Cinema/TV

Harry Potter and the Long Road to Nowhere

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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…
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