by Sherif Awad  This week, I saw the online preview screening of an independent film called Missing Child that premiered in Boston International Film Festival 2014 where it received Indie Soul...

by Sherif Awad In one week, I had the chance of watching three actions films: The new Star Wars, the new Superman vs. Batman and the new Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I can say that audience loved...

by Sherif Awad I was always a fan of great actor Donald Sutherland and continuously was discovering many of his important roles as I was digging classic films. Donald co-starred in the 1960s classics...

by Sherif Awad I am not a fan of horror films in general but I am really a fan of good horror films, which are quite rare, compared to the numerous being produced to reach film theaters or go straight...

by Sherif Awad Two weeks ago, Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) announced the selection of films to be presented in the Fifth Annual Festival, March 17-23, 2016, at the Luxor Cultural Palace in...

by Sherif Awad It is the Christmas season, as I write, and likely that dozens of African people are now trying to cross the Sub-Sahara towards the Mediterranean Sea, their gateway to European shores...

by Sherif Awad  Many Arab actors, who have been inspired by Egyptian-born star Omar Sharif, have tried to breakthrough onto the A-List of Hollywood stars yet they faced many challenges. But...

by Sherif Awad Considered to be a ‘modern-day Indiana Jones’, renowned filmmaker and author Jay Weidner had ongoing worldwide quests to find clues in ancient heritages and in various films. Among his...

by Sherif Awad In 1956, leading composer, singer and actor Mohamed Fawzy was sitting with a group of friends when he heard the voice of a young man covering an American song originally belonging to...