Articles by Sherif M. Awad: Film Critic-Since 1990
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...
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...
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...
by Sherif Awad The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) celebrated its 50th anniversary this year with the attendance of many American and international stars and filmmakers. The edition...
by Sherif Awad The 26th edition of FID Marseille (Marseille International Festival) was organized from June 30 until July 7 at the Mediterranean French city Marseille, the largest French city after...
by Sherif Awad The art of cinematography has fascinated many great directors since their youth, exactly as we have seen in the ...