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BLACK ADAM

October 21, 2022 By 2 Comments

BLACK ADAM

Until now, BATMAN VS SUPERMAN has been the nadir of DC’s excursions into cinema. Now it has lost even that paltry distinction with the onset of BLACK ADAM, a film with much sound and fury that signifies nothing. Not even Dwayne Johnson, one of the most charismatic movie stars working today can right this shipwreck,… Read More »

Tagged With: DC Comics, DCEU, egregious plot device, Middle East, superhero, western cultural imperialists, wizard

ROBIN HOOD

November 24, 2018 By Leave a Comment

ROBIN HOOD

Years ago, there was a perfectly delightful mash-up of pop songs and medieval literature in A KNIGHT’S TALE, a frothy entertainment in which David Bowie met Geoffrey Chaucer. It succeeded for many reason, not the least of which is that it didn’t take itself too seriously. Alas, ROBIN HOOD, a similar foray into unexpected juxtaposition,… Read More »

Tagged With: anachrony, Middle East, taxation

THE INSULT — Ziad Douieri Interview

February 8, 2018 By Leave a Comment

THE INSULT — Ziad Douieri Interview

  Click here to listen to the interview. Ziad Doueiri made one of my favorite films of the 2010s, THE ATTACK (2011), about an apolitical Arab doctor in Israel who finds himself suddenly the object of suspicion by his friends and colleagues when his wife becomes a suicide bomber. His new film, THE INSULT, the… Read More »

Tagged With: Academy Award Nominee, Anwar Sadat, Beirut, Camp David, Catalonian Secession, Damour massacre, detention, director, drama, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, Jimmy Carter, Joelle Touma, Lebabnon, Menachem Begin, Middle East, Palestinians, politics, Refugee, Sam Goldwyn, Uncategorized and tagged BDS Movement, Ziad Doueiri

Sandra Bagaria Unveils A GAY GIRL IN DAMASCUS: THE AMINA PROFILE

July 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment

Sandra Bagaria Unveils A GAY GIRL IN DAMASCUS: THE AMINA PROFILE

Sandra Bagaria was not raised to be a victim, and so when her online with a woman blogger named Amina half a world away took an emotionally wrenching turn, the last thing she wanted to do was walk away.

Tagged With: Amina, Arab Spring, blogging, closure, Damascus, deception, documentary, EFF, Egypt, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Intifada, internet, internet security, Lebanon, LGBT, marriage equality, media, Middle East, Mossad, Online dating, Palestine, politics, same-sex marriage, Sandra Bagaria, Supreme Court, Syria, The Guardian, virtual relationships, Washington Post

Tom McCarthy Introduces THE VISITOR

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Tom McCarthy Introduces THE VISITOR

Tom McCarthy is not a man to be rushed, hence the five years between his debut as a writer/director, THE STATION AGENT, and his second effort, THE VISITOR. In between he continued his flourishing career as a working actor until the right inspiration struck. When we spoke on April 7, 2008, the conversation ranged from… Read More »

Tagged With: cinema, civil rights, cultural tours, director, drama, film, immigration reform, Middle East, narrative, retired professor, Richard Jenkins, screenwriter, sound design, State Department, Tom McCarthy

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