The Boghossian Foundation held its annual Young Lebanese Artists Awards Wednesday, conferring prizes for painting, photography and illustration to five Lebanese artists and creators under 40.
First editions usually have teething problems.
The insanely winning “Booksmart” boasts too many breakthroughs to count. There are the two leads, Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein, both of whom we’ve seen before but not like this.
With Beirut Art Week opening around town Tuesday, many art installations already dot the city’s sidewalks and galleries. One eye-catching set of sculptures now sitting in Beirut Souks (through Sept. 24) has been crafted by Lebanese artist and architect Nayla Romanos Iliya. The three steel, tree-shaped sculptures are part of her “Flower Power” series, which uses themes of nature and life juxtaposed with destruction and ruin.
Having stayed close to his native New York for much of his career, writer-director James Gray has lately been making up for lost time.
The “Downton Abbey” movie isn’t exactly a movie. It’s more like another season of the popular “Masterpiece Classic” show that’s been condensed to 90 minutes...
David Koepp’s “Cold Storage” invokes classic horror films such as the 1982 version of “The Thing” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.” Paranoia and mayhem...
The pop star Elissa received an outpouring of support over the past 24 hours, calling for her to reconsider a recent decision to quit the music industry that...
Lebanese star Nadine Njeim was Friday night named “best Arab actress 2019” at the Arab Satellite Awards for her performance in the Ramadan series “Khamse w...
The new James Bond film finally has a title - "No Time to Die" - and an April 2020 release date, producers announced Tuesday.
Nearly a month after he was arrested in Sweden, rapper A$AP Rocky returned to the United States as the verdict in an assault case against him and two other...
A German cinema blitz commences Thursday with the opening of German Film Week, which will see contemporary and classic films from the country projected...
A Lebanese coming-of-age tale set on the first day of Israel’s 1982 Lebanon invasion has won the Toronto International Film Festival’s prestigious NETPAC Award.
Taika Waititi’s Nazi Germany-set satire “Jojo Rabbit” won the People’s Choice award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a prize that has historically...
The French town of Bayeux has been home for nearly a millennium to a tapestry depicting a bloody battle for power. Now it has another.
Marc Chagall, the 20th century French-Russian artist who delighted fans with his vividly colored, whimsical works, did many of his paintings using the same...
Apple TV+ premiered its first show at the Tribeca TV Festival Saturday, flaunting feminist snark, lavish period costumes and a star-studded cast in...
Lebanese dance group Mayyas stunned Britain’s Got Talent judges Saturday night with their spectacular performance.
Everything is beautiful in John Crowley’s adaptation of “The Goldfinch,” even the grilled cheese sandwich that a kind stranger makes for a boy who has just...
Fondation Liban Cinema President Maya de Freige received the honorable distinction of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Thursday night, awarded by France’s...
Lebanon bade farewell to TV legend Simon Asmar at the St. Georges Cathedral in Beirut Friday, before he was laid to rest in his hometown of Ghazir.
A once splendid but long-dilapidated Egyptian palace built for a trailblazing Ottoman governor is being restored to its former glory and is on course to open...
Lebanon bid farewell to television legend Simon Asmar Friday at a prayer service before he is laid to rest in his hometown of Ghazir.
Legendary television producer and director Simon Asmar has died at the age of 76.
Alaa al-Habashi was looking for ingredients for a Ramadan feast when he stumbled on an Ottoman-era mansion being used as a slaughterhouse and butcher’s shop...
Letitia Gallery’s short-term exhibition “Lebanese Prisons” takes a closer look at the poor conditions of detention centers around the country, through the...
Legendary TV producer and director Simon Asmar has died at the age of 76.
The third edition of the Beirut Design Fair is set to launch next week, promoting regional talent to an international audience.
As a big-budget original movie made largely with practical effects, “Ford v Ferrari” isn’t so much pointed against headwinds in Hollywood as it is speeding...
Legendary actor Dame Maggie Smith is a British treasure in film and theater but she is best-known on the world’s stage for her role in the TV series “Downton...
From a park bench on the Victoria College campus, Margaret Atwood - class of 1961 - can trace her life of the mind.
More must be done to prevent the destruction of cultural property during conflicts, from museums to libraries, in order to preserve communities, artists and...