x All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends. Special film seasons and screenings are held in cultural centres listed below commercial cinemas. This information is correct at the time of going to press, it remains wise, however, to check with venues for any short notice alteration.
Americana Plaza IMAX Sixth of October, Sheikh Zayed next to Ceramica Cleopatra behind Hyper one. Tel: 010 2002 0033 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Bullet to the Head *Chinese Zodiac (3D) *Django Unchained *Gambit *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Hotel Transylvania (3D) *Life of Pi (3D) *Silver Linings Playbook *Warm Bodies *Zero Dark Thirty IMAX Cinema *A Good Day to Die Hard
Al-Amir Khlousi, Shubra, Cairo. Tel: 2205 5722 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla (The Party)
Bandar, Maadi Bandar Mall, 1 Palestine St, New Maadi. Tel: 2519 0770 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Hansel and Gretel (3D) *Les Misérables *Rise of the Guardians (3D)
Cine Max Cityscape Mall, Horriya Sq, 6 October City. Tel: 012 0666 1336 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Haflet Montasaf Al-Leil(The Midnight Show) *Hansel and Gretel (3D)
Cosmos 12 Emadeddin St, Downtown Cairo. Tel: 2574 2177 *Abdu Mouta *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Howa fi Keda(Anything Like That) *Sabouba(Gig)
Dandy Mall Beginning of Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Tel: 018 919 6438 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Hansel and Gretel (3D) *Last Stand *Texas Chainsaw (3D)
Downtown 8 Emadeddin St, Downtown. Tel: 2592 4727 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Abdu Mouta *Al-Anesa Mamy(Miss Mammy) *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Hansel and Gretel (3D)
Dream Dream Land, Sixth of October City. Tel: 3855 3217 *Abdu Mouta *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *Al-Hafla(The Party)
Galaxy 67 Abdel-Aziz Al-Seoud St, Manial. Tel: 2532 5745/6 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Gambit *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Life of Pi (3D) *Warm Bodies
Galaxy Cineplex Mall of Arabia, Sixth of October City. Tel: 010 6880 0933 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Bullet to the Head *Chinese Zodiac (3D) *Django Unchained *Gambit *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Life of Pi (3D) *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn II *Warm Bodies
Golden Stars City Stars Mall New Annex, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2580/1 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Gambit *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Life of Pi (3D) *Warm Bodies
Golf City Al-Obour City. Tel: 4610 6155/6/7 *Al-Anesa Mamy(Miss Mammy) *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Flight *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Hansel and Gretel (3D) *Howa fi Keda(Anything Like That) *Jack Reacher *Paranormal Activity 4 *Rise of the Guardians (3D) *Skyfall 007
Metro 35 Talaat Harb St, Downtown Cairo. Tel: 2393 7566- 016 553 0856 *Abdu Mouta *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Haflet Montasaf Al-Leil(The Midnight Show)
New Modern Shubra Al-Mazallat St, Shubra. Tel: 2430 9122 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February)
Nile City Nile City Towers, Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2461 9101 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Haflet Montasaf Al-Leil(The Midnight Show) *Hansel and Gretel (3D) *Jack Reacher *Last Stand *Les Misérables *Pitch Perfect *Texas Chainsaw (3D)
Odeon 4 Dr Abdel-Hamid Said St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 8797- 2576 5642 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party)
Ramses Hilton Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 2574 7435 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Bullet to the Head *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Warm Bodies
Al-Salam Concorde 65 Abdel-Hamid Badawi St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2622 6376 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party)
Sarai Al-Hada'iq 16 Walielahd St, off Masr wal-Sudan St, Hada'iq Al-Qubba. Tel: 2485 8400 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Abdu Mouta *Al-Hafla (The Party)
Serag Mall Attia El-Sawalhy St, off Makram Ebeid Nasr City. Tel: 2276 0080 *Abdu Mouta *Al-Anesa Mamy(Miss Mammy) *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Haflet Montasaf Al-Leil(The Midnight Show) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Saa'a wi Nos(An Hour and a Half)
Sixth of October Sixth of October City. Tel: 3835 7569 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Last Stand *Texas Chainsaw (3D)
Stars City Stars Mall: Omar Ibn Al-Khattab St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2013/4 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *The Bay *Bullet to the Head *Chinese Zodiac (3D) *Django Unchained *Gambit *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla (The Party) *The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (3D) *Life of Pi (3D) *Silent Hill: Revelation (3D) *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn II *Warm Bodies
Sun City Behind Sheraton buildings, Heliopolis. Tel: 010 0002 1211 *Al-Anesa Mamy(Miss Mammy) *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Flight *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Haflet Montasaf Al-Leil(The Midnight Show) *Hansel and Gretel (3D) *Jack Reacher *Last Stand *Les Misérables *Pitch Perfect *Rise of the Guardians (3D) *Texas Chainsaw (3D) *This is 40
Tahrir 112 Tahrir St, Dokki, Giza. Tel: 3335 4726 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body)
Tiba 84 Al-Nasr Road, Nasr City. Tel: 2262 1084 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Haflet Montasaf Al-Leil(The Midnight Show)
Wonderland Abbas El Akkad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2401 2254 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Al-Anesa Mamy(Miss Mammy) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Hansel and Gretel (3D) *Howa fi Keda(Anything Like That) *Jack Reacher
CULTURAL CENTRES
Artellewa Space for Contemporary Arts 19 Mohamed Ali Al-Esarri, Ard Al-Lewa, Giza. Tel: 012 596 3611 A month with science fiction 18 February, 7pm: Star Wars: A New Hope, a 1977 production directed by George Lucas.
Bikya 40 Al-Hadaek St, off Road , Maadi. Tel: 2735 5423 14 February, 8pm: Bikya library will hold a special screening for the winning Egyptian films at the Qabila Short Film Festival.
French Cultural Centre Cairo: 1 Madraset Al-Hoqouq Al-Ferensiya St, off El-Sheikh Ali Youssef St, Mounira. Tel: 2791 5800; Fax: 2795 7148 Heliopolis branch: 5 El-Sheikh El-Dib St, Ard Al-Golf. Tel: 2419 3857; Fax: 2419 9143 21 February, 7pm: Vénus noire(Black Venus), the film recounts the life of a young woman Saartjie Baartman who leaves Africa, directed by Abdellatif Kechiche (English subtitles) (Heliopolis branch).
Italian Cultural Institute 3 Sheikh El-Marsafi St, behind the Marriott Hotel, Zamalek. Tel: 2735 8791- 2735 5423; Fax: 2736 5723 21 February, 7pm: Un Americano a Roma (An American in Rome), a 1954 comedy production starring Alberto Sordi and Maria Pia Casilio, directed by Steno.
Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture 37 Talaat Harb St, Downtown. Tel: 2393 3396/ 2396 0071 14 February, 12 noon: Kabhi Alvida naa Kehna (Never Say Goodbye) starring Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee. 21 February, 12 noon: We Are Family, starring Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal.