Cinema/TV

Spring 89: Living the fantasy

Spring 89: Living the fantasy

Screened on Tuesday 27 April, part of Egypt's 16th National Film Festival in Cairo, "Rabei' 89" (Spring 89, 2009), the…
Interview with Youssef Hisham: Nobody owns the truth

Interview with Youssef Hisham: Nobody owns the truth

Youssef Hesham stands out as a promising young director with an natural talent and a tendency to raise questions rather…
Ibrahim El Abyad

Ibrahim El Abyad

Ibrahim El Abyad--Ahmed Sakka’s latest action/violence flick--has rendered strong but pretty uniform reactions.
My Husband is Dead: Mozambique’s widows soldier on

My Husband is Dead: Mozambique’s widows soldier on

The 16th annual National Film Festival commenced on 23 April at the Cairo Opera Opera House, showcasing the past year's…
Revisiting history with ‘Neighbors’

Revisiting history with ‘Neighbors’

Tahani Rached's latest film Giran (Neighbors) is a piercing dissection of the community of Garden City and an examination of…
Clash of the Titans: An obsession with 3D

Clash of the Titans: An obsession with 3D

The only depth to Clash of the Titans is its third dimension, and the only similarity between this new version and…
Neighbors: Garden City unveiled

Neighbors: Garden City unveiled

Director Tahani Rached returns to the screen in top form with Giran (Neighbors), a feature-length documentary about the neighborhood of…
No Go Nagi

No Go Nagi

Hundreds congregated at the Cairo Opera House Tuesday night in hopes of attending a lecture by Japanese anime and manga…
No happy endings in dictatorship

No happy endings in dictatorship

Directed by Ehab Lamei and produced by Hany William, this 94-minute film attempts to comically address the otherwise serious issues…
Egypt’s 16th National Film Festival: Screening 109 Egyptian movies

Egypt’s 16th National Film Festival: Screening 109 Egyptian movies

The National Film festival starts its annual round on Thursday 22 April.This year's festival showcases 109 Egyptian films between 22-30…
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