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Egypt Today
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Egypt Today
Adel Emam: The Most Popular Arab Actor in History
Adel Emam. Today marks the birthday of the leader of Egyptian and Arab cinema, TV drama, and theater in Egypt and the Arab world Adel Emam dubbed 'El Zaeem'. The legendary Emam is Egypt's biggest actor for over four decades of box office hits, series, and plays under his belt. In theatre what made his stardom was his immortal role in ''Madrasat El-Mushaghebeen'' ( Rioters School) as Bahgat el Abaseiry this loser funny student, who is the leader of his other loser friends. He performed several successful roles in plays like ''Shahid Mashafsh Haga'' ( A witnesser who didn't see anything), El-Wad Sayed El-Shaghal ( the servant named Sayed), El-Zaiim ( The Leader), and ''Body Guard''. His cinematic repertoire includes several movies like '' Ehena Betoaa el Autobees' (We Are The Bus People). El-Avocato ( The Lawyer), El-Irhab Wel-Kabab ( Terrorism and Kebab), 'Bakhit We Adeela', 'Amir El-Zalam' ( Prince of Darkness), 'Aris Men Geha Amneya' ( A bridegroom from a security place), El-Sefara Fel Omara ( The Embassy in the Building), 'Alzheimer', 'Bobos' among others. His TV debut was in 1978 through ' Ahlam El-Fata El-Taer' ( The Dreams of El Taer) then 'Domou fi Oyoun Waqeha' ( Tears in slut eyes) in 1980. After a long hiatus, he returned to TV drama in 2012 through " Fer'et Naji Atallah " (Naji Atallah's group), continuing his annual presence in the Ramadan marathon every year through several successful series such as " El Araf' (The fortune teller), 'Saheb el Canada' (His highness), 'Afaret Adli Alam'(Adli Alam's Ghosts), and "Awalem Khafeya' (Hidden Worlds) in 2018. Emam has won seven awards, including two from the Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema for Best Actor for his roles in 'El-Irhabi' (The Terrorist) and 'Omaret Yacoubian' (The Yacoubian Building). The Yacoubian Building also earned him an International Jury Award at the São Paulo International Film Festival and a Special Mention for Actor in a Narrative Feature from the Tribeca Film Festival. The Dubai International Film Festival awarded him twice the Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2005 and 2008. Emam was awarded as well the Golden Star in 2014 at the Marrakech International Film Festival, and the Golden Tanit in 2016 at the Carthage Film Festival. Despite being the most important comedian in the history of Egyptian cinema he later performed serious dramatic works while maintaining his comedic style, reflecting ordinary citizens struggles with powerful social or political pressures. Adel Emam by every sense of the word is an unrepeatable artistic actor, not only on the top of the artistic pyramid but he claimed the first rank inside the hearts of millions of his fans in Egypt and the whole world. Emam is the only actor in the history of Egyptian art who remained number one all these years. Egypt Today wishes the happiest birthday to the one who draws the smile on our faces and makes us laugh from the bottom of our hearts for years and years.
Daily Mirror
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
BGT winner Sydnie Christmas says semi-finalist has 'caught my heart'
Britain's Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas has opened up about this year's competition. Britain's Got Talent sensation Sydnie Christmas has opened up about a young musician who has tugged at her heartstrings in this year's contest. The 29-year-old songstress, who clinched the BGT title in 2024, graced ITV's Loose Women with her presence to chat about her career and last year's triumphant win on the talent show. Discussing the current crop of contestants, Sydnie singled out one act that particularly resonated with her. Speaking to the Loose Women hosts, she revealed: "There's a young little boy that has caught my heart who plays a guitar and he plays that guitar like that guitar was his life and that's exactly how I feel singing." She continued, praising the youngster: "Olly, he's caught me, he's got star quality." Before confessing: "That little boy caught my heart." Olly, an 11-year-old from Wrexham, has been riding a wave of success since his Britain's Got Talent live semi-final performance last week, which snagged him a second golden buzzer, reports Belfast Live. Now in the running for a spot at the Royal Variety show and a hefty £250,000 prize, Olly spoke with The Leader about his astonishment at the golden buzzer victory, saying: "I still can't believe it." He humbly added: "Every act in my semi final was brilliant so for Simon to pick me for his Golden Buzzer was amazing." Olly also shared his performance strategy, saying: "I practiced three things: the audience at home by looking into the camera, the judges and finally the crowd in the theatre. "The crowd's energy was electric, and I could hear their cheers and singing even with my earpieces in - it was incredible! I love performing for audiences that join in and sing along. "All my friends say they loved me pulling my tongue out at the camera! Think the judges liked my performance too!" The rising star also shared that he longed to make his family proud after sailing his way into the final. He added: "As a family we have always watched BGT and now to be part of it is just amazing. I still can't believe it. Getting to the final is the best feeling and I want to make everyone proud."
