Take my hand

I don’t know why this particular song strengthens my other weak part of me , the part that always wants to rip me out of this religion , the part that is whispering and telling me "wake up dude" , don't go with the stream, you don't have to be like the others , they are all hypnotized , you have to be yourself

My faith can slip from my soul like sweat

I know that for sure

but to remember the reason of being alive

may help me not to surrender to these devilish thoughts that come to my mind from time to time

the dilemma of being faithful to your believes and at the same time not feeling any real signs or wonders that can prove to you that you are on the right path can easily bring me to insanity

I am sorry but I find it hard with all the awful things that are happening on this planet

The song begins in a creeping manner with the volume being slowly increased and a low harsh voice giving me an order

Take my hand

You know I'll be there

If you can

I'll cross the sky for your love

For I have promised

Oh, to be with you tonight

And for the time that will come

This sounds really serious, who is this, who is talking to me, who wants to help me and to give him my hand

And then enters the violin part that comes running towards me aiming to slice me in pieces, or that's what I thought at first, but it strangely filtered my heart from all the rust and guilt that controlled me all these years in a dangerous fashion

Oh, and then comes the voice again , but this time in a much higher level, and with a "clenched jaw Mmmm " that emphasizes the call for me to give him my hand

Take my hand

You know I'll be there

If you can

I'll cross the sky for your love

I don’t want you to kill each other, to hate each other, to drown in your sins

And I understand

These winds and tides

This change of times

Won't drag you away

Is this a plea? Is this my savior?

Hold on, and hold on tightly

Hold on, and don't let go

Of my love

The storms will pass (the storm will pass)

It won't be long now (it won't be long now)

His love will last

His love will last...forever

and then comes the beautiful guitar playing, telling me not to worry, and not to fear , giving me a hug to cry, to get rid of all my anger and frustration

Take my hand

You know I'll be there

If you can

I'll cross the sky for your love

Give you what I hold dear

Now I am sure it is an urgent request

And I have to follow

The tone is serious and the atmosphere is spiritual

Hold on, hold on tightly

Hold on, hold on tightly

Rise up, rise up

With wings like eagles

You run

I can hear the sound of thunder

you run

and another thunder that shakes my body

You run and not grow weary

There is a reference here to Isaiah 40: 29-31, which says:

He gives strength to the weary and to him who lacks might
He increases power
Even youths grow weary and tired and vigorous young men stumble badly,
But those who wait for the Lord will renew their strength;
They will rise up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not grow weary,
They will walk and not be faint

I can feel it now , the angels are coming to me, they are singing to me, what an incredible situation

(take my hand, take my hand)

Hold on, and hold on tightly

Hold on, hold on tightly

To this love...last forever

To this love...last forever

Take my hand

Take my hand...

and then comes the final violin part that filled my eyes with tears , this feeling of guilt wants now to come out, from each cell of my body , I am begging for forgiveness , I need your hand , I need your love

When I hear this song, I light 3 candles , sleep on my back , close my eyes and I look to a pitch-black infinite hole in my mind

This much underrated song by U2 (1983) was never performed live, and the title "Drowning Man" is not mentioned in the lyrics, but is mentioned in the song "Peace on Earth", it says:

"Jesus can you take the time
To throw a DROWNING MAN a line
Peace on earth"

Drowning man paints a picture of me struggling with the strife of the world, and I couldn't imagine the song without comparing it with the Celtic mood of "Angels in americA"

I need to feel the TOUCH of this hand.

I love you.

Death of 2D ?

Could this be the end of traditional animation, the fantasy world that captured my mind in my childhood years till now?
I remember when I saw the majestic split of the Red Sea in The Prince of Egypt and decided then to study the art of animation...
...so I went to a famous studio here in Egypt and took a course in drawing and computer generated motion style…it was a hard and a time-consuming process…and you can imagine yourself working in the center of Cairo and having so many cartoon episodes to draw to be showen in the national television in Ramadan…of course as a result the characters will talk and walk like mentally retarded handicapped people.
The youth I was working with were not passionate about their work.

Some told me they try to finish as fast as they can because when they do more pages of drawings they earn more money.
So it has been my life long dream to work in Disney as an animator…they are the masters of this field.

I grew up with many of their classics, The Beauty and the Beast, Alladin , The Lion King, Pocahontas and Tarzan …and I still remember the first time I saw Pixar's Toy Story…it was like a new world for me…so real, so plastic and so "rounded"…and when they have found out that these 3D movies make a lot of money and 2D movies do not sell well…they decided to change the future of animation…and stop making hand-drawing pictures.

Well...2D did not sell well at that time because of "the story" and not because of the fact that it is "2D"...we need movies like Spirited Away.

Of course I was amused by Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles…and DreamWorks and other studios started CGI with movies like Shrek and Ice Age…and then sequels…they know that 3D movies can be made in no time compared to 2D...they are less expensive... mmm... and their heroes are already saved with their movements and facial expressions in their computers…so anytime they want to make another movie…they easily can.

But somehow I lost the sense of imagination…and I felt the same when I went with my brother's kids to see penguins and penguins and penguins…it leaves little room for children to imagine and fill the blanks…I am even afraid that the children of this generation will grow up cold hearted with no child laughter or innocence…and we can not forget that PlayStation also plays a parallel role in changing their behaviour...they are becoming more aggressive, less creative and hyperactive.

It is so beautiful to pick up a pencil and make wonderful artwork into a masterpiece of modern media…it is something beyond this world...something that comes from the human heart and hands to the screen…and if Walt Disney were alive today, maybe he would not recognize the company that has his name.

What is the future of 2D animation? The Princess and the Frog?
Seriously I do not know…because I am sure that Ratatouille (a magnificent, fantastic achievement in animation history and maybe the best 3 dimensional animated picture ever made) will make adults leave their movies and watch cartoon instead.

Rebellious Dwayne

This film had this magical effect on me.
It changed my point of view in a devastating period of my life when I was totally depressed and confused, the time when I wanted to quit everything in life…family, friends, college, blogging …everything.

This is the master scene in the film…the wake up call that shook my head.
At this moment I decided to continue my miserable life…to have a new start…and a new philosophy.
I wish I had had a chance to see Little Miss Sunshine before I chose the wrong path of the life I am stuck in right now.

Dwayne and Frank are chatting at the end of an old wooden bridge and looking at the open sea.
The atmosphere is foggy and the current is very strong.
The sea breeze is flicking Frank's hair. The wind is sculpting Dwayne's thin body shape with his black and white Nietzsche t-shirt.
Dwayne:
Sometimes I just wish
I could go to sleep till I was 18...
and skip all this crap... high school
and everything... just skip it.

Frank:
You know Marcel Proust?

