Movie Review | 'David & Layla': Love, Sex, Belly Dancing and Religious Differences
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The star-crossed romance âDavid & Laylaâ is layered with sharply observed cultural details.
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No bombs. No bloodshed. No bin Laden. Belly dancing is the theme Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch says can best communicate the Arab world to the West and reconcile cultural differences.
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Imagine Larry Davidâs HBOâs series, âCurb Your Enthusiasm,â without the bile. Thatâs the tone of âI Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.â
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âThe Kingdom,â a film about the F.B.I.âs pursuit of Islamic bad guys in Saudi Arabia, may show that buddy bonding and boisterous action can bridge the deepest cultural chasm.
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The main thing about the guys in âWild Hogsâ â the main source of the movieâs fumbling attempts at humor â is that theyâre not gay. Really. Seriously. No way.
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Across the Middle East, many people are forced to put off marriage, the gateway to independence. In their frustration they turn to religion for solace.
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Harry MosesÂs entertaining documentary portrays the debate between connoisseurship and science as a culture war.
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Ariel Schulman is making a film about sex, violence, racism, teenage angst and also ballet, which to some sounds much more intimidating.
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Ashutosh Gowariker's new film has a nice romance, but the history seems to get in the way.
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Faithful to Islamic law's prohibition against representing its title character, this movie gives a prophet's-eye-view on the story.
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Get your facts about these romantic movies right!
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DonÂt fret if you find it frustrating to unscramble the blood ties or follow the fragmented domestic dramas that jostle one another in Pablo TraperoÂs big-hearted ensemble comedy.
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The meek, mopey comedy âIn the Land of Womenâ is the film equivalent of a sensitive emo band with one foot in alternative rock and the other in the squishy pop mainstream.
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After Khel, which he directed for Suniel Shetty three years ago, thereÂs plenty of  ÂconfusionÂ in director Yusuf KhanÂs mind and life. And why not? ThatÂs the title of YusufÂs next film.
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A quirky teen-pregnancy yarn and a love story involving a life-sized sex doll have won over critics at the Toronto International Film Festival, stealing the spotlight from darker films on war and politics.
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Movies have taught us a great deal about love. We&#39;ve learned love means never having to say you&#39;re sorry and that love makes the world go around or is better the second time around.
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When you&#39;re making an R-rated puppet movie with controversial marionette-on-marionette sex scenes, you&#39;d think you&#39;d have all the controversy they can stomach.