{"id":582068,"date":"2023-02-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/02\/24\/this-shrek-spin-off-is-a-charmer-and-not-just-for-the-kiddos-read-about-roald-dahls-dark-history-and-controversial-career\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T00:00:00","slug":"this-shrek-spin-off-is-a-charmer-and-not-just-for-the-kiddos-read-about-roald-dahls-dark-history-and-controversial-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2023\/02\/24\/this-shrek-spin-off-is-a-charmer-and-not-just-for-the-kiddos-read-about-roald-dahls-dark-history-and-controversial-career\/","title":{"rendered":"This Shrek spin-off is a charmer, and not just for the kiddos + read about Roald Dahl\u2019s dark history and controversial career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">? AT THE MOVIES-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">Shrek fans, this charming spin-off will make you happy:<\/span><span style=\"\"> Puss in Boots: The <\/span><span>Last Wish sees the friendly sidekick at the center of an animated Dreamworks feature that explores mortality and existential crises with a charm and sense of humor. Staying true to the punchy comedy for which the Shrek franchise is known and loved, the film has <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/films\/reviews\/puss-in-the-boots-the-last-wish-shrek-sequel-b2274248.html\" style=\"\">garnered praise<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> from fans of the franchise and appealed to the nostalgic millennials among us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The film revolves around Puss \u2014 who\u2019s voiced by Antonio Banderas \u2014 and his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">confrontation with mortality as he now faces his ninth \u2014 and final \u2014 life.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> He goes on an adventure seeking out the \u201cwishing star,\u201d which would restore his nine lives, and meets some memorable characters along the way, including his love interest Kitty Softpaws (played by Salma Hayek) and an emotional support puppy, both of which help drive the core message of the film: that life is short, and our mortality is what makes it meaningful. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">WHERE TO WATCH IT- <\/span><span style=\"\">The film is now showing in Cairo Festival Cinema, Vox Mall of Egypt <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">and Sea Cinema Arabella. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">If you (like us) enjoy a good spy action comedy, go check out Guy Ritchie\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7985704\/\" style=\"\">Operation<\/a><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt7985704\/\" style=\"\">Fortune: Ruse de guerre<\/a><\/span><span> while it\u2019s in theaters<\/span><span>. <\/span><span>Elite spy Orson Fortune \u2014 played by Jason Statham \u2014 is tasked with tracking down Greg Simmonds (Hugh Grant), a b\u2019naire arms dealer, and preventing the sale of a lethal new weapon technology he is using. After joining forces with some of the best operatives in the world, Fortune and his team are forced to ask Hollywood's biggest movie star, Danny Francesco (Josh Hartnett), to help them save the world (<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W8Sqk1GcqxY\" style=\"\">watch trailer, 3:07<\/a><\/span><span>). While the film has a few plot holes \u2014 like what the stakes really are for the main characters \u2014 it still offers viewers a blast, what with the witty dialogue, the great acting and the excellent cinematic aesthetics, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmfocusmagazine.com\/the-feed\/operation-fortune-review\" style=\"\">Film Focus Magazine<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> writes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">WHERE TO WATCH IT- <\/span><span style=\"\">Cairo Festival Cinema,<\/span><span style=\"\"> Arkan Cinema, Vox Mall of Egypt or Galaxy El <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Maadi. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">? FROM THE BOOKSTORE-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> A Roald Dahl biography that captures the various sides of the acclaimed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">writer:<\/span><span> Author of children's books <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Charlie-Chocolate-Factory-Roald-Dahl\/dp\/0142410314\" style=\"\">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<\/a><\/span><span> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Matilda-Puffin-Modern-Classics-Roald\/dp\/0142402532\" style=\"\">Matilda<\/a><\/span><span>, Roald Dahl, needs no introduction. His life\u2019s story has already been the subject of several<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/10\/03\/books\/review\/Messud-t.html\" style=\"\">biographies<\/a><\/span><span> \u2014 but this newest biography, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roald-Dahl-Teller-Unexpected-Biography\/dp\/1639363327\" style=\"\">Teller of the Unexpected<\/a><\/span><span>, does a great job of capturing Dahl\u2019s contradictions, the<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/17\/books\/roald-dahl-biography-matthew-dennison.html\" style=\"\">New York Times<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> writes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">A famous<\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/12\/06\/world\/europe\/roald-dahl-apology-anti-semitism.html\" style=\"\">anti-semite<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> and