Wales Online
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
ITV Britain's Got Talent star emotional as she says semi-finalist 'caught her heart'
ITV Britain's Got Talent star emotional as she says semi-finalist 'caught her heart' The Britain's Got Talent winner has opened up on this year's competition. Britain's Got Talent champion Sydnie Christmas has shared her enthusiasm for a particularly touching act in this year's contest. The 29-year-old vocalist, who seized the BGT title in 2024, joined the hosts of ITV's Loose Women to discuss her flourishing career and reflect on her success on the show last year. When the conversation turned to the fresh talent gracing the stage this season, Sydnie singled out one act that moved her considerably. On the show, she conveyed to the panel: "There's a young little boy that has caught my heart who plays a guitar and he plays that guitar like that guitar was his life and that's exactly how I feel singing. Sydnie Christmas sang Olly's praises (Image: ITV ) "He's got something special about him," she went on. "Olly, he's caught me, he's got star quality," expressing her affection by saying: "That little boy caught my heart." Article continues below Olly, an 11-year-old prodigious musician from Wrexham, quickly became a standout after his Britain's Got Talent live semi-final performance last week, not only won hearts but also secured a second golden buzzer for the young star, reports Belfast Live. The aspiring artist discussed his remarkable achievement with The Leader, sharing his astonishment at the recognition he's received: "I still can't believe it." Olly is promising an ever bigger performance for the next show (Image: ITV ) With each act in his semi-final shining, Olly was deeply honoured by Simon's decision to bestow upon him the coveted Golden Buzzer, stating: "Every act in my semi final was brilliant so for Simon to pick me for his Golden Buzzer was amazing." He carefully articulated his performance strategy, detailing his focus on engaging different elements of the show as he continued: "I practiced three things: the audience at home by looking into the camera, the judges and finally the crowd in the theatre. Olly performed on Britain's Got Talent (Image: ITV ) "The crowd were amazing and I could hear them singing and shouting even through my earpieces. It was brilliant! I love playing to crowds that sing along. "All my friends say they loved me pulling my tongue out at the camera! Think the judges liked my performance too!" He conveyed his aspirations of making his family proud as he sailed into the final, stating: "As a family we have always watched BGT and now to be part of it is just amazing. I still can't believe it. Getting to the final is the best feeling and I want to make everyone proud." Article continues below Britain's Got Talent airs Saturday at 7pm on ITV1.
Leader Live
24-04-2025
- Health
- Leader Live
Data reveals 13-year housing wait for older Wrexham resident
The individual - whose identity is unknown but who is over 65 - was first put on the housing waiting list on April 25, 2012. In 2018 they were moved up to band two - the second-highest of Wrexham County Borough Council's five priority levels. A Freedom of Information request has revealed that in Wrexham there are 50 people in the county borough's top two priority bands who are over 65 and have been waiting for social housing for between one and five years. In addition there are seven residents over 65 in those top two priority groups who have been waiting more than five years to be housed or rehoused. These include Theresa Batty, an 82-year-old grandmother living in a social housing bungalow in Ponciau. She told The Leader she has been waiting since 2018 to be rehoused due to persistent damp and black mould which she says has made her breathing, heart and skin conditions worse. "The council just don't care," she said. "They keep coming round to scrape off the mould and paint over it with special treatment. but the air is thick with damp and it's hard to breathe. I just need to move to a more suitable home because I've had to live like this for years." The same Freedom of Information request reported that 3,104 Wrexham residents were waiting either to be allocated social housing or to be moved into more suitable social housing across all age groups and bandings. Read more: Wrexham Council says nan's 'mouldy' home is suitable for her to live in Pensioner still waiting to be rehoused after SEVEN years in home riddled with mould Band one residents are prioritised due to medical need, risk of financial hardship due to under-occupancy and military discharge. They may also be care leavers or residents living in homes significantly adapted for disabled living which they no longer need. Band two residents are considered a priority due to factors including living in unsatisfactory housing as assessed by Environmental Health, homelessness, families living in a flat in the county borough for at least two consecutive years with at least one child aged 16 or under, living in an overcrowded home, needing to move to access specialist medical treatment or a more suitable disability-adapted property, financial hardship due to housing costs or those who have accessed emergency homelessness support and are now ready to move into their own home. In response to the data, Wrexham County Borough Councillor David Bithell, Lead Member Housing and Climate change said: "We have recently approved a revised Allocations Policy which went through consultation with contract holders, members and key stakeholders. This did result is some changes to banding for existing applications. "The Housing Department is working extremely hard to build new council homes to meet rising demand. We are taking every opportunity working with partners and Welsh Government to secure additional funding to build new homes. "We have also bought back 28 additional properties over the last two years, adding to our housing stock of 11,000 properties and refurbished three sheltered housing schemes with a combined 70 units between them. "An additional sheltered housing scheme is due to complete in the early summer with a further 38 units. 'We are committed to building new properties and we have a number of new developments planned including six new council homes in Johnstown which are nearing completion. "There are also plans to build up to 51 new council homes in Rhosddu and four in Derwent Crescent in Acton."
