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‘Much Loved’ movie stirs Morocco prostitution rumpus
French-Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch poses after his film “Les chevaux de dieux” (Gods’ Horses) was awarded best francophone movie out of France during the 19th Lumieres awards ceremony on January 20,...
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Superhero movies are ruining cinema, says ‘Exorcist’ director
Today, he said, “cinema is all about ‘Batman’, ‘Superman’, ‘Iron Man’, ‘Avengers’, ‘Hunger Games’ in America: all kinds of stuff that I have no interest in seeing at all.” By Sophie LAUBIE William...
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New Marie Curie film to shed light on women’s struggles in science
Filming is underway in Poland on a new biopic about the life of Marie Sklodowska-Curie, the first woman ever to win not one, but two, Nobel prizes for her seminal discoveries in physics and chemistry....
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Football: Director admits FIFA film ‘a disaster’
“United Passions,” directed by Frederic Auburtin, came out in US theaters earlier this month — just as a massive corruption scandal erupted at football’s world governing body. Critics and audiences...
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Soap opera shines positive light on Egypt’s Jews
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel With scenes of religious coexistence and vintage elegance in a more cosmopolitan era, an Egyptian soap opera aims to dispel prejudice towards the country’s long-vilified and...
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Film legend Omar Sharif gets solemn sendoff in Egypt
By Abdelhalim Abdallah Close friends and family paid respects Sunday to cinema legend Omar Sharif, who will forever be remembered as the eponymous “Doctor Zhivago”, at a solemn funeral in his native...
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Ghadi The Movie
The trailer of Ghadi, a film by Amin Dora, is a social comedy written by and starring Georges Khabbaz giving you a closer insight about a special kid and the struggles of his humble family. Expect...
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Don’t Get Caught As A Graffiti Artist In Iran
Government-sanctioned murals are a common sight in Tehran, Iran. But graffiti artists face harsh punishment, including prison time, if caught. The new documentary “Mutiny of Colours” follows defiant...
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Arab Film Festival Australia 2015
Its 2011 and Omar (Fadi Rifaai) finds himself still racked with guilt over the death of his best friend Hady, who passed away five years ago. Now just days away from the birth of his first child he...
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Frame By Frame: Documentary about photography in Afghanistan
When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, taking a photo was a crime. After the regime fell from power in 2001, a fledgling free press emerged and a photography revolution was born. Now, as foreign troops...
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