Cinema
All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centers listed below commercial cinemas. This information is correct at the time of going to press, it remains wise, however, to check with venues for any short notice alteration.
Amir
Khlousi, Shubra, Cairo. Tel: 2205 5722
*Camp
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Bandar, Maadi
Bandar Mall, 1 Palestine St, New Maadi. Tel: 2519 0770
*Definitely, Maybe
*Drillbit Taylor
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Cairo Sheraton
Cairo Sheraton Hotel, Nile Corniche, Giza. Tel: 3760 6081
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Cinemania
City Stars Mall, Heliopolis, Golden Stars Cinema.Tel: 2480 2581
*La graine et le mulet (The Secret of the Grain)
City Centre
3 Makram Ebeid St, Nasr City. Tel: 010 667 5096
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Definitely, Maybe
*Iron Man
*Noqtet Regou' (Point of Return)
City Stars Mall
Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2013
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Awake
*10,000 BC
*College Road Trip
*The Golden Compass
*Leila Fil Qamar (A Night on the Moon)
*Made of Honour
*Rogue
*Shutter
*Street Kings
*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
*What Happens in Vegas
*21
Cosmos
12 Emadeddin St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2577 9537
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Camp
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before)
*Leila Fil Qamar (A Night on the Moon)
*Tabakh El-Rayes (The President's Chef)
Diana
17 Al-Alfi St, Emadeddin, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2592 4727
*Al-Gazira (The Island)
Dream
Dream Land, Sixth of October City. Tel: 3855 3217
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before)
*Noqtet Regou' (Point of Return)
*P2
Family, Maadi
Othman Buildings, next to Maadi Hospital. Tel: 2524 8100
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Made of Honour
*Rogue
*What Happens in Vegas
*21
Future Mall
Al-Qahira Al-Gadida. Tel: 2756 4045
*Shari' Tamantashar (Eighteenth Street)
*Tabakh El-Rayes (The President's Chef)
Galaxy
67 Abdel-Aziz Al-Saud St, Manial. Tel: 2532 5745
*Awake
*College Road Trip
*The Golden Compass
*Leila Fil Qamar (A Night on the Moon)
*Rogue
*What Happens in Vegas
Genena
Al-Batrawi St, off Abbas Al-Aqad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2263 0745
*August Rush
*Boo
*Definitely, Maybe
*Heena Maysara (Until Better Times)
*Iron Man
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Golden Stars
City Stars Mall, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2581
*College Road Trip
*Made of Honour
*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
*What Happens in Vegas
Good News
Grand Hayatt Hotel, Nile Corniche, Garden City. Tel: 2362 8400
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Noqtet Regou' (Point of Return)
*Sokkar Banat (Caramel)
*Tabakh El-Rayes (The President's Chef)
Al-Haram
Al-Haram St, Giza. Tel: 3385 8358
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Camp
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before)
*Al-Gazira (The Island)
*Leila Fil Qamar (A Night on the Moon)
Metro
35 Talaat Harb St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2393 7566
*Boo
*Heena Maysara (Until Better Times)
*Iron Man
*Khareg ala Al-Qanoun (Outlawed)
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
New Modern
Shubra St, Shubra, Cairo. Tel: 2430 9122
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before)
Nile City Mall
Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2461 9101
*August Rush
*Boo
*Definitely, Maybe
*Drillbit Taylor
*Iron Man
*Leatherheads
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
*Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Normandy
31 Al-Ahram St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2258 0254
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before)
Odeon
4 Dr Abdel-Hamid Said St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 8797
*Leila Fil Qamar (A Night on the Moon)
*P2
*Rogue
*What Happens in Vegas
Ramses Hilton
Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2574 7435
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before)
*The Golden Compass
*Al-Gazira (The Island)
*Tabakh El-Rayes (The President's Chef)
*What Happens in Vegas
Regency
Abbasiya Sq. Tel: 2485 1851
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
Al-Rehab
Al-Rehab City. Tel: 2607 6414
*Heena Maysara (Until Better Times)
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Rivoli
26 July St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 5053
*Heena Maysara (Until Better Times)
*Heya Fawda (The Chaos)
*Khareg ala Al-Qanoun (Outlaw)
*Lahazat Ounotha (Feminine Moments)
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Roxy
Roxy Sq, Heliopolis. Tel: 2258 0344
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
Al-Salam Concorde
65 Abdel-Hamid Badawi St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2622 6376
*The Golden Compass
*Noqtet Regou' (Point of Return)
*What Happens in Vegas
Serag
Serag Mall, end of Makram Ebeid St, Nasr City. Tel: 2287 2705
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
*Camp
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before)
*Leila Fil Qamar (A Night on the Moon)
*Shutter
*Tabakh El-Rayes (The President's Chef)
Sixth of October
Sixth of October City. Tel: 3835 7569
*Boo
*Definitely, Maybe
*Iron Man
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Tahrir
112 Tahrir St, Dokki, Giza. Tel: 3335 4726
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours)
Tiba
Al-Nasr Road, Nasr City. Tel: 2262 1084
*Heena Maysara (Until Better Times)
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
Wonderland
Abbas El Akkad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2401 2254
*Drillbit Taylor
*Khareg ala Al-Qanoun (Outlawed)
*Skin Walkers
*War'et Shafra (Ciphered)
*Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
CULTURAL CENTRES
French Cultural Centre
1 Madraset Al-Hoqouq Al-Ferensiya St, Mounira. Tel: 2354 7679
21 May, 8:30pm: Le Dernier Metro, starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu, directed by François Truffaut.
Goethe Institute
5 El-Bustan st, Cairo. Tel: 25759877
18 May, 7pm: Die Tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse, starring Dawn Addams and Peter Van Eyck, directed by Fritz Lang.
Japanese Cultural Centre
Embassy of Japan, 81 Nile Corniche, Maadi. Tel: 2528 5903
15 May, 6pm: Osaka Story, directed by Jun Ichikawa (Arabic Subtitles)
22 May, 6pm: Ah, Spring, directed by Shinji Somai (Arabic Subtitles)
Al-Sawy Cultural Wheel
26th of July St, Zamalek. Tel: 2736 8881
15 May, 10pm: Jurassic Park 3, starring Sam Neill and William H.Macy, directed by Joe Johnston.
21 May, 9pm: Jaws 3, starring Dennis Quaid and Bess Armstrong, directed by Joe Alves.
22 May, 10pm: King Kong, starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black, directed by Peter Jackson.
FILM INDEX
*Alwan El Sama El Sab'a (Heaven's Colours), starring Laila Elwi and Farouk El-Feshawi, directed by Saad Hendawi.
*August Rush, starring Freddie Highmore and Keri Russell, directed by Kirsten Sheridan.
*Awake, starring Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba, directed by Joby Harold.
*10,000 BC, starring Steven Strait and Camilla Belle, directed by Roland Emmerich.
*Boo, starring Trish Coren and Rachel Herland, directed by Anthony C Ferrante.
*Camp, directed by Abdel-Aziz Hashad.
*College Road Trip, starring Martin Lawrence and Raven-Symoné, directed by Roger Kumble.
*Definitely, Maybe, starring Ryan Reynolds and An Nguyen, directed by Adam Brooks.
*Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson and Nate Hartley, directed by Steven Brill.
*Ehna Et'abelna Abl Keda (We Met Before), starring Nelly Karim and Hassan Hosni, directed by Hesham El- Shafie.
*Al-Gazira(The Island), starring Ahmed El-Saqqa, Hend Sabri and Khaled El-Sawi, directed by Sherif Arafa.
*The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, directed by Chris Weitz.
*Heena Maysara(Until Better Times), starring Somaya El-Khashab, directed by Khaled Youssef.
*Heya Fawda(Chaos), starring Khaled Saleh and Menna Shalabi, directed by Youssef Chahin with Khaled Youssef.
*Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard, directed by Jon Favreau.
*Khareg ala Al-Qanoun(Outlawed), starring Karim Abdel-Aziz.
*La graine et le mulet (The Secret of the Grain), directed by Abdellatif Kechiche.
*Leatherheads, starring George Clooney and Renée Zellweger, directed by George Clooney.
*Leila Fil Qamar(A Night on the Moon), directed by Khairy Beshara.
*Made of Honour, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan, directed by Paul Weiland.
*Noqtet Regou'(Point of Return), starring Sherif Mounir and Nour.
*P2, starring Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley, directed by Franck Khalfoun.
*Rogue, starring Radha Mitchell and Michael Vartan, directed by Greg Mclean.
*Shari' Tamantashar(Eighteenth Street), starring Donya Samir Ghanem and Ahmed Falawkas, directed by Hossam El-Gohari.
*Shutter, starring Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor, directed by Masayuki Ochiai.
*Skin Walkers, starring Jason Behr and Elias Koteas, directed by James Isaac.
*Sokkar Banat(Caramel), starring Nadine Labki, Adel Karam and Yasmeen El-Masri, directed by Nadine Labki.
*Street Kings, starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, directed by David Ayer.
*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, directed by Tim Burton.
*Sydney White, starring Amanda Bynes and Sara Paxton, directed by Joe Nussbaum.
*Tabakh El-Rayes(The President's Chef), starring Talaat Zakaria, directed by Said Hamed.
*War'et Shafra(Ciphered), directed by Amir Ramses.
*Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, starring Martin Lawrence and James Earl Jones, directed by Malcolm D Lee.
*What Happens in Vegas, starring Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, directed by Tom Vaughan.
*21, starring Jim Sturgess and Kevin Spacey, directed by Robert Luketic.
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Around the galleries
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 3rd International Book Artists Bienniale 2008 kicked off last month and will run through 24 May. BA Director Ismail Serageldinsaid he is pleased with the ongoing success of the bienniale, supervised by maestro Sherif Mohieddin.
"During the bienniale's successive rounds, talents and creative minds from different parts of the world come together for fruitful exchange in workshops, discussion forums and exhibitions that showcase the latest expertise in the field of book creation," Serageldin said. This year's round honoured the German magazine, Thought and Art, whose achievement has been its success in building bridges between Arab and German cultures. It also honoured two renowned Italian book artists: Fernanda Fedi and Gino Gini, whose unique creations were on show in the previous rounds.
Spain is the guest of honour this year, having participated with a huge number of books from its rare national collections. The Arts Centre organised a children's workshop and a forum in which 58 artists participated from 22 countries. Among the many participating countries are: Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Korea, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Russia, Egypt, Mexico and Germany. The work in the picture above is by Bassam Al- Radaidehfrom Jordan.
Reviewed by Nagwa El-Ashri
Exhibitions
The American University in Cairo
Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Sq
*Falaki Gallery
Tel 2797 6373
470 exhibition (Closing 31 May).
*Sony Gallery
Tel 2797 6165
"Egypt: Metamorphoses", a duo photography exhibition depicting Egypt in two sets of black and white photos by Dale Osborn and Kamil Vodera (Closing 27 May).
The Cairo Opera Grounds
*Cairo Opera Gallery
Tel: 2739 0132/0144
"From Life and Nature", a group exhibition by Safenaz El-Khashab, Hoda El-Sayed, Gihan Bakir and others (Closing 24 May).
*Museum of Egyptian Modern Art
Opera grounds, Gezira. Tel: 2736 6667
Part of the 31th General Exhibition, the 2nd Festival of Fine Art displays rare masterpieces to be shown for the first time by late pioneer artists (Closing 30 June).
*Aba'ad gallery
Thirty one rare paintings by the late Labib Tadros (1894-1943)
*Al-Bab gallery
Twenty three sculptures by the late Mahmoud Moukhtar (1891-1934)
*Hall 4
Nineteen paintings by Zeinab Abdou (1903-1993)
*Hall 3
Sixty water-colour paintings by the late Kawkab Youssef El-Assal
*Music Library
Photography exhibition by former ambassador Fakhry Osman (Closing 23 May).
*Hanager Arts Centre
Polish Contemporary Graphic Art exhibition features 14 artists presenting 25 graphic works (21-29 May).
