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US director David Lynch poses after receiving a lifetime achievement award during the 12th Rome Film Festival on November 4, 2017, in Rome. TIZIANA FABI / AFP

Farewell, David Lynch: A tribute to cinema’s last great surrealist

The American director pushed cinematic experimentation to its limits and, in so doing, created deep connections with many of his viewers

Areej Jamal 21 January 2025
ملصق فيلم "أثر الأشباح".

Victims become hunters in new film about torture in Syrian prisons

'Ghost Trail' is a timely French thriller about Assad-era atrocities, revealing what went on in the regime's darkest corners and how justice can be done by those determined enough to find the culprits

Areej Jamal 03 January 2025
A scene from the filming atmosphere in the camps

Gaza’s young filmmakers capture the suffering of war

In four short films made amid the chaos and destruction of a terrible conflict, stories have been captured of how the hope of children can thrive even over the horrific circumstances inflicted on them

Houssam Marouf 21 December 2024
'Songs of Adam' by director Oday Rasheed screened at the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival

‘Songs of Adam’ tells the tale of an Iraq that does not age

Screened at the Red Sea International Film Festival, the latest film by Iraqi director Oday Rasheed is the story of a child who refuses to grow up

Hussam al-Khawli 21 December 2024

The treasure trove of art that emerged from October tragedies

Throughout history, October has earned a reputation for doom and gloom, but several literary, cinematic and poetic gems were born out of some of history's most turbulent events

Ismail Ghazaly 18 October 2024
A "Seven Samurai" movie poster

At 70, ‘Seven Samurai’ is still sharp after all these years

How the newly remastered classic influenced films from "The Magnificent Seven" to "A Bug's Life"

Jordan Hoffman 11 September 2024
American film director David Lynch, pictured in 2007 Thiago Piccolo/Wikipedia

David Lynch and his rich otherworldly legacy to world 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

Mustafa Dhikri 15 August 2024
A still from the film 'Bye Bye Tiberias' Bye Bye Tiberias (2023

‘Bye Bye Tiberias’: A quiet meditation on memory and identity

Lina Soualem's 2023 cinematic masterpiece follows four generations of Palestinian women, with a focus on her and her mother, actress Hiam Abbass. From upheaval and refuge comes serenity and sadness.

Areej Jamal 11 June 2024
Critics have hailed 'Norah' as pioneering for the Saudi film industry and its exploration of traditional beliefs and contemporary progress.

Saudi Arabia to make its debut at Cannes with 'Norah'

Set to the stunning backdrop of AlUla, Norah by Tawfiq Al-Zaidi has broken new ground for Saudi cinema with a story about two people who inspire one another.

Noor Hisham Alsaif 24 April 2024
A scene from the film 'The Zone of Interest' Alamy

The Zone of Interest: A Holocaust film with echoes in today's world

Glazer's Oscar-winning film prompts the question: What would we have done had we lived during the Holocaust and known about it? The genocide in Gaza today reveals frightening answers.

Samer Abou Hawwach 14 March 2024
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Supporters say his killing deals a blow to the country's prospects for peace and stability

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