The trailblazing Egyptian producer and actress with a tumultuous private life had become an icon when she died in 2020, not least for having stood against the nationalisation of cinema
The master of the mysterious and the surreal plays with time, space, and our concepts of normality to create masterpieces with influences from German expressionism to Borges and Edgar Allan Poe
The Sarajevo Film Festival, the largest film industry showcase in the region, is for the first time allowing Ukrainian movies in its competition and providing support to Ukrainian filmmakers.
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Blockbusters are finally coming back to movie theaters. But the buzz is elsewhere in Hollywood. Streaming services are upending the film industry’s traditional model and consolidating power just as…
In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the former Turkish president discusses Syria-Turkey reconciliation efforts, the potential for an Iran-Israel war, and other pressing regional issues
To capitalise on this moment, he should bring the current open conflict to a close, but with peace conditions that eliminate the risk of another October 7, and build on the Abraham Accords
As we bear witness to the endless livestream of death and destruction on our phones, it is important to call Israel's war on Gaza what it truly is: a genocide
Al Majalla interviews the British writer who won the Booker for her novel Orbital—a story set in space that reveals much about life on Earth and how isolation can sometimes be a privilege