Dwayne:
He's the guy you teach.

Frank:
Yeah.

French writer.
Total loser.

Never had a real job.

Unrequited love affairs. Gay.

Spent 20 years writing a book
almost no one reads.

But he's also probably
the greatest writer since Shakespeare.

Anyway, he, uh...
he gets down to the end of his life...

and he looks back and decides
that all those years he suffered...

Those were the best years of his life,
'cause they made him who he was.

All the years he was happy??? You know,
total waste. Didn't learn a thing.

So, if you sleep until you're 18...

ah, think of the suffering
you're gonna miss.

I mean, high school? High school...
Those are your prime suffering years.

You don't get better suffering
than that.

Dwayne turns his back to the sea, changing his forward-leaning posture to an upright standing position and says:
You know what?

Fuck beauty contests.

Life is one fucking
beauty contest after another.

You know, school,
then college, then work?

Fuck that.

And fuck the Air Force Academy.

If I wanna fly,
I'll find a way to fly.

You do what you love,
and fuck the rest.

The sea birds sounds are floating on rolling waves.
Frank says:
I'm glad you're talkin' again, Dwayne.

You're not nearly as stupid as you look.

Wanna go back?

Dwayne smiles:
Not really.

Dwayne looks back to the infinite sea and says:
Yeah, we should go back.

I am sure everyone will like this film.
This little indie won 2007 Oscar for original screenplay…no doubt this is the real comedy…and not Saad's next summer blockbuster KarKar.

Life is like a yellow van with a broken clutch and a faulty horn that will not stop honking ;-)

Grey's Anatomy

I am addicted to Grey's Anatomy.
This addiction was discovered from the first episode in season one and I do not know what will happen to me next.
To arrange my weekly time schedule to catch up with the episodes was a hard thing to do.
The reason for my addiction may lie in the way they show us the development of the characters.
In each episode we get to know something new about the cast, and we sort of learn something about life at the season's finale.
The songs introduced in the series are also very catchy, I first noticed that when they played " Into the fire" in Grey's Anatomy first episode.
Maybe I feel more connected to the show as I have experienced the same little things the interns face in the show, like the arrogance of the Chief resident, the competition between colleagues, the flirting games, and the unbearable stress in each surgical operation.

I like all the characters of the series...Meredith's smile, George's hesitation, Izzie's beauty, Burke's seriousness, Cristina's wide eyes and Dr. McDreamy's charm.

They are all like powerful heroes saving people's lives.
Although season three finale was a little bit melodramatic last week, but it was so obvious that the real life conflicts between the actors (especially Isaiah Washington and T.R. Knight) reflected itself in the show.
I do no want to spoil the plot to the people in Egypt, who will still watch season one finale next week, but I hope the writers will not put more and more new characters in season four as they did when they brought us Dr.Addison and Dr. McSteamy.

MIKA

Mika is from Lebanon, remember this name, because one day he may be the new superstar of the neo-pop-culture, he is already popular in Europe, and his album with the title “Life in Cartoon Motion” is an obvious proof of his talented skills and a mark of a new genre of pop music he has created.
I first saw him in a concert where there were huge balloons jumping over the head of the audience…I said to myself…wow...what a cool idea to entertain the crowd while singing…and then I heard the songs...and I said yippy.

You will immediately forget the disastrous condition you are living in when you hear the song called “Love Today “…and I am sure you will dance in the middle of Abd El Aziz street shouting with your loudest voice: hey people, look at me, I am absolutely happy, and life is beautiful, and you all have to be happy like me , and let’s move your body baby yeahhooo

Listen to “Erase “and you will sense the way Robbie Williams sings and the moan of The Cranberries’ Zombie in a multilayered James-Blunt-like song.
Listen to “My interpretation “and you will understand Mika’s interpretation of song writing in a Scissor-sisters-like rhythm.
Listen to “Relax, take it easy” and you will feel the beauty of the seventies and the voices of the Bee Gees mixed with George Michael and the early days of Elton John.
Listen to “Any other world “and you will feel the atmosphere of Enya songs and the days of The Beatles with touchy words saying:

In any other world
You could tell the difference
And let it all unfurl
Into broken ruminants

Smile like you mean it
And let yourself let go

Cause it's all in the hands of a bitter, bitter man
Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in
Take a bow, play the part of a lonely lonely heart
Say goodbye to the world you thought you lived in
To the world you thought you lived in

I tried to live alone
But lonely is so lonely, alone
So human as I am
I had to give up my defenses

And listen carefully to the person speaking in the end of the song…I think he or she said

"I never ever, I forget my story.
My face is not sad, but sometimes, I am sad."

Don’t ask me what it means: but I am sure that it means something

Listen to the hidden track with no name in the album and you will find a new dimension of Mika’s weird voice in an opera-classical-orchestral style with lovely piano and flute playing that makes me shiver.

“Happy Ending “is the happy beginning for Mika…because now I have found the Freddie Mercury of the 21 century...and someone that makes me happy...I can be "Grace Kelly ".

Forget all you problems, this is nuanced music, this is music for people who want to be happy, this is pop-disco, this is in one word: crazysexyfunkyhypercool

السينما و الحياة

يوم الخميس الماضى كنت فى غايه الانزعاج عندما كنت اشاهد فيلم " بابل " فى سينما نايل سيتى حفله التاسعه مساء...القاعه كانت تمتلى خلال الفيلم ببعض الجمهور الذى كان يظن انه ذاهب للتسليه و قضاء وقت فراغه فى مشاهده فيلم من تمثيل براد بيت... و لا يوجد مانع لديهم فى اكل الفيشار و التكلم فى المحمول و الدردشه مع الاصدقاء...و بالرغم من ان سينما نايل سيتى من المفروض ان روادها من الطبقه العليا المثقفه...و لكنى شعرت بالتدنى الشديد فى التذوق السينمائى عند الجمهور المصرى...و لا استبعد ان ظاهره الافلام اللمباويه التافهه التى تجنى الملايين قد اثرت بالطبع على قدره المشاهد المصرى – و خاصه المثقف منه – فى ادراك الرؤيه الابداعيه التى يقدمها فيلم مثل بابل ... الكثير منهم لم يفهم الفيلم...أو بمعنى ادق لم يحاول ان يشعر بتفاصيله الجميله... فالسينما تفاعل بين ما يدور على الشاشه و ما يدور فى عقل و قلب المتفرج

و لن اخفى سعادتى عندما تناقشت مع اصدقائى عن الاحداث و المعانى العميقه بعد انتهاء الفيلم...لأنى احسست انى لست وحيدا فى عالمى السينمائى...و انه مازال هناك من لديه الحس الفنى الراقى... فالجمهور المصرى مظلوم...لأنه تعود ألا يفكر... فهو يعتقد أن الفيلم للتسليه فقط... نعم هناك افلام خفيفه جميله و مضحكه... و هذه الافلام لها وقتها طبعا... و لكن بدون الافلام الجاده و الممتعه يفقد الفيلم السينمائى دوره الفعال فى نشر الوعى الفكرى و الثقافه و التنوير... و من هنا تضيع قدره الفيلم فى نشر رساله محدده و التأثير و التغيير فى المجتمعات المختلفه... فى بعض الاحيان اتخيل ان نفسى الداخليه تعطى للموضوع اكثر من حجمه...و لهذا كتبت بعض ( و ليس كل ) ما دار فى زهنى اثناء مشاهدتى لفيلم " بابل" لكى ارى فى هذه الامثله كيفيه تقبلى و تحليلى للفيلم من منظورى الشخصى... او بمعنى آخر – كيف اشاهد الفيلم... لانى احسست الآن انى اشاهد الفيلم بطريقه معينه و معظم الجمهور المصرى يشاهده بطريقه اخرى تمام

انا فى السينما الآن اشاهد الفيلم و اتفاعل معه و اتحاور مع نفسى الداخليه فى نفس الوقت

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الولد المغربى و عدم قدرته فى كتمان رغباته الجنسيه فى مشاهد تلصصه على الفتاه و هى تخلع ملابسها و فى مشهد اخر و هو يحاول ان يجد مكان ليمارس فيه العاده السريه و لكنه يفشل... توضح التأثير التدريجى لعائله تسكن فى مكان ضيق من الصعب فيه الدمج بين الخصوصيه و التمسك بالعادات و التقاليد

الفتاه اليابانيه تشعر بالوحده الشديده و نرى التحول التدريجى فى الفيلم من محاولتها المستمره فى الضحك ...و لكنها لم تكن تشعر بالفرحه فى داخلها... ثم تحولت الضحكه إلى ابتسامه فى منتصف الفيلم ثم إلى الحزن و البكاء فى اخر الفيلم

مشهد السائحه الامريكيه و هي ترمى الثلج من الكوب و تشرب المياه الغازيه الساخنه و تستخد م ادواتها الخاصه فى الاكل خوفا من الامراض... و فى منتصف الفيلم بعد اصابتها تتقبل استخدام السيجاره الخاصه من فم عجوز مغربيه

الولد المغربى يمسك بالسلاح و يحاول ان يحطمه على الصخره بعد ان يرى قتل الاخ توضح التأثير المباشر لحيازه السلاح على الفرد "فى حاله العائله المغربيه" و الغير مباشر على المجتمع كله بعد معرفه ما احدثه هذا السلاح على اشخاص من جنسيات مختلفه فى اماكن متفرقه من العالم

الكاميرا توضع مكان السلاح فنرى كأن هذا الجماد مجرم يحاول ان يختبىء من الاب المغربى

الحوار بين الشرطى فى القسم مع المربيه المكسيكيه بعد القبض عليها و قوله لها انها لا تعتبر مثل الام للأطفال الامريكان كانت كالصفعه فى وجه المربيه المكسيكيه... و اخبارها عن ترحيلها الى بلادها يوضح مشكله المهاجريين فى الولايات المتحده الامريكيه... و الحكم السريع على الاخر

الفتاه اليابانيه تريد ان تشعر بالحب من اى شخص ، بدايه من الاب ثم الاصدقاء ثم الاولاد فى الشارع ثم طبيب الاسنان ثم الشرطى و لكن لا احد يريد ان يعطيها الحب و الحنان فتقرر الانتحار و هى عاريه

نرى نعمه التخاطب و السمع عندما تشعر بالغضب الشديد و هي تلعب فى بطوله الكره الطائره عندما يظلمها الحكم فى نقطه من المباراه فتحاول ان تشرح له خطأه و لكنها تفشل لأنها لا تستطيع ان تعبر عن احساسها بدون كلام و يطردها الحكم

مشهد السياره التى يقودها الشاب المكسيكى مع المربيه و الاولاد فى الصحراء ليلا و المطارده يعبر عن عدم وجود رؤيه واضحه لحياه المهاجرين كما نراه فى مشهد القمر الذى يغلفه سحب سوداء

الفتاه اليابانيه تعتقد بعد فشل الحصول على الاهتمام من الاخريين بسبب مشكله الصم و البكم انها تستطيع ان تجذب الاخريين بالجنس فتنزل الشارع بفستان قصير جدا و بدون ان تلبس ملابسها الداخليه
القطه البيضاء فى الفيلم ترمز إلى الفتاه اليابانيه التى تحتاج إلى من يهتم بها

المشاهد يشعر ببلوغ ذروه الوحده و الاغتراب فى مشهد صاله الديسكو الممتلئه بالشباب و الموسيقى الصاخبه و فجأه لا نسمع شىء... و بعدها نسمع الموسيقى مره اخرى... و الفتاه تحاول بكل اسف ان تندمج مع رقص الشباب و الالوان الضوئيه و لكنها لا تشعر بالسعاده الحقيقيه لانها لا تعلم لماذا يرقصون... كما شعرت انا فى الفيلم... ثم تصاب بالاحباط عندما يختار الشاب "الذى كان يظهراعجابه بها من قبل" صديقتها و يرقص معها و يقبلها... تترك الديسكو... و تمشى الكاميرا بمنظورها فى الشارع و المئات من البشر بجوارها و لكن لا تشعر بهم لأن المشهد صامت بدون حياه... و تظهر مشكله الوحده عندما يصور المخرج مشهد عبور مئات البشر من فوق احد ناطحات السحاب

الحادث يقرب الزوجين بعد التفكير فى الافتراق فى اول الفيلم بسبب فقدانهما للطفل و نشعر بذلك فى مشهد مساعده الزوج لزوجته على التبول فى اناء ثم يقبلها بحب...وهنا ضحك الجمهور المصرى و لا اعرف لماذا

الكاميرا تصور من منظور الارض لكى نرى قوه اشعه الشمس فوق رأس المربيه المكسيكيه و مشهد امساكها بزجاجه مياه فارغه فى وسط الصحراء يظهر قمه العطش و رغبتها الشديده فى شرب قطره مياه

مشهد السائح و هو يحذر الزوج الامريكى الا يترك زوجته فى هذه القريه و حكى له أن فى مصر قطعوا رقبه 30 سائح المانى فى قريه مثلها و لكن الزوج الامريكى يصمم لأنه لا يحكم على الآخر قبل أن يعرفه اولا

اسلوب التخاطب بين الشرطى من اصل لاتينى و الشاب المكسيكى يدل على حساسيه موقف منع الشرطى لشخص من موطنه الاصلى فى عبور حدود الولايات المتحده الامريكيه

