Culture
Festival Films: Switzerland’s ‘Sauvage’
December 5, 2010
Festival Films: Switzerland’s ‘Sauvage’
International film festivals are somewhat about pride in your country, and no film in the festival thus far has featured…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Ireland’s ‘As If I Am Not There’
December 5, 2010
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Ireland’s ‘As If I Am Not There’
For audience members, some films—especially the type screened at international film festivals—can be a test of endurance. The reasons may…
Festival Films: Romania’s ‘Meekness’
December 5, 2010
Festival Films: Romania’s ‘Meekness’
Trouble, the crazed man of a Romanian village, walks by the house of one of the villagers. Obviously drunk, the…
World Cup craze overshadows slow progress at Doha Book Fair
December 5, 2010
World Cup craze overshadows slow progress at Doha Book Fair
The 21st annual Doha International Book Fair—and its companion first-ever children’s book festival—were not Qatar’s primary obsession this late November…
Festival Films: Egypt’s ‘Ring Road’
December 4, 2010
Festival Films: Egypt’s ‘Ring Road’
First off, a confession: I watched “Ring Road” by accident.
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Morocco’s ‘The Mosque’
December 4, 2010
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Morocco’s ‘The Mosque’
Moroccan director Daoud Aoulad-Syad's excellent entry into the Cairo International Film Festival could be called a sequel. Syad's previous entry…
Festival Films: India’s ‘An Unfinished Letter’
December 3, 2010
Festival Films: India’s ‘An Unfinished Letter’
Making a movie takes a lot of control: control of the lighting, the environment, the actors' expressions and lines, all…
Festival talks: Egyptians excelling abroad
December 3, 2010
Festival talks: Egyptians excelling abroad
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) recognized three film industry professionals of Egyptian origin during a press conference Wednesday for…
Festival Films: Russia’s ‘Who Am I?’
December 2, 2010
Festival Films: Russia’s ‘Who Am I?’
A man stumbles into a train station, looking pale, disoriented, and lost. He attracts the attention of nearby police officers;…
Heliopolis, now and forever
December 2, 2010
Heliopolis, now and forever
The Fond Mercator, a renowned Belgium publishing house specializing in art books, has recently published “Heliopolis,” a 240-page richly illustrated…