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Activists criticize racism against blacks by the Oscars

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
George Clooney praises wife after receiving award

George Clooney praises wife after receiving award

American movie star George Clooney, 53, praised his wife effusively after receiving the pretigious Cecil DeMille Award for his artistic…
Farouk Hosni objects to banning the movie “Exodus: Gods and Kings”

Farouk Hosni objects to banning the movie “Exodus: Gods and Kings”

Former Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni objected to the banning of the film “Exodus: Gods and Kings” in Egypt and…
Anita Ekberg: cinematic sex-symbol of la Dolce Vita

Anita Ekberg: cinematic sex-symbol of la Dolce Vita

The actress Anita Ekberg, who has died aged 83, is likely to be remembered for a single scene in which…
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