Articles by Sherif M. Awad: Film Critic-Since 1990

Lou Castel: Now and Then

by Sherif Awad During the 31st Alexandria Film Festival that took place from the second until the eighth of September, European actor Lou Castel was invited to be given a tribute for his universal...

Everest

by Sherif Awad This week, the screening of the new film Everest brought many memories about climbing films like the classic adventure The Eiger Sanction (1995) starring Clint Eastwood, Cliffhanger...

Beloved Days, Documentary on The Beloved (1971)

by Sherif Awad  In the year 1970, Italian born director George P. Cosmatos (1941- 2005) traveled to Karmi in Cyprus along with Raquel Welsh and Richard Johnson to shoot the 1971 released drama...

Alexandria Film Festival 2015

In Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival (AMFF) 2015: The 31st edition taking place 2-8 September pays homage to 120 years of cinema  and honors the names of Omar Sharif, Faten Hamama...

Reality-Alain Chabat

by Sherif Awad Some films can take the viewer by surprise. Sometimes it is a good surprise and sometimes it is bad. Reality by French director and musician Quentin Dupieux belongs to the good...

Udo Kier-Cult Actor

by Sherif Awad Last July, the Karlovy Vary Film Festival received German-born and now California-based cult actor Udo Kier to present his latest film “Zero” by Hungarian director Gyula Nemes. The film...

The Last Spaghetti Western-Documentary

by Sherif Awad The Spaghetti Western subgenre contained this group of western films made in Italy and Spain during the mid-1960s cashing great box office sales worldwide. Sergio Leone contributed to...

Le Tout Nouveau Testament

by Sherif Awad  Screenwriter Thomas Gunzig and director Jaco Van Dormael are two Belgian-born filmmakers who collaborated in the philosophical yet funny script of The All New Testament, a fantasy...

Ant-Man

by Sherif Awad Being familiar with Marvel Superheroes, I wasn’t sure I heard before about Ant-Man until news started to flow that a film adaptation is happening. Paul Rudd, who was a regular star of...
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