Film
‘The Search for Umm Kulthum’ film to participate in Venice Film Festival
Art news
July 31, 2017
‘The Search for Umm Kulthum’ film to participate in Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival chose the film ‘Al-Bahth An Umm Kulthum’ (Translation: The Search for Umm Kulthum) to participate in…
Disney casts Egyptian-Canadian Mena Massoud as Aladdin
Cinema/TV
July 17, 2017
Disney casts Egyptian-Canadian Mena Massoud as Aladdin
After a lengthy search, The Walt Disney Company announced on Saturday that it has finally found its Aladdin, casting Egyptian-Canadian Mena…
Robert De Niro decries Trump administration’s ‘hostility’ toward the arts
Art news
May 11, 2017
Robert De Niro decries Trump administration’s ‘hostility’ toward the arts
Robert De Niro pulled a Meryl Streep at Monday night’s Chaplin Award Gala in New York. While accepting a career…
‘Fate of the Furious’ races to biggest global box office opening ever
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April 18, 2017
‘Fate of the Furious’ races to biggest global box office opening ever
"The Fate of the Furious" crossed the finish line on Monday as the biggest global opening in movie history.The eighth…
Oscar-winning Syrian group hopes award will stop ‘massacres’
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February 27, 2017
Oscar-winning Syrian group hopes award will stop ‘massacres’
A young volunteer in the Syrian search-and-rescue group featured in an Academy Award-winning documentary said Monday he hopes the award…
Five things to watch at this year’s Oscars bash
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February 25, 2017
Five things to watch at this year’s Oscars bash
It's no secret that "La La Land" is the big favorite to earn major Oscars glory on Sunday.
Jodie Foster’s next film project proceeds to world stage
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February 4, 2017
Jodie Foster’s next film project proceeds to world stage
Lionsgate has come on board to bring action thriller "Hotel Artemis," starring Jodie Foster, to life -- with the project…
Not just a thriller, ‘Girl on the Train’ plumbs women’s struggles
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October 7, 2016
Not just a thriller, ‘Girl on the Train’ plumbs women’s struggles
It's a thriller, a whodunit, a story of loneliness, alcoholism and voyeurism. But "The Girl on the Train," the movie…
‘Heat’ at 21: Pacino and De Niro in rare reunion
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September 10, 2016
‘Heat’ at 21: Pacino and De Niro in rare reunion
Twenty-one years ago Michael Mann's iconic crime opus "Heat" paired Hollywood legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro for the…