Dubai to host a new film festival in October

DUBAI: The Dubai-based Great Minds Events Management company has announced the launch of Meta Film Festival, which will be held Oct. 27-29 at Vox Cinema in Dubai's Nakheel Mall. The festival is billed as the...

REVIEW: ‘Paper Girls’ is more than its similarities to ‘Stranger Things’

DUBAI: Time travel. Giant mechs. Estranged relationships. And a lot of growing up to do -- quickly. Amazon Prime's adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang's comic-book series, "Paper Girls," has been compared...

Part-Palestinian model Gigi Hadid to launch new clothing label

DUBAI: Making the leap from runway to design studio, Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Gigi Hadid is set to launch her new clothing label. On Thursday, Aug. 4, the supermodel offered a sneak peek at her newest...

Highlights from UAE’s Hamdan International Photography Awards 2022

DUBAI: The winners of the 11th season of the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum International Photography Awards were announced earlier this month. The theme of this year's awards was 'Nature' (intended to "draw...

Lady Gaga appears to confirm casting in ‘Joker’ sequel

DUBAI: Pop star and actress Lady Gaga appeared to confirm her casting in the upcoming motion picture sequel to the Oscar-winning psychological thriller "Joker" on Thursday by posting a musical teaser on Twitter.The musical...

Lebanese actress Razane Jammal climbs new heights with Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’

DUBAI: In the spring of 2021, Lebanese actress Razane Jammal filmed the most difficult scene of her career. She was shooting "The Sandman," a blockbuster Netflix series more than 30 years in the making,...

Lebanese photographer focuses on remnants of Beirut blast in his ‘Pieces’ series

PARIS: Over the course of his 35-year career, Lebanese photographer Roger Moukarzel has covered topics ranging from war and wild nature to fashion. He has photographed prominent politicians, artists, and celebrities from across the...

Producer Big Hass highlights Saudi hip-hop talent on latest cypher

DUBAI: Saudi hip-hop promoter, producer and radio host Hassane Dennaoui -- better known as Big Hass -- released his latest cypher last month, this time focusing on rappers in his homeland. "Because of my...