Cinema/TV
Spring 89: Living the fantasy
April 28, 2010
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
April 28, 2010
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
April 28, 2010
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
April 28, 2010
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’
April 26, 2010
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
April 25, 2010
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
April 23, 2010
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
April 22, 2010
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
April 22, 2010
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
April 21, 2010
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…