اسلوب لعب الاطفال الامريكان مع الاطفال المكسيكيين فى التراب و مشهد اعدام الشاب المكسيكى للدجاجه بقطع رقبتها امام فرحه الاطفال و رعب الطفل الامريكى يوضح اختلاف بيئه الاطفال بين البلدين

استخدام الشاب المكسيكى للسلاح فى الفرحه بالزواج و استخدام الاولاد المغاربه للسلاح فى اللعب و استخدام الشرطه للسلاح فى القتل و استخدام ام الفتاه اليابانيه للسلاح فى الانتحار

من اروع مشاهد الفيلم مشهد الطائره الهليكوبتر عندما يقرر الزوج ان يعطى نقود للمغربى الذى ساعده ولكنه يرفض فيقول له شكرا و يركب الطائره و كل اهل القريه ينظرون إلى البطل و البطله فى الطائره... و كيف ان مثل هذا الحادث اوجد مشاكل دبلوماسيه بين امريكا و المغرب... و المقطوعه التى تعزف فى هذا المشهد اكثر من رائعه جعلت عينى تمتلىء بالدموع ... ثم مشهد تحليقها فوق عاصمه المغرب عند وقت الغروب و هبوطها محاطه بوسائل الاعلام العالميه تنقل المشاهد من بيئه العزله و البساطه و الترابط إلى بيئه الضوضاء و الحداثه و التقدم عندما يشاهد الشرطىهذه الاحداث فى التلفاز فى اليابان

المخرج يترك بعض الالغاز فى الفيلم ... فلا نعرف ما الذى كتبته الفتاه اليابانيه فى الورقه للشرطى و لا نعرف ما حدث للشاب المكسيكى و لا نعرف ما حدث للاسره الامريكيه بعد الرجوع و رؤيه الاطفال

المقارنه بين اول و اخر مشهد فى الفيلم

اول مشهد
رجل من البدو...هدوء...وحيد فى الصحراء يمشى...محاط بالعائله...الوان دافئه...الفقر... بيت صغير بسيط...فى الصباح

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الفتاه اليابانيه...ضوضاء لا تسمعه = هدوء...مع سكان بالملايين = وحيده ... الوان بارده... الغنى... مئات من ناطحات السحاب ...فى المساء

اسلوب المونتاج فى الفيلم فى طريقه اظهار الاحداث بترتيب غير متسلسل يوضح أن تراكمات الاحداث و اسبابه لا تفيد الاشخاص الذين يعيشون مع الحدث فى وقت حدوثه ... كما تعبر عن عدم معرفتنا بالاسباب الصغيره التى ادت الى حدوث المأساه فى مختلف البلدان... و بعد ان عاش المشاهد الاحداث كما عاشها الابطال فى الفيلم ادرك فى نهايه الفيلم ان ما حدث فى اليابان أدى إلى ما حدث فى المغرب و الذى أدى إلى ما حدث مع الامريكان و الذى أدى إلى ما حدث فى المكسيك و الذى أدى إلى ما حدث فى المغرب ثم فى نهايه الامر أدى إلى ما حدث فى اليابان... فنحن نعيش على كوكب واحد نؤثر فى بعضنا البعض بدون أن نعلم

و خرجت من الفيلم بهذه المعانى الجميله و منها
أن الانسان يجب ان يستغنى عن الاسلحه تماما لانها تدمر الانسانيه جسديا و نفسيا
اختلاف اللغه و التخاطب بين الشعوب يبعدنا عن انفسنا و يؤدى فى كثير من الاحيان إلى أن نسىء الظن بالآخر
مشكله اللاجئين فى أن كل انسان له الحق فى الحياه على هذا الكوكب فى اى بلد يريدها مادام يعمل فيها و يساعد على نهضتها

المعنى الحقيقى للعولمه
نحتاج الى التأمل فى ثقافات بعض حتى نفهم بعض و نقترب اكثر من بعض
لن نفهم الآخر إلا اذا تعايشنا معه فى بيئته
الحياة تعتبر مأساه إذا لم نتكاتف مع بعض فى حلها
التقدم العلمى يجب ان يكون بجانبه التقدم الانسانى و التراحم بين البشر
يجب ان نتوقف عن الكلام و نبدأ الاستماع و النظر إلى بعضنا البعض

و الدليل على عبقريه المخرج و الابطال و كل من عمل فى هذا الفيلم اننى شعرت بكل الاحاسيس التى يشعر بها الشخصيات... و كل شخصيه فى الفيلم كانت تجسد الواقع...و أنا علمت انى اعيش داخل الفيلم عندما بكيت مع المربيه المكسيكيه و قلت لصاحبى فى مشهد الليل فى الصحراء : انا خائف...أنا اشعر بالرعب الشديد





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وهناك شخص نسى ما دار فى الفيلم بعد الخروج من السينما و ذهب يشرب نسكافيه فى سيلانترو ثم ذهب الى البيت و اكل خبز بالجبنه ثم ذهب لينام و يبدأ يوم جديد فى الذهاب إلى العمل و استمرت الحياه بدون ان يتغير
و هناك شخص اخر تعلم من هذا الفيلم بعض الاشياء التى سوف تفيده فى موقف معين فى المستقبل

اتذكر عندما كنت اخرج اول فيلم قصير لى فى بدايه موجه الافلام المستقله فى مصر انى وجدت فى المسئولين عن شركه الانتاج نيه فى الاستمرار بانتاج افلام بسيطه لا تخرج عن المألوف أو المتعارف عليه... و الذى يعتمد بالقدر الاكبر على بساطه السيناريو و حرفيه الممثلين المبتدئين... قررت فى نهايه الامر ان انتج الفيلم بنفقاتى الخاصه لإيمانى الشديد بفكره الفيلم التى كنت اريد ان اوصلها للناس فى ذلك الوقت... و فى جلساتى مع الممثل الذى كان عليه ان يقوم بالدور الرئيسى فى الفيلم كنت اصدم دائما فى عدم رغبته فى الانغماس فى الشخصيه بالقدر الذى كنت اتمناه... و رفضه التام بتمثيل لقطات معينه فى الفيلم حتى لا يظهر بالمظهر الغريب امام جموع عامه الناس فى مكان من اكثر الاماكن ازدحاما فى مصر... و لكننى طبقت ما كنت اريد ان اظهره فى الفيلم و لم اغير رأيى... كان هذا الفيلم بالنسبه لى طريقه فى التعبير عما يدور داخلى و تفريغ لمشاعرى حتى اتخلص من شىء كان يؤرقنى فى ذلك الوقت... و اليوم اشعر بالارتياح بسبب ما احدثه اول تجاربى فى تغيير اشياء كثيره فى داخلى و انه كان من اهم الاسباب فى اكتشاف شىء معين فى ذاتى...وتيقنت ان السينما اصبحت جزء حيوى فى نفسى