Cordoba
3A Degla St, off Al-Furat St, off Gam'at Al-Dewal Al-Arabia St, Mohandessen. Tel 012 1104699
"Inspirations of the First Vision", paintings by Ezzeddin Naguib (14 May-14 June).
Doroub
4 Amrika Al-Latiniya St, Garden City. Tel: 2794 7951
"Alexandriat 3", paintings by Saad Aly (Closing 28 May).
Ebdaa
17 Aswan Square, Mohandessen, Tel 3334 52263
Paintings by Ayman El-Semary (Closing 25 May).
Extra
3 Al-Nessim St, corner of Montazah St, Zamalek. Tel 2735 6293
Collage by Abeer Hasanin (Closing 31 May).
Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation
11 Shagaret El-Dorr St, Zamalek. Tel: 2736 5419
Silver jewellery by Wehad Samir (18-29 May).
French Cultural Centre
1 Madraset Al-Hoqouq Al-Ferensiya St, Off El-Sheikh Ali Youssef St, Mounira. Tel: 2791 5800
"Open Atelier", a miscellaneous exhibition of oil paintings, drawings, engraving, sculpture, installation and video art by Bassem Hussein (Closing 3 June).
Grant
6 Al-Gomhouria St, Abdin. Tel 2391 6769
"Beginning & End", paintings by Dina El-Sayed and Mohamed El-Zahed (Closing 19 May).
Horizon One
Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1 Kafour St, Nile Corniche, Giza. Tel: 3336 2921
The 2nd session of Egypt Salon, part of the activities of the 2nd Festival of Art Creativity (Closing end of May).
Mashrabia
8 Champollion St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2578 4494, Mob. 010 170 4554
"Temporal Considerations", paintings by Amre Heiba (Closing 5 June).
Prince Taz Palace
17 Al-Sioufiya St, off Al-Saliba St, Khalifa, Cairo, Tel: 2792 5930
Pottery exhibition (Closing 20 May).
Salama
36 Ahmed Oraby St, Mohandeseen, Tel: 3346 3242
"Art For All", a group exhibition of paintings by a number of artists including George Bahgory, Ahmed Askalani, Omar El-Nagdi, Salah Taher, Effat Hosni, Mohsen Shaalan, Farouk Shehata among many others (until the end of 2008).
Rawabet Theatre
3, Hussein El-Mi'mar Pasha St, off Nabarawi St, off Champolion st, Downtown next to Townhouse gallery's annex.
"Palestine before 1948", a photography exhibition commemorating the Nakba's 60th anniversary (15-23 May).
Safar Khan
6 Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel: 2735 3314
Paintings by Anna Boghiguian (Closing 23 May).
Al-Sawy Cultural Wheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881, email: info@culturewheel.com
*Earth Hall
Oil paintings by Rania El-Hakim (Closing 19 May).
*River Hall
The Integrated Thebes International Schools art exhibition (21-29 May).
*Word Hall I
"Egyptology" paintings by Nazli Yehia (Closing 19 May).
*Word Hall II
"The Language of Flowers", paintings by Olaya Sami (21-29 May).
Townhouse
Hussein Al-Me'mar Pasha St, off Mahmoud Bassiouni St, Downtown. Tel 2576 8086
*First Floor
"On a Better Day Than This", by Bassim Magdy who presents drawings, photographs and sculpture (Closing 28 May).
*Factory Space
Paintings by Nadine Hammam (Closing 28 May).
World of Art
Golf Area, Maadi, Tel 2359 4362
"In Your Eyes", paintings by Maaike Draper Albers (Closing 25 May).
Zamalek Art gallery
11 Brazil St, Zamalek. Tel: 2735 1240
"Humanity", ink on paper works by Rabab Nemr (Closing 27 May).
"Old photos can bring back the memories of the past, but they cannot give us back our stolen rights and legacy," said Hesham Abdel-Hady, whose exhibition of personal photos taken in Areeha and Jerusalem is due to open today at Rawabet gallery.
The exhibition titled "Palestine before 1948" is curated by Akram Zaatari of the Arab Image Foundation, and is part of a programme initiated by Al- Mawred Al-Thaqafy's (Culture Resource) Spring Festival to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Nakba. The programme also includes a presentation for a new website, "Palestine in Arabic", which was created by a group of Arab youth and documents the history of Palestine.
