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Ben Affleck reveals his late mother's lifelong advocacy for Palestinians

Pulitzer-winning Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha also shares messages revealing Chris Affleck's years of advocacy

Ryan Gosling to star in new Ghost Rider film set for 2028

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Silo season three, episode four review: Apple TV thriller kicks into high gear

From The Odyssey to Dune: Six Arab world heritage sites transformed by cinema

Five films by Arab directors selected for Venice Film Festival 2026

The Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four cannot all survive Doomsday

Seven books that inspired Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

The film draws on Virgil, Aeschylus and lost Greek epics as director turns the warrior’s journey home into a story of guilt, collapse and redemption

The Odyssey review: Christopher Nolan makes his defining statement

Silo season three, episode three review: Memory becomes a deadly weapon

Why Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is 2026's twistiest murder mystery

Hend Sabry to join Amman International Film Festival jury

Apple TV's biggest shows and films still to come in 2026

Sam Neill beyond Jurassic Park: Horror films that showed dark on-screen persona

Hend Sabry to join Amman International Film Festival jury

Tunisian star will help judge Arab narrative competition at event running from July 26 to August 3

Apple TV's biggest shows and films still to come in 2026

Sam Neill beyond Jurassic Park: Horror films that showed dark on-screen persona

Catherine Laga'aia on the song that made Moana hers

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