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Camaraderie isn't something you normally get to experience as a member of a cinema audience.

Some things never change, and American prejudice against immigrants is one of them.

Dubai fest organizers aren't letting the financial crisis in the once booming emirate get in the way of announcing their lineup.

"500 Days of Summer," "Amreeka," "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire," "Sin Nombre" and "The Last Station" took the Spirit Award nominations for best feature.

CAIRO: Since it premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival, Cherien Dabis' feature film debut "Amreeka" has been provoking appreciative nods from critics and film festival juries alike.

CAIRO: Palestinian American writer-director Cherien Dabis came out the big winner in the Arabic Feature Film competition of this year's Cairo International Film Festival, which came to a close Friday evening with a gala awards ceremony at the city's opera house.

IT'S not so much the active oppression of the Israeli occupation that impels West Bank bank employee Muna to pine for life in "Amreeka" . It's more the deeply set tedium of the routine.

In our next film AMREEKA, Muna, NISREEN FA-ORE, is a Palestinian Christian who lives in Bethlehem with her teenage son, Fadi, MELKAR MUALLEM.

AMREEKA Grant Park. 14A A single mother leaves the West Bank with dreams of an exciting future in the promised land of small town Illinois, only to scramble to make a living at a neighbourhood White Castle.

At its 20th edition, Stockholm is honoring thesp Susan Sarandon and helmer-producer Luc Besson.

This murky biography hopscotches through the era like one of those sleek silver Electra planes that Amelia banged around in.

Where: Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma; showtimes, pages 16-17 Even for a small film of surpassing quality, "Amreeka" has received a surprising amount of recognition.

Monday Night at the Movies presents Amreeka Monday, Nov. 9 at Galaxy Cinemas, Orangeville.

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MOVIE REVIEWS 10/29/2009 12:00 AM THIS IS IT Starring Michael Jackson Directed by Kenny Ortega 4 stars Before his eccentricities earned him the sobriquet "Wacko Jacko" from the tabloids, Michael Jackson was revered as the "King of Pop." A talented singer and dancer, he not only revolutionized music videos, he broke the colour barrier on MTV, and ...

Rick Groen and Liam Lacey Published on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Saturday, Oct.

Film Review: Amreeka There aren't many Palestinian feature films that make it to the big screen.

Amreeka 's tale of cultural angst in the Midwest."> Having grown up Middle Eastern in Ohio, Cherien Dabis wanted to show both hopelessness and humour in Amreeka a s tale of cultural angst in the Midwest.

As part of its "Finest in World Cinema" series, the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center will screen director Cherien Dabis's Cannes Film Festival award-winning comedy, "Amreeka," on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m. "Amreeka" chronicles the adventures of Muna, a single mother who leaves the West Bank with Fadi, her ...

Meryl Streep may have starred as chef-legend Julia Child but in real life she is nothing more than an OK cook.