Chicago Tribune
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Review: In ‘Captain America: Brave New World,' a new Captain copes with a reckless president
Thirty-five films into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I wonder if Cumbersome would be the more accurate c-word in MCU. What will it take in 2025 to make one of these movies really interesting? Or a massive hit? Will 'Thunderbolts,' arriving in May, answer those questions? Based on the Super Bowl-aired trailer, that one looks very much in the spirit of 'Deadpool & Wolverine,' last year's second-biggest moneymaker after 'Inside Out 2.' 'Deadpool & Wolverine' got the box-office job done ($1.3 billion worldwide) by odd-coupling two marginalized Marvel superheroes who heckled their own movie for two hours and seven minutes, with just enough last-minute heart to provoke some shock and awwww. People went. Up against that, what chance does the earnest, glumly chaotic fourth 'Captain America' feature, 'Captain America: Brave New World,' have, really? 'Brave New World' gives Anthony Mackie his first starring turn as Sam Wilson, former flying sidekick to Chris Evans' Captain America. He is now the wielder of the shield and a valiant if heavily burdened remnant of the now-disbanded Avengers. Harrison Ford takes over for the late William Hurt as Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, newly elected U.S. president, seen early on taking tiny little tablets in secret. Ross is determined to distinguish his first 100 days in office with the successful signing of a peace treaty with Japan and other nations, built on equitable sharing of the limitless resources promised by the emergence (at the end of the 2021 film 'Eternals') of the mighty undersea big rock candy mountain known as the Celestial mass. The mass is made of wondrous adamantium, similar to Wakanda's coveted vibranium. But Ross has a past, and some vengeance-minded prior associates suffered for it. The much-experimented-upon adversary known as The Leader (Tim Blake Nelson, in mini-'Megamind' latex) controls seemingly half the planet by computer hacking acumen or, more dramatically, 'Manchurian Candidate'-brand mind control. Director Julius Onah, working from a screenplay credited to five writers plus the usual reshoots, follows Wilson and his eager sidekick Joaquín (Danny Ramirez) as they tangle with enemies of shifting allegiances, from Oaxaca to the Indian Ocean to the White House Rose Garden. The excellent Giancarlo Esposito rolls in as Sidewinder, like The Leader a survivor of insidious Tuskegee-tinged medical experiments in superhero/superkiller enhancement. It may be too forgiving to say that the MCU movies benefit from having recently rewatched several of the narratively pertinent earlier MCU movies. It's surely true, but at some point it's just busy work, as well as foisting story-tracking clarity onto the viewer and off of the filmmakers. This script has a lot going on, but after a while you may feel like Ford looks in certain shots: committed in theory, struggling to engage in practice. There's a seriously cautious approach taken here to what should've been seized. Wilson is defined, however sketchily, as a man internally torn and troubled, regarding the burden of expectation that comes with his relatively new Captain America gig. He's working, reluctantly, with an American president in thrall to dark forces and violent impulses. It's no secret that Red Hulk makes an appearance in 'Brave New World,' illustrating what can happen when a testy world leader with anger management challenges has had enough of the diplomacy game. Oddly, neither Mackie nor Captain America foregrounds the action sufficiently, at least for me. Mackie's a strong and subtle actor and he meets expectations even when the material doesn't. But we wait for the inevitable, just as Captain America must: a routine action climax, featuring a newly engorged Ross trying to kill the all-too-human Wilson underneath a Washington D.C. street lined with cherry blossoms. And you know? It's nothing special. We've seen literal dozens of MCU action climaxes along these lines. 'Brave New World' may be more human-scaled than most, but in terms of kinetic filmmaking technique, it rarely rises above the usual, punishing visual/digital noise. The movie wouldn't feel human at all, really, if not for the convincing emotion bond established between Mackie and Carl Lumbly as Isaiah. The job pressure Mackie's loyal American warrior acknowledges at one point may not need underlining as having a racial component. That stuff's not in the cards right now anyway. Instead, while we wait for 'Thunderbolts' to arrive, #35 offers a few stray diversions as it sorts through plot strands and ties up loose ends while keeping other loose ends loose. Because so many future Marvel movies depend on it. MPA rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, and some strong language)
