Latest in Tag: movie Highlight
Latest in Tag: movie
A Hidden Life: refusing to take oath of allegiance to dictatorship
A Hidden Life follows the real-life story of Austrian farmer Franz JÀgerstÀtter who refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II
Crystal Swan: On divisions in modern Belarus
Film directed by Darya Zhuk
âGood Morningâ Beirut, no matter what
Film directed by Bahij Hojeij
One of These Days: Music, love, terror attacks
Film directed by Nadim Tabet
Til Schweiger directs Hollywood remake of his own hit movie
The German drama Head Full of Honey was a hit in 2014. Til Schweiger is now filming a remake for Hollywood; its stars, Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon, Emily Mortimer and Jacqueline Bisset, are in Berlin for the shoot.Known for starring in and directing both action flicks and heartwarming stories, Til Schweiger is one of few German …
Photocopy: the taste of a life lived!
Through a wonderful mix of videography, local history, and music, Photocopy director Tamer Ashry takes us on a wonderful journey in time. The film is imbued with Faried el-Atrash songs and scenes of the culturally rich and relatively old Abdo Pasha area of Cairo, with its old-fashioned âgad3anaââthe remains of a good trait in Egyptians …
Roses are red, violets are blue, Rosetta is a girl we arenât used To
The camera scurries to get a hold of a young woman as she travels ferociously down the hallways of an unknown building. This serves as the opening scene of Rosetta, directed by Luc et Jean-Pierre Dardenne, and becomes the definitive filming style in the 1999 hit. As we soon find out, the young woman, played …
The killing of the Sacred Deer: Searching for the perfect cinematographic blend
In his film Dogtooth (2009), Greek Director Yorgos Lanthimos used one lens for shooting, unknown actors, one location, and dropped using a soundtrack. A few years later, Lanthimos released his film The Lobster (2015), where he selected famous actors such as Colin Farrell and LĂ©a Seydoux, more than one huge location, and a lot of …
Sheikh Jackson takes place at London Film FestivalÂ
The film is also selected to open EL-Gouna Film Festival running this month in its first edition as well as participating at the festival’s Feature Narrative Competition. Marking its second international premier, Sheikh Jackson is selected to participate at the 61st BFI London Film Festival, taking part in October at the Journey section of the …
Moonrise Kingdom: leaning into fantasy motif
On the fictional island of New Penzance, Sam (played by Jared Gilman) and Suzy (Kara Hyward) are two troubled twelve-year olds who decide to run away together. Wes Andersonâs Moonrise Kingdom follows the pair and the troupe of adults in search of them, the entire ensemble cast in danger of an oncoming storm. The film …
âAL-Aslyeenâ is met with disappointment after months of waiting
Despite outstanding cinematic techniques, audiences fail to understand the movieâs main message
âClashâ keeps its success chain in de CinĂ©ma Vues d’Afrique
Director Mohamed Diab’s feature film Clash won the Best Feature Film Award at the 33rd Festival International de CinĂ©ma Vues d’Afrique in Montreal, where it was competing in the Fictions Internationales Section. Earlier this month, the film won the main award of the Cinepolitica International Film Festival in Romania, which is dedicated to films with …
The politics of fear
âFear does not prevent death, fear prevents life,â was one of the most important sentences in the movie Mawlana, based on the novel of the same name by Ibrahim Eissa. Fear prevents movement, makes brains shut down, and allows hesitation to take us over. The desire to be free from fear remains the hope of …
A short take on Youssef Chahineâs Bab Al-Hadid
Bab Al-Hadid is directed by late director Youssef Chahine
‘Clash’ wins 2 awards at International Film Festival of Kerala
Following the success it achieved at every international film festival it participated in since its premiere screening at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival, Mohammed Diabâs Eshtebak (Clash) received two more awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in its 21st edition. The film was awarded the Suvarna Chakoram Award, as well as the …
A Present From the Past: on the memories we choose to keep alive
A Present From the Past is directed by Kawthar Mokhtar
From an overly dramatised performance to distraction: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them disappoints the audience
The movie fails to meet the height of expectations set by fans of its predecessors
“Vignette”: a new experience into local and international movie worlds
After the outbreak of the 25 January Revolution and the unprecedented increase in social media usage between different age sectors and social classes, online programmes have turned into a phenomenal trend as a large number of young people saw it as an inexpensive way to express their opinions about the different issues. This came to …
Chinese blockbuster to be filmed in Bavarian Alps
Racecars and royalty in the Bavarian Alps: Sounds like “Heidi” meets “The Fast and the Furious”? Actually, it’s the recipe for a unique high-budget Chinese movie set to be filmed almost entirely in Germany.
Why people fell in love with the âEgyptian Twilightâ
The seven stages start with âThe Beginningâ, which is the first phase of any relationship. In this phase, the film shows that the start of a new relationship is not always sweet and nice, as it can also be the end of a previous miserable relationship
In Video: The SFX make up artists who wants to make Egyptâs first zombie movie
Video by Ahmed Hendawy and Asmaa Gamal Editing by Omar Korashi
French Film Week launches with heart-capturing movie themes
Racism, human trafficking, and prostitution are main themes
Cairo International Film Festival celebrates Egyptian director Henry Barakat
CIFF will exhibit photographs of the director and his most celebrated work, in addition to a 30-minute documentary about his life
Egyptian actress Mariam Fakhr Eddine dies age 81
The actress died after complications in surgery to remove a blood clot
Between power and defeat: Men in Egyptian film
Some films have been critical about some forms of masculinity, offering an âidealâ for men to aspire to
ROOM organises a week of classic movie nights
American and Egyptian films such as Breakfast at Tiffanyâs, Casablanca, E.T., and Eshaeâet Hob (Love Rumour) will be shown as a part of the programme
Dancers in Film: Changing depictions
Dancers were portrayed as artists, men-stealers, victims and outgoing characters in Egyptian films through the past century
Egyptian film about the pyramids travels to London
âDomestic Tourism IIâ part of âWhose Gaze Is It Anyway?â- an exhibition looking at the history of Arab pop culture
Police stop art festival in Alexandria, arrest organisers
Officers were sceptical about the eventâs political motivations, event organiser says
12 Years a Slave tells a harrowing tale
The lauded movie deserves the accolades it receives yet sometimes sacrifices the depth of its characters for style