Omar Sharif Movies: Stardom boosted by Dr Zhivago and busted by Che Guevara, following disastrous portrayal of Cuba’s revolutionary leader.
Omar Sharif
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Ron Moody: Oliver Twist + Walt Disney But No Harry Potter
19 minutes readRon Moody: Fagin in Oliver! Went From Charles Dickens to Walt Disney (and Mel Brooks) – But Strangely no star cameo in Harry Potter movies.
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Maximilian Schell. Maximilian Schell: Best Actor Oscar winner for ‘Judgment at Nuremberg’ has died Actor and filmmaker Maximilian Schell, best known for his Oscar-winning performance as the defense attorney in …
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John Travolta in the Scientology-inspired movie ‘Battlefield Earth.’ From John Travolta to Bob Dylan, from Ed Wood to Orson Welles: ‘The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time’ Phil Hall’s The …
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Shirley MacLaine Movies: The Apartment + Some Came Running
5 minutes readShirley MacLaine movies: Billy Wilder’s The Apartment with Jack Lemmon. Shirley MacLaine movies: The Apartment & Some Came Running Shirley MacLaine is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” star …
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White Men Rule: Lawrence of Arabia + The Four Feathers
5 minutes readLawrence of Arabia with Peter O’Toole: One of the Top Ten Best British Films ever made as per Total Film’s 2004 critics poll, David Lean’s all-male biopic of British army …
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Funny Girl movie: Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice and Omar Sharif in William Wyler’s 1968 blockbuster. A restored print of Funny Girl (1968), Barbra Streisand’s film debut, will reignite the Academy …
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Woody Strode in John Ford’s Western Sergeant Rutledge I’m not at all familiar with Woody Strode’s film career. I believe that most people aren’t either. And that is an excellent reason …
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Youssef Chahine
3 minutes readYoussef Chahine, possibly the world’s most renowned Arab filmmaker and the winner of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, died today at Al-Maadi Military Hospital in …
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Doctor Zhivago Theme: Lara & Russian Revolution
8 minutes readDoctor Zhivago theme: Lara & the Russian Revolution When bigger isn’t exactly better: Doctor Zhivago – despite its classic music theme – is no masterpiece. Bloated and overlong, it fails …
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Carthage Film Festival Awards: A socially conscious Moroccan drama has been the top choice at Tunisia’s Arab cinema showcase. Mohammed Asli directed.
Omar Sharif Jr: Gay Coming Out & Egyptian Politics
Omar Sharif Jr., grandson of the Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago star, is currently in the news because he has come out as a gay man who happens to be …
Peter O’Toole Movies: Lawrence of Arabia + The Last Emperor
Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif in David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia Peter O’Toole on Turner Classic Movies on Saturday, Aug. 28., TCM’s “Summer Under the Stars” series has only four more …
Ahmed Zaki: Egyptian Movie Star Portrayed Nasser + Sadat
Egyptian movie star Ahmed Zaki is best remembered for playing presidents Gamal Abdul Nasser and Anwar Sadat in flag-waving historical dramas.