والدى كان يقول لى دائما ان الحياه ليست فيلما... و انه يرى انى اعيش الحياه و كأنى فى فيلم خيالى... و كنت اريد ان اقول له ان بسبب مشاهدتى لكثير من الافلام تعرفت على معانى قيمه فى الحياه... ليست الافلام فقط و لكن الموسيقى و الفن التشكيلى و الاوبرا و المسرح و الكتب الروائيه و الشعر ايضا... و لا اخفى ان بعض هذه الافلام قد غيرت مسارات كثيره فى حياتى... و وجهات النظر التى كنت اتمسك بها من قبل... و من الفوائد ايضا فى مشاهدتى للافلام الجاده تعرفى على طباع البشر... سيكولوجيه الانسان فى المواقف المختلفه فى الحياه... فكر الآخر و كيفيه التعامل مع مجريات الحياه... و هنا كنت اريد ان اوضح له آن ذاك ان الفيلم يبرز الحياه لكى افهمها... فأنا اعيش الحياه و انا فيها... فلن افهمها إلا اذا خرجت من هذه الحياه... و نظرت لها من الخارج... و هذا ما يفعله المخرج و لكن من الناحيه الاخرى... فهو يقطع جزء من الحياه و يضعه لى على الشاشه لكى اراه برؤيتى الخاصه... مشاهدتى للافلام كانت لها دور فعال فى تركيب شخصيتى...و تكوين رأى و فلسفه خاصه بى اعيش بها حتى الآن... فأنا اعتبر نفسى ممثل فى سينما الحياه

Star Academy 4 Hugs & Kisses

الطم ، الطم ، احمد حبيبى نور عينى طلع نومينيه تانى ، الطم ، الطم ،حبيبى يا احمد ، ما نسيبك يا ولدنا ، راح نصوتلك جول دجيجه وجول ثانيه ، الطم ، الطم ، ليش الاساتذه يختاروك ، راح ترجع الاكاديميه و نفرح بولدنا احمد ، الله يحفظ جلبك يا احمد

احمد يسمع النتيجه
احمد طلع نومينيه تانى
مروى تنظر لاحمد
احمد ينظر لمروى
مروى تقترب بوجهها الحزين لاحمد
احمد يقترب من مروى
الاتنين يقتربوا من بعض
مروى تفكر تحضن احمد
احمد لا يفكر يحضن مروى
الوضع يتطلب حضن
فرصه لا تعوض
مروى تحضن احمد
و احمد يحضن مروى
احمد يقبل مروى على خدها
الكاميرا تصور
و حسام يشاهد مباشرا من القاهره
قماح المصرى يحب تينا ، نو ، معجب بتينا ، تينا تحب حد اخر ، الحد الاخر فى حته تانيه ، قماح نفسه برضه يحضن ، نفسه يحضن تينا ، قماح البرنس ينادى قبل النوم : " تينا تينا ، ما فيش قبله قبل النوم " ، تينا تقترب من قماح ، قماح يمسك نفسه ، تينا تعطيه قبله قبل النوم ، قماح الان يستطيع ان ينام بارتياح ، و الكاميرا تصور ، و ريهام و اختها فى الاردن تشاهدان

سالى المصرى مش لاقيه حد تحبه ، سالى المصرى تحب عائلتها فى مصر ، سالى المصرى عائلتها وحشاها فى مصر ، لأ ، سالى المصرى تجد حد تحبه ، لأ ، تعجب بيه فقط ، لأ ، تستلطفه فقط ، انه عماد الوسيم ، عماد الفوتوجينيك ، عماد التوب موديل ، عماد لا يدرى ما يدور من حوله فى الاكاديميه ، عماد يحب ان يفرد ايديه لأدام و يرقص رقصه البدو على اى اغنيه تدخل اذنيه ، سالى المصرى لن تترك هذا يمر بسلام ، لن تترك هذا يمر بخير ، سالى تنقض فوق السرير ، و كل سرير ، و تستخدمه كاترانبولين ، و تصرخ و تصوت و تقول باعلى صوت ، مش حاطلع نومينيه ، و الكاميرا تصور ، و ام سالى تشاهد و تقول : "ايه رأيك يا ابو سالى فى بنتك ؟" ابو سالى يقول : هيه دى بنتى اللى ربيتها و لا بلاش

مروى تقترب مره اخرى من احمد
احمد يقترب من مروى
امل تتدخل
امل تعيط
امل تحب احمد كتير كتير
امل حساسه كتير كتير
امل محتاجه حب و حنان وعطف ... و حضن من احمد
احمد لا يهتم بامل
امل لا يهتم بها احد
امل تجرى ورا احمد
امل تجرى ورا سيمبا
امل تجرى ورا نفسها
امل نومينيه
هييييه
يلا باى باى امل
لا نريد امل
لأ حرام عليكم
امل بنت طيبه
امل تسمى امل سوء تفاهم
و الكاميرا تصور
وعبد اللطيف من السعوديه يتابع
اعترافات واحده ستار اكاديميه مجربه سابقه لواحده عارفه نفسها كويس كويس

بصى يا بنتى ، فى الاول ما كنتش واخده بالى ان الكاميرا بتصور كل حاجه ، يعنى كنت باكل و بتكلم و الاكل فى بقى ، بعد كده ماما كلمتنى على الموبايل و قالت لى عيب كده لمى نفسك و ما تكسفيناش ، فبقيت باخد بالى ، بعد كده اتعودت انى انسى ان الكاميرات بتصورنى ، طب ماتصورنى ، و ايه يعنى ، هوه انا بعمل حاجه غلط ، هوه ده نظام الاكاديميه و لازم امشى عليه ، برافو عليكى يا بنتى تفوقتى عليه

و شذا تفكر فى منخارها
و كارلو يفكر فى اللا شىء
و مروى تفكر فى ايام التلج
ايام التلج مع احمد
ايام الهنا
ايام العسل
و امل تفكر فى البيجاما التى سوف تلبسها
و لون البيجاما
و ستايل البيجاما
لأنها...
لأنها...
لسه فيها امل فى احمد
احمد يقترب مره اخرى من مروى
يلف ذراعيه حول عنق مروى
مروى لا تمانع
و الكاميرا تصور
مريم و اختها الصغيره مبسوطين

احمد يمشط شعر راسه بصوابع ايديه
ثم يلعب حديد
ثم يقترب
و يقترب
من مروى
مروى تنظر له و تبتسم
ثم ....

