Tag Archives: Arab Cinema

DIFF 2009 Press Conference Unveils Celebrities, More…

Posted on December 7, 2009 by John Murdoch

Press conferences are obligatory but also a necessary evil to kick up some dust. This was yet another way for the DIFF team to tell the world (but especially you, yes, you,  in Dubai) about what else to expect at … Continue reading →

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DIFF 2009: All Has Been Revealed

Posted on November 30, 2009 by John Murdoch

Dubai International Film Festival 2009 Details (all meat, no potatoes) WearetheMovies.com has been diligently covering the festival since last year (our writers are pretty comprehensive and brutal; see links on the right), and this year we will once again jump … Continue reading →

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5 Best Films of the Dubai Film Festival 2008

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Faizan Rashid

With a whopping 181 films to choose from, diversity was never a problem in this hallowed quest by the girded WearetheMovies.com team. Listed are the 5 of the very best movies we saw at the 2008 Dubai Film Festival. Continue reading →

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3 Monkeys (Uc Maymun)

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Faizan Rashid

3 Monkeys (Uc Maymun) Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey | 2008 109 min 3 Monkeys (Uc Maymun) is the sort of film, where while watching you realize, everything could be resolved much more quicker (and sooner) if the main characters … Continue reading →

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