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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 16 - 22 November 2000 Issue No.508 
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 |
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Al-Ahram Weekly On-line 16 - 22 November 2000 Issue No.508
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On screen
Coyote Ugly
A young girl from a small New Jersey town heads to the Big Apple in pursuit of a song writing career. Real life receives her with open arms, and after a few struggling episodes made pleasant Hollywood-style, including working at a pub tended exclusively by women, she not only becomes a successful song-writer, but also a singer. As an American Full Monty from Jerry Bruckheimer, this film had to be full of girls. It takes its cues from the "chief coyote's" advice, that the girls be hot, but not steamy, only seeming available to the male crowds, but never really being so.
On stage
Souq Al-Shottar
A modest, fast-paced, one-hour play in which today's deteriorating conditions are subtly mirrored through a simple plot: in order to marry Wafia, Labib has to find another job to make enough money, but he is only offered dishonourable ones -- a thief, a blackmailer or a procurer. The play is serious in its realistic theme, despite Hassan Fouad's singing, Manal Salama's dancing, and Ahdi Sadek's witty acting. Although lacking in some important details, like stage design and decor, the show is still genuinely interesting, at least judging from the audience's hearty applause.On the podium
Renowned professor Jean Bollack from Lille University will deliver a series of lectures this week at the French Cultural Centre in Mounira. The topics of Bollack's lectures range from the theatre of the ancient world to prominent Greek philosophers & approaches to literary texts. Another series of lectures will be given by Dr. Bollack on Nov 20-23 at Ain Shams University. Bollack's objective is to explain old texts in simple terms for students of literature.
Youssef SeddiqAround the galleries
On display at the Picasso Gallery in Zamalek are veteran artist Ibrahim Abdel-Malak's latest wood sculptures. Abdel-Malak's long awaited return to art, after a extended stint as an art critic, has been celebrated by many. The work is precisely proportioned and faultlessly executed, giving form to Abdel-Malak's fresh yet classically grounded vision.
Reviewed by Nagwa El-Ashri
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