Non Arabic speaker here been watching a lot of Arab films recently, started with Merzak Allouache and have been going through Chahines filmography - there's a lot to enjoy.

I've been trying to find the music to some of these and not had any luck, apparently much of it was by Fouad al Zaheri, but I can't find it anywhere. Whereas Habibi Funk has done a great job of collecting Ahmed Malek's music for a western audience I don't know where to start for this - searching his name in Arabic didn't help much either.

Would appreciate any leads.

It seems like most of the director's output was put on Netflix, with this film being the only one from the list. It's very good too!

Best run in terms of anything

Robert Altman: Nashville, MASH, Images, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, 3 Women, The Long Goodbye, Buffalo Bill, Thieves Like Us, California Split, Brewster McCloud, A Wedding, Quintet, and A Perfect Couple.

Hal Ashby: Shampoo, Being There, Coming Home, The Landlord, Bound for Glory, The Last Detail, and Harold and Maude.

Martin Scorsese: Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Boxcar Bertha, New York, New York, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, American Boy, Italianamerican, and The Last Waltz.

Francis Ford Coppola: The Godfather 1 & 2, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now.

Steven Spielberg: Duel, Jaws, 1941, Sugarland Express, and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder: The Merchant of Four Seasons, Despair, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fox and His Friends, Satan's Brew, In a Year of 13 Moons, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Germany in Autumn, Chinese Roulette, Shadow of Angels, I Only Want You to Love Me, Martha, Effi Briest, World on a Wire, Rio das Mortes, Mathias Kneissl, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, The American Soldier, and Gods of the Plague.

Sydney Pollack: Jeremiah Johnson, Three Days of the Condor, The Way We Were, The Yakuza, The Electric Horseman, and Bobby Deerfield.

Bob Fosse: Cabaret, Lenny, and All That Jazz.

George Lucas: THX 1138, American Graffiti, and Star Wars.

Woody Allen: Annie Hall, Manhattan, Interiors, Bananas, Love and Death, and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).

John Huston: Fat City, Wise Blood, The Man Who Would Be King, Independence, The Mackintosh Man, and The Kremlin Letter.

George Roy Hill: The Sting, A Little Romance, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, and Slaughterhouse-Five.

Milos Forman: Hair, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Taking Off, and Visions of Eight.

Sidney Lumet: Serpico, Network, Dog Day Afternoon, The Wiz, Equus, Murder on the Orient Express, The Offence, Lovin Molly, The Anderson Tapes, Last of the Mobile Hot Shots, Child's Play, and King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis.

Roman Polanski: Chinatown, Macbeth, Tess, What?, and The Tenant.

Clint Eastwood: The Outlaw Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter, The Gauntlet, The Eiger Sanction, Breezy, and Play Misty for Me.

Ridley Scott: Alien and The Duellists.

Brian De Palma: Carrie, Sisters, Phantom of the Paradise, Obsession, The Fury, Home Movies, Get to Know Your Rabbit, Hi Mom!, and Dionysus in '69.

Ingmar Bergman: The Touch, Cries

Ahlan waa Sahlan! Which is the best site/ app for classic/ old Egyptian movies with English subtitles. I have seen many on YouTube/ Netflix with subs. Wish to still see many of Adel Emam/ Ahmed Zaki/ Youssef Chahine/ Mahmoud Abdel Aziz/ Yousra.

I am an Indian who has lived/ worked in Egypt before for 2 years @ 16 years back. Nostalgic to catch up with Masr/ language/ culture/ Nas al Masry only via movies and now Reddit :)

Regards!

At the beginning of the pandemic, I stumbled upon a post from /u/35mmOfView where he stated his intention to watch 100 films from every decade. I thought it was a great idea (especially the notion of watching things almost chronologically, year by year, to give each movie its proper context) and so I set out to do the same, starting with the 1950s. It turned out to be a really great experience and I wanted to share the final list of movies for that decade in case someone else out there might similarly be interested in exploring some film history and improving their film knowledge.

To begin, I started with /u/35mmOfView's list. I then read through all the suggestions in the comments, compared with "Best of" lists from AFI and Sight and Sound as well as the top rated movies for each year according to Letterboxd. I added everything to a master list and then went through each year and distilled it down to just the top films for that year. In choosing which films to make the list, I often chose what are widely viewed as the "best" but occasionally threw in films that I felt were "important" to film or cultural history. I watched two Elvis movies, for instance, not because they are "great movies" but because of the monumental impact Elvis had culturally during 1950s America. Similarly, House of Wax and Godzilla might not be considered cinematic masterpieces by some but they influenced countless imitators within the horror and monster movie genres. In the end, it's an entirely subjective list, not at all intended to be exhaustive or definitive.

Roughly half of these movies I watched on HBO Max, some on Prime, and some on the Criterion Channel. Also helpful were Kanopy, Hoopla and my local library. Finally, for really hard-to-find movies, I subscribed to Netflix's DVD plan which still maintains an extremely wide selection of older movies. I recommend using https://www.justwatch.com/us to determine where a particularly movie is available on streaming, if at all. I'd also like to give a shout out to the following podcasts: Unspooled, Craig's List, Criterion Quest, The Old Soul Movie Podcast, Lost in Criterion and The Top 100 Project. Usually, after finishing a movie, I'd listen to one of these podcasts for further insight and I found these podcasts especially entertaining.

You'll find the list below, organized by year. For each year, I sorted the films according t

Bonjour à tous ! Il semble souvent que le monde cinématographique soit centré sur Hollywood. On est donc parfois étonné d’apprendre qu’il existe partout dans le monde entier des petits centres cinématographiques, comme Bollywood en Inde, ou même l’Égypte au monde arabophone.

C’est un aspect du pays que l’on oublie souvent si on le regarde avec les yeux occidentaux. Environ trois films sur quatre originaires du Moyen-Orient viennent de l’Egypte. Comme on voit l'évolution artistique du cinéma aux Etats-Unis, on la voit aussi reflétée en Egypte, de l'introduction des films muets à la fin du 19ème siècle, à l'âge d’or des années 40 aux années 60. Il y avait même la culture des célébrités. On estime qu’environ 3000 filmés ont été réalisés en Égypte depuis le cinéma y est arrivé

Malheureusement, il est assez difficile de trouver une grande partie de ces films. J’imagine que c’est une des raisons pour laquelle beaucoup de gens en dehors du Moyen-Orient ne connaissent pas bien le cinéma arabe. Voici quelques recommandations de mes amis qui m’ont présenté le sujet

La Momie (1969) par Shadi Abdessalam

L’appel du Courlis (1959) par Henry Barakat

Gare Central (1958) par Youssef Chahine

I've been working on a project to see (at least) 1 film from every single country in the world. I thought this might be a fun way to generate some recommendations, and also start to think about all the possibilities for Criterion to explore world cinema even further. As good of a job as they do, once you start compiling a list it becomes clear how little of the world has been explored cinematically (or at least for me.)

I haven't completed my list, and haven't seen them all yet. Bold means I've actually watched a film. Blank means I'm actively looking for recs, and unbolded means I'm open to recs from films that people have seen and genuinely think are great.

I'd also love to see your own versions of the list to see which countries people have explored. And to steal viewing ideas from.

For the purposes of my list, Palestine & Taiwan are distinct countries. If you have any recs for other politically fraught territories that I have neglected to separate, please let me know as I'd be very interested in those as well.

I leave the specifics of what makes a film "from" a certain country up to you. I did my best to avoid films made by colonial forces, but have not completely succeeded. (I also think Beau Travail for Djibuti is a bit of a cop out.) So a lot of these will change as I get further under way. I've also leaned into using criterion titles/criterion filmmakers as the default, especially if there were multiple films I have seen from a specific country.

1. Afghanistan – Wajma an Afghan Love Story
2. Albania – A Tale from the Past
3. Algeria – The Battle of Algiers- Gillo Pontecorvo
4. Andorra – Devil’s Kiss
5. Angola – The Hero
6. Antigua and Barbuda – The Sweetest Mango
7. Argentina – Hour of the Furnaces - Humberto Solas
8. Armenia – The Color of Pomegranates - Sergei Parajanov
9. Australia – The Babadook - Jennifer Kent
10. Austria – Revanche - Gotz Spielman
11. Azerbaijan - Ashik Kerib
12. [T

Best Run in terms of anything

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Strangers on a Train, To Catch a Thief, Dial M for Murder, I Confess, Stage Fright, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The Wrong Man.