a man of<\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture\/article\/20160912-the-dark-side-of-roald-dahl\" style=\"\">several scandals<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, Dahl\u2019s story \u2014 written this time by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">Matthew Dennison \u2014 is full of personal tragedies, quirks, and character flaws to boot. Despite there being no groundbreaking discoveries about the author\u2019s life in the book, the biography offers a fresh interpretation of the controversial author\u2019s legacy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">WHERE TO GET IT- <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Roald-Dahl-Teller-Unexpected-Biography\/dp\/1639363327\" style=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">SPEAKING OF DAHL- The children\u2019s book author has been making a comeback in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">headlines over the past week, <\/span><span>after news that his books will be modified to cut out any language construed as insensitive came out. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2023\/02\/17\/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-offensive-matilda-witches-twits\/\" style=\"\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> revealed some of the modifications that have been made to Dahl\u2019s books at the hands of \u201csensitivity readers,\u201d who have made changes ranging from switching out \u201cmen\u201d for \u201cpeople,\u201d to entire sentences that end up altering the tone of the text. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">The news has sparked a heated debate on social media<\/span><span style=\"\"> and a torrent of stories (three in the Guardian alone \u2014 <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2023\/feb\/18\/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-to-remove-language-deemed-offensive\" style=\"\">here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">, <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2023\/feb\/20\/roald-dahl-industry-classics-parents\" style=\"\">here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\"> and <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2023\/feb\/21\/publisher-of-roald-dahl-books-in-french-no-plans-for-rewrite\" style=\"\">here<\/a><\/span><span style=\"\">)<\/span><span> with some claiming the rewrites are harmless and provide more inclusive language that helps better serve the kids of today\u2019s world, while others say the move <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration-skip-ink:none;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=roald%20dahl%201984&src=typed_query\" style=\"\">is reminiscent of Orwell\u2019s 1984<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">We\u2019re in the 1984 camp<\/span><span style=\"\"> \u2014 it\u2019s not like Roald Dahl is the first white sexist, racist writer with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">books that are still being read today (do we really need to name names?). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\">? HOT AND FRESH OUT OF THE KITCHEN-<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cowi8Mro92b\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2023\/2\/Sax-1600px.jpg?ssl=1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">If you\u2019re looking to splurge on a fancy night out, <\/span><span style=\"-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;font-weight:700;text-decoration-skip-ink:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sax.eg\/?hl=en\" style=\"\">Sax Egypt<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> in Sheikh Zayed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> fits the bill<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\">With great food, a dark and moody atmosphere, and live entertainment, the fine dining spot opposite Dandy Mall is great for a weekend outing, whether it\u2019s a date night or a night out with friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">This is not a quiet venue: The live performance is fully equipped with a band and a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\">singer<\/span><span>, which really hypes the crowd up to get up and dance. Past midnight, a house DJ takes the reins and the party atmosphere gets supercharged. The food is impeccable; we especially loved their beef tenderloin, and the brie in filo dough for appetizer. For the vegetarians among you, we recommend the goat cheese salad. Cap the night with their creamy cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e or their delicious pavlova. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">? Per person:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> Around EGP 2-2.5k, including drinks, an appetizer, main course and a dessert <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">? Alcohol? <\/span><span>Yes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">? Outdoor seating?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400;\"> No<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><span style=\"font-weight:700\">? Accessibility friendly? <\/span><span>Yes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:700\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>? AT THE MOVIES- Shrek fans, this charming spin-off will make you happy: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish sees the friendly sidekick at the center of an animated Dreamworks feature that explores mortality and existential crises with a charm and sense of humor. 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