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‘Aladdin’ Star Mena Massoud on His First Egyptian Film and the Challenges of Crossing Over From Hollywood to the Middle East: ‘I’m Doing Omar Sharif in Reverse’

“Aladdin” star Mena Massoud, who is a Canadian actor of Egyptian heritage, recently starred in — and produced — his first Arabic-language film “In Broad Daylight.” In the action movie, he plays an ...
Egyptian Streets

Celebrating Egyptian Women Filmmakers: Voices of Change in Cinema

With their storytelling abilities, Egyptian women filmmakers are crafting narratives to entertain and to challenge societal ...

10 action movie actors whose careers were derailed by one role

Action movie careers exist in a precarious balance of charisma, physicality, and box office magic. Audiences develop intense ...
The Eastern Herald

The Prince of Egypt: Why the Moses epic still moves, and where the story goes next

The Prince of Egypt did neither. Twenty-seven years after its 1998 release, DreamWorks’ animated Exodus remains one of the ...
Ahram Online

And Egypt Rejoiced: 500 events across the country to mark 6 October celebrations

Egypt's Culture Ministry has planned over 500 events to celebrate the 6 October victory. Carrying the slogan And Egypt ...
Variety

Egyptian films return to ensemble tradition

Egyptian box office may be down this summer (the season’s 13 new offerings, produced at a sum of $35 million, have earned just $22 million so far), but filmmakers from the region have found a formula ...
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Egypt’s Film Clinic Headed to Venice Film Festival With Trio of Titles Hailing From Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Algeria (EXCLUSIVE)

Prominent Egyptian producer and distributor Mohamed Hefzy’s Film Clinic is headed to the Venice Film Festival with a trio of titles hailing from Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Algeria. The strong Lido ...