by JANE PERLEZ | Jul 30, 2017 | Features
BEIJING — The tiny cinema offers 30 luxurious leather armchairs, perfect for lounging. There are side tables where patrons can place their Champagne or cocktail, and nibbles, even oysters and caviar. The screen is close and the ceiling low. The atmosphere is intimate...
by Dr. Saad al-Bazei | Aug 25, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
U.S. actor, director, and scenarist Woody Allen represents a unique case in the modern cinema; a case that attracts seekers of true cinema whether among audience or specialized critics. Considering myself one of the audiences seeking for reliability, it’s hard to know...
by Mohammed Rouda | Aug 16, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture
Dubai, Asharq Al-Awsat—Audiences at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) will laugh when Woody Allen says “You Know, waitresses share tips” in John Turturro’s The Fading Gigolo. Allen, who plays a bookshop owner, says this to his only employee after...
