‘Chicken with Plums’ wins best film at Abu Dhabi Film Fest, with nods to Egypt
French film “Chicken with Plums” was the big winner at the fifth…
Egyptian screen legend, seductress Hind Rostom dies at 82
CAIRO: At the peak of her career in the mid-50s and…
Summer 2011: The great escape
The following week marks the official end of the strangest and shortest…
The murky realms of post-revolution showbiz
Midway through what unfolded into the Jan. 25 Revolution, numerous observers, university…
‘Miral’ disappoints, ‘Chico and Rita’ delights at ADFF
A lack of excitement was the guiding sentiment most critics shared when…
Russian film wins top prize at Abu Dhabi Film Festival
Aleksei Fedorchenko’s beguiling second feature “Silent Souls” from Russia won the Abu…
Blazing Canadian ‘fires’ extinguished by frosty Russian ‘souls’ in Abu Dhabi
The early days of the sixth Abu Dhabi Film Festival have been…
Sixth Abu Dhabi Film Fest kicks off
With little fanfare, the sixth Abu Dhabi Film Fest (formerly known as…
On the path to greatness: A one-on-one interview with Croatian film star Zrinka Cvitesic
One of the few highlights of the Berlin Film Festival’s disappointing 2010…