بس... كفايه...هاريتونا... حرام كده... حرام

القط سيمبا بيفوميت
و يفوميت
نفسه غمت عليه
و يترك الاكاديميه
علشان كله بيبوس فى بعض و يحضن فى بعض
و مافيش حد عاوز يهتم بسيمبا

يا مدام رولا ، يا مدام ، يعطيكى العافيه ، اتركينى اجضى يوم واحض مع احمد فوج الجبل ، يوم واحض فقض
ايش لونك
لونى احمر
ايتس هوت هوت هوت

طب ما هيه الاستفاده من مشاهده ستار اكاديمى شهور و سنين اربعه و عشرين ساعه فى اليوم؟

حاجات كتيره طبعا...اهمها انى اشوفك يا احمد

حبيبتك منى

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Oscar Predictions 2007

Ok..........here we go…hey, but first the big surprises :

The movie "Dreamgirls" is not nominated for best picture (remember Chicago)
The battle between Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese continues
Jack Nicholson is not nominated for best supporting actor in "The Departed"
Almodover's "Volver" is not in the category for best foreign film
Alfonso Cuaron’s "Children of Men" found a place in the Oscar race
The Fountain is not in the best score category
Iraq plays a major role in the nominated documentary films
An Arabic film ( from Algeria) is playing in the Oscar

Here are my predictions:

Best Actor

Forest Whitaker , The Last King of Scotland*****

Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond
Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson
Peter O'Toole, Venus
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness

Best Supporting Actor

Eddie Murphy , Dreamgirls*****

Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine
Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children
Djimon Hounsou, Blood Diamond
Mark Wahlberg, The Departed

Best Actress

Helen Mirren , The Queen*****

Penelope Cruz, Volver
Judi Dench, Notes on a Scandal
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada
Kate Winslet, Little Children

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Hudson , Dreamgirls*****

Adriana Barazza, Babel
Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal
Abigal Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Rinko Kikuchi, Babel

Best Picture

Babel*****

The Departed
Letters From Iwo Jima
Little Miss Sunshine
The Queen

Best Director

Martin Scorsese, The Departed*****

Clint Eastwood, Letters From Iwo Jima
Stephen Frears, The Queen
Paul Greengrass, United 93
Alejando Inaritu , Babel


Best Foreign Film

Pan's Labyrinth , Mexico*****

After the Wedding, Denmark
Days of Glory, Algeria
The Lives of Others, Germany
Water, Canada

Best Animated Film of the Year

Cars*****

Happy Feet
Monster House

Best Documentary

An Inconvenient Truth*****

Iraq in Fragments
My Country, My Country
Jesus Camp
Deliver Us from Evil

Best Original Score

Babel**
Pan's Labyrinth***

The Good German
Notes On A Scandal
The Queen

Best Adapted Screenplay

The Departed*****

Borat
Children of Men
Little Children
Notes on a Scandal

Best Original Screenplay

The Queen*****

Letters From Iwo Jima
Babel
Little Miss Sunshine
Pan's Labyrinth

I just came from the Opera House after the disappointment of the day:
The film “Babel “ was supposed to be shown in a special screening in the Cinema Club presented by Rafeek Al Saban at 8 pm…that was written in Al Ahram newspaper…the movie-the date-the time and the place…so we all came and sat in the theatre waiting for the film to start....then the film started…but another film…not the film “ Babel “… so all people came out... extremely extremely angry…the funny thing is we all asked before entering the theatre if it is the film “Babel” or not…and they all said yes…aha…really…ok…people in this country who do not understand…I have an exam tomorrow…and I have wasted my money and my time in this bu*****t city…and I am furious…extremely furious...and I do not want to say bad words now...so f**k you very much

I put off all my grief

Is it country music, is it jazz, is it rock music or indie or even folk, I think it is all of it put in a new envelope and presented with so much passion and love…the multitalented Sufjan ( singer ,writer ,painter ,graphic designer, photographer and founder of his own language which is now spoken by only 2 other people ) used his style of music to tell his stories , history and facts…with so so simple melodies that can’t come out of your mind…it has the same effect of James Blunt but maybe more experimental and classical…I could not imagine a song like a theatrical play or a film with emotional interpretations of “John Wayne” with Sufjan Stevens crying or sighing…for me it is easy now to notice his songs by his banjo playing and whispering voice…from the mystic song “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” to the more happy one “Chicago” …from the first track “Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland” to the lovely “Windows Of Paradise” you will take a tour de Illinois in his most acclaimed album…I don’t know if he could make his dream come true…after Illinois and Michigan…to write an album for each of the 50 states of America…today we will sing “ O Come O Come Emmanuel” and “That was the Worst Christmas Ever”... no...well there is no snow in Cairo…Merry Christmas

Thank god I did not die in the cinema

This is a must see movie for everyone…especially Arabs and Muslims…to understand the day that turned the world upside down...9/11...and to digest the reactions that came from the people living in the west…the American people…and their leaders…and why they are focusing now to fight terrorism all over the world…and why they are frustrated and confused…not knowing the real target …the real enemy…why they are afraid of us…and what we should do to interact with them…to prove to them that we are not what they think we are…this film shows the events that happened the day the World Trade Center collided…it shows it form two perspectives…from the airport and its connections in the USA (National Air Traffic Control Center, airport towers, regional air traffic stations, the military command room ) and from inside the cabin of the plane…the plane which was heading to the White House…to destroy it…but did not reach the target…because of the passengers...the passengers who did not know that their names will be remembered...who did not know that they are going to be heroes…who did not know that they have changed history…at some point I wanted to stop the movie and have a rest…and then continue watching this breathtaking movie...it is so real and so intense that I had the feeling that I am inside this plane…it feels like you are truly in there...with the hand-held camera moving between the seats and the documentary-no acting –style the director has used in this film…well I was afraid…and I had the fear that my heart beats could stop at any moment…because it was beating so fast during the 111 minutes of the film…and people in the theatre were also in shock…I think everyone of them- including me-will think if he or she will travel with an airplane again.

