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Young Karl Marx resurrected

The year 2017 witnessed several well-made films, from the perspective of international…

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Egyptian film Poisonous Roses to screen at Rotterdam Film Festival 

Film is written, directed by Ahmed Fawzi Saleh

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Victims & Heroes of Egyptian Cinema (4): Sherif Arafa’s Terrorism & Kebab (1992)  

As previously mentioned at the end of last week’s article, I will…

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Shadi Abdel Salam’s masterpiece Al-Mumiaa to screen at Rotterdam Film Festival 

Screened version is restored copy by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project

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Highlights of Sundance Film Festival lineup

Sundance Film Festival has kick-started the global string of film festivals. Showcasing…

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Victims & Heroes of Egyptian Cinema (3): Atef El-Taieb’s Love on the Pyramids Plateau (1986)

In the previous two articles of this series, I highlighted how the…

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India ditches compulsory national anthem at cinema

India's compulsory playing of its national anthem before cinema screenings has been…

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Rotterdam masterclasses announced, Taxi Driver’s Paul Schrader to give talk

The International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018 will present insightful and urgent talks…

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39 Egyptian films produced in 2017

Egyptian cinema industry witnessed a very successful year in 2017, with 39…

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Victims & Heroes of Egyptian Cinema (2): Samir Seif’s Ma’ali El-Wazeer “His Excellency the Minister” (2003)

Two weeks ago, I wrote about an intimate human relationship coincidently formed…

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