Tanya Khoury: Brother act

Iconic gay arab characters are a rare find in cinema today, but lesbian filmmaker Sally El Hosaini aims to change that with her award-winning debut feature, My Brother the Devil. The film tells the story of Mo (Fady Elsayed), a high school student ...

My Brother the Devil is about a fallen angel trying to pick himself up, writes Michael OSullivan MOST of the young toughs in My Brother the Devil call each other, in their nearly impenetrable East London accents, cuz, bruv and, most often, fam.

Sundance Institute today announced the 13 projects selected for its annual June Directors and Screenwriters Labs, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Utah from May 27 through June 27. Under the leadership of Michelle Satter, Founding Director of ...

The Jackie Robinson Story" is the big release of the week, but there are plenty of other movies arriving on local screens, including: ' The Place Beyond the Pines' 2 1/2 stars = Average Ratings explained At 2 hours and 20 minutes and structured like ...

Recent works by female directors of Middle Eastern background have gained attention at some of the world's foremost film festivals, including the Berlinale, Cannes Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival. A festival titled Celebrating ...

Only a handful of new specialty movies opened during the early part of 2013, but spring has brought an onslaught of indies and foreign titles. The Weinstein Company opens the Cannes debut The Sapphires this weekend, while two titles from last year's ...

From a movie about four college girls' wild spring break trip to a family-friendly 3D-animated comedy-adventure, there's a flick for everyone at the box office this weekend. Harmony Korine's raunchy Spring Breakers stars Selena Gomez, Vanessa ...

Death is always hovering just out of sight in but theres nothing deadening about this engaging first feature from the Welsh-Egyptian filmmaker Sally El Hosaini. Quite the reverse. Invigorating and unpredictable, the story (also by Ms. Hosaini) ...