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Quentin Tarantino shooting (Hateful Eight)
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In this Monday, January 31, 2011 file photo, Egyptian film star Omar Sharif talks to the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
Omar Sharif, of Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, dies
Cairo, AP—Omar Sharif, the Egyptian-born actor with the dark, soulful eyes who soared to international stardom in movie epics, Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago, died Friday. He was 83. Sharif died of a heart attack in a Cairo hospital, his longtime agent,...Caption:
Director Asghar Farhadi (L) and actor Peyman Moadi pose with the award for ‘Best foreign film’ for “A Separation” at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles, United States, on January 15, 2012. (Reuters/Lucy Nicholson)
Iran’s Cinema in Search of Global Markets
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The decades-long political confrontation between Iran and the United States is known to almost anyone interested in international politics. Less known, however, is the rivalry between the two in offering different visions of the seventh art,...Caption:
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From the Sands to the Stars
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi filmmaking has been in the spotlight recently after the success of the highly acclaimed Wadjda, which picked up a number of prizes on the international film festival circuit. The film’s Saudi director, Haifaa Al-Mansour, is now directing...Caption:
A man walks past a ‘No Crossing’ street sign covered with stickers in Hollywood, California on August 14, 2013. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN