Abhijeet Bhattacharya Finds Doppelganger In Late Egyptian President, Netizens Have A Ball Roasting Him. (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Indian playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has worked in numerous movies and has lent his voice to many actors. He is now in the news for an unusual reason, not in India but in Egypt. The celebrated singer is being recognized there for his uncanny resemblance with the late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The singer himself shared the picture on his social media site.
The singer is often in the news for his controversial statements in the media. From Shah Rukh Khan to Pakistani artist Ghulam Ali, he has dragged some big names into his remarks. In the wake of the Uri attacks, the esteemed singer called out the Khans – Shah Rukh, Salman, and Aamir launching a rant on social media, calling them shameless. Even last year, he stirred the media by claiming that...
Indian playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya has worked in numerous movies and has lent his voice to many actors. He is now in the news for an unusual reason, not in India but in Egypt. The celebrated singer is being recognized there for his uncanny resemblance with the late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The singer himself shared the picture on his social media site.
The singer is often in the news for his controversial statements in the media. From Shah Rukh Khan to Pakistani artist Ghulam Ali, he has dragged some big names into his remarks. In the wake of the Uri attacks, the esteemed singer called out the Khans – Shah Rukh, Salman, and Aamir launching a rant on social media, calling them shameless. Even last year, he stirred the media by claiming that...
- 5/12/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Lara Logan, the former “60 Minutes” and CBS News correspondent who has recently been doing documentary work for Fox News Channel, is no longer being represented by UTA after she made controversial remarks comparing Dr. Anthony Fauci to Josef Mengele, the notorious Nazi physician.
A person familiar with the matter confirmed a Monday report in Mediaite Monday that said UTA had dropped Logan several weeks ago after she made the remarks during a Nov. 29 conversation with Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth on “Fox News Primetime.” She said that to some people Fauci “represents Joseph Mengele. Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who did experiments on Jews during the second World War and in the concentration camps.”
Logan could not be reached for immediate comment. Fox News could not be reached for immediate comment.
Logan had hosted the documentary series “Lara Logan Has No Agenda” for Fox Nation, a subscription based...
A person familiar with the matter confirmed a Monday report in Mediaite Monday that said UTA had dropped Logan several weeks ago after she made the remarks during a Nov. 29 conversation with Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth on “Fox News Primetime.” She said that to some people Fauci “represents Joseph Mengele. Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who did experiments on Jews during the second World War and in the concentration camps.”
Logan could not be reached for immediate comment. Fox News could not be reached for immediate comment.
Logan had hosted the documentary series “Lara Logan Has No Agenda” for Fox Nation, a subscription based...
- 1/18/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
A number of Jewish groups condemned Fox Nation host Lara Logan for comments she made comparing Dr. Anthony Fauci to Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi doctor who performed cruel medical experiments on Jewish prisoners.
“This is what people say to me, that he doesn’t represent science to them,” Logan said during an appearance on Monday on Fox News Primetime. “He represents Josef Mengele. the Nazi doctor who did experiments on Jews during the Second World War and in the concentration camps. And I am talking about people all across the world are saying this because the response from Covid, what it has done to countries everywhere, what it has done to civil liberties, the suicide rates, the poverty. It has obliterated economies. The level of suffering that has been created because of this disease is now being seen in the cold light of day, i.e. the truth.”
The...
“This is what people say to me, that he doesn’t represent science to them,” Logan said during an appearance on Monday on Fox News Primetime. “He represents Josef Mengele. the Nazi doctor who did experiments on Jews during the Second World War and in the concentration camps. And I am talking about people all across the world are saying this because the response from Covid, what it has done to countries everywhere, what it has done to civil liberties, the suicide rates, the poverty. It has obliterated economies. The level of suffering that has been created because of this disease is now being seen in the cold light of day, i.e. the truth.”
The...
- 11/30/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Egypt has had a serious problem with sexual harassment for a long time: Speak to nearly any woman in the capital and you’ll hear horror stories of verbal and physical abuse. Just last year, Cairo topped a survey of the world’s most dangerous cities for women, and the third most dangerous for sexual violence. Public attention was drawn to the issue in the waning days of the Hosni Mubarak presidency before the 2011 Revolution (it’s the subject of the 2010 feature “Cairo 678”), thanks to brave protesters who’d had enough. After the Revolution, activists were inspired to rally for change, yet when Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected president, there was widespread fear that his conservative brand of Islam would roll back any gains made.
This is where Samaher Alqadi’s misleading documentary “As I Want” begins. The film opens in black and white with the director,...
This is where Samaher Alqadi’s misleading documentary “As I Want” begins. The film opens in black and white with the director,...
- 3/17/2021
- by Jay Weissberg
- Variety Film + TV
Mitchell Krauss, a Middle East correspondent for CBS News who was wounded in the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, died on January 27 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in New York, near his home in Rhinebeck. He was 90 and died from kidney failure.
Krauss was the correspondent and the bureau chief in Cairo during a 25-year career at CBS News. On October 6, 1981, he was covering a military parade and was near enough to the Egyptian leader to suffer a shrapnel wound to his leg in the grenade and automatic weapons attack that killed Sadat.
One of only a few reporters on the scene, he was able to file an audio report that was broadcast later as part of a CBS Special Report on the assassination. Krauss then managed to get on a flight to Rome with the CBS videotape of the event before the Cairo airport was shut down.
He later...
Krauss was the correspondent and the bureau chief in Cairo during a 25-year career at CBS News. On October 6, 1981, he was covering a military parade and was near enough to the Egyptian leader to suffer a shrapnel wound to his leg in the grenade and automatic weapons attack that killed Sadat.
One of only a few reporters on the scene, he was able to file an audio report that was broadcast later as part of a CBS Special Report on the assassination. Krauss then managed to get on a flight to Rome with the CBS videotape of the event before the Cairo airport was shut down.
He later...
- 1/29/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In the midst of the ongoing intrigue and uncertainty surrounding the fate of those behind Nxivm, HBO announced on Wednesday that it is producing an upcoming documentary series that will look into the mysterious group. Filmmakers Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, whose 2013 film “The Square” garnered an Oscar nomination and won three Emmys, will be at the helm of this new show.
Since its founding over two decades ago, Nxivm has transformed in public perception. Going from a self-described organization aimed to help personal advancement, a gradual stream of investigations have uncovered possible criminal activity at Nxivm’s highest levels. Founder Keith Raniere has been indicted on charges ranging from racketeering to sex trafficking and is currently awaiting a trial that may begin as early as this month. The group gained even more notoriety with allegations that former “Smallville” actress Allison Mack had become a vocal and willing participant in...
Since its founding over two decades ago, Nxivm has transformed in public perception. Going from a self-described organization aimed to help personal advancement, a gradual stream of investigations have uncovered possible criminal activity at Nxivm’s highest levels. Founder Keith Raniere has been indicted on charges ranging from racketeering to sex trafficking and is currently awaiting a trial that may begin as early as this month. The group gained even more notoriety with allegations that former “Smallville” actress Allison Mack had become a vocal and willing participant in...
- 4/18/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Lara Logan, the journalist who gained wider renown covering war-torn spots in the Middle East for CBS News, is no longer with the network and has not been for several months.
The split, disclosed as the result of Logan making an appearance over the weekend on a podcast in which she suggested news consumers ought to get information from both liberal and conservative outlets, might come as a surprise to outsiders. Logan had been working for “60 Minutes” and gained a reputation for visiting dangerous locales in Afghanistan and Iraq, often embedded with U.S. armed forces. She joined CBS News in 2002 and had been one of the unit’s top foreign correspondents.
A CBS News spokeswoman said Logan left the news unit at some point in 2018. Her last piece for CBS News appears to be a May segment for “60 Minutes” about poachers slaughtering rhinoceros in South Africa. Logan had been represented by UTA,...
The split, disclosed as the result of Logan making an appearance over the weekend on a podcast in which she suggested news consumers ought to get information from both liberal and conservative outlets, might come as a surprise to outsiders. Logan had been working for “60 Minutes” and gained a reputation for visiting dangerous locales in Afghanistan and Iraq, often embedded with U.S. armed forces. She joined CBS News in 2002 and had been one of the unit’s top foreign correspondents.
A CBS News spokeswoman said Logan left the news unit at some point in 2018. Her last piece for CBS News appears to be a May segment for “60 Minutes” about poachers slaughtering rhinoceros in South Africa. Logan had been represented by UTA,...
- 2/19/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Mohamed Diab brings claustrophobic intimacy to a historic moment in this stunning thriller, set inside a police vehicle during Egypt’s 2013 street protests
The Egyptian revolution that dislodged Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and its chaotic aftermath continues to give us some fascinating films. Here is the latest, a rather amazing new-wave-style drama that combines claustrophobic intimacy with some logistically epic scene-setting.
Related: Filming Egypt after the revolution: ‘An extra was stabbed, a car was hijacked. It was crazy’
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The Egyptian revolution that dislodged Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and its chaotic aftermath continues to give us some fascinating films. Here is the latest, a rather amazing new-wave-style drama that combines claustrophobic intimacy with some logistically epic scene-setting.
Related: Filming Egypt after the revolution: ‘An extra was stabbed, a car was hijacked. It was crazy’
Continue reading...
- 4/19/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
A lot of American comedians have struggled to figure out the framework for satire in the age of an oppressive president. Bassem Youssef has been here before.
Around five years ago, Egyptian-born comedian was a cardiologist in Cairo who launched a YouTube show mocking his government that quickly amassed 30 million views. That led to a local station giving Youssef his own program, “The Show,” which launched in 2012 at the height of the Arab Spring. In short order, Youssef was dubbed “the Egyptian Jon Stewart,” and lobbing fireballs at the tarnished leadership with the same caustic fervor of his American counterpart.
Naturally, Egyptian authorities took notice. Youssef was jailed, his family faced threats, and “The Show” went off the air. At first, he fled to Dubai, then resettled with his family in Los Angeles, where he has lived for the past year. In the summer of 2016, Youssef hosted “Democracy Handbook,” a...
Around five years ago, Egyptian-born comedian was a cardiologist in Cairo who launched a YouTube show mocking his government that quickly amassed 30 million views. That led to a local station giving Youssef his own program, “The Show,” which launched in 2012 at the height of the Arab Spring. In short order, Youssef was dubbed “the Egyptian Jon Stewart,” and lobbing fireballs at the tarnished leadership with the same caustic fervor of his American counterpart.
Naturally, Egyptian authorities took notice. Youssef was jailed, his family faced threats, and “The Show” went off the air. At first, he fled to Dubai, then resettled with his family in Los Angeles, where he has lived for the past year. In the summer of 2016, Youssef hosted “Democracy Handbook,” a...
- 3/23/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Laura Poitras’ greatest strength as a documentarian is winning the trust of high-profile individuals and getting them to appear in front of her camera. In her recent features she has used this talent to bring a more acute sense of personal immediacy to stories that have dominated the news in the wake of 9/11. The Quest focused on Abu Jandal, Osama bin Laden’s former bodyguard, and Citizenfour observed Edward Snowden in the days leading up to his momentous disclosure of the Nsa’s global surveillance programs. As Citizenfour came out over a year after the events, which were extensively reported on by virtually every media outlet around the world, its appeal lay less in its revelations than in the fact that it allowed us to sit in on a moment that changed history. Sadly, this quality is largely missing from her new documentary Risk.
We do get to meet WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange,...
We do get to meet WikiLeaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange,...
- 5/20/2016
- by Giovanni Marchini Camia
- The Film Stage
Four years ago, the eyes of the world were focused on Tahrir Square as Egyptian citizens took to the streets demanding political reform in their country. It was a galvanizing moment––a reminder that the power of the people can never be underestimated––and it was captured in the Oscar-nominated documentary "The Square" by director Jehane Noujaim. The film is coming to home video, and we have an exclusive clip. Read More: 'The Square' Editor Sentenced To Prison in Egypt In the three-minute plus segment below, you can witness the global impact of the protests in Egypt, with CNN's Anderson Cooper interviewing "The Kite Runner" actor Khalid Abdalla about his participation and the reasons he has joined the throngs calling for Hosni Mubarak to be removed from office.The euphoria that is felt when Mubarak steps down is very moving, with three decades of his rule gone in an instant.
- 10/23/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Lara Logan, the 60 Minutes reporter who was sexually assaulted while covering Egypt's Arab Spring protests in 2011, has returned to the hospital.
Breitbart News reported on Monday that Logan, 43, had been admitted to a Washington D.C. hospital as a result of complications from the brutal attack she suffered after being separated from her bodyguard in Tahrir Squre in Cairo.
"We were sorry to learn that Lara was readmitted to the hospital," a 60 Minutes spokesperson told People. "We wish her a speedy recovery."
The reporter was admitted to hospital for diverticulitis, an intestinal disease, and internal bleeding last month, and Ed Butowsky,...
Breitbart News reported on Monday that Logan, 43, had been admitted to a Washington D.C. hospital as a result of complications from the brutal attack she suffered after being separated from her bodyguard in Tahrir Squre in Cairo.
"We were sorry to learn that Lara was readmitted to the hospital," a 60 Minutes spokesperson told People. "We wish her a speedy recovery."
The reporter was admitted to hospital for diverticulitis, an intestinal disease, and internal bleeding last month, and Ed Butowsky,...
- 3/25/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
Lara Logan was admitted to a hospital near Washington D.C. on Wednesday where the 60 Minutes corespondent is being treated for diverticulitis, a digestive disease, and internal bleeding. "We wish her a speedy recovery," a CBS spokesperson tells People of the veteran journalist. While it's unclear how long Logan will remain in the hospital, her health scare comes less than a month after the network lost it's longtime newsman Bob Simon after he was killed in a Manhattan car crash. Logan, who is originally from South Africa, officially joined CBS in 2002 as a correspondent on 60 Minutes where she extensively covered...
- 2/27/2015
- by Emily Strohm, @emablonde
- PEOPLE.com
She has been named London's hottest female barrister. But there is much more to George Clooney's new fiancée, Amal Alamuddin, than her stunning looks. In a video posted to YouTube by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, Alamuddin speaks articulately and passionately about the Egyptian judicial system, particularly since former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak left power in 2011. The video also offers a rare chance to hear Alamuddin, 36, speak - like others who have dated Clooney, 52, in the past, she is staying decidedly mum for now, even deleting her Twitter account. Related: George Clooney Engaged to Amal Alamuddin: 5 Fast...
- 4/28/2014
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
She has been named London's hottest female barrister. But there is much more to George Clooney's new fiancée, Amal Alamuddin, than her stunning looks. In a video posted to YouTube by the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute, Alamuddin speaks articulately and passionately about the Egyptian judicial system, particularly since former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak left power in 2011. The video also offers a rare chance to hear Alamuddin, 36, speak - like others who have dated Clooney, 52, in the past, she is staying decidedly mum for now, even deleting her Twitter account. Jump to the four-minute mark to see Alamuddin...
- 4/28/2014
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
Now in its 18th year, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival runs from 18-28 March 2014 with a programme of twenty award-winning documentary and feature films screening at the Curzon Mayfair, Curzon Soho, Ritzy Brixton and the Barbican. Jehane Noujaim's award-winning documentary The Square (2013) serves as the Festival's fundraising benefit at Curzon Mayfair on 18 March. Noujaim follows a group of young activists, including British-Egyptian actor Khalid Abdalla as they demonstrate in Cairo's main square and campaign for political change. They witness and document the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-long dictatorship in 2011, the rise in popularity of the Muslim Brotherhood and the military's removal of Mohamed Morsi.
- 3/19/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Timing can be crucial in the Oscar race. For topical, political documentaries, voters often select winners based upon newsy subject matter that is relevant right now, like climate change in 2006 ("An Inconvenient Truth"), U.S. military torture in 2007 ("Taxi to the Dark Side") and the financial crisis in 2010 ("Inside Job"). This year that voting trend may help "Dirty Wars," about President Obama's drone attacks on innocent people in the Mideast, or "The Square," which chronicles the hopes, dashed dreams and death toll of the Egyptian revolution. "The Square" premiered in January 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival and has been updated since to reflect changing conditions before its January 2014 Netflix premiere. Violence continues to plague Egypt even now on the third anniversary of the protests that removed dictator Hosni Mubarak in 2011. The military, Islamic, and secular conflicts c...
- 2/5/2014
- Gold Derby
The title of "The Square" refers to Tahrir Square, the Cairo plaza in which protesters gathered and rallied in early 2011 to successfully oust President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of rule. The location comes to have a more complicated resonance as filmmaker Jehane Noujaim's moving Oscar-nominated documentary, which went live on Netflix as an exclusive offering last night at 12:01pm Pt, continues to document the upheaval in Egypt past the point when Mubarak stepped down, after the army and then Muslim Brotherhood and Mohamed Morsi come into power and are subsequently removed from it. Noujaim first premiered a version of "The Square" at Sundance in 2013, but the story didn't feel complete given what was still and what continues to unfold in Egypt, and so she and her collaborators added to and reworked the film to include footage through the summer, as turmoil continued. The story doesn't feel complete in this new version,...
- 1/17/2014
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
This review originally ran in October 2013 when the film was out in limited release. Tomorrow, it will debut on Netflix's streaming service. For years (more often since 9/11), we’ve heard that the “Arab street” is where one goes to ascertain what people of the Middle East (outside Israel) are actually thinking — the impression being that said perspective is monolithic and was never more united than in Egypt’s Tahrir Square during the 2011 Arab Spring, which brought down President Hosni Mubarak. In her penetrating documentary The Square, Jehane Noujaim goes into the street — or, rather, the various lanes of the square, roaming among individuals with disparate philosophies and aims — and shows you how fragile that unity is. Actually, fragile might be too soft a word. The disequilibrium is perpetual — and explosive.The protagonists of this as-it-happens documentary are a secular young man named Ahmed, a Muslim Brotherhood...
- 1/16/2014
- by David Edelstein
- Vulture
This is history firsthand, in progress, and unfinished. An invaluable record of revolutionary spirit, and of the lengths to which a threatened leadership will go to preserve itself. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
We watched it on the news, but we never got the full story. (We never do.) On and off between late 2010 and 2013, thousands of protesters against “injustice, corruption, poverty, ignorance” filled Tahrir Square in Cairo, first demanding that despotic leader Hosni Mubarak step down, then to push for the change that the army leadership that took over promised and hadn’t delivered, then for free and fair elections, then against the even more dictatorial Mohammed Morsi, who won an election and granted himself pharaohic powers beyond what even Mubarak had. The fight for a democratic Egypt is far from over, which...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
We watched it on the news, but we never got the full story. (We never do.) On and off between late 2010 and 2013, thousands of protesters against “injustice, corruption, poverty, ignorance” filled Tahrir Square in Cairo, first demanding that despotic leader Hosni Mubarak step down, then to push for the change that the army leadership that took over promised and hadn’t delivered, then for free and fair elections, then against the even more dictatorial Mohammed Morsi, who won an election and granted himself pharaohic powers beyond what even Mubarak had. The fight for a democratic Egypt is far from over, which...
- 1/10/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Jehane Noujaim's documentary plunges viewers into the revolutionary maelstrom of Egypt's Tahrir Square, shedding light on an extraordinary, ongoing story
British audiences have already had a chance to see two fascinating movies about the ongoing Egyptian revolution. Ibrahim El-Batout's Winter of Discontent and Ahmad Abdalla's Rags and Tatters, in their different ways, gave piercing insights into its agony and euphoria.
Now Jehane Noujaim's The Square (right) gives an immersive and atmospheric account of what it's like to be plunged into the revolutionary maelstrom of Tahrir Square: a world of passionate dedication and confusion; a torrent of YouTube testimony, shifting alliances and a mysterious sense that the army can go overnight from being the good guys to the bad guys and back again. In 2011, a colossal people's gathering in the square ousted the cynical, complacent Hosni Mubarak – and the army appeared to guarantee the people's safety. But...
British audiences have already had a chance to see two fascinating movies about the ongoing Egyptian revolution. Ibrahim El-Batout's Winter of Discontent and Ahmad Abdalla's Rags and Tatters, in their different ways, gave piercing insights into its agony and euphoria.
Now Jehane Noujaim's The Square (right) gives an immersive and atmospheric account of what it's like to be plunged into the revolutionary maelstrom of Tahrir Square: a world of passionate dedication and confusion; a torrent of YouTube testimony, shifting alliances and a mysterious sense that the army can go overnight from being the good guys to the bad guys and back again. In 2011, a colossal people's gathering in the square ousted the cynical, complacent Hosni Mubarak – and the army appeared to guarantee the people's safety. But...
- 1/9/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Jehane Noujaim’s The Square snared the Best Feature trophy at the Ida Documentary Awards earlier this month, just days after it made the Oscar shortlist. The film, which also is up for a Spirit Award, chronicles the Egyptian protest movement from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through the ousting of Mohammed Morsi in 2013. It is the first documentary picked up by Netflix. Check out the trailer:...
- 12/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: UK filmmaker Havana Marking is developing a new documentary about the brutal murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008.
“It’s early days and we’re investigating access to various parties. It’s very complex but if we can pull it off, it will be amazing,” said Marking.
The director is attending Diff this week with her hit documentary Smash & Grab – The Story of the Pink Panthers about a notorious gang of Balkan-based jewel thieves, which is screening in the Cinema of the World section.
The BBC’s international feature documentary strand BBC Storyville is part funding the project. Marking, who also produces under the Roast Beef Productions banner, is looking for additional funding, preferably from the Middle East.
Us-Egyptian producer Jehane Noujaim, whose Oscar shortlisted The Square was associate produced by Roast Beef, will act as executive producer on the project.
Tamim was found with her throat slit in her luxury Dubai apartment...
“It’s early days and we’re investigating access to various parties. It’s very complex but if we can pull it off, it will be amazing,” said Marking.
The director is attending Diff this week with her hit documentary Smash & Grab – The Story of the Pink Panthers about a notorious gang of Balkan-based jewel thieves, which is screening in the Cinema of the World section.
The BBC’s international feature documentary strand BBC Storyville is part funding the project. Marking, who also produces under the Roast Beef Productions banner, is looking for additional funding, preferably from the Middle East.
Us-Egyptian producer Jehane Noujaim, whose Oscar shortlisted The Square was associate produced by Roast Beef, will act as executive producer on the project.
Tamim was found with her throat slit in her luxury Dubai apartment...
- 12/11/2013
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK filmmaker Havana Marking is developing a new documentary about the brutal murder of Lebanese pop star Suzanne Tamim in Dubai in 2008.
“It’s early days and we’re investigating access to various parties. It’s very complex but if we can pull it off, it will be amazing,” said Marking.
The director is attending Diff this week with her hit documentary Smash & Grab – The Story of the Pink Panthers about a notorious gang of Balkan-based jewel thieves, which is screening in the Cinema of the World section.
The BBC’s international feature documentary strand BBC Storyville is part funding the project. Marking, who also produces under the Roast Beef Productions banner, is looking for additional funding, preferably from the Middle East.
Us-Egyptian producer Jehane Noujaim, whose Oscar shortlisted The Square was associate produced by Roast Beef, will act as executive producer on the project.
Tamim was found with her throat slit in her luxury Dubai apartment...
“It’s early days and we’re investigating access to various parties. It’s very complex but if we can pull it off, it will be amazing,” said Marking.
The director is attending Diff this week with her hit documentary Smash & Grab – The Story of the Pink Panthers about a notorious gang of Balkan-based jewel thieves, which is screening in the Cinema of the World section.
The BBC’s international feature documentary strand BBC Storyville is part funding the project. Marking, who also produces under the Roast Beef Productions banner, is looking for additional funding, preferably from the Middle East.
Us-Egyptian producer Jehane Noujaim, whose Oscar shortlisted The Square was associate produced by Roast Beef, will act as executive producer on the project.
Tamim was found with her throat slit in her luxury Dubai apartment...
- 12/11/2013
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Egyptian star Bushra has signed up to play opposite compatriot actor Sayed Badreya in English-language thriller Bride Of The Nile, about the trafficking of young girls in the region, which Badreya will also direct.
Bushra, who won best actress at Diff in 2010 for her performance in sexual harassment drama 678, will play a Us journalist investigating human trafficking who swaps places with a teenage victim destined for Saudi Arabia.
Badreya, who is attending Dubai Film Market with his Santa Monica-based company Zoom in Focus, plays a notorious smuggler who discovers the journalist’s ruse. The Egyptian-born, Us-based actor is best known for his baddie roles in over 30 Hollywood pictures including The Insider, Iron Man and The Dictator.
Executive produced by Belgium-based Sameh Sobhy, Bride Of The Nile will shoot in Chicago, Egypt and either Morocco or Nevada for the desert scenes. Badreya plans to shoot the $2m production in spring 2014.
He is also working on documentary The End...
Bushra, who won best actress at Diff in 2010 for her performance in sexual harassment drama 678, will play a Us journalist investigating human trafficking who swaps places with a teenage victim destined for Saudi Arabia.
Badreya, who is attending Dubai Film Market with his Santa Monica-based company Zoom in Focus, plays a notorious smuggler who discovers the journalist’s ruse. The Egyptian-born, Us-based actor is best known for his baddie roles in over 30 Hollywood pictures including The Insider, Iron Man and The Dictator.
Executive produced by Belgium-based Sameh Sobhy, Bride Of The Nile will shoot in Chicago, Egypt and either Morocco or Nevada for the desert scenes. Badreya plans to shoot the $2m production in spring 2014.
He is also working on documentary The End...
- 12/8/2013
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Egyptian star Bushra has signed up to play opposite compatriot actor Sayed Badreya in English-language thriller Bride Of The Nile, about the trafficking of young girls in the region, which Badreya will also direct.
Bushra, who won best actress at Diff in 2010 for her performance in sexual harassment drama 678, will play a Us journalist investigating human trafficking who swaps places with a teenage victim destined for Saudi Arabia.
Badreya, who is attending Dubai Film Market with his Santa Monica-based company Zoom in Focus, plays a notorious smuggler who discovers the journalist’s ruse. The Egyptian-born, Us-based actor is best known for his baddie roles in over 30 Hollywood pictures including The Insider, Iron Man and The Dictator.
Executive produced by Belgium-based Sameh Sobhy, Bride Of The Nile will shoot in Chicago, Egypt and either Morocco or Nevada for the desert scenes. Badreya plans to shoot the $2m production in spring 2014.
He is also working on documentary The End...
Bushra, who won best actress at Diff in 2010 for her performance in sexual harassment drama 678, will play a Us journalist investigating human trafficking who swaps places with a teenage victim destined for Saudi Arabia.
Badreya, who is attending Dubai Film Market with his Santa Monica-based company Zoom in Focus, plays a notorious smuggler who discovers the journalist’s ruse. The Egyptian-born, Us-based actor is best known for his baddie roles in over 30 Hollywood pictures including The Insider, Iron Man and The Dictator.
Executive produced by Belgium-based Sameh Sobhy, Bride Of The Nile will shoot in Chicago, Egypt and either Morocco or Nevada for the desert scenes. Badreya plans to shoot the $2m production in spring 2014.
He is also working on documentary The End...
- 12/8/2013
- ScreenDaily
Winter of Discontent, Egypt's Submission for the Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. U.S. : None Yet. International Sales Agent: Double Dutch International
Merely two years after the Arab Spring brought down several North African and Middle Eastern regimes, including that of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, it is astonishing to see films about these events already being made. After decades of violent oppression their existence is a miraculous triumph and powerful use of its citizens’ newly found freedom of speech. Highlighting the prominent role technology and the media played for both sides, Ibrahim El-Batout’s Winter of Discontent, is a tribute to the brave youth of the country and also serves as an artistic vehicle to expose the atrocities committed by those in power and at least symbolically hold them accountable.
Alternating between 2009 and 2011, the year the defining events took place, the film focuses on two characters who experience a transformation through their personal suffering, but who also get inspired by the courage of their compatriots protesting on the streets. Seemingly comfortable working from his apartment in Cairo, Amr (Amr Waked) is an educated man who doesn’t leave his house much anymore. Despite keeping a low profile and appearing disconnected to what surrounds him, he intuitively knows something big is happening in Egypt. The state-run media outlets won’t talk about it, but the turmoil in the historic Tahrir Square is undeniable. Working as a news anchor for one of those outlets is Farah (Farah Youssef), who is forced to misinform on the regime’s behalf in order to keep her status. However, the façade of normality she is supposed to sustain soon starts to crumble as the moral implications of her actions weight on her.
Unjustifiably imprisoned like thousands of others by Mubarak’s secret police two years before the uproar began, Amr was subjected to their horrific interrogation tactics with no other aim than to break him into submission. After finally being freed by his impunity-protected captors he returns home as a fractured man to find out that his mother has died during his absence, an event that strips him of his will to keep fighting. It is only in January 2011, that he once again is able to believe the country’s circumstances can change. Unable to continue with the despicable cover-ups that prevent people from knowing the truth, Farah quits her job and also joins the ranks of those seeking justice.
Meditative and economical in its depiction of the chaos, Winter of Discontent evokes with great solemnity the uncertainty and fear that defined the last days of the regime. El Batout is not fixated with showcasing explicit violence, but rather seeks to exalt the spirit of his people by showing their relentless devotion to create a better future for their youth. He proves that through unity fear vanishes. Amr is imprisoned once again for uploading a heroic video of Farah denouncing the tyrannical government. This time around however, he is no longer afraid as the fury of millions can no longer be contained. There is a certain melancholic poetry in El Batout’s narrative that assertively addresses the loss of hope and sad acceptance that people underwent, and which is the same emotions that pushes them into action. In her heartbreaking speech, which is the most riveting scene of Youssef's great performance, Farah mourns for her unborn children, regrets being complacent, and accepts that dying for her convictions is more valuable than a life in chains.
It is hard to tell how these events will shape the future of the Egyptian nation, but they surely are an example that when united, people are truly unstoppable. The film includes statistics of the casualties, the crimes, and the aftermath, but despite those alarming numbers it offers hope. Winter of Discontent will not only become the defining film for a generation of Egyptians born in the technology age, but it also symbolizes the rebirth of the country’s cinema now fully free to say, and film, what they feel without fear. Talk about cinema as a tool for change, this film embodies that.
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Merely two years after the Arab Spring brought down several North African and Middle Eastern regimes, including that of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, it is astonishing to see films about these events already being made. After decades of violent oppression their existence is a miraculous triumph and powerful use of its citizens’ newly found freedom of speech. Highlighting the prominent role technology and the media played for both sides, Ibrahim El-Batout’s Winter of Discontent, is a tribute to the brave youth of the country and also serves as an artistic vehicle to expose the atrocities committed by those in power and at least symbolically hold them accountable.
Alternating between 2009 and 2011, the year the defining events took place, the film focuses on two characters who experience a transformation through their personal suffering, but who also get inspired by the courage of their compatriots protesting on the streets. Seemingly comfortable working from his apartment in Cairo, Amr (Amr Waked) is an educated man who doesn’t leave his house much anymore. Despite keeping a low profile and appearing disconnected to what surrounds him, he intuitively knows something big is happening in Egypt. The state-run media outlets won’t talk about it, but the turmoil in the historic Tahrir Square is undeniable. Working as a news anchor for one of those outlets is Farah (Farah Youssef), who is forced to misinform on the regime’s behalf in order to keep her status. However, the façade of normality she is supposed to sustain soon starts to crumble as the moral implications of her actions weight on her.
Unjustifiably imprisoned like thousands of others by Mubarak’s secret police two years before the uproar began, Amr was subjected to their horrific interrogation tactics with no other aim than to break him into submission. After finally being freed by his impunity-protected captors he returns home as a fractured man to find out that his mother has died during his absence, an event that strips him of his will to keep fighting. It is only in January 2011, that he once again is able to believe the country’s circumstances can change. Unable to continue with the despicable cover-ups that prevent people from knowing the truth, Farah quits her job and also joins the ranks of those seeking justice.
Meditative and economical in its depiction of the chaos, Winter of Discontent evokes with great solemnity the uncertainty and fear that defined the last days of the regime. El Batout is not fixated with showcasing explicit violence, but rather seeks to exalt the spirit of his people by showing their relentless devotion to create a better future for their youth. He proves that through unity fear vanishes. Amr is imprisoned once again for uploading a heroic video of Farah denouncing the tyrannical government. This time around however, he is no longer afraid as the fury of millions can no longer be contained. There is a certain melancholic poetry in El Batout’s narrative that assertively addresses the loss of hope and sad acceptance that people underwent, and which is the same emotions that pushes them into action. In her heartbreaking speech, which is the most riveting scene of Youssef's great performance, Farah mourns for her unborn children, regrets being complacent, and accepts that dying for her convictions is more valuable than a life in chains.
It is hard to tell how these events will shape the future of the Egyptian nation, but they surely are an example that when united, people are truly unstoppable. The film includes statistics of the casualties, the crimes, and the aftermath, but despite those alarming numbers it offers hope. Winter of Discontent will not only become the defining film for a generation of Egyptians born in the technology age, but it also symbolizes the rebirth of the country’s cinema now fully free to say, and film, what they feel without fear. Talk about cinema as a tool for change, this film embodies that.
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- 11/9/2013
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
New Release
Great Expectations
PG-13, 2 Hrs., 8 Mins.
After a recent string of literary misfires — Anna Karenina and Romeo and Juliet come to mind — Mike Newell’s version of the Charles Dickens classic is a welcome exception. The heartrending story of orphan boy Pip’s (Jeremy Irvine) sudden change in circumstances remains mostly untouched, but stellar performances by Helena Bonham Carter as iconic shut-in Miss Havisham and Ralph Fiennes as the convict Magwitch are the only frills this adaptation needs. B+ —Stephan Lee
New Release
Go for Sisters
Not Rated, 2 Hrs., 2 Mins.
Seventeen years after Lone Star, writer-director John Sayles crosses...
Great Expectations
PG-13, 2 Hrs., 8 Mins.
After a recent string of literary misfires — Anna Karenina and Romeo and Juliet come to mind — Mike Newell’s version of the Charles Dickens classic is a welcome exception. The heartrending story of orphan boy Pip’s (Jeremy Irvine) sudden change in circumstances remains mostly untouched, but stellar performances by Helena Bonham Carter as iconic shut-in Miss Havisham and Ralph Fiennes as the convict Magwitch are the only frills this adaptation needs. B+ —Stephan Lee
New Release
Go for Sisters
Not Rated, 2 Hrs., 2 Mins.
Seventeen years after Lone Star, writer-director John Sayles crosses...
- 11/8/2013
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
While documenting the downfall of a regime via the protest’s core viewfinder certainly provides for some raw nuggets of docu gold material, knowing that the conflict is forever-changing, constantly evolving and hard to summarize in two hours runtime meant that The Square, which favorably premiered at Sundance back in January, and then received an update/modes for it’s fall fest showings at Tiff and Nyff was a little like coming across a week-old newspaper which is why (via Scren Daily) Jehane Noujaim’s doc might play best via an on-demand route. Netflix just inked a deal that in my estimation is the ideal supporting venue for it. An early 2014 is being prepped.
Gist: The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years (2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and the ousting in 2013 of Mohammed Morsi) through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle,...
Gist: The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years (2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and the ousting in 2013 of Mohammed Morsi) through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle,...
- 11/4/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The streaming giant’s original documentary from director-producer Jehane Noujaim and producer Karim Amer chronicles the Egyptian protest movement through the eyes of young activists.
The Square will premiere exclusively on Netflix in all territories where the service is available in early 2014.
An earlier version of the film premiered at Sundance and The Square recently earned the Toronto International Film Festival Documentary People’s Choice Award.
The documentary covers events in Tahrir Square, the 2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and the ousting in 2013 of Mohammed Morsi.
“Our dream for The Square is to inspire the hearts of as many people as possible and by working with Netflix, we can insure the film reaches a wide and diverse audience,” said Noujaim. “Nothing about the making of this film has followed the norms and that’s what makes it exciting.”
Participant Media is launching a social action campaign surrounding the release. The campaign will target universities, cultural institutions...
The Square will premiere exclusively on Netflix in all territories where the service is available in early 2014.
An earlier version of the film premiered at Sundance and The Square recently earned the Toronto International Film Festival Documentary People’s Choice Award.
The documentary covers events in Tahrir Square, the 2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and the ousting in 2013 of Mohammed Morsi.
“Our dream for The Square is to inspire the hearts of as many people as possible and by working with Netflix, we can insure the film reaches a wide and diverse audience,” said Noujaim. “Nothing about the making of this film has followed the norms and that’s what makes it exciting.”
Participant Media is launching a social action campaign surrounding the release. The campaign will target universities, cultural institutions...
- 11/4/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Netflix original documentary “The Square,” a riveting, deeply human chronicle of the Egyptian protest movement from director-producer Jehane Noujaim (“Control Room”; “Startup.com”; “Rafea: Solar Mama”) and producer Karim Amer (“Rafea: Solar Mama”), will premiere exclusively on Netflix in all territories where Netflix is available in early 2014. Winner of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival Documentary People’s Choice Award, “The Square” is an epic documentary that tells the behind-the-headlines story of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of young activists who have sought for the last two years to build a better Egypt. from Netflix The film captures the immediacy and intensity of the protests in Tahrir Square from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through...
- 11/4/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 4, 2013 — Netflix original documentary “The Square,” a riveting, deeply human chronicle of the Egyptian protest movement from director-producer Jehane Noujaim (“Control Room”; “Startup.com”; “Rafea: Solar Mama”) and producer Karim Amer (“Rafea: Solar Mama”), will premiere exclusively on the world’s leading Internet TV network in all territories where Netflix is available in early 2014. Winner of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival Documentary People’s Choice Award, “The Square” is an epic documentary that tells the behind-the-headlines story of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of young activists who have sought for the last two years to build a better Egypt. The film captures the immediacy and intensity of the protests in Tahrir Square from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through the ousting of Mohammed Morsi in 2013, providing a kaleidoscopic, visceral portrait of the events as they unfold before Magdy, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood,...
- 11/4/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
The Square opened on Friday, October 25, 2013 at Film Forum in New York City and will open on November 1st in Los Angeles at Sundance Sunset Cinemas and the Laemmle's Pasadena Playhouse 7.
We have all heard, read, and possibly even know someone who has visited Tahrir Square over the past few years, however, this 104 minute documentary is a Must See for anyone who cares enough about world politics to obtain a better understanding for “the story of the revolution behind the headlines.”
Observe a group of Egyptian activists risking their lives fighting for the downfall of injustice, corruption, and regime(s) that they feel work against the people, in the hopes of building a future of conscience.
The goal in the first phase of the people’s revolution, which consisted of thousands of everyday Egyptians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, was to overthrow Egypt’s leader of 30 years, Hosni Mubarak. While Mubarak expressed, “the youth will suffer the consequences,” after 18 days of protests, on February 11, 2011, the people got what they think they wanted, his resignation.
In the second phase, the protesters grew increasingly more unhappy, taking to the square once again, continuing to demand a new regime, as the armed forces (who took over after Mubarak stepped down), began to use extreme violence utilizing military tankers and bullets against them, while the M. Brotherhood began to influence voters in mosques.
Resolute, the people continued to fight back through photojournalism and social media, posting video footage on to YouTube. The people declared that they knew what they wanted and were not leaving the square until they got it. Short-lived, June 30, 2012 to July 3, 2013, the fifth president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, was also removed from office after mass protests, and now has to stand trial for accusations that he used violence against peaceful protesters.
“We are not looking for a leader to rule us, because everyone who went to Tahrir Square is a leader. We are looking for a conscience.”
After the fall of Morsi on July 3, 2013 many of the M.B. have been arrested, the security forces have destroyed the protesters camps, the Egyptian government ordered a state of emergency and imposed curfews (with the hopes of putting an end to the violence), while escalating religious militant violence continues in the Sinai region.
Resolution from the Revolution is necessary!
Originally published in One World Cinema...
We have all heard, read, and possibly even know someone who has visited Tahrir Square over the past few years, however, this 104 minute documentary is a Must See for anyone who cares enough about world politics to obtain a better understanding for “the story of the revolution behind the headlines.”
Observe a group of Egyptian activists risking their lives fighting for the downfall of injustice, corruption, and regime(s) that they feel work against the people, in the hopes of building a future of conscience.
The goal in the first phase of the people’s revolution, which consisted of thousands of everyday Egyptians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, was to overthrow Egypt’s leader of 30 years, Hosni Mubarak. While Mubarak expressed, “the youth will suffer the consequences,” after 18 days of protests, on February 11, 2011, the people got what they think they wanted, his resignation.
In the second phase, the protesters grew increasingly more unhappy, taking to the square once again, continuing to demand a new regime, as the armed forces (who took over after Mubarak stepped down), began to use extreme violence utilizing military tankers and bullets against them, while the M. Brotherhood began to influence voters in mosques.
Resolute, the people continued to fight back through photojournalism and social media, posting video footage on to YouTube. The people declared that they knew what they wanted and were not leaving the square until they got it. Short-lived, June 30, 2012 to July 3, 2013, the fifth president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, was also removed from office after mass protests, and now has to stand trial for accusations that he used violence against peaceful protesters.
“We are not looking for a leader to rule us, because everyone who went to Tahrir Square is a leader. We are looking for a conscience.”
After the fall of Morsi on July 3, 2013 many of the M.B. have been arrested, the security forces have destroyed the protesters camps, the Egyptian government ordered a state of emergency and imposed curfews (with the hopes of putting an end to the violence), while escalating religious militant violence continues in the Sinai region.
Resolution from the Revolution is necessary!
Originally published in One World Cinema...
- 10/30/2013
- by Sharon Abella
- Sydney's Buzz
The answer, in short, is that history happened. "The Square," the new film from Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim ("Startup.com," "Control Room") about the last few years' protests in Tahrir Square in Egypt, won the Audience Award at both the Sundance and Toronto film festivals. But the film was drastically recut between Sundance and Toronto. It turned out that the elected Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammad Morsi was just as authoritarian as his predecessor Hosni Mubarak. Though it was suspected that might be the case from the minute he was elected, it became immediately clear just weeks before "The Square"'s Sundance premiere. The film, in its most recent version, opens up in limited release tomorrow. We caught up with Noujaim and her producer Karim Amer at Toronto to talk about winning an Audience Award at Sundance and completely recutting their film. So you totally recut your film. You had to remind...
- 10/24/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
Title: The Square Noujaim Films Director: Jehane Noujaim Screenwriter: Jehane Noujaim Cast: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmed Hassan, Aida Kashef, Magdy Ashour, Ragia Omran, Ramy Essam, Aida El Kashef, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi Screened at: Review 1, NYC, 10/16/13 Opens: November 1, 2013 Golly…look at all those people demonstrating in Cairo’s Tahir Square. Millions! Perhaps the largest single demonstration in world history, according to the narrator. What’re they saying? “Death to Israel?” Nope. “Down with America?” Sorry, not there either. What, then, could possibly draw so many Egyptians to the street, women included? Here is your answer. Egyptians are against Egyptians. No, they’re not saying “Death to Egyptians,” but you get the [ Read More ]
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- 10/18/2013
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Following the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian revolution and the fall of Hosni Mubarak's thirty year dictatorship, "The Square" presents the personal lives of ordinary Egyptians who continually risk their lives to oppose the oppressive, corrupt, and brutal leadership that has been at their nation’s helm. The documentary by Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim ("Control Room"), follows a small group of activists who are part of the ongoing demonstrations that take place in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to oppose the army dictatorship that violently crushes protestors and the corrupt Muslim Brotherhood using mosques to manipulate voters. The film which has won Audience Awards at both the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals and will open exclusively on October 25th Film Forum. Watch the trailer below:...
- 10/14/2013
- by James Hiler
- Indiewire
Egypt has put forward gritty revolutionary drama Winter of Discontent as its official contender for the best foreign language film Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards. Directed by Ibrahim al-Batout, the film stars Amr Waked (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Syriana), Farah Youssef and Salah Al Hanafy as it focuses on an activist, a journalist and a state security officer and their entangled lives during the tumultuous events of January 2011 in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. It has been noted for its unflinching look at the brutality of Hosni Mubarak's regime as it tried desperately to forestall the revolution. Waked and Al
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- 9/30/2013
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Promoting films has become the most crucial aspect these days and the stars need to go out of their way to be seen everywhere before the release of their film. However, Egyptian actor Aida El Kashef, who stars in Anand Gandhi's film Ship Of Theseus (Sot), won't be able to market the film for a completely unique reason, which is the ongoing unrest in Egypt protesting the regime of president Mohammed Morsi.
When Aida was approached by Kiran Rao (who is presenting the film in India) and Anand to be part of the film's promotional events, she replied saying she won't be available. "Aida hasn't been able to make it because she is participating in the revolution currently going on in Egypt. It's truly an inspirational story for all of us. Although it's disheartening that one of our cast members isn't with us, we're amazed at what she is doing.
When Aida was approached by Kiran Rao (who is presenting the film in India) and Anand to be part of the film's promotional events, she replied saying she won't be available. "Aida hasn't been able to make it because she is participating in the revolution currently going on in Egypt. It's truly an inspirational story for all of us. Although it's disheartening that one of our cast members isn't with us, we're amazed at what she is doing.
- 7/5/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
As the news broke that Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically-elected president, was removed from office by the military, people took to Twitter. Both #Egypt and Morsi quickly topped the United States Twitter trends, in echoes of 2011's "Arab Spring," during which revolutions spread across the Middle East greatly assisted by social media. Egypt's then-president Hosni Mubarak stepped down and handed control of the country to the Egyptian military. Morsi was elected president in June 2012, but his authoritarian style of rule quickly made him unpopular with the Egyptian people. On the first...
- 7/3/2013
- by Sara Morrison & Madison Keavy
- The Wrap
I'm sure most of you have been paying attention to what we could say is effectively another revolution in Egypt since the early 2011 uprising that eventually led to then president Hosni Mubarak stepping down, only to be replaced by military rule; and thus, what has come to be known as the "Egyptian revolution" essentially continues... With regards to the current unrest, the Egyptian army has said it will suspend the constitution, dissolve parliament and force new elections if politicians cannot meet a looming deadline to resolve the country's political crisis, according to Reuters. The announcement on Tuesday came a day after the military gave politicians 48 hours to...
- 7/2/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Cairo's Tahrir Square is currently the site of its second series of major protests in less than three years, and a Telegraph live stream is giving viewers an inside look at the chaos. Tahrir Square, which lies in the heart of Cairo, served as the starting location for the Egyptian protests of 2010-11, which led to the deposition of former President Hosni Mubarak and the beginning of the Arab Spring. Now, on the one year anniversary of the election of new President Mohammad Morsi, thousands of protesters have once again taken to the square to express their displeasure with Morsi's alleged abuse of power. Right now, the live stream is mostly capturing a lot of noise and waving flags. Telegraph is also cutting individual videos from the massive demonstration, including speeches from fiery protest leaders demanding that Morsi step down. The leaders of the protest have given the government until...
- 7/2/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Worth reading piece on the state and direction of Egyptian cinema, in the new Mohamed Morsi era. Morsi was elected president of the country in June 2012, a year after Hosni Mubarak was ousted, following 18 days of demonstrations during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. The concern amongst Egyptian filmmakers is that Morsi's government, with its Islamist majority, has brought with it a change in the country's approach to censorship of the arts - essentially, filmmakers feel restricted in their efforts to be creative and tell a wide variety of stories, as Egyptian cinema seems to be moving towards art that's closer to outright propaganda, since, under the new censorship commission...
- 4/30/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Cairo — Egyptian authorities on Tuesday stepped up a campaign against a popular TV comedian accused of insulting the president, threatening to revoke the license of a private TV station that airs his weekly program and angrily dismissing U.S. criticism of legal proceedings against him.
The satirist, Bassem Youssef, was questioned by state prosecutors earlier this week over accusations that he insulted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and Islam. On his Jon Stewart-inspired show, Youssef frequently satirizes everything from the president's policies to his mannerisms, as well as hardline Islamic clerics, while highlighting contradictions in their comments.
The questioning of Youssef, along with arrest warrants issued days earlier against five anti-government activists on charges of inciting unrest, have raised warnings by opponents of Morsi of a campaign to intimidate his critics. A new case was opened Tuesday, with prosecutors looking into whether participants in a talk show on another private...
The satirist, Bassem Youssef, was questioned by state prosecutors earlier this week over accusations that he insulted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and Islam. On his Jon Stewart-inspired show, Youssef frequently satirizes everything from the president's policies to his mannerisms, as well as hardline Islamic clerics, while highlighting contradictions in their comments.
The questioning of Youssef, along with arrest warrants issued days earlier against five anti-government activists on charges of inciting unrest, have raised warnings by opponents of Morsi of a campaign to intimidate his critics. A new case was opened Tuesday, with prosecutors looking into whether participants in a talk show on another private...
- 4/2/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Cairo — Egypt's state prosecutors ordered the arrest Saturday of a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, in a move that government opponents say is aimed at silencing critics of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
The arrest warrant for against Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, followed an order earlier this week by the country's top prosecutor to arrest five prominent pro-democracy activists in what the opposition has characterized as a widening campaign against dissent.
The acceleration in legal action targeting protesters, activists and critics comes against a backdrop of continued unrest in the country. Political compromise between the well-organized Islamists in power and their vocal liberal and largely secular critics remains elusive, while the country's economy is in near free fall, which has increasingly fueled popular frustration.
The opposition charges that Morsi, in office for nine months, and the Brotherhood...
The arrest warrant for against Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, followed an order earlier this week by the country's top prosecutor to arrest five prominent pro-democracy activists in what the opposition has characterized as a widening campaign against dissent.
The acceleration in legal action targeting protesters, activists and critics comes against a backdrop of continued unrest in the country. Political compromise between the well-organized Islamists in power and their vocal liberal and largely secular critics remains elusive, while the country's economy is in near free fall, which has increasingly fueled popular frustration.
The opposition charges that Morsi, in office for nine months, and the Brotherhood...
- 3/30/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Cairo -- Egyptian security agencies have stopped the screening of a documentary on the Egyptian Jewish community a day before it was due to debut in local cinemas, the film producer said in a statement Tuesday.
He said no reasons were given.
The "Jews of Egypt", a documentary that follows the lives of the Egyptian Jewish community in the first half of the 20th century until they left under duress in large numbers in the late 1950s, was screened in Egypt last year in a private film festival and had been approved by censorship, a regular procedure in Egypt.
Film producer Haytham el-Khamissy said he heard from the chief of the censorship authority that a security agency asked to view the movie before granting it a license to be shown in theaters.
"I was shocked when he told me this and when I learned that this had already happened" before the 2012 festival screening,...
He said no reasons were given.
The "Jews of Egypt", a documentary that follows the lives of the Egyptian Jewish community in the first half of the 20th century until they left under duress in large numbers in the late 1950s, was screened in Egypt last year in a private film festival and had been approved by censorship, a regular procedure in Egypt.
Film producer Haytham el-Khamissy said he heard from the chief of the censorship authority that a security agency asked to view the movie before granting it a license to be shown in theaters.
"I was shocked when he told me this and when I learned that this had already happened" before the 2012 festival screening,...
- 3/13/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Film-makers claim security agencies have censored their documentary on Egypt's thriving pre-1950s Jewish community
Security agencies have banned an Egyptian film about the Arab nation's once-thriving Jewish community just a day before it was due to open in cinemas, according to the documentary's producer.
The Jews of Egypt examines the lives of the country's estimated 65,000 Jews prior to their departure in the late 1950s due to Egypt's conflict with Israel. Producer Haytham el-Khamissy said no reason had been given for the ban, which recalls the worst excesses of the famously censorial regime of former dictator Hosni Mubarak.
"There is no excuse for this except delay and obstruction," said El-Khamissy in a post on the film's Facebook page. "I announce the delay of the screening of Jews of Egypt until a solution is found for this inexplicable problem, inherited from long years in the parlours of the Egyptian state securities...
Security agencies have banned an Egyptian film about the Arab nation's once-thriving Jewish community just a day before it was due to open in cinemas, according to the documentary's producer.
The Jews of Egypt examines the lives of the country's estimated 65,000 Jews prior to their departure in the late 1950s due to Egypt's conflict with Israel. Producer Haytham el-Khamissy said no reason had been given for the ban, which recalls the worst excesses of the famously censorial regime of former dictator Hosni Mubarak.
"There is no excuse for this except delay and obstruction," said El-Khamissy in a post on the film's Facebook page. "I announce the delay of the screening of Jews of Egypt until a solution is found for this inexplicable problem, inherited from long years in the parlours of the Egyptian state securities...
- 3/13/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
An Iranian news agency altered a photograph of Michelle Obama presenting an award at the Oscars Sunday night to fit the country's guidelines for showing images of women in the media.
Michelle Obama surprised everyone when she appeared live from the White House to present the Best Picture award at the Oscars. She wore a thin-strapped metallic dress with a low neckline and presented "Argo" with the coveted award.
Iran's Fars News published a story about the Oscars on its website with a photograph of Obama presenting the award but photoshopped her dress to appear more modest. Sleeves were added to cover her shoulders and the neckline was raised to completely cover her chest. Take a look in the photos below.
Photo (Getty):
Photo (Fars News Agency):
This is not the first time publications have altered images of U.S. leaders. A Brooklyn-based Hasidic newspaper removed Sec. of...
Michelle Obama surprised everyone when she appeared live from the White House to present the Best Picture award at the Oscars. She wore a thin-strapped metallic dress with a low neckline and presented "Argo" with the coveted award.
Iran's Fars News published a story about the Oscars on its website with a photograph of Obama presenting the award but photoshopped her dress to appear more modest. Sleeves were added to cover her shoulders and the neckline was raised to completely cover her chest. Take a look in the photos below.
Photo (Getty):
Photo (Fars News Agency):
This is not the first time publications have altered images of U.S. leaders. A Brooklyn-based Hasidic newspaper removed Sec. of...
- 2/25/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Title: The Square Director: Jehane Noujaim The Egyptian revolution over the past two years is something that the world has been watching. As a result of new technology and greater and more immediate access to media, the revolt against the government which forced the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak gained an unprecedented place in recent history. What filmmaker Jehane Noujaim presents in her new documentary The Square is a thoroughly-documented chronicle of the events that have transpired since the revolution began, her camera fine-tuned on the leaders of the movement, watching it happen from the inside. Noujaim has captured the spirit of the Egyptian people, following several prominent protesters throughout [ Read More ]
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- 1/27/2013
- by abe
- ShockYa
Title: Uprising Director: Fredrik Stanton Simple, straightforward, first-person testimonials have been an integral part of nonfiction filmmaking for decades, lending voice to social issues and providing powerful personal contextualization for events whose scope can otherwise seem overwhelming. It’s just these sorts of powerful interviews which form the framework of the extraordinarily moving “Uprising,” which tells the remarkable story of the 2011 Egyptian revolution that toppled dictatorial President Hosni Mubarak from power. Augmented by equally amazing extant footage, this documentary is the authoritative behind-the-scenes snapshot of a watershed event in human history — the first digital age people’s revolution. Directed by Fredrik Stanton, ”Uprising” benefits from the sort of clean, well-framed narrative that typically only comes into [ Read More ]
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- 1/12/2013
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Egyptian filmmaker Atef Hatata is set to direct a romance/political drama set against the backdrop of the real-life production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida at the 3,500-year-old Pharaonic Temple in Luxor (Egypt) in 1987, titled The Exile, which Cairo-based Zad Communication is producing, in its first international co-production, teaming with Paris-based Mact Productions on the project. The reportedly $2.2 million project will "explore suppression and political corruption under the rule of deposed President Hosni Mubarak through the tale of a female French ceramics expert who goes to Egypt to study the work of a traditional master craftsman." As if...
- 12/11/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
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