Toronto Film Festival roundup: film debuts, distribution problems and women filmmakers
Good independent films are struggling to find distribution in the United States…
Egyptian sitcoms: funny how?
Reviewing Ramadan sitcoms was every bit of the grueling task I'd expected…
The daily click with SeaShellNoise
Since its launch on May 8, new Cairo-based website SeaShellNoise made a…
Arab-Western dialogue through literature: Interview with Ulrich Schreiber
According to the head of the International Literary Festival Berlin, Ulrich Schreiber,…
'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57
Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers hearts…
The world of Moulids explored in new documentary
Last Sunday, El-Sawy Culture Wheel hosted a screening of a short documentary…
"The Traveler" to open Middle East International Film Festival
CAIRO: Ahmed Maher's much hyped debut feature "Al-Musaafer (The Traveler) will open…
VMA chaos, as usual: Kanye upset, Jackson honored
Taylor Swift was relishing her unlikely win of best female video at…
A musical tribute to Salah Jahin
I am the one intrigued by the impossible/ I see the moon…
Israeli film on '82 Lebanon war wins top Venice prize
"Lebanon, an Israeli film that recounts Israel s 1982 invasion of the…