Film
The revolution reshapes Egyptian cinema
Cinema/TV
April 18, 2011
The revolution reshapes Egyptian cinema
“After 25 January, Egypt changed,” has become a common pronouncement. And Egyptian cinema has started to adjust. Before the revolution,…
‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis
Cinema/TV
April 15, 2011
‘Arna’s Children’: The life and work of Juliano Mer-Khamis
On Thursday night, Artellewa art space held a screening of “Arna’s Children,” a 2004 documentary by the late Juliano Mer-Khamis.…
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world
Cinema/TV
March 21, 2011
Mapping Subjectivity: Arab cinema tours the world
While the uprisings in the Arab world have scarcely left the television screens of global audiences in recent weeks, a…
Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies
Cinema/TV
March 11, 2011
Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo re-opens with mafia movies
As part of life gradually returning to normal, the Italian Cultural Institute in Cairo has resumed its activities. It has…
Arab uprisings raise hope, doubts among filmmakers
Cinema/TV
March 8, 2011
Arab uprisings raise hope, doubts among filmmakers
Popular uprisings that toppled veteran leaders in the Arab world have raised hopes among north African filmmakers that the winds…
Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema
Cinema/TV
December 31, 2010
Year Ender: Best overlooked cinema
“Boy” (New Zealand). Coming-of-age films are usually little more than a list of calculated clichés— the loss of innocence, the…
Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies
Books
December 23, 2010
Scrubbed: Sex free Egyptian movies
In the mid 1940s, when prominent (though untalented) Egyptian actor Anwar Wagdy openly bragged to journalists about the famous actresses…
Festival Films, digital category: Egypt’s ‘The Door’
Cinema/TV
December 9, 2010
Festival Films, digital category: Egypt’s ‘The Door’
The Digital Cinema category in the Cairo International Film Festival is one not readily recognized by your average film-goer, and…
Festival Films: France’s ‘Copacabana’
Cinema/TV
December 7, 2010
Festival Films: France’s ‘Copacabana’
Renowned French actress Isabelle Huppert plays Babou in Marc Fitoussi’s latest feature comedy, “Copacabana,” the only French production entered in…
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Egypt’s ‘Lust’
Cinema/TV
December 6, 2010
Festival Films, critic’s pick: Egypt’s ‘Lust’
“Al-Shouq” (Lust) is the latest addition to a relatively new trend in Egyptian cinema: movies that realistically follow the lives…