Culture
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…
Lost on Edgware Road
December 2, 2010
Lost on Edgware Road
A young boy runs through a busy London street, wearing a suit made entirely of trash. Egyptian screen legend Soad…
34th Cairo film festival kicks off amid ‘orgy of appreciation’
December 1, 2010
34th Cairo film festival kicks off amid ‘orgy of appreciation’
In a recent piece on the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), journalist Sherif Awad complained that, because of low ticket…
Egypt’s Museums X: The Caricature Museum
December 1, 2010
Egypt’s Museums X: The Caricature Museum
Situated at the Tunis artist colony in Fayoum, Egypt, the Caricature Museum, which opened its doors to the public last…
Egyptian movie diva Berlenti Abdul Hamid dies at 75
December 1, 2010
Egyptian movie diva Berlenti Abdul Hamid dies at 75
Berlenti Abdul Hamid, an icon of Egyptian cinema's golden age, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 75.…
Juliette Binoche and Richard Gere greet the press
December 1, 2010
Juliette Binoche and Richard Gere greet the press
Press conferences with Juliette Binoche and Richard Gere took place this morning at the Sofitel Gezirah. Binoche will leave Cairo…