Cinema/TV

Ibn al-Konsol ('The Ambassador’s Son') is typical of Eid movies, which are generally vapid and superficial productions. It is a plot-less…

The trailer for Basra, an independent movie screened at the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival and showing at cinemas this Eid,…

Despite constant talk about a "movie industry crisis," in terms of gender, the reality is that Egyptian cinema today has…

Last Eid, this reviewer stumbled out of übercrass ‘comedy’ Welad al-Balad dazed, confused, and desperately trying to comprehend how one…

Memory loss seems to be this Eid’s theme with a number of movies already in the cinemas and a few…

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, organized by Misr International Film, is taking place in Cairo for its third year…

Last Sunday was a good day for Egyptian cinema as two low-budget Egyptian movies, "Microphone" and "Hawi" (The Juggler) received…

Halloween is the day for demons, for ghosts and witches, pirates and crazy outfits, smashing parties and, most importantly, midnight…

Full disclosure: this reviewer has never used Facebook. However, being an avid fan of director David Fincher’s notoriously cynical sensibilities,…