes on a grittier, more vulnerable role in the new film Queer, which premiered Tuesday at the Venice Film ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-09-03 20:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In the shadow and light of paradise, the quest for the ultimate kiss of life leads us to a crossroads between celestial aspiration and earthly realities. Through the works of Liszt, Fauré, and Abou Mrad, this article explores, through music, the promise of eternal bliss and the transcendence of divine communion. Paradise. A word that evokes such ...
2024-09-03 17:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Beirut Film Society expanded its reach as the inaugural Lebanese Film Festival kick-started in Mexico on August 30-31. The Lebanese Film Festival recently kick-started its first edition in Mexico. This marks the fourth international expansion of the Lebanese Film Festival, with previous editions established in Canada, Australia and France. ...
2024-09-03 16:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Inaugurated on August 29, 2024, at Tanit Gallery Beirut, the exhibition “Sky Diary” by Bettina Khoury Badr will be on display until October 3. Through her canvases, which correspond to a personal diary, the artist invites spectators to discover an infinite vision of the world and transcend it. The “Sky Diary” exhibition by Bettina ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-03 16:54 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Pedro Almodóvar, the iconic Spanish filmmaker, makes his English-language feature debut at 74 with The Room Next Door, a melancholic tale of assisted suicide starring American powerhouses Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, vying for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. At the age of 74, Pedro Almodóvar, the revered Spanish auteur known ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-09-02 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Welcome to Lebanon, the land of Cedars and mafias of all kinds! The latest sensation? The parking valet mafia, which adds a certain flair to the already long list of leeches draining us to the bone with unparalleled delicacy. From electricity generators to water tanks, to currency exchangers, all of them, absolutely all, are lining their pockets ...