Cinema/TV
Actress: Father rejected my marriage to Abdel Halim Hafez
May 18, 2015
Actress: Father rejected my marriage to Abdel Halim Hafez
Actress Zebeida Tharwat said in a recent interview that her father had rejected her marriage to legendary Egyptian singer Abdel…
Woody Allen says his TV series will be a ‘cosmic embarrassment’
May 17, 2015
Woody Allen says his TV series will be a ‘cosmic embarrassment’
Award-winning film maker Woody Allen fears his first foray into directing for the small screen will be a disaster, saying…
Clooney goes back to future in ‘Tomorrowland’
May 17, 2015
Clooney goes back to future in ‘Tomorrowland’
Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney straps on a jet pack again for Disney's new movie "Tomorrowland," a retro-futuristic spectacle mixing environmental…
Ad It up: A Splendid Drama, ‘Mad Men,’ as It Comes to an End
May 17, 2015
Ad It up: A Splendid Drama, ‘Mad Men,’ as It Comes to an End
"Mad Men" will end its glorious run tonight not with a bang or a whimper, but a resolution that will…
Move over superheroes, video-game movies are going upscale
May 16, 2015
Move over superheroes, video-game movies are going upscale
There was a time when a new video game adaptation was enough to make film critics gag, but the big…
Women’s role in film on the red carpet at Cannes
May 15, 2015
Women’s role in film on the red carpet at Cannes
Charlize Theron's character Imperator Furiosa in "Mad Max: Fury Road" is pretty much on an equal footing with Tom Hardy…
New ‘Mad Max’ delivers a singular thrill – with high style
May 14, 2015
New ‘Mad Max’ delivers a singular thrill – with high style
"Mad Max: Fury Road" is a movie of singularities. "Furiosa Imperator" Charlize Theron is a woman missing a forearm, "Mad…
Tom Hanks returns as symbologist Robert Langdon in ‘Inferno’
May 14, 2015
Tom Hanks returns as symbologist Robert Langdon in ‘Inferno’
Tom Hanks reprises the role of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in the film version of Dan Brown's thriller "Inferno," unlocking…
Cannes 2015: What to expect at this year’s film festival
May 14, 2015
Cannes 2015: What to expect at this year’s film festival
From an Italian movie extravaganza to a crackdown on selfies, FRANCE 24 lifts the curtain on the crucial – and…
Cannes 2015: Salma Hayek, eat your heart out
May 14, 2015
Cannes 2015: Salma Hayek, eat your heart out
In a movie filled with strikingly lavish images, those of Salma Hayek eating the heart of a sea monster in…