Saturday, January 19, 2019

Lebanese Films "Now Showing"


Four Lebanese movies you must watch . Encourage the Lebanese Cinema !



Ziad Doueiry "the talent" of Lebanon !


Ziad Doueiri (born 1963) is a Lebanese-born cinematographer, film director and writer. He is best known for his award-winning films West Beirut (1998) and The Insult (2017), a film nominated at the 90th Academy Awards representing Lebanon.
Doueiri left Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War to study in the United States. Doueiri first gained notice from his work under Quentin Tarantino as camera assistant for movies that include Jackie Brown,From dusk till Dawn, Pulp Fiction, and Reservoir Dogs.
Doueiri worked between Los Angeles and Beirut until not long after September 2011, after which he returned to work from Beirut.

http://anthemmagazine.com/qa-with-ziad-doueiri/

Film nameYearGenreRoleRemarks
West Beirut1998DramaDirector, writerWon the Prix François Chalais at the Directors' fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival in 1998.
Lila Says2004DramaDirector, writer
Sleeper Cell2005Terror seriesDirectorEpisode "Immigrant"
The Attack2012Drama, political thrillerDirector, writerAn Arab surgeon in Tel Aviv discovers something about his wife after a suicide bombing; based on a novel by Yasmina Khadra[2]
Affaire Étrangère
(English title
Foreign Affairs)
2013Drama, political thrillerDirector, writerFrench thriller that centers on a retired French diplomat (Gérard Depardieu), secretly sent by the Americans to negotiate an Israeli-Palestinian agreement[3]
Baron Noir
(English title
Republican Gangsters)
2016Political dramaDirectorFrench TV Series (8 episodes)
Nominated - ACS Award for Best Director
The Insult2017DramaDirector, writerNominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

"Khabsa" a Film "à voir" !




The Romp "Khabsa" revolves around a dinner party hosted by the young Nayla to introduce Fares, the love of her life, to Silvio, her new fiancé. The movie  is directed by Shady Hanna, written by Shady Hanna, Abboudy Mallah and starred by Rola Beksmati, Abboudy Mallah and  Junaid Zeineldine.


Official 2018 Lebanese Box Office

According to Box office Mojo and IMDbPro , find below the revenues of the 20 most successful movies of 2018 in Lebanon !

1Johnny English Strikes AgainUPI$1,032,6339/20
2Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer VacationSony$603,6077/12
3Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomUPI$462,3206/7
4Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!UPI$456,6477/19
5Venom (2018)Sony$445,85910/4
6Deadpool 2Fox$428,9635/17
7SkyscraperUPI$407,7297/12
8Fifty Shades Freed4 Star$405,3732/8
9Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018)UPI$357,23711/8
10The CommuterItalia$356,0011/11
11Red SparrowFox$338,7243/1
12The Equalizer 2Sony$311,8958/16
13Peter RabbitSony$275,6263/29
14Maze Runner: The Death CureFox$263,2211/25
1512 StrongJaguar$253,8051/18
16The PostItalia$252,1021/18
17Insidious: The Last KeySony$226,3331/4
18AlphaSony$225,9139/6
19Robin Hood (2018)Jaguar$215,55211/22
20The Spy Who Dumped MeEagle$194,9598/2

Lebanese Film "Time out" official trailer



"Time out " starring Magy Abou Ghosn and Yorgo Chalhoub , directed by Ramy Hanna and produced by Eagle Films .

"Al Maharaja" in Lebanese theaters !


Falcon Films held the "premiere" of  its  new film "Al Maharaja" at the Grand Cinemas , ABC Verdun .The "Premiere" witnessed the presence of different Lebanese stars , prominent political and social figures along with the heroes of the movie.


https://www.alwatanvoice.com/arabic/news/2018/12/18/1202056.html

Film Maharaja is starred by Ziad Burji and Dalida Khalil , directed by Fadi Haddad and produced by Falcon Films , under the supervision of  the producer Raed Sanan.