Comments on: Jordan to get film school http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:36:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Amer http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-293199 Amer Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:23:51 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-293199 Hossam, I really hope you see this; you're an absolute ass for calling his majesty pathetic, and an ungrateful ass for calling King Hussein that too, if it sees the light, this project will provide many new jobs for 3 nations, you should be thankful you ungrateful schmuck! As for you Mr. Amrani, I hope you read my comment on the King Abdullah and Shah Iran resemblance article, I really hope you can stop calling his majesty King PS2. Respect! LoCo! Hossam, I really hope you see this; you’re an absolute ass for calling his majesty pathetic, and an ungrateful ass for calling King Hussein that too, if it sees the light, this project will provide many new jobs for 3 nations, you should be thankful you ungrateful schmuck!

As for you Mr. Amrani, I hope you read my comment on the King Abdullah and Shah Iran resemblance article, I really hope you can stop calling his majesty King PS2.

Respect!

LoCo!

]]> By: SP http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-289463 SP Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:38:50 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-289463 Andrew makes a good point in c). Though filmmakers in Israel have long been progressive and a bunch of them even put out a statement criticising Israeli actions in Lebanon this summer, so as a peace-making initiative it would be sort of preaching to the choir (not to mention hardly capable of influencing anything on the ground). As an artistic initiative, why not. Andrew makes a good point in c). Though filmmakers in Israel have long been progressive and a bunch of them even put out a statement criticising Israeli actions in Lebanon this summer, so as a peace-making initiative it would be sort of preaching to the choir (not to mention hardly capable of influencing anything on the ground). As an artistic initiative, why not.

]]> By: Andrew Exum http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-289212 Andrew Exum Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:13:05 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-289212 a) There are one million Arabs living in Israel (not including the territories). By allowing Israel to participate, so too can those one million Israeli Arabs. b) Raise your hands if you think Steven Spielberg would have participated in this project if had excluded Israel. c) Why do we care? Does anyone think the problems in the Middle East derive from Israelis and Arabs making too many movies together? a) There are one million Arabs living in Israel (not including the territories). By allowing Israel to participate, so too can those one million Israeli Arabs.
b) Raise your hands if you think Steven Spielberg would have participated in this project if had excluded Israel.
c) Why do we care? Does anyone think the problems in the Middle East derive from Israelis and Arabs making too many movies together?

]]> By: SP http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-289079 SP Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:51:24 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-289079 I vaguely remember reading that several Egyptian filmmakers trained at an Indian film institute in the 1950s, can someone confirm? Film schools have declined throughout the region and everyone now runs off to the US for training (though Prague was popular recently too, I think). US collaboration makes sense from this point of view, thought it would probably have been enough that Jordan was a client state of the US. I vaguely remember reading that several Egyptian filmmakers trained at an Indian film institute in the 1950s, can someone confirm? Film schools have declined throughout the region and everyone now runs off to the US for training (though Prague was popular recently too, I think). US collaboration makes sense from this point of view, thought it would probably have been enough that Jordan was a client state of the US.

]]> By: zazou http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288869 zazou Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:26:32 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288869 oops! Sorry! Not enough coffee or something. I misread "in Israel". On the other hand, there is at least one Israelu filmmaker who would be fantastic for the school- Haim Bresheeth- who works with other Palestinian filmmakers to get work out about the occupation. oops! Sorry! Not enough coffee or something. I misread “in Israel”.

On the other hand, there is at least one Israelu filmmaker who would be fantastic for the school- Haim Bresheeth- who works with other Palestinian filmmakers to get work out about the occupation.

]]> By: Issandr El Amrani http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288768 Issandr El Amrani Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:45:29 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288768 Well Aqaba is in Jordan... did I imply otherwise? Well Aqaba is in Jordan… did I imply otherwise?

]]> By: zazou http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288765 zazou Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:37:52 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288765 Hi Issandr, actually the article says it will be in Aqaba. Hi Issandr,

actually the article says it will be in Aqaba.

]]> By: Hossam http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288764 Hossam Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:23:25 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/10/15/jordan-to-get-film-school/#comment-288764 King PS2 is indeed pathetic, but hey, like father, like son... King PS2 is indeed pathetic, but hey, like father, like son…

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