The Invitation ★★
◆ Directed by: Jessica M. Thompson
◆ Genre: Horror [US]
◆ Screenings: Cinemas.
Despite director Thompson's efforts to break free from the cycle of repeated horror films…
Whoever has not seen the movie Avatar on the largest cinema screens – either because he was young in 2009 when it came out for its first showings, or perhaps because he had not yet come to life, and…
Since the first centuries of life, there have been no definitive statistics on who migrated to where. However, the act of emigration did not cease, either individually or collectively, either in…
LAST SEEN ALIVE ★★★★
◆ Directed by Brian Goodman
◆ Genre: Suspense ◆ General Screenings
The emergence of films depicting massive forces, battles, and effects, aided by the proliferation of…
Even though “Crimes of the Future” was met with a critical failure (the movie’s fans equal the non-fans) and even worse commercial failure, the Western media (American, British and French mainly)…
THE MONOLOGUE
In theatre, a monologue is a speech presented by a single character, often expressing their thoughts aloud, though sometimes also directly addressing another character or the…
With more than 600 cinemas remaining shut in North America and a global decline in revenues that reached up to 80% in Europe and Asia, the outlook of the screening film industry seems to be gloomy…
For many it is theatre’s darkest hour. For others, Britain’s Royal Shakespeare Company included, lockdown has speeded up the use of technology that has transformed stagecraft and revealed new…
Palestinians are beginning to dribble out of the battered enclave as Israel starts implementing its "voluntary migration" plan. Gaza is being ethnically cleansed before our very eyes.
The man many think could end Erdoğan's quarter-century reign was arrested just days before he was nominated as the CHP presidential candidate. Who is he, and why is he behind bars?
The US and Israel want Tehran to completely dismantle its nuclear infrastructure, which it will not do. If they do decide to strike, Iran has limited options on how to respond.
The passion and imagination of the Uruguayan writer remain timeless, not least over Gaza. Ten years since his passing, Al Majalla revisits his works and words.