Latest in Tag: films Highlight
Latest in Tag: films
Between power and defeat: Men in Egyptian film
Some films have been critical about some forms of masculinity, offering an ‘ideal’ for men to aspire to
Dancers in Film: Changing depictions
Dancers were portrayed as artists, men-stealers, victims and outgoing characters in Egyptian films through the past century
Divergent: Fast-paced and entertaining
The film tackles similar subjects as The Hunger Games but in a shallower way
Japanese Embassy screens two anime films
Egyptian audiences enjoyed the introduction to this special and complicated genre
American Hustle fails to impress
The film depends on its actors too much to hide the shortcoming of the story line
Her: A failed romance or an approaching reality?
The dramatic content of the film effectively isolates the viewers
Saving Mr Banks: An intimate look into the making of Mary Poppins
The film relies on Emma Thompson’s powerful performance as P L Travers
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Stateless
The return to the homeland can be a tricky thing when you are Palestinian
Sakia documentary festival
The Sakia festival featured interesting films and others that were a bore
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Rags and Tatters: Lyrical, modest and visually remarkable
Rags and Tatters film shines a light on Egypt’s current reality
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ALFILM festival calls for submissions
Film festival in Germany creates a platform for Arab films
The International Ismailia Film Festival returns to AUC
The AUC gives Cairenes the chance to view the participating films of the 2013 Ismailia Film Festival
Arab women feature in Ana Hunna
The initiative shines a light on women’s issues and their role in the society, aiming to raise awareness and empower women
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‘React’ is changing education
Student initiative aims to close the gap between education and the needs of the labour market
New at the movies
If you are staying in town for the long weekend, take advantage of the city being quiet and go and see one of the new releases at the cinema.
Cinema El Fourn showcases short films
Darb 1718 screens a collection of intriguing shorts from several countries
Contemporary art set to take over Downtown
The second edition of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) starts on Thursday 4 April. For 24 days Downtown Cairo will be filled with performances, screenings, workshops, exhibitions and more. We spoke to Ahmed El Attar, the artistic director of D-CAF.
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The wall of rejected classics
I love The Shining. I’ve probably seen it more times than any other film. Watching Jack Nicholson go totally unheimlich and attempt to murder his family in an eerie, empty hotel in the middle of nowhere just seems to have a calming effect on me. Greatest horror movie ever made? I’m still going for The …
Tourism in the news: African Cinema Festival in Luxor has Ministry of Tourism support
Magdi Salim, president of Egypt’s Internal Tourism Sector, stated that the second annual African Film Festival in Luxor is set to begin midway through next month. The festival aims to put Egyptian cinema on display for promotional purposes in other African countries in an attempt to attract new audiences and tourists into the country. Thirty …
Female directors celebrated at the Netherlands- Flemish Institute
The collection of films included a range of genres; from personal chronicles to fictional stories and novelistic documentaries
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