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 ...

LOS ANGELES – 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 ...

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 ...

AMMAN, Jordan – Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born filmmaker and producer of the "Halloween" horror movie franchise, died Friday from wounds sustained in the triple hotel bombings in Jordan. He was 75.

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 ...

It’s a tough time to bask in nostalgia. Between the already notorious (and unwanted) changes to the as-of-yet-to-be-released Star Wars saga collections to a much less publicized edit on Universal’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

John Carpenter, creator of the original “Halloween” films, will return to the franchise as executive producer on a new production of the iconic horror movie. Miramax and Blumhouse Productions will ...

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, ...