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Paradise Now, Wins!

by Haitham Sabbah March 6, 2006

They say: “If you made a bad film, you made it alone. If you made a good film, you all made it.” And that’s what “Paradise now” did. A good film by all means! The film didn’t win the Oscar, but won more than the academy award. Won the hearts of the millions who saw [...]

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Israel lobbies against “Palestine” tag at Oscars

by Haitham Sabbah February 13, 2006

Israeli and U.S. diplomats and Jewish groups are lobbying organisers of next month’s Academy Awards not to present a nominated film (Paradise Now) about Palestinian bombers as coming from Palestine, an Israeli newspaper reports. While the tag remains on the academy’s Web site, the diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said he expected the film [...]

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Posters that says it all

by Haitham Sabbah December 22, 2005

The first is an impressionable painting entitled “The Flutes and the Walls of Israel”, created by the Italian artist Giuliano Giuggiolo, copies of this painting feature the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign. You can find more here and here! The second poster is of the “Syriana” movie. Reviews said (I’ve not seen it yet) that Syriana provides [...]

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Some Israelis Praise Suicide-Bomber Film

by Haitham Sabbah November 16, 2005

AP says: Paradise Now had Tel Aviv viewers on the edge of their seats _ and some even found themselves empathizing with the two West Bank mechanics trying to attack their city. Interesting. In fact while I was chatting with my Israeli friend, Lisa, last night, she was telling me how impressed she is and [...]

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Paradise Now @ The 43rd New York Film Festival

by Haitham Sabbah October 20, 2005

Paradise Now is the story of two Palestinian childhood friends who have been recruited for a major operation in Tel Aviv. It centers on what is presumably their final day on earth. They cannot utter a word of their plans to their families. The following day, the two are sent to the border. The bombs [...]

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