All films shown in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Typically, shows start at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m., and sometimes midnight, especially on weekends. Special cinema seasons and screenings are held at cultural centers listed under commercial cinemas. This information is correct at the time of going to press, however it is prudent to check with the sites for any short term changes.

American square
Six October, Sheikh Zayed alongside Ceramica Cleopatra behind Hyper one. Tel: 010 2002 0033

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Cinderella and the Little Wizard

* Downton Abbey: A New Era

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*Fire starter

*Morbius

*Operation ground meat

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*Zombie

CINE COMFORT

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Wahed Tani (Another)

IMAX

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

MX4D

*The Batman

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Downtown Almaza

Sheraton Al-Mattar, Cairo-Suez road.

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Cinderella and the Little Wizard

*Fire starter

* Downton Abbey: A New Era

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*Memory

*Operation ground meat

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*The wolf and the lion

*Zombie

Dandy shopping center
Beginning of the desert route from Cairo to Alexandria. Tel: 018 919 6438

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Cinderella and the Little Wizard

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*The wolf and the lion

*Zombie

Downtown

8 Emadeddine Street, Downton. Tel: 02 2579 8367

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*Zombie

Medinaty

Outdoor mall, Madinaty, New Cairo

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Cinderella and the Little Wizard

*Memory

*Operation ground meat

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*The wolf and the lion

*Zombie

DBOX

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*The Lost City

City of the Nile
Nile City Towers, Nile Corniche, Maspero. Tel: 02 2461 9101
*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*Fire starter

*The Lost City

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*Zombie

Dot 90

Point 90 Mall in front of AUC Gate 5, New Cairo

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

* Downton Abbey: A New Era

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*Fire starter

*The Morbius

*Operation ground meat

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*Zombie

MX4D

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

Al-Rehab Mall
Al-Rehab City, New Cairo

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Wahed Tani (Another)

Stars
City Stars Mall: Omar Ibn Al-Khattab Street, Heliopolis. Tel: 02 2480 2013/4
*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*The Batman

* Get away from the field

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*Fire starter

*Memory

*Scream

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*Unexplored

*Zombie

Golden VIP

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*Zombie

luxury gold

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

* Downton Abbey: A New Era

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

*Fire starter

*Sonic the Hedgehog 2

*Wahed Tani (Another)

*Zombie

DBOX

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

* Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets

Zamalek

13, Shagaret Al-Dorr St., Zamalek. Tel: 02 2735 0320

*Al-Ankabout (the spider)

*Wahed Tani (Another)

Zaouya

15 Emadedine Street, Downton. Tel: 010 14331779

* The Man of the North

*The unbearable weight of massive talent

Cairo Film Days (7 p.m.)

* Black Jellyfish (June 10-13)

* Casablanca beats (June 15-18)

*Communion (June 9-11)

*Costa Brava (May 25/June 4)

* The death of a virgin and the sin of not living (June 17-21)

*From Cairo (June 14-19)

*From Meir to Meir (May 26-30)

*Memory Box (May 27-29)

*Our river…Our sky (June 1-6)

*River (June 2-7)

*The sea in front (June 9-12)

* A story of love and desire (June 16-20)

*Their Algeria (May 28-31)

CULTURAL CENTERS

French cultural Center

1 Madrasset Al-Huqqouq Al-Frensiya Street, Mounira. Tel: 02 2791 5800

May 23, 7:30 p.m.: Cleo from 5 to 7 (Cléo from 5 to 7), directed by Agnès Varda.

Goethe Institute

17, Hussein Wassif Street, Dokki. Tel: 02 3334 7800

May 23, 7 p.m.: Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl (When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit), the story of a Jewish family fleeing the Nazis from Berlin to Zurich, directed by Caroline Link.

Italian cultural institute

3 Al-Sheikh Al-Marsafi Street, Zamalek. Tel: 02 2735 8791

Europe goes green Movies

May 24, 6 p.m.: Take it easy and after a chiringuito (I drop everything and I open a chiringuito), directed by Pietro Belfiore, Davide Bonacina, Andrea Fadenti, Andrea Mazzarella and Davide Rossi.

*A version of this article appeared in the May 19, 2022 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly.

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