Moustapha Akkad, 75, the Syrian-born filmmaker and producer of the "Halloween" horror movie franchise, died Nov. 11 from wounds sustained in one of the triple hotel bombings in Jordan. His daughter, ...

On the occasions of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Ghadir, the Arabic version of the film, which has never been screened in Iran before, will be shown for the first time at Tehran’s Art Garden on June 16. The ...

Syrian-born film producer Moustapha Akkad, whose three decades of work in Hollywood ranged from the “Halloween” slasher films to more serious movies with Muslim themes, died Friday from wounds ...

The Message, released in 1976 and starring Anthony Quinn, was made with difficulty and condemned by hardliners. One of the challenges: its main... 40 Years On, A Controversial Film On Islam's Origins ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LOS ANGELES (AP) – Syrian-born film producer Moustapha Akkad, whose three ...

When John Carpenter sold the idea for Halloween to Moustapha Akkad, he pitched it in one line: "Babysitter to be killed by the bogeyman." "The babysitter part grabbed me," Akkad said, "because every ...

Boom. Bang. Crash: the universal, jarring soundtrack of terrorism. Since 9/11 and the invasion and occupation of Iraq, bombings in Bali, Madrid, Jakarta, and London, I have become accustomed to ...

Film producer Moustapha Akkad was wounded during Wednesday's suicide bombings in Amman, Jordan. He died Friday of his wounds. The attacks also killed Akkad's American-born daughter. One person at the ...

A 4K restoration of the 1981 film “Lion of the Desert” is to premiere at the Cairo Film Festival this week. Telling the story of Benito Mussolini’s attempt to defeat the Libyan rebellion against ...

Syrian-born film producer Moustapha Akkad, whose three decades of work in Hollywood ranged from the ” Hallo-ween ” slasher films to more serious movies with Muslim themes, died yesterday from wounds ...