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Cannes 2025: Glamour, Heritage, and Films in Competition

Marie-Christine Tayah, 06/05 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

'Thunderbolts' Opens Strong with Explosive Box Office Debut

This is Beirut, 05/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz Star in The Bunker

This is Beirut, 03/05 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

Egyptian Drama shatters Egypt’s silence on child abuse

This is Beirut, 03/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong to Join Cannes Film Festival Jury

This is Beirut, 29/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

'Behind the Filter' Reveals Women Beyond a Framed World

Marie-Christine Tayah, 24/04 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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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 ...

Oscar Voters Must Watch All Nominated Films First

This is Beirut, 22/04 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Oscar voters will be required to demonstrate that they have watched all the films in each category before they cast their final ballots, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. The new rule, which addresses a longstanding concern that voters are skipping some films, will apply for the next Oscars ceremony in March 2026, ...

Cannes Film Festival: 'Un homme et une femme' Honored with Dual Official Poster

This is Beirut, 22/04 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Cannes Film Festival unveiled on Monday a special dual official poster for its 78th edition, celebrating the unforgettable scene from Claude Lelouch’s classic Un homme et une femme—a first in the festival’s history. This year’s posters, launched ahead of the event taking place from May 13 to 24, feature actors Anouk Aimée and ...

Harvey Weinstein Back in the Defendant’s Seat in New York

This is Beirut, 15/04 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Women around the world have their eyes on New York, where, shortly after 9:30 a.m. local time, the retrial of the disgraced Hollywood producer officially began. Five years after his initial conviction—which was overturned in April 2024 by the New York Court of Appeals—Weinstein is once again facing justice. The decision to vacate his previous ...

'A Minecraft Movie' Breaks Records, Tops Box Office Again

This is Beirut, 14/04 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Minecraft Movie easily held on to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend with estimated ticket sales of a solid $80.6 million, analysts said Sunday. That was roughly half the total of its huge opening last weekend. But with $281 million in domestic ticket sales to date, along with $269 million internationally, Minecraft has set ...

‘My Favorite Cake’, Awarded Abroad but Censored in Iran

This is Beirut, 12/04 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Iranian directors of the film My Favorite Cake, praised in both France and the United States, have been sentenced to suspended prison terms, according to an independent legal website and a human rights NGO. Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha, already recognized in 2020 for Ballad of a White Cow, were prosecuted for “propaganda against ...

78th Cannes Film Festival Unveils its Official Selection

This is Beirut, 10/04 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Who will walk the red carpet alongside Robert De Niro, Tom Cruise, and Juliette Binoche? One month before opening night, the organizers of the 78th Cannes Film Festival unveiled its much-anticipated official selection on Thursday. Producers and filmmakers from around the world rushed to finalize post-production on their films before the press ...

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