Nicholas Ray: In a Lonely Place, Rebel Without a Cause, Bigger Than Life, Johnny Guitar, Bitter Victory, Macao, On Dangerous Ground, Party Girl, The Lusty Men,Run for Cover, The True Story of Jesse James, The Racket, Flying Leathernecks, Born to Be Bad, Androcles and the Lion, Hot Blood, and Wind Across the Everglades.

Ingmar Bergman: The Seventh Seal, Smiles of a Summer Night, Wild Strawberries, Dreams, Summer Interlude, A Lesson in Love, The Magician, Secrets of Women, Summer with Monika, Sawdust and Tinsel, Brink of Life, To Joy, and This Can't Happen Here.

Billy Wilder: Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Some Like It Hot, Stalag 17, Witness for the Prosecution, The Seven Year Itch, Ace in the Hole, Love in the Afternoon, and The Spirit of St. Louis.

Fred Zinnemann: From Here to Eternity, High Noon, The Men, Oklahoma!, The Nun's Story, A Hatful of Rain, The Old Man and the Sea, Teresa, and The Member of the Wedding.

George Stevens: Shane, Giant, A Place in the Sun, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Something to Live For.

John Huston: The Asphalt Jungle, The African Queen, The Red Badge of Courage, Moby Dick, Beat the Devil, The Barbarian and the Geisha, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, The Roots of Heaven, and Moulin Rouge.

Elia Kazan: On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, East of Eden, Panic in the Streets, Baby Doll, A Face in the Crowd, Viva Zapata!, and Man on a Tightrope.

William Wyler: Ben Hur, Roman Holiday, The Big Country, Friendly Persuasion, Carrie, Detective Story, and The Desperate Hours.

Otto Preminger: The Man with the Golden Arm, Anatomy of a Murder, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The 13th Letter, Angel Face, The Moon Is Blue, Carmen Jones, Bonjour Tristesse, Porgy and Bess, Saint Joan, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, and Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach.

Federico Fellini: La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, I Vitelloni, Il bidone, The White Sheik, and Variety Lights.

Robert Wise: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Destination Gobi, This Could Be the Night, Run Silent, Run Deep, I Want to Live!, Odds Against Tomorrow, Executive Suite, Two Flags West, Somebody Up There Likes Me, The Desert Rats, So Big, and House on Telegraph Hill.

Fritz Lang: The Big Heat, Clash by Night, House by the River, American Guerrilla in

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Do your worst!

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

They’re on standbi

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

Pilot on me!!

Nothing, he was gladiator.

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

When I got home, they were still there.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

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Where ever you left it 🤷‍♀️🤭

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

You take away their little brooms

It was about a weak back.

It could be best run in terms of anything

Alfred Hitchcock: Vertigo, Rear Window, North by Northwest, Strangers on a Train, To Catch a Thief, Dial M for Murder, I Confess, Stage Fright, The Trouble with Harry, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The Wrong Man.

Nicholas Ray: In a Lonely Place, Rebel Without a Cause, Bigger Than Life, Johnny Guitar, Bitter Victory, Macao, On Dangerous Ground, Party Girl, The Lusty Men,Run for Cover, The True Story of Jesse James, The Racket, Flying Leathernecks, Born to Be Bad, Androcles and the Lion, Hot Blood, and Wind Across the Everglades.

Ingmar Bergman: The Seventh Seal, Smiles of a Summer Night, Wild Strawberries, Dreams, Summer Interlude, A Lesson in Love, The Magician, Secrets of Women, Summer with Monika, Sawdust and Tinsel, Brink of Life, To Joy, and This Can't Happen Here.

Billy Wilder: Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Some Like It Hot, Stalag 17, Witness for the Prosecution, The Seven Year Itch, Ace in the Hole, Love in the Afternoon, and The Spirit of St. Louis.

