Cinema/TV
Harry Potter and the Long Road to Nowhere
November 24, 2010
Harry Potter and the Long Road to Nowhere
With the exception of Alfonso Cuaron’s elegant third installment, the Harry Potter films have been a mixed affair at best.…
Bolbol Hayran: A womanizer’s guide to Egyptian women
November 22, 2010
Bolbol Hayran: A womanizer’s guide to Egyptian women
What is sad about the movie Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol is Confused) is that it marks actor Ahmed Helmy’s return to…
Eid movies: ‘Ibn al-Konsol’–the worst of a bad lot
November 16, 2010
Eid movies: ‘Ibn al-Konsol’–the worst of a bad lot
Ibn al-Konsol ('The Ambassador’s Son') is typical of Eid movies, which are generally vapid and superficial productions. It is a plot-less…
Eid movies: Basra – A confused war movie
November 15, 2010
Eid movies: Basra – A confused war movie
The trailer for Basra, an independent movie screened at the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival and showing at cinemas this Eid,…
Women take more lead roles in Egyptian cinema
November 15, 2010
Women take more lead roles in Egyptian cinema
Despite constant talk about a "movie industry crisis," in terms of gender, the reality is that Egyptian cinema today has…
Eid Movies: Zaheimer – an affair to forget
November 13, 2010
Eid Movies: Zaheimer – an affair to forget
Last Eid, this reviewer stumbled out of übercrass ‘comedy’ Welad al-Balad dazed, confused, and desperately trying to comprehend how one…
Eid al-Adha Movies
November 11, 2010
Eid al-Adha Movies
Memory loss seems to be this Eid’s theme with a number of movies already in the cinemas and a few…
The European Film Panorama: Michel Khleifi’s ‘Zindeeq’
November 9, 2010
The European Film Panorama: Michel Khleifi’s ‘Zindeeq’
A heated debate followed the screening of Palestinian filmmaker Michel Khleifi’s “Zindeeq” Sunday night at the Galaxy cinema where the…
The Panorama of the European Film returns
November 4, 2010
The Panorama of the European Film returns
The Panorama of the European Film, organized by Misr International Film, is taking place in Cairo for its third year…
Independent Egyptian films win awards abroad
November 2, 2010
Independent Egyptian films win awards abroad
Last Sunday was a good day for Egyptian cinema as two low-budget Egyptian movies, "Microphone" and "Hawi" (The Juggler) received…