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 *Broken City *The Croods (3D) *Evil Dead *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *A Haunted House *The Host *Jack the Giant Slayer (3D) *Oz: The Great and Powerful (3D) *Parker *Safe Haven *Snitch Cine Comfort *Dark Skies *Side Effects IMAX Cinema *Oblivion
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 *The Call *G.I. Joe Retaliation *Oblivion
Cine Max Cityscape Mall, Horriya Sq, 6 October City. Tel: 012 0666 1336 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *G.I Joe: Retaliation (3D) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Identity Thief
Cosmos 12 Emadeddin St, Downtown Cairo. Tel: 2574 2177 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Howa fi Keda(Anything Like That) *Al-Sheta Eli Fatt (Winter of Discontent)
Dandy Mall Beginning of Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. Tel: 018 919 6438 *The Call *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *G.I. Joe Retaliation *Oblivion
Downtown 8 Emadeddin St, Downtown. Tel: 2592 4727 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *G.I. Joe Retaliation *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Al-Sheta Eli Fatt(Winter of Discontent)
Dream Dream Land, Sixth of October City. Tel: 3855 3217 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Howa fi Keda(Anything Like That)
Galaxy 67 Abdel-Aziz Al-Seoud St, Manial. Tel: 2532 5745/6 *Beautiful Creatures *The Croods (3D) *Evil Dead *The Host *Jack the Giant Slayer (3D) *Oz: The Great and Powerful (3D) *Snitch
Galaxy Cineplex Mall of Arabia, Sixth of October City. Tel: 010 6880 0933 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *The Croods (3D) *Dark Skies *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *A Good Day to Die Hard *Al-Hafla(The Party) *The Host *Jack the Giant Slayer (3D) *Parker *Snitch
Golden Stars City Stars Mall New Annex, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2580/1 *Broken City *The Croods (3D) *Dark Skies *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *The Host *Jack the Giant Slayer (3D) *Snitch
Golf City Al-Obour City. Tel: 4610 6155/6/7 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *Gangster Squad *G.I Joe Retaliation (3D) *A Good Day to Die Hard *Lincoln *Mama *Al-Sheta Eli Fatt(Winter of Discontent)
Metro 35 Talaat Harb St, Downtown Cairo. Tel: 2393 7566- 016 553 0856 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Oblivion 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 *The Call *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *G.I. Joe Retaliation *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Jews of Egypt *Oblivion *Olympus Has Fallen *Al-Sheta Eli Fatt(Winter of Discontent)
Odeon 4 Dr Abdel-Hamid Said St, downtown Cairo. Tel: 2575 8797- 2576 5642 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Jack the Giant Slayer (3D)
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) *Al-Hafla (The Party) *Al-Sheta Eli Fatt(Winter of Discontent)
Serag Mall Attia El-Sawalhy St, off Makram Ebeid Nasr City. Tel: 2276 0080 *Abdu Mouta *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *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 *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *Mama *Oblivion *Olympus Has Fallen *Spider (3D)
Stars City Stars Mall: Omar Ibn Al-Khattab St, Heliopolis. Tel: 2480 2013/4 *The Croods (3D) *Dark Skies *Evil Dead *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *Al-Hafla (The Party) *A Haunted House *The Host *Jack the Giant Slayer (3D) *The Last Exorcism II *Oz: The Great and Powerful (3D) *Parker *Safe Haven *Snitch
Sun City Behind Sheraton buildings, Heliopolis. Tel: 010 0002 1211 *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *The Call *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *G.I. Joe Retaliation *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Identity Thief *Jews of Egypt *Mama *Oblivion *Olympus Has Fallen *Rise of the Guardians (3D) *Al-Sheta Eli Fatt(Winter of Discontent) *Spiders (3D) Royal Sun City *Ala Gousety(Over My Dead Body) *The Call *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Oblivion
Tiba 84 Al-Nasr Road, Nasr City. Tel: 2262 1084 *Ala Gousety (Over My Dead Body) *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February)
Wonderland Abbas El Akkad St, Nasr City. Tel: 2401 2254 *The Call *Febrayer Al-Eswed(Black February) *G.I. Joe Retaliation *Al-Hafla(The Party) *Oblivion *Al-Sheta Eli Fatt(Winter of Discontent)
CULTURAL CENTRES
Artellewa Space for Contemporary Arts 19 Mohamed Ali Al-Esarri, Ard Al-Lewa, Giza. Tel: 012 2596 3611 19 April, 7pm: Taxi Driver, crime starring Robert De Niro and Jodie Foster, directed by Martin Scorsese, produced in 1976, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or Award at Cannes Film Festival.
French Cultural Centre 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 18 April, 7pm: Les neiges du Kilimandjaro (The Snows of Kilimanjaro), drama starring Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin, directed by Robert Guédiguian (English subtitles) (Heliopolis branch).
Italian Cultural Centre 3 El-Sheikh El Marsafi St, Zamalek, Cairo. Tel: 2735 8791 18 April, 7pm: Il padre e lo straniero (The Father and the Foreigner) a 2010 film by Ricky Tognazzi featuring Alessandro Gassman, Amr Waked and Nadine Labaki. The screening will take place with the presence of actor Amr Waked (Arabic subtitles). 25 April, 7pm: Fairytale, horror starring Harriet MacMasters-Green and Guiliano Montaldo, directed by Ascanio Malgarini and Cristian Bisceglia (English with Italian subtitles).
Japanese Cultural Centre 81 Corniche Al-Nil St, Maadi. Tel: 2528 5903 – 2528 5906 25 April, 6pm: After the Flowers, a 2009 production directed by Kenji Nakanishi.
Sufi 12 Sayed Bakri St, Zamalek. Tel: 2738 1643 19 April, 7pm: Life of Pi, adventure starring Suraj Sharma and Irrfan Khan, directed by Ang Lee, the film won four Academy Awards.
Talaat Harb Cultural Centre 1 Al-Sayeda Nafisa St, Zeinhom in front of Fathi Sorour Compound. Tel: 2362 2647- 2362 8174 18 April, 6pm: Al-Zaman Al-Baqi (The Remaining Time), directed by Elia Suliman followed by the screening of the documentary film Dhat Al-Makan (The Same Place), directed by Ahmed Shawki. 19 April, 5pm: Wedding in the Countryside, Chinese film screening.
