by Sherif Awad The Search for Freedom is not the title for a film about a third world country in struggle or some people revolting against a dictator… In fact, it is a documentary written and...

by Sherif Awad An international cast including Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Vincent Cassel and Toby Jones lead Tale of Tale, the first English-speaking film by Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone. The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...