REVIEW: ‘Stranger Things’ embraces the darkness in season four

DUBAI: "Stranger Things" is back for its penultimate season. Once again, the sci-fi horror show's main setting is the fictional town of Hawkins -- unremarkable except for a laboratory the Ministry of Defense once...

Emirati filmmaker Nayla Al-Khaja teams up with Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman on new movie

CANNES: UAE filmmaker Nayla Al-Khaja has teamed up with the multi-award-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman for her upcoming feature film "Baab." "This means the world to me, I feel like he is going to do...

French-Algerian star Lyna Khoudri amps up the glamour at Cannes Film Festival

DUBAI: French-Algerian actress Lyna Khoudri touched down in Cannes for the premieres of her new films, "Novembre" and "Nos Frangins," bringing her head-turning style to the annual film festival in the process. At the "Nos...

Pakistan’s first Cannes film a ‘dream come true’

CANNES: The debut screening of Pakistan's first entry to the Cannes Film Festival felt like "a dream has come true," one of its stars, Sarwat Gilani, said after the film received a prolonged standing...

Saudi-Lebanese designer Talal Hizami takes us back to school with latest collection

DUBAI: Fashion lovers can expect a heavy dose of nostalgia with Saudi-Lebanese-Palestinian designer Talal Hizami's latest collection, which he released as part of his ready-to-wear menswear brand Pacifism. His high-school-inspired offering "Alma Mater" is a...

Saudi deputy culture minister assures Kingdom’s film industry of ‘brilliant future’ as he visits pavilion at Cannes

CANNES: Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of Culture Hamed bin Mohammed Fayez visited the Kingdom's pavilion during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, to show his support for the burgeoning Saudi...

Saint Laurent to reportedly present menswear show in Morocco

DUBAI: Parisian luxury label Saint Laurent is reportedly set to present its spring 2023 menswear collection in Marrakesh on July 15, according to multiple reports. Morocco was a great source of inspiration to the late...

Saudi pavilion hosts Oscar-winning Indian composer A. R. Rahman at Cannes Film Festival

DUBAI: Oscar-winning Indian composer A. R. Rahman jetted to Cannes this week to attend the 75th edition of the city's renowned film festival. Besides walking the red carpet and attending film premieres, the singer...