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In China’s Capital, a Portal to Hollywood’s Golden Age

In China’s Capital, a Portal to Hollywood’s Golden Age

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...

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Director Woody Allen arrives for the premiere of his film ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ in New York July 17, 2014. Reuters

Woody Allen between Jews and Hollywood

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...

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In this undated file photo released Wednesday Jan.23, 2013, by DreamWorks Studios, Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange,left, with Daniel Bruhl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg are seen during the filming of the WikiLeaks drama, “The Fifth Estate,” in Reykjavik, Iceland. The Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2013, will open with the WikiLeaks drama “The Fifth Estate” (AP Photo/ Frank Connor, FILE)

Anticipating the 38th Toronto International Film Festival

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...