tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post110327566520523581..comments2024-03-15T19:06:20.739+03:00Comments on KUWAIT UNPLUGGED: Dubai Film FestivalZaydounhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11634272499374259798noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103355813888422122004-12-18T10:43:00.000+03:002004-12-18T10:43:00.000+03:00When it comes to the up coming film makers they on...When it comes to the up coming film makers they only concentrate on political movies I say move on and lets make entertaining movies.mosan mosanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529217750980844157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103338150659620562004-12-18T05:49:00.000+03:002004-12-18T05:49:00.000+03:00shit since im on a roll...
what is the point of th...shit since im on a roll...<br />what is the point of the majority of movies??<br /><br />ENTERTAINMENT. as a viewer i dont want to go to a movie to be reminded about the crashing economy, the dying children in africa or the fact that my wife is fucking my best friend.. no, i want to go to a movie to get away from all that. if i wanted to be reminded i would simply turn on the news or pick up a respectable newspaper.<br /><br />yes, Ram, you are right about the need for fashion shows, concerts, blah blah blah, but if you introduce those elements too quickly, you will end up with a society that is divided even more in between the have and have nots, and the religious and open minded, and that kind of polarization in Kuwait cant lead to anything good.<br />im all up for Applebees, Fridays, fuds etc having a real Happy Hour where i can go with my little bro and get a stiff drink while i hit on some skank, or a nightclub that would rival those here in Miami, or get shitfaced like i do on a daily basis in Venezuela and dance the night away. but the number of partiers would be rivaled by an equal or greater number of taliban-endorsing-wife-beating-goat-screwing beirdoos weirdoos with their ugly ankles, flee infested beards, and disgusting hangnails along with their busloads of enslaved ninjas..mishu1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/16490341178813630955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103336918951857112004-12-18T05:28:00.000+03:002004-12-18T05:28:00.000+03:00also, the movies about palestine, spare me the hea...also, the movies about palestine, spare me the heartbreak!!! you dont see hindi films about clashes with Pakistan, or Muslim/Christian persecution in the Phillipines, i mean even the Jewish community has moved on from the Holocaust.. please spare me the friggin drama!!! turns my friggin stomach...mishu1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/16490341178813630955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103336581405029232004-12-18T05:23:00.000+03:002004-12-18T05:23:00.000+03:00Rampurple: i know Waleed Al-Awadhi personally, alo...Rampurple: i know Waleed Al-Awadhi personally, along with a few of his cousins that work in PR in Marketing. his movies are good because he is smart enough not to place a focus on the govt. and deal with issues that pertain to the average citizen.<br /><br />and, yes the truth hurts!!mishu1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/16490341178813630955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103326241442612752004-12-18T02:30:00.000+03:002004-12-18T02:30:00.000+03:00mishu... I resent what you said.
Not all movies w...mishu... I resent what you said. <br />Not all movies would be based on the government. Even if they were to be anti-government...its a free county. Look at people like Walid Al Awadhi... he should receive funding from the Kuwaiti government. <br /><br />Most of u have been dazzled by nadine labaki's video clips... whether nancy ajrams, or yuri mrakadi or whoever... imagine if she had the chance to direct a film! If her goverment would fund her! <br /><br />West Beirut won awards.... do you think the Lebanese government funded it? I'm suprised they showed it at Lebanese theatres. <br /><br />Also, not ALL tv commercials are crap! Yes, a majority in Kuwait are but there is hope... Also... keep in mind the TV ads represent the audience as well... In kuwait, ads are so different than lebanese ads coz the kuwaiti audience is not as mature as an audience... meaning, lebanon has an older history in advertising, whereas its still fresh in kuwait. this is a complicated topic that needs pages to type on... <br /><br />anyways, what i am trying to say, arab nations should be able to open some doors for our fellow artists... it is not politics that will help us within the western world, but art. Film festivals such as the one held in Dubai should be encouraged and the media should be supportive. Fashion shows like the one held in Beirut should also be encouraged.... Music awards should also be held.....maybe even awards for tv series.... something like the Emmy.. all this would cause a stir in the art world...when competition arouses and better funding, be sure to find better work...as long as it does not get too commercial of course.Rampurplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061384054830177410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103318586199005642004-12-18T00:23:00.000+03:002004-12-18T00:23:00.000+03:00Ihath,
I haven't seen it, but I've heard of it.
It...Ihath,<br />I haven't seen it, but I've heard of it.<br />It's like there's a policy against showing good Arabic films.. all we ever get around here is "Allimbi" and its likes.<br /><br />And how come KNCC never buys Tunisian, Lebanese, or Moroccan films?<br /><br />(People, I've just started my own blog out of boredom and got the warmest welcome ever. I guess i deserve it for not taking the blogging business seriously)Shurouqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852026106452819830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103316288065297652004-12-17T23:44:00.000+03:002004-12-17T23:44:00.000+03:00I should mention here that I LOVE the TV commercia...I should mention here that I LOVE the TV commercial for the Dubai Film Festival, where a bunch of kids string up a makeshift screen out of bedsheets and set it up on the beach to watch a movie. Brilliant!Zaydounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634272499374259798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103315521529826492004-12-17T23:32:00.000+03:002004-12-17T23:32:00.000+03:00nychick... I saw the pictures on the website and m...nychick... I saw the pictures on the website and meant to add them but got sidetracked. I'll do it now.<br /><br />As for Khaled Al-Sedeeq... the man is still dining out on بس يا بحر as if it was Kuwait's Citizen Kane. What the hell has he been up to since عرس الزين?!Zaydounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634272499374259798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103303828792230022004-12-17T20:17:00.000+03:002004-12-17T20:17:00.000+03:00I love film festivals. Here in Vancouver we have t...I love film festivals. Here in Vancouver we have the international film festival that shows hundreds of movies every year. The best movie I saw at the festival this year was "The Gate to the Sun" and egyptian movie that tells the whole history of Palestine through the love story of a man and his wife. The movie was so well made and so brilliant it made me feel proud. Did anyone else see that movie?ihathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627703958246416901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186499.post-1103298010467226652004-12-17T18:40:00.000+03:002004-12-17T18:40:00.000+03:00i cant believe they complain that they recieve mon...i cant believe they complain that they recieve money and then expect to be able to do whatever they please. ingrateful that is what they are. also, i knowing them, if the govt. gave them any amount of funds, the filmakers, if given the chance, would make something that citisizes their govt. no wonder they dont get any funds...<br />plus, if their films are anything like the commercials on tv, i would pay not to see them!! art my ass!<br />i have nightmares fromt hat stupid potato commercial: batatis fritz! akhhhh and then the sa3edi...turns my stomach every time i think about it...mishu1984https://www.blogger.com/profile/16490341178813630955noreply@blogger.com