Julian Sancton who writes about cinema and films in Vanity Fair shared his experience as a guest on Al Hurra channel , yes Al Hurra channel which most people do not watch in the Arab world due to the fact that it is considered an American funding project to penetrate the Arabic society !!
Sancton was hosted there in order to discuss “Why movies about the American war effort in Iraq have failed to resonate with audiences”. I do not know why I have the feeling that he was overwhelmed by the fact that he was interviewed by Arabic channel which actually is perceived as an American channel in the region !! This makes me wonder how he would feel if he was interviewed by the mighty Al Jazeera !!!
It is his first time to appear on TV and of course it is a great experience but still it is Al Hurra for God sake , I do not even remember where it is in Nile sat !!
Still in Sancton’s post he hinted out to an important remark that all great films about the Vietnam war were made after the war after several years which means we should not wait for something like “Born on the fourth of July” except after two decades. It is true that big historical events can’t really be judged except after enough time but we are currently in the huge communications age unlike 1960s or 1970s for God sake.
p.s did handsome Ahmed El-Naggar leave Nile TV to work in Al Hurra !???
They pay people to appear on Al-Hurra, I think a couple hundred bucks per appearance if I recall right. I know, they paid me a few times. Not that I like the channel, it's a colossal stupid waste of money and cheap propaganda. I just did it for the money :) And besides, anything that makes them waste their money faster - even little old moi - is a good thing, right? :)
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