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G
I am wounded inside…my soul is bleeding…I am hurt…deeply hurt…I am suffering…I am moaning...I am crying inside…I feel pain…extreme pain…then the pain turns into enjoyment…pain with pleasure…fetish pureness…I am groaning…till ecstasy…to the peak of excitement…and extreme fulfillment…then I was relieved…cause I do not feel anything anymore …this is my consummation

H
I was walking down Life street…with confident steps …then I began to walk faster…and faster…while looking at people walking beside me…then I began to run…and run…fast…and faster…with joy…and happiness…I am happy…I am very happy…very very happy…extremely happy…looking at people’s faces…I am smiling…I am laughing ...euphorically…I can see the flowers…I can see the shore…I can see the sand…I can see the sea…I am running towards it…and screaming with jubilancy…with my loudest voice…my exultant happiness

4
Unconcerned... negligent... inattentive... inconsiderate feeling... vacuous…empty... everything is not important…meaningless…I do not care anymore…this does not have any meaning for me... anymore…everything is meaningless…what am I doing in this damn condition…I do not care what they think…I do not care what they do…I do not care what I do…I do not want to do anything anymore…everything is useless…I am fed up…I will take a pause from life…a very long pause…cessation...I will swim in space…with no gravity…my heart beats are getting slower…I can feel it…I do not hear anything anymore…I can hear my echo…but I can not hear my voice …the light of all stars went off… I am alone…in the dark…I am not afraid…I can control my heart beats…I am making it beat slower…and slower…my brain cells are being choked…I am feeling the numbness of my inside…my inside is melting and coming like honey out of my mouth…and nose…and ears...I can feel it…I can feel my lower part of my body...it is vanishing…I am going to disappear…I am going away…out of existence…out of sight

S
0:00 I am inside my mother
1:34 I am ready for my birth
1:52 I was born to my noisy/ chaotic/ fully life
4:37 I was taken suddenly from my life to my death
4:51 I am flying up to the clouds
5:04 I am flying in the space
5:36 I am seeing the most beautiful thing in my life and death
5:56 I am seeing the wonderful miracles
6:14 I went to the other level
6:41 I am in the no dimension
7:04 I am living the infinity


I hear this when I want to go out of this world…this weekend I was in a very bad mood…and I needed this…so I heard it...G is Gong , H is Hoppipolla , 4 is #4 The Nothing Song...in the album with no title, and the tracks with no names, and the cover with empty white papers, to fill it with what I have written above...what I have lived.


Everytime I hear it...I hear sounds I have never heard before, melodies from another planet or something, runs deep inside my veins, I cry, I remember special moments in my life, I think, for a while it was hard for me to hear any other person singing or playing music because it was nothing compared to this, they are geniuses, this is philosophy, this is how music changes the world and humanity and life , this is uniqueness , I am wondering how they have composed this, this has influenced my life, this is beyond imagination , I am sure this is not for everyone, this is for the one who can sense and feel…as Sigur Ros.


-The music is too heavy for the sound system…speakers might break…especially with S…S is Saeglopur
-to be heard in a dark room
-with earphones
-and only 1 time
-by the way:untitled 8 is the masterpiece

special takk to Jonsi and A.Y

I Gaer,Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa,Olsen Olsen,Von,Svefn-g-englar,Myrksur,Se Lest,Hun Jord,Refur,Glosoli,Von(Hvarf),Leit af lifi,Hljomalind,Svo Hljott,Hafsol(Hvarf),BaBaTiKiDiDO

Sahra

I have experienced experimental rai in Egypt…yesterday in Sakyet El Sawy Culture Center in Zamalek…Sahra …a really special band…combining rai music with rock.
The band was formed in 1990 and had the name Rai Train.
Then in 1999 they created with the rock group Propaganda the new band Sahra.
The show started with some popular rai songs of Cheb Khaled and Cheb Mami, but the highlight was Aicha…and Saeed of course…who gave the song a new dimension…a girl who was sitting in front of me was moving with her head in a way as if she was melting with the rhythm.
Saeed…a great voice…but I do not know what was with him today…it was obvious when he could not sing the high notes in the middle of the song Aicha…yet his nice interactions with the crowd gave the Wisdom Hall a cheerful atmosphere.
Saeed’s movement on stage was exaggerated, talking and whispering with his band members while playing was not elegant…and not professional…too much…
Saeed…I have a question…why do you always have to show your back to the listeners…oh…and the band’s outfit was not matching with the event at all…it was as if they were coming directly from bed to the concert…except Saeed.

Rai means “opinion” in Arabic…that is why we have to understand at least some of the words said.

A big applause for the violin solo presentations, Mohamed Medhat …you were playing with love and devotion. Keyboardist Ahmed Al-Wahsh was a great leader …giving an energetic mood to every song… and guitarist Marwan was shining when he played the main role in the rock songs… you can also hear his simple touches floating in some of Cheb Khaled’s songs…especially in the song Ya Chebba.
When the percussionist tried to show his solo part by bringing one of the songs to an end, it was a flop…Hani Bideer…I am sorry, but it was somehow annoying.
The person responsible for the sound editing was not in his top form, he had to correct many technical problems...too many.
In spite of all that...I enjoyed the concert very much…unfortunately it was a little bit short...maybe because we are in Ramadan and it started at 22:00…the audience have had a very nice night as well…and enjoyed clapping along to the beats.

Sahra…we want to hear new interpretations of popular rai songs...waiting for further maturation...and more originality.

