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Face to Face.. Cinema is Still Possible!

Critic Mahmoud Abdel Shakoor says in his book "How to Watch a Movie", that dialogue in itself is a difficult art complementing the art of cinema, pointing out that Egyptian cinema in its golden age relied on giants specialized in dialogue, such as El Sayed Bedeir, Abul El-Saud El Ebiary, and Badee' Khairy, who were assigned to

Once upon a childhood

In a warm friendly gathering I started talking with my friends about our childhood joys. We came from different countries and cultural backgrounds yet we shared the same memories and in no time the place was overwhelmed by sighs and wet nostalgic eyes. Childhood memories for us united our feelings and we were all talking enthusiastically

"Daddy Long-Legs" by Jean Webster

Wisdom sometimes emanates from mouths that have starved and been denied the basic pleasures of life, as if fate has been stingy with them in comparison to what it has bestowed upon others, leading to disparities and the capriciousness of destiny. The title "Daddy Long-Legs" carries a lot of mystery, secrecy, and overall

Mas'oud Well and Sidi Bishr: Alexandrian Folk Interpretations

Summer now gathers its leaves and departs, defeated by the coming autumn, which I dearly love—more than spring, winter, and summer. When autumn begins in Alexandria, the number of summer vacationers diminishes. The city, especially areas like Sidi Bishr and Miami, becomes less congested. Typically, the last holiday-goer departs with the

Happy crutches: a limp and a smile

When anyone encounters a problem in life, this person has one of two choices: to collapse or to challenge. Collapse, anger or submission is an easy choice; you have to do nothing. The moment your life changes with a phone call, an accident, an x-ray or a blood test the easiest respond is to cry, scream yet do nothing to change it or resist.