Fred Zinnemann: From Here to Eternity, High Noon, The Men, Oklahoma!, The Nun's Story, A Hatful of Rain, The Old Man and the Sea, Teresa, and The Member of the Wedding.

George Stevens: Shane, Giant, A Place in the Sun, The Diary of Anne Frank, and Something to Live For.

John Huston: The Asphalt Jungle, The African Queen, The Red Badge of Courage, Moby Dick, Beat the Devil, The Barbarian and the Geisha, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, The Roots of Heaven, and Moulin Rouge.

Elia Kazan: On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, East of Eden, Panic in the Streets, Baby Doll, A Face in the Crowd, Viva Zapata!, and Man on a Tightrope.

William Wyler: Ben Hur, Roman Holiday, The Big Country, Friendly Persuasion, Carrie, Detective Story, and The Desperate Hours.

Otto Preminger: The Man with the Golden Arm, Anatomy of a Murder, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The 13th Letter, Angel Face, The Moon Is Blue, Carmen Jones, Bonjour Tristesse, Porgy and Bess, Saint Joan, The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, and Die Jungfrau auf dem Dach.

Federico Fellini: La Strada, Nights of Cabiria, I Vitelloni, Il bidone, The White Sheik, and Variety Lights.

Robert Wise: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Destination Gobi, This Could Be the Night, Run Silent, Run Deep, I Want to Live!, Odds Against Tomorrow, Executive Suite, Two Flags West, Somebody Up There Likes Me, The Desert Rats, So Big, and House on Telegraph Hill.

Fritz Lang: The Big Heat, Clash by Night, House by the River, American Gu

Best run in terms of anything

Robert Altman: Nashville, MASH, Images, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, 3 Women, The Long Goodbye, Buffalo Bill, Thieves Like Us, California Split, Brewster McCloud, A Wedding, Quintet, and A Perfect Couple.

Hal Ashby: Shampoo, Being There, Coming Home, The Landlord, Bound for Glory, The Last Detail, and Harold and Maude.

Martin Scorsese: Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Boxcar Bertha, New York, New York, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, American Boy,Italianamerican, The Last Waltz.

Francis Ford Coppola: The Godfather 1 & 2, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now.

Steven Spielberg: Duel, Jaws, 1941, Sugarland Express, and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind.

Pier Paolo Pasolini: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, Arabian Nights, The Decameron, and The Canterbury Tales.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder: The Merchant of Four Seasons, Despair, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fox and His Friends, Satan's Brew, In a Year of 13 Moons, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Germany in Autumn, Chinese Roulette, Shadow of Angels, I Only Want You to Love Me, Martha, Effi Briest, World on a Wire, Rio das Mortes, Mathias Kneissl, Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?, The American Soldier, and Gods of the Plague.

Sydney Pollack: Jeremiah Johnson, Three Days of the Condor, The Way We Were, The Yakuza, The Electric Horseman, and Bobby Deerfield.

Bob Fosse: Cabaret, Lenny, and All That Jazz.

George Lucas: THX 1138, American Graffiti, and Star Wars.

Woody Allen: Annie Hall, Manhattan, Interiors, Bananas, Love and Death, and Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask).

John Huston: Fat City, Wise Blood, The Man Who Would Be King, Independence, The Mackintosh Man, and The Kremlin Letter.

George Roy Hill: The Sting, A Little Romance, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, and Slaughterhouse-Five.

Milos Forman: Hair, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Taking Off, and Visions of Eight.

Sidney Lumet: Serpico, Network, Dog Day Afternoon, The Wiz, Equus, Murder on the Orient Express, The Offence, Lovin Molly, The Anderson Tapes, Last of the Mobile Hot Shots, Child's Play, and King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis.

Roman Polanski: Chinatown, Macbeth, Tess, What?, and The Tenant.

Clint Eastwood: The Outlaw Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter, The Gauntlet, The Eiger Sanction, Breezy, and Play Misty for Me.

Ridley Scott: Alien and The Duellists.

Brian De Palma: Carrie, Sisters, Phantom of the Paradise, Obsession, The

There hasn't been a post all year!