زباله تى فى

بصراحه التلفزيون المصرى والعربى بقه زفت ، زفت زفت زفت ، مافيش حاجه عدله الواحد يتفرج عليها ، بالذات لما جه شهر رمضان ، قمه التفاهه التلفزيونيه ، لما الواحد بعد الفطار يعمله كده كبايه شاى و ياكله حته بسبوسه مع بلح الشام ، نفسه يفتح التلفزيون و يتفرجله كده على حاجه لذيذه تسليه شويه ، مش القرف اللى بيشوفه كل لما بيفتح التلفزيون المصرى ، يعنى مش كل لما اجى اركز مع الاعلانات يروحوا قطعينوا بإعلان ، قال كنت باتتريأ على البرنامج التافه الى بيقدمه حسين فهمى ( الناس و أنا ) ، بقيت مش لاقى حاجه عدله تانيه أفطر عليها غيره ، اصل أنا ماعرفش افطر كده لوحدى على ترابيزه و اتفرج على الحيطان اللى حوليه ، اهة حاجه تسليه و السلام ، و بعدين العبط الازلى اللى عمله حسين الامام ده ، نفسى اعرف اللى ألف البرنامج ده كان بيعمل ايه لما كان بيألفه ، اظن انه كان فى وضع مش ولا بد كده ، و يا سلام على الظرافه اللى فى تامر و شوقيه ، بالمناسبه هوه ايه اللى فحل احمد الفيشاوى للدرجه دي ، نفسى اقول لكل واحد فى المسلسل الظرافه ده ، يا ظرييييف ، و بعدين يجولى بتوع البيت مش بيتك و ليلى علوى و النور و الصبح و بالليل ، لما بحس اننى خلاص حولع فى نفسى بروح قالب عالطول على القنوات العربيه التانيه ، الاقى عيال شحتين فى مسلسل و حنان ترك فى دور ساره بس بعقل بقه و ناس مشوهه ، هوه أنا ناقص اشوف فى رمضان حاجات توجع القلب و شوارع و وساخه ، و تيين ادج فيفى عبده و البوى فريند بيبيعوا بطاطس فى سوق الخضار ، انا عاوز حاجه خفيفه كده لايت تبسطنى و كل افراد عيلتى ، مافيش افراد اساسا ، يعنى اتخيل كده ان عندى افراد عيلتى و نتلف حولين التلفزيون لمه يعنى، أعت عشر تيام ادور على المسلسل بتاع تيته ورده ابو مليون جنيه لغايه ما جبته ، و ياريت ما جبته ، و اربعتاشر يوم لغايه ما وصلت للحاجه سهير و اخواتها ، و اول لما وقعت غلط على قناه فيها عبله كامل اتبصت ، اصلى بحب عبله كامل ، بس انبصاتى تلاشى تماما لما لقيت الواد بتاع كليب عصابه اشباح العندليب طلعلى كده خبط لزق بحواجب و آى لاينر ، بيطبطب على كل واحد معاه فى المسلسل ، الواد صعب عليه يا جماعه ، بجد صعب عليه مووت ، اروح راجع عالطول على الاراضى المحليه الاقى تيسير و تامر بلوند بادى تانى ، و عراق و امريكا و حاجات كده كانت حاتجبلى انسداد فى المسالك البوليه ، قلبت عالطول على حاجه تانيه لقيت مين ، يا ترى لقيت مين ، ممم ، منى زكى فى دور السندريلا ، سيبك من المسلسل التاريخى التسجيلى ده و ركز فى اللى جى ، تا تا تا تان ، مدحت صالح فى دور العندليب ، ايوه العندليب برده ، انا اول لما شفته سخسخت من الضحك ، ايه يا مدحت اللى انته عامله ده ، مين اللى اقنعك تعمل ده ، بلاش مين ، ازاى اقنعك انك شبه ، بلاش شبه ، انك تقدر تقلد العندليب ، انا كنت حاطت آمال كبيره على مسلسل يحيى الفخرانى سكه الهلالى ، بعد الفشل الزريع السنه اللى فاتت ، بس المسلسل مش نازللى من الزور ، بطىء بطىء بطىء ، حدائق الشيطان حلو بس انا زهقت من مسلسلات الصعايده و الفلاحين ، أه فكرتونى ، فين ماما يسرا ، محدش شافهه فى قناه هنا و لا هنا ، فى مسلسل بجد عاجبنى ديكوره و ملابسه و تصويره ، مش عارف اسمه ايه ، انا بتهيألى انه سورى، و فى مسلسل خالد بن الوليد اوك بس انا مش من هواه المسلسلات التاريخيه ، يادوبك المسلسل الوحيد اللى الواحد اهوه يقدر يتفرج عليه هو حضره المتهم أبى ، سريع و مثير بالرغم انه خيالى شويه ، مأفوريين فى حاجات كتير حبتين شويه ، و الواد ابن نور الشريف ، قصدى ابن المؤلف بتاع المسلسل جابللى بواسير، بس دى غلطه المخرجه رباب انها معرفتش تعمل كنترول على الممثليين اللى معاها ، زينه انتى بتفكرينى ببنوبلى كروز بس على فلاحى ، نفسى ابقى زى هنا و خالد ، بصراحه التلفزيون عاوز يتنفى من البيت تماما ، فين الحاجات الجميله بتاعت زمان ، لن اعيش فى جلباب ابى و العائله و ليالى الحلميه و المال و البنون و من الذى منه ، فين فوازير شريهان ، و الف ليله و ليله الجميله بتاعت شريهان و نجلاء فتحى ، فين اول مره كاميرا خفيه ، و فين لما الممثلين كانوا بيلعبوا افلام فى بدون كلام ، طب فين بوجى و طمطم ، طب تصدق أن بوجى و طمطم ارحم ، بصراحه احنا بجد كان لازم ناخد جرعه مكثفه تطفيشيه فى رمضان علشان نسيب التلفزيون الهبل الهبوللى اللى لحس مخنا و جابنا لورا مش لقدام ... و يلا باى

Drawn Together

Forget South Park , forget The Simpsons , forget Sponge Bob Square Pants … this is one of the funniest and cleverest cartoon series I have ever seen…Drawn Together…imagine Big Brother but with Cartoon characters… 8 characters (Spanky Ham , Toot Braunstein , Foxxy Love ,Wooldoor Sockbat , Captain Hero , Ling Ling , Xandir and Princess Clara ) from different animation genres live together in a house with cameras to catch every moment in their lives…so we see these characters when they forget their moral values and show their real personality…the creators make jokes about reality show challenges … you will see some references to movies like Braveheart , The Lord of the Rings , Kill Bill , Titanic , the Matrix and other famous and not famous movies …you will also see some funny situations like in Survivor , The Apprentice, The real world , Super nanny…but they also talk about heavy subjects as anti – Semitism , rape, homosexuality , pre and post 9/11 , wars , abortion , sexual abuse , discrimination , violence , death and racism… in a satirical way… I never thought that cartoon could go that far… there was a scene where one of the characters wanted to have a plastic surgery in her vagina and every time the doctor makes a mistake she takes him back to the surgery room to make another vaginal transformation … so that I had to run to the toilet and vomit the food I just ate…because at the end the vagina had a mouth that could speak…and another scene where a character was so brutally killed that it was more disgusting than a killing scene in Scream … but the strange thing is that you just have to laugh … because it is so funny…so absurd…so extreme…and so unique

Crystal Ball

If you listen to this song with your eyes closed…you will feel a melancholic wave running under your skin…and if you listen to this song with your eyes opened…you will sing with its catchy and masterful chorus…this song will take you to another atmosphere…you will remember the magic of c-c that changed the world of music…do you know what c-c is...I am sure you will.

Islam:what the west needs to know

In the last 5 years many documentary films have been made to play an important influential role in emphasizing specific problems or controversial subjects, like “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “An Inconvenient Truth”.
Moslems all over the world have tried many times to change the image of Islam but failed in many aspects as people still have this black spot named terrorism in their minds.
Now it is time to speak out loud and show the others the truth about this often misunderstood religion…lol…a new film called “Islam: What the West Needs to Know” has been released worldwide yesterday in this critical condition we are living in, aiming to clarify many unknown facts of Islam, hoping to find open minded and tolerant viewers that may indirectly affect their relations with Arabs and Moslems in particular …and who knows…it may also have a tremendous impact on the future decisions taken by politicians…well…grrrr…this film underlines the fact, that Islam is an anti-peace , anti-tolerant and anti-non believers...and that Islamic jihad theology plays the major part in all the terror we are facing nowadays...this film is a gift dedicated to all Moslems all over the world …thank you very much...khod bazaza we mat3ayatsh :-(

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