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Summer movies face heavy losses
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Summer movies face heavy losses

Summer movies have suffered big losses so far this year after failing to draw big crowds at the box office,…
Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’
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Dialogue through art: France’s ‘Of Gods and Men’

Culture and art are the lifeblood of a democratic society that wants to renovate itself. Cinema is one art form…
Film review: Good music
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Film review: Good music

“The Chord” (Al Wattar), a new thriller from Egyptian Magdy al-Hawari, deserves to be called a cinematic symphony. The cast…
Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film
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Cinema Coptic: Egypt censors religion in film

In the violent chaos of a neighborhood-wide sectarian riot, an elderly Muslim man is knocked to the ground and about…
Court allows production of TV biography on controversial actress
Egypt

Court allows production of TV biography on controversial actress

An Egyptian court yesterday ruled to allow the production of a biographical television series about the life of one of…
Making dissident movies in a friendly way
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Making dissident movies in a friendly way

Screenwriter and producer Mohamed Hefzy has worked on many award-winning films, including 2005’s “Malaky Iskanderia” (Alexandrian License Plate) for which…
Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche to attend Cairo Film Festival
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Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche to attend Cairo Film Festival

Organizers of the 34th Cairo Film Festival were pleasantly surprised to hear that Hollywood star Richard Gere had arrived in…
Film industry leaders call for combating piracy
Egypt

Film industry leaders call for combating piracy

The Egyptian Chamber of Film Industry has requested Interior Ministry intervention to protect Egyptian movies from piracy, said ministry official…
Film review: Born to the boombox
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Film review: Born to the boombox

The ultimate dilemma any critic faces when writing a movie review is, what, exactly, makes a movie good? So many…
The Expendables: Old-school testosterone fest
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The Expendables: Old-school testosterone fest

“The Expendables,” which had its US release back in August and reached Egyptian cinemas earlier this month, managed to capture…
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