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July 10, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

Ma'loul Celebrates Its Destruction (1985)

— 31 min - Documentary, Palestinian struggle against the Zionist entity (Israel) - 2 January 1985

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Since the declaration of the state of Israel in 1948, countless Palestinian villages have been erased from the map. This film uses poignant images of bombardments, destroyed buildings, and disfigured people to illustrate this. All that remains are ruins, bearing silent witness in the landscape. Ma'Loul, just west of Nazareth, is one such ruined village. It was inhabited principally by Palestinian Christians, who were forced to leave in 1948 during the Israeli War of Independence...

July 5, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid (2023)

— 83 min - Documentary - 3 July 2023

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Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.

Director:  Max Salomon

Stars:  Zahi Hawass, Mostafa Waziri

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Egyptian archeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.

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May 8, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

— 123 min - Documentary - 25 June 2004

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Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Director:  Michael Moore

Writers:  Michael Moore

Stars:  Michael Moore, John Conyers, Abdul Henderson, Craig Unger, George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Osama Ben Laden, Larry King, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice, John Ashcroft, Richard Gephardt, Tony Blair, Britney Spears, Stevie Wonder, Ben Affleck, Ricky Martin, Jeffrey Toobin, Wolf Blitzer, Colin Powell, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, Barbara Pi...

May 1, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

At Night, They Dance (2011)

— 81 min - Documentary - 18 May 2011

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Seldom has Egypt's capital been so evocatively captured. A fly-on-the-wall doc exploring the mysterious and hard-knock reality of a typical Egyptian belly dancer clan in working-class Cairo. Unparalleled access to this hidden world leaves the viewer fascinated and surprised that at night they dance. Such frankness among Arabic women is all too rare in films.

Director:  Isabelle Lavigne, Stéphane Thibault

Writers:  Isabelle Lavigne

Stars:  Reda Ibrahim Mohamed, Hind Said Samir, Amira Said Samir and Bussy Said Samir

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March 25, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Fertile Memory (1980)

— 100 min - Documentary, Drama, The Palestinian-Zionist-Jewish conflict, Feminism - 2 January 1980

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The first full-length film to be shot within the disputed Palestinian West Bank, the Green Line, Fertile Memory. Michel Khleifi skillfully and lovingly crafts a portrait of two Palestinian women whose individual struggles define and transcend the politics that tore their homes and lives apart. In this film, director Khleifi compares two different models of two Palestinian women, as he deals with the reality of Palestinian women, their struggle, and their ability to improve their conditions in their society, under the Zionist (Israeli) occupation there in Palestine...

March 21, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)

— 103 min - Documentary - 1 January 2022

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An enchanting making-of story told through all-new in-depth interviews and cast conversations, inviting fans on a magical first-person journey through one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

Director:  Eran Creevy, Giorgio Testi, Joe Pearlman, Casey Patterson

Stars:  Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Bonnie Wright, Matthew Lewis, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Evanna Lynch, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Mark Williams, Alfred Enoch, Chris Columbus, Ian Hart, Jason Isaacs, Alfonso Cuarón, David Yates,

March 16, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized | No comments

Kafr Kassem (1975)

— 120 min - Drama, Documentary, The Palestinian-Zionist-Jewish conflict, Arab-Zionist Conflict (Israel) - 2 January 1975

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On the eve of the Israeli attack on Egypt in 1956, Israel decalres Martial law in all the occupied Arab teritories without any previous notice. When the villagers of Kafar Kassem returned home from the fields, they were butchered and killed in what is known today as the massacre of “Kafar Kassem”.

Director:  Borhane Alaouié

Writers:  Borhane Alaouié - Dialogue: Issam Mahfouz

Stars:  Abdul Rahman Al Rashi, Ahmed Ayoub, Salim Sabry, Shafiq Al Manfalouti, Abdullah Abbasi, Charlotte Rushdi, Zina Hanna, Intisar Shamma, Iss...

March 15, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

The Soul of War: Making 'Hacksaw Ridge' (2017)

— 70 min - Documentary - 21 February 2017

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A comprehensive documentary detailing the making of 'Hacksaw Ridge', including the real-life people and story, casting, filming, special effects, stunts, and interviews with Mel Gibson, Andrew Garfield, and more. 'Hacksaw Ridge' is the epic and inspiring true story of Desmond Doss, an army medic and conscientious objector who, during one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun.

Director:  Cliff Stephenson

Stars:  Andrew Garfield, Mel Gibson, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving

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March 11, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Making 'Saving Private Ryan' (2004)

— 22 min - Documentary - 25 May 2004

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Documentary about the filming and production of the 1998 WWII film "Saving Private Ryan."

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Writers:  Laurent Bouzereau

Stars:  Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Thomas E. Sanders, Tom Hanks, Joanna Johnston, Janusz Kamiński, Edward Burns, Lois Burwell, Kevin De La Noy, David Devlin, Jim Kwiatkowski, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Matt Damon

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Documentary about the filming and production of the 1998 WWII film "Saving Private Ryan."

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March 9, 2023, Posted in Uncategorized

Making 'The Shining' (1980)

— 35 min - Documentary - 4 October 1980

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Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.

Director:  Vivian Kubrick

Stars:  Jack Nicholson, Vivian Kubrick, Terry Needham, Stanley Kubrick, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, Gert Kubrick, Brian W. Cook, Leon Vitali

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Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.

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