Film
Eid Al-Adha movie season lacks lead movie stars
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August 25, 2015
Eid Al-Adha movie season lacks lead movie stars
The Eid Al-Adha feast movie season will seemingly be less powerful this year as top-grossing actors will be absent from the…
Jake Gyllenhaal plays boxer seeking redemption in ‘Southpaw’
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July 21, 2015
Jake Gyllenhaal plays boxer seeking redemption in ‘Southpaw’
Jake Gyllenhaal takes on the role of a champion boxer who tries to turn his life around after tragedy strikes…
Prosecution summons Mohamed Ramadan over allegedly assaulting student
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June 11, 2015
Prosecution summons Mohamed Ramadan over allegedly assaulting student
Giza prosecution services have asked to hasten the summoning of popular movie and TV star Mohamed Ramadan for interrogation over…
Disabled wrestlers in Japan challenge stereotypes in film ‘Doglegs’
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May 9, 2015
Disabled wrestlers in Japan challenge stereotypes in film ‘Doglegs’
Filmmaker Heath Cozens hopes to smash stereotypes about the disabled with his new documentary "Doglegs," about a handicapped pro-wrestling league…
From film to fashion, Dubai bids to be creative capital for Arab world
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April 14, 2015
From film to fashion, Dubai bids to be creative capital for Arab world
Move over, Cairo, Beirut and Casablanca. Dubai is launching a drive to become one of the Arab world's top centers…
‘Blue Elephant’ wins Luxor festival trophy
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March 22, 2015
‘Blue Elephant’ wins Luxor festival trophy
Marwan Hamed’s “The Blue Elephant” has been named the best feture film at the 4th annual Luxor African Film Festival,…
Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan
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January 15, 2015
Zawya to screen movies by Dawoud Abdel Sayed 17-20 Jan
Zawya movie theater in Downtown Cairo’s Odeon Cinema will screen a retrospective of prominent Egyptian director Dawoud Abdel Sayed from…
Luxor film festival to announce program 11th January
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December 28, 2014
Luxor film festival to announce program 11th January
Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival, to be held 24-31 January 2015, will announce the timetable for its events on…
Director Nader Galal dies, leaving a legacy of more than 50 movies
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December 16, 2014
Director Nader Galal dies, leaving a legacy of more than 50 movies
Director Nader Galal died Tuesday at 73, leaving behind a legacy of outstanding cinema and TV works, according to Head…
Murdoch’s film attacked over alleged racist depiction of Egyptians
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November 30, 2014
Murdoch’s film attacked over alleged racist depiction of Egyptians
Media giant Rupert Murdoch faced accusations of racism on 28 November over the casting of his Twentieth Century Fox’s latest…