On screen
What Lies Beneath
If you think the title refers to a monster, think again. This edge-of-your-seat thriller from director Bobby Zemeckis stars Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfieffer as a happily-married couple battling a ghost of sorts. Zemeckis is boldly walking in the shadow of the thriller masters here -- good old Hitch, Polansky and Clouzot -- by relying on the camera, as opposed to computer effects. What Lies Beneath is a successful attempt to revive Hitchcock's "pure cinema" at a time when most films opt for too much sound and fury to induce the same effect.
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Small screen
This week the popular weekly late-night talk show Akher Kalam (Final Words), hosted by Inji Anwar, features Zahi Hawass, General Director of the Giza Plateau & Bahariya Oasis. Discussions will dip into the latest archeological discoveries, with Hawass expected to raise the curtain on new excavations at the plateau. Directed by Magdi Lashine and prepared by writer Youssri El-Fakharani, Akher Kalam airs on Egyptian channel 1 on Tuesday at 11:30pm.
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On stage
 Halahotta wa Barakotta is an entertaining and instructive spectacle currently playing at the Nasr City Theatre. Wael Nour stars as Halahotta, a child who is indulging himself in a fantasy world of fish, birds and monkeys to escape from the pressures of exams. He discovers, however, that even these creatures are hard working and diligent. The didactic tale is saved by the pleasant acting of both Nour and his co-star Hanan Shawki, as well as the fun costumes and set. Although seemingly targeted at children, some of the concepts might go over the heads of most 5-year-olds.
See listingsfor venue and show-times.
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Around the galleries
VETERAN painter Adli Rizqalla's retrospective exhibition, 20 Years of Watercolours, on display at the Palace of Arts on the Opera House grounds, brings into focus the range and extent of one celebrated artist's achievement.
Reviewed by
Nagwa El-Ashri
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