cinema
Nour Party counters rumors it shuns art
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Nour Party counters rumors it shuns art
The Salafi-led Nour Party is not hostile toward art, said a party spokesperson Wednesday evening, noting the party only objects…
Dark comedy: Is Adel Imam’s prison sentence the start of a worrying trend?
Cinema/TV
March 25, 2012
Dark comedy: Is Adel Imam’s prison sentence the start of a worrying trend?
There’s a reason why Adel Imam might soon find himself in a jail cell, although for most people it probably…
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Cinema/TV
March 10, 2012
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie "A Separation," declared on Saturday he would never…
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Cinema/TV
February 27, 2012
Authorities ban film featuring Muslim-Copt love story, intellectuals say
Censorship authorities have banned the screening of a movie that features a love story between a Coptic woman and a Muslim man,…
‘Cima Ali Baba’ paving the way for Egyptian shorts
Cinema/TV
November 8, 2011
‘Cima Ali Baba’ paving the way for Egyptian shorts
The last three films — “H-Dabbour,” 2008; “Fly,” 2009; and “No Retreat, No Surrender: The Bloody Fist,” 2010 — starring…
Ousha for president!
Life & Style
September 18, 2011
Ousha for president!
He is smaller than on TV, but if you know the advertisement you'd recognize him right away, with his oozing…
Google celebrates Ismail Yassin’s birthday
Cinema/TV
September 15, 2011
Google celebrates Ismail Yassin’s birthday
Ismail Yassin (1912-1972) remains one of the most phenomenal comedians in the modern history of Egypt. Also remembered as one…
Cinema Syndicate elections fail to satisfy disillusioned filmmakers
Cinema/TV
July 21, 2011
Cinema Syndicate elections fail to satisfy disillusioned filmmakers
The elections of the Cinematic Professions Syndicate, held last week, brought bad news to revolutionaries in the field. For the…
Summer movies face heavy losses
Cinema/TV
June 13, 2011
Summer movies face heavy losses
Summer movies have suffered big losses so far this year after failing to draw big crowds at the box office,…
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Cinema/TV
January 22, 2011
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
Culture and art are the lifeblood of a democratic society that wants to renovate itself. Cinema is one art form…