Husam “Sam” Asi
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Lebanese and Iranian Directors take the spotlight at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
The Jerusalem Film Festival, held at the Cinematheque, a modern four-story building built into a hill overlooking the walls of the old city, is the most important film event in Israel. In the last 30 years,…
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Despicable Me 2 leads in the box office and The Lone Ranger trails far behind
On a record-breaking 3-day July 4th weekend, the US box office blazed with $229 million, thanks in part to the July record-breaking opening of the animated movie Despicable Me 2, which debuted to $82.6 million in…
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Will The Heat boost female roles in Hollywood movies?
The stars of the Heat, Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, and director Paul Feig discuss the chalenges of making female movies in Hollywood.
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The Heat is hot in the box office, but Monsters University remains at the top
The big story of the weekend was the battle between female comedy The Heat and the action thriller White House Down. Each had been predicted to make $30 million over the weekend. However, the results were…
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Jim Carrey will not support Kick-Ass 2 due to its violent nature
Jim Carrey tweeted on Sunday to his 10,863,000 followers: “I did Kickass a month b4 Sandy Hook and now in all good conscience I cannot support that level of violence.” Twenty pupils and six staff were…
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Johnny Depp creates a modern Tonto in The Lone Ranger – Interview
As a 5 year-old kid, Johnny Depp was an avid fan of The Lone Ranger, watching the TV series religiously, but something about the show was troubling to him. “There was something wrong,” he tells me…
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Monsters University leads and World War Z surprises at the US box office
On a record-breaking June weekend, the US box office sizzled with $236 million. Leading the pack was Pixar’s 3D animated prequel Monsters University, which grossed $82 million domestically and $54.6 million internationally. It was the second…
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James Gandolfini has passed away
Actor James Gandolfini has died at the age of 51, according to HBO. The Sopranos star was on a vacation in Italy at the time. Gandolfini shot to fame playing a hitman in 1993 hit True…
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Man of Steel shoots to the top of the Box office
The resurrection of the Superman franchise has paid off. Man of Steel led the box office over the weekend with $113.1 million, breaking the June debut record of $110.3 million, which was held by Toy Story…
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The Purge purges the US box office
The microbudget horror-thriller, The Purge, beat big budget pictures to the top of the US box office with $36.4 million. Produced by the Jason Blum, the producer behind Paranormal Activity franchise and Insidious, the film cost…