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Music & dance
Arab Music Institute
22 Ramses St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2574 3373
Sun 18, 9pm: The Arab Music Heritage Ensemble, conducted by Farouk El-Babli in a repertoire of classical Arab songs.
Thur 22, 9pm: Classical Arab music by Qithara troupe, conducted by Alfred Gamil.
The American University in Cairo
Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Sq. Tel 2797 6373
*Ewart Hall
Wed 21, 8pm: American Influence.
*Falaki Mainstage Theatre
Mon 19, 8pm: Music in many styles: AUC Chamber Singers, directed by John Baboukis.
Beit Al-Suheimi
Al-Darb Al-Asfar, Al-Hussein district, Old Cairo. Tel: 2591 3391
Every Sunday, 8pm: Folk music and songs by Al-Nil Troupe for Folk Instruments.
Cairo Jazz Club
197, 26th July St, Agouza. Tel: 3345 9939
Thur 15, 10.30pm: Screwdriver plays rock & roll.
Sat 17, 9.30pm: Modern Egyptian folk by Beshir.
Sun 18, 9.30pm: Vocal jazz by Cocoon band.
Mon 19, 9.30pm: Riff band plays Frank Sinatra's classics.
Tue 20, 10.30pm: Vocal jazz by Ashraf Habashi and The Jazz Caterers.
Thur 22, 10.30pm: JUNKMALE plays rock and roll.
Cairo Opera House
Gezira Exhibition Grounds. Tel: Info 339 8144, box office 2739 0132
*Main Hall
Sat 17, 9pm: The Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
Thur 22 & Fri 23, 9pm: The Cairo Opera Ballet Company, directed by Erminia Kamel, performs Puccini's Madam Butterfly opera
*Small Hall
Fri 16, 9pm: Singing recital by Mona Rafla and Gala El-Hadidi.
Mon 19, 9pm: Clarinet and piano recital by a Japanese player.
Tue 20, 9pm: Chamber music recital by Hossam Shehata, Hassan Moataz and Mohamed Shams.
Thur 22, 9pm: The 5th Annual concert of the Academy of Arts.
Gomhouriya Theatre
12 Al-Gomhouriya St, Abdin. Tel 2390 7707
Sat 17, 9pm: Part of the Culture Resource's Spring Festival in Cairo and Beirut, Moroccan group 2K_Far performs a contempoaray dance performance titled "La Smalaa BB."
Thur 22, 9pm: The Abdel-Halim Noweira Arab Music Ensemble, conducted by Salah Ghoubashi.
El-Genena Theatre
Al-Azhar Park, Salah Salem, Darassa, Tel: 2362 5057
Fri 16, 9pm: Part of the Culture Resource's Spring Festival in Cairo and Beirut, South African band Freshlyground.
Makan
1 Saad Zaghloul St, Al-Mounira, Cairo. Tel: 2792 0878
Every Wednesday, 8pm: Zar by Mazaher band.
Manasterly Palace
1 Al-Malek Al-Saleh St, Roda Island, Tel 2363 1467
Rawabet Theatre
3, Hussein El-Mi'mar Pasha St, off Nabarawi St, off Champolion st, Downtown next to Townhouse gallery's annex.
Fri 23, 9pm: Part of the Culture Resource's Spring Festival in Cairo and Beirut, solo oud recital by Palestinian musician Nizar Rohana.
Al-Sawy Cultural Wheel
End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881, email: info@culturewheel.com
*River Hall
Thur 15, 8pm: Arab music by Amr Abdel-Moneim.
Fri 16, 9pm: Al-Gaafra band from Aswan.
Thur 22, 8pm: Anti-drugs rap band.
*Wisdom Hall
Sat 17, 8.30pm: Flautist Ghada Youssef.
Sun 18, 8pm: Riff band plays Frank Sinatra's classics.
Wed 21, 8pm: Sherif El-Masri performs Fayrouz's best songs.
Thur 22, 8.30pm: Arab music by Marwa Naguie.
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