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Lebanese Cinema is Alive

Cinema is all about passion, risk, and artistic taste and letting your dreams control your vision and lead you to the stars. ​ A few weeks back I was watching an interview with the producers of a newly released film in the Lebanese Cinemas, that got some awards at the Dubai Film Festival, ” Nuts”. When

Batroun: Culture, Taste & meeting new Friends

We spend years discovering countries abroad, and we fail to notice that there are places in our country never been to. Discovering Lebanon should be a mission for every individual who doesn’t know this amazing land of ours. Join me on this journey of culture, heritage, and fine cuisine. Before you start the journey with

Dare to Dream

An exciting discussion with Ms. Phyllis Kotite, an astonishing person of marjeyoune origins with plenty of stories and experiences during her time in the UN since the 50s. When you meet this lady from the first conversation you feel how far she’s been in her thinking and how many lighting years we as Lebanese are

Rediscovering Steve Carell in Cafe Society

Am not going to ruin the movie to anyone who didn’t watch in Lebanon because pretty much majority didn’t watch. Though, there’s something you really should know about it. Saying this I have to give my gratitude to Woody Allen on the choice of casting Mr. Carell in such role that requires comedy and drama

Trip to Tyre: the spirit of connecting

As part of our Marjeyoun Connect activities two of our members Ms. Paty Hachem and Mr. Fayad Jabara were entrusted with organizing a trip to the famous city of Tyre, called Sour for many years by the locals, and boy these two didn’t disappoint one bit. From the start, the trip from Jdeida was smooth

Armenian Taste in a cosmopolitan street

It seems appropriate that my debutant review for a restaurant on my official blog is an Armenian restaurant in Hamra street where I’m proud to call my birthplace. When I first entered to Onno Bistro first sight you see is the waiters’ smiles welcoming you to a place you feel it will be your second

Le Sushi Bar: Japanese with French Elegance

For a start, the design of the place gives you the sense you are entering to a restaurant brimming with confidence. Such a feeling is assured when you meet the staff and later when you try the dishes. Before I go into certain details regarding the service and the food, I would like to say

Masterminds … wacky moments are indeed needed sometimes in cinema!

When my friends recently suggested watching Masterminds, the first thing I did—like always—was check the ratings on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes. Unsurprisingly, the reviews were less than favorable, with Rotten Tomatoes being particularly harsh. To be honest, my expectations were quite low. I wasn’t expecting anything on the level of Leslie Nielsen in The Naked

Why Old movies matter?

A question that my friends always asked, why do old movies matter? Well for a start the well of originality is almost empty if not. ​ In recent years especially in Hollywood, they repeated themselves which caused me to take a stand against such repetitive art. Some people in this industry might sometimes argue that some