POP CULTURE
FILM
'Barbie' hits nerve in conservative Gulf
MIDEAST
Iran bans film festival over poster of actress without hijab
CULTURE
Lebanese Movie Awards 2023: Going beyond competition
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS
Leos Carax meets L’Orient Today
LGBTQ+
UAE cinemas scrap Spider-Man film featuring trans flag
FILM
Maskoon returns, with Leos Carax
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS
A rupture by any other name would smell still
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS
Violent revolution and a confounding hound named Nimr
CINEMA
Lebanese Michelle and Noel Keserwany win 'Best Short Film' Golden Bear at Berlinale
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS
An uncommon road trip from Beirut to Jaffa
CULTURE
Kurak Günler, the political fable that irritates the Turkish regime
INTERVIEW
‘There is no way back for Iranian cinema’
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS
A romantic comedy for Lebanon’s Christmas season
FILM FESTIVAL
Genre, code-switching and embracing a wide audience
CULTURE IN A TIME OF CRISIS