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Poster advertising the BFI’s Discover Arab Cinema program in London. (British Film Institute)


London discovers Arab Cinema

London discovers Arab Cinema

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Walking through the dimmed hallways of the British Film Institute (BFI), one passes glamorous portraits of 1950s starlet Vivien Leigh, posters for remakes of the classic Nosferatu the Vampyre, and images depicting street life in London. This is...
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An image taken from Ahmad Abdalla’s Rags and Tatters. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


London Film Festival showcases Arab Spring

London Film Festival showcases Arab Spring

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since 2011 the London Film Festival has always included films that reflect on the Arab Spring. These included the portmanteaus 18 Days, and Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician, as well as Ibrahim El Batout’s Winter of Discontent...
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File photo of Egyptian actor Adel Imam.


The Changing Face of Ramadan TV

The Changing Face of Ramadan TV

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the past few years, Ramadan television series—a well-known phenomenon in the Arab and Islamic world—have begun to witness significant changes. The Ramadan television phenomenon has always been a unique fixture in the Arab world. The older...
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File photo of Arab League Intellectual Property Unit chief Maha Al-Bakheit. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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US director Sofia Coppola poses during the photocall for ‘The Bling Ring’ at the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, 16 May 2013. (EPA/Ian Langsdon)


Sofia Coppola on The Bling Ring

Sofia Coppola on The Bling Ring

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Some people may recall the vitriolic reception that Sofia Coppola received from Western film critics for her role in The Godfather: Part III. Now, 13 years after her directorial debut with The Virgin Suicides, Sofia Coppola occupies a unique...