Football Under Cover, 2008, 86 mins., by David Assmann and Ayat Najafi. German with English subtitles.
Monday night at the Goethe Institute (Dokki) at 7 p.m.
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Documentary
Posted in movies with tags "Egypt Cairo Guide", cairo, cairo entertainment guide, documentary, movie on January 25, 2009 by alizaGerman movie
Posted in movies with tags "Egypt Cairo Guide", cairo, cairo entertainment guide, CULTURE, movie on January 7, 2009 by aliza
Vier Minuten (Four Minutes), 2006, 112 min, by Chris Kraus. German with English subtitles
@ Goethe Institute (Dokki), Thursday night at 7 pm
Festen (The Celebration)
Posted in Crocommended, movies with tags alexandria, CULTURE, movie on July 30, 2008 by aliza
In this film, a father’s 60th birthday celebration turns into a serious confrontation between him and his son. Written by Thomas Vinterberg, the movie is in Danish, German and English, subtitles unspecified.
Showing Thursday night at 8 p.m. at the French Cultural Centre (CCFA) in Alexandria, 30 Al Nabi Daniel St. Tel: 03-4391-8952
Movie Review
Posted in FOOD, movies with tags cairo, movie, review on July 25, 2008 by icrocIf you’re a glutton for punishment, and you don’t mind wasting 2 hours of your life (you will never get them back) then go and watch Dream of a Lifetime – one of the Arabic Summer ‘Blockbusters’ – alternatively read the far more entertaining review of it here (which should be 5 well spent minutes filled with evil glee and much chortling).
The review reminds me (well, the first paragraph) of my debut in Sobky Protein (the butchers on Tahrir St.) where I innocently asked for a couple of kilos of bizaz frekh. The stunned reaction and the sudden attention of all 12 butchers in there did not deter me from asking again, more forcefully, for 2 kilos of bizaz frekh (chicken tits). I didn’t realize where I was going wrong until one plucky young butcher, in between raucous guffaws, asked innocuously whether I might want a kilo of teez bitello (cows ass) with it.
The trials of language learning 
Sharks or Jets?
Posted in movies with tags cairo, movie, musical on July 9, 2008 by aliza
At The Croc, we’re Sharks. Find out which you are by coming to see the classic 1961 musical West Side Story, tonight at Villa Grey at 8:30 p.m.
West Side Story is a modern Romeo-and-Juliet love story set in Manhattan. The two feuding families are rival gangs, the Puerto Rican Sharks and American Jets, with lovers Maria and Tony caught in the middle. Choreography and musical numbers are outstanding. Winner of 10 Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and many other awards. English with English subtitles.
Villa Grey: 24, Abdallah al Kateb St., Mohandiseen. Tel: 3338-2184
