Propaganda and Islam get the Berlin treatment
The "Jew Süss controversyNo other film in this year's Berlianle was met…
THE REEL ESTATE: How I learned to stop worrying and not give a toss about the Oscars
The awards season is, thankfully, coming to an end, climaxing this weekend…
Unmet expectations at Berlinale
Stranded in Berlin's Tegel airport for hours on Monday thanks to the…
THE REEL ESTATE: The undisclosed secrets of Abdel Sayed's magnificent messages
Whenever I mentioned gifted director Yousry Nasrallah in this column, I always…
Dispatches from Berlin: Ups and downs at the film festival
The mood has been generally downbeat in old Berlin. As the sun…
Polanski, Scorsese take Berlin by storm
In Berlin, the great masters of cinema still rule. Exceptional, highly entertaining…
Berlin International Film Fest kicks off
Amid one of the coldest winters to hit Berlin in recent years,…
THE REEL ESTATE: The road to Berlin
This Thursday, filmmakers, critics and artists from every part of the world…
THE REEL ESTATE: A call you're urged to miss
Readers of this column probably know that I'm no fan of Egyptian…
THE REEL ESTATE: Sex, religion and art in synthetic colors
It wasn't supposed to go this way. For the past 15 years,…