Culture
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Syria’s ‘Once Again’
December 9, 2010
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Syria’s ‘Once Again’
Winner of many awards including Best Arab Film at 2009’s Damascus Film Festival, the Syrian film “Once Again” is the…
Festival Films: Poland’s ‘Born of the Sea’
December 9, 2010
Festival Films: Poland’s ‘Born of the Sea’
The rich ambiguity and artistry of contemporary Polish cinema--Roman Polański, Krzysztof Kieślowski—is mostly ignored in “Born of the Sea,” the…
Festival Films, digital category: Egypt’s ‘The Door’
December 9, 2010
Festival Films, digital category: Egypt’s ‘The Door’
The Digital Cinema category in the Cairo International Film Festival is one not readily recognized by your average film-goer, and…
Festival films: Bahrain’s ‘Longing’
December 8, 2010
Festival films: Bahrain’s ‘Longing’
If there’s one trait that best characterizes Gulf cinema, it’s an undying love for all things melodramatic--and the Bahraini film…
Men In Their Twenties: Photojournalism across cultures
December 8, 2010
Men In Their Twenties: Photojournalism across cultures
Christian Andersen works 14 hours a day on his farm in Regstrup village, Denmark. Every morning, he eats breakfast with…
Festival Films: Greece’s ‘Gold Dust’
December 8, 2010
Festival Films: Greece’s ‘Gold Dust’
First-time Greek director Margarita Manda describes her movie “Gold Dust” as one born out of a need to talk about…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Argentina’s ‘The Hostage of Illusions’
December 8, 2010
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Argentina’s ‘The Hostage of Illusions’
Pablo, a famous Argentinian writer in his late sixties, enters his elevator to go to his writing studio; a number…
Festival Films: The Philippines’ ‘Emir’
December 8, 2010
Festival Films: The Philippines’ ‘Emir’
Sometimes, it can be a rewarding experience to walk into a movie theater with no background information on the film…
Book review: Albert Cossery’s ‘The Jokers’
December 8, 2010
Book review: Albert Cossery’s ‘The Jokers’
Set in a nameless Egyptian city in the early 1960s, “The Jokers” (NYRB 2010) is a ruthless send-up of power, corruption…
Festival Films: Lebanon’s ‘Stray Bullet’
December 7, 2010
Festival Films: Lebanon’s ‘Stray Bullet’
On 7 December as part of the Arab Competition, the Creativity Center at the Opera House featured the Lebanese Film…