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Saudi Arabia prohibits the public screening of movies. This has not stopped Saudis going into the film business:
Investors from six Arab states will put up $200 million to finance the production of more than a dozen big-budget Arabic movies in English, an Arab-American film producer told Reuters on Wednesday.How about great beheadings of history?
Malek Akkad said the project is aimed at promoting the nascent Arab film industry to the world and showcasing the region's history and culture.
"They're nothing political. They are not propaganda. They are purely themed stories -- a few of them would be historical films along the lines of 'Lawrence of Arabia,"' said Akkad, referring to the 1962 Academy Award-winning film.
posted by Anonymous at 4:47 PM |
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If they are looking at 1962 movies as their standard, I look forward to their version of "How The West Was Won".
How about Mohammed - The Cartoon?
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