Category: Arabic Cinema
The critic's screen: the connection of friendship and kinship
Next room ★★★
“The Next Room”... the Spanish film by Pedro Almadóvar, the first feature-length novel in the English language.
He prev [...]
Pedro Almodovar, the master of mystery films, has written a book that he cannot classify
Pedro Almodóvar is widely regarded as the greatest living Spanish film director. As for him, he sees himself as a writer first and foremost - a “write [...]
Thank You for Banking with Us!: A Powerful Palestinian Tale of Family and Moral Complexity
A Resounding Success at the 7th El Gouna Film Festival
In its first screening in Egypt, the Palestinian film "Thank You for Banking with Us!" captiva [...]
Duets shined on the Red Carpet at the closing ceremony of the El Gouna Festival
Red Carpet witnessed the closing ceremony of the seventh session of El Gouna International Film Festival A gigantic number of artistic duos attended, [...]
Joanna Haji Touma and Khalil Joreige are crowned with “Creative Achievement”
Speciale reviews the details of the news that Lebanese artists Joanna Hadji Touma and Khalil Joreige were crowned with the Creative Achievement Award [...]
Why did musical films disappear from the map of Egyptian cinema?
Over the decades, Egyptian cinema has witnessed the making of films whose stories varied between romantic, tragic, comedic, “action,” [...]
Critic Screen: Never-ending crises
★★★ The girl with the needle,
Endless crises for a woman at the bottom of life
Director Magnus von Horn's interest in social issu [...]
Faten Moussa mourns her ex-husband, Mustafa Fahmy: You were and still are my true and only lover
Media personality Faten Moussa mourned her ex-husband, the slow artist Mustafa Fahmy, closing the page on the disputes that had arisen between them si [...]