Cinema/TV
Egyptian-European Luxor cinema festival to host international films
January 22, 2015
Egyptian-European Luxor cinema festival to host international films
Magda Wassef, head of the Luxor Festival for Egyptian and European Cinema confirmed a large number of films will take…
Morsy soon on silver screen
January 22, 2015
Morsy soon on silver screen
The UAE news agency quoted actor Hassan Youssef as saying that he is playing deposed president Mohamed Morsy in a…
This day in history: Comedy icon Marie Monib dies
January 21, 2015
This day in history: Comedy icon Marie Monib dies
Deceased actress Mary Moneib was most famous for her role as a mother-in law in Egyptian cinema, with several movies…
Activists criticize racism against blacks by the Oscars
January 20, 2015
Activists criticize racism against blacks by the Oscars
Activists on social networking sites attacked what they described as racism of members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…
Eastwood’s “American Sniper” wins big in U.S. box office battle
January 19, 2015
Eastwood’s “American Sniper” wins big in U.S. box office battle
Oscar-nominated war film "American Sniper" led U.S. and Canadian box office charts over the weekend with a record-smashing $90.2 million…
Actress donates gown to WFP
January 17, 2015
Actress donates gown to WFP
Tunisian actress Hend Sabry said she will donate one of the gowns she was wearing in her movie “Al-Gezira: Part…
Russian Oscar-nominated drama stirs controversy at home
January 17, 2015
Russian Oscar-nominated drama stirs controversy at home
Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev's sombre social drama "Leviathan" may have been nominated for an Oscar, but at home the film…
Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan
January 15, 2015
Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan
Zawya movie theater in Downtown Cairo’s Odeon Cinema will screen a retrospective of prominent Egyptian director Dawoud Abdel Sayed from…
Amazon signs Woody Allen for his first TV series
January 13, 2015
Amazon signs Woody Allen for his first TV series
Amazon said Tuesday it has signed a deal with Woody Allen that will see the prolific 79-year-old American filmmaker write…
Saqqa finishes shooting of series trailer
January 12, 2015
Saqqa finishes shooting of series trailer
Actor Ahmed al-Saqqa concluded on Saturday filming of the trailer for his new series called “Round-Trip” whose shooting has not…