movies
Bolbol Hayran: A womanizer’s guide to Egyptian women
Cinema/TV
November 22, 2010
Bolbol Hayran: A womanizer’s guide to Egyptian women
What is sad about the movie Bolbol Hayran (Bolbol is Confused) is that it marks actor Ahmed Helmy’s return to…
The Panorama of the European Film returns
Cinema/TV
November 4, 2010
The Panorama of the European Film returns
The Panorama of the European Film, organized by Misr International Film, is taking place in Cairo for its third year…
Film review: Friends forever
Cinema/TV
October 29, 2010
Film review: Friends forever
Full disclosure: this reviewer has never used Facebook. However, being an avid fan of director David Fincher’s notoriously cynical sensibilities,…
Film review: Sleeping with the enemy
Cinema/TV
October 10, 2010
Film review: Sleeping with the enemy
"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," the sequel to Oliver Stone’s 1987 classic on greed, is set at a time when…
Breaking the rules: Egyptian cinemas to screen American movies during Eid
Cinema/TV
September 11, 2010
Breaking the rules: Egyptian cinemas to screen American movies during Eid
The Egyptian movie industry continues its decline during the Eid season. After suffering a tough summer with lower-than-usual income from…
Toy Story 3: Hard to outgrow
Cinema/TV
June 22, 2010
Toy Story 3: Hard to outgrow
There aren’t many computer-animation films that could make a coming-of-age tale featuring cowboys, spacemen, potato-heads, and a Barbie doll and…
‘Prince of Persia’: No WMD
Cinema/TV
May 31, 2010
‘Prince of Persia’: No WMD
As someone who has never played the video game (nor heard of it--gasp!), I walked into Prince of Persia with…
Remake on Elm Street: Reliving the nightmare
Cinema/TV
May 16, 2010
Remake on Elm Street: Reliving the nightmare
A remake of the 80s cult classic A Nightmare on Elm Street was released across the globe on 30 April…
Can anyone stop the torrent?
Egypt
March 26, 2010
Can anyone stop the torrent?
A subsidiary of local internet provider LINKdotNET recently launched a website designed to facilitate the legal downloading of Egyptian movies.…
Recommendation letter
February 22, 2010