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Colin Farrell Bets Big in Macau For New Film Alongside Tilda Swinton

This is Beirut, 10/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with Ballad of a Small Player, a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia's gambling capital. The surreal, dark and twisty drama co-stars Tilda Swinton as an investigator in pursuit of Farrell's velvet-suited conman and gambling ...

Super Mario’s Global Impact: A Phenomenon in Numbers

This is Beirut, 09/09 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Nintendo's chirpy Italian mascot Mario has run and jumped his way to four decades of global stardom, broadening the appeal of the video game industry as one of its most beloved characters. 40 Million Cartridges The original Super Mario Bros. cartridge game was released in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console in the United ...

Channing Tatum Earns Acting Credibility in 'Roofman' Role

This is Beirut, 08/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Channing Tatum says his performance in Roofman, which tells the true story of a man who robbed dozens of McDonald's and hid out in a toy store, helped the stripper-turned-actor overcome "imposter syndrome." "I was getting (acting) jobs before I knew anything about what I was doing," Tatum told reporters Sunday, a day after the film's world ...

Vienna State Opera Celebrates Season with Free Gala Concert

This is Beirut, 08/09 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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No dress code, no stiff atmosphere, and no entry fees: Thousands flocked to a Viennese park Sunday as the Vienna State Opera opened its 2025-26 season with a star-studded open-air gala concert for the first time. The free, open-air concert was the state opera's latest effort to «open the house to all – especially new listeners», it said in a ...

Russell Crowe Stuns at Toronto International Film Festival with Chilling Nazi Role

This is Beirut, 08/09 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Russell Crowe's nerve-shredding portrayal of a notorious Nazi on trial and Angelina Jolie's deeply personal dive into the world of French fashion led a busy Sunday of world premieres at the Toronto Film Festival. Crowe's depiction of the second-ranking Nazi, Hermann Goering, in Nuremberg, as he plays a cat-and-mouse game with a psychiatrist (Rami ...

Ariana Grande Wins Top Prize at MTV Video Music Award

This is Beirut, 08/09 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ariana Grande won the MTV Video Music Awards' top honor on Sunday, taking home Video of the Year for Brighter Days Ahead, which also claimed Best Pop Song at the ceremony near New York City. Visibly emotional while accepting the evening's most prestigious award, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter and actor delivered an extended thank you to her ...

Versace Leads Milan Farewell To Fashion Legend Giorgio Armani

This is Beirut, 07/09 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of mourners paid homage Saturday to Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91, as his coffin was put on public display in Milan. Italian fashion icon Donatella Versace was among those who filed past Armani's closed casket at the headquarters of his multi-billion-euro lifestyle company, which marked its 50th ...

Jim Jarmusch Wins Venice Gold with 'Father Mother Sister Brother'

This is Beirut, 07/09 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At the end of a politically charged edition, the 82nd Venice Film Festival awarded its top prize on Saturday to Jim Jarmusch’s quiet, independent film about family, while giving a strong runner-up nod to The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania. To the audience’s surprise, Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother took home the coveted ...

Chloe Malle Steps into Anna Wintour’s Shoes at Vogue US

Marie-Christine Tayah, 05/09 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The fashion world had been buzzing for months. From New York to Paris, insiders speculated endlessly about who would succeed Anna Wintour, the legendary figure who shaped Vogue for nearly four decades. On Tuesday, the mystery was finally solved: Chloe Malle, current editor of Vogue.com, has been named head of editorial content for the magazine’s ...

Impact and Style Light Up Fashion at the Venice Film Festival

Marie-Christine Tayah, 04/09 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Venice, the magic of cinema meets the power of fashion. The 82nd Venice Film Festival reimagines its red carpet as a world stage where stars and designers join forces to celebrate glamour with a poetic twist. Over the decades, fashion has evolved far beyond personal expression, becoming a strategic tool and a symbolic language at the heart of ...

Paramount to Launch Live-Action Call of Duty Movie Project

This is Beirut, 03/09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Paramount, the Hollywood studio recently acquired by the software billionaire Ellison family, will make a movie based on the wildly popular Call of Duty video games, it announced Tuesday. Scion David Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, assumed control of Paramount last month and is overseeing a major effort to revitalize the storied but ...

Kathryn Bigelow Ignites Venice with Explosive White House Thriller

This is Beirut, 02/09 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The first woman to win the Academy Award for best director, Kathryn Bigelow, is back at the Venice Film Festival Tuesday with a new White House thriller that Netflix hopes will find Oscar glory. The highly anticipated A House of Dynamite from the American director is one of 21 films competing for the top Golden Lion prize for best film on Saturday ...

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