Movie makers & Mideast leaders: unpopular films and policies flop

Comparing movie makers to country leaders- when they flop, they flop, and really miss the mark.
"The same conundrum exists with regard to bad public policy. Regimes that seemed to have some real successes, whatever their failings, can sometimes just start behaving in completely self-destructive ways. "

A look at examples from the region: Syria, Israel, Yemen, Libya

Moey has some good and breaking news that we are pleased to share:

"It seems that the cinemas problem was solved, both pages of the 2 major cinema companies declared on the ultimate social network, Facebook; saying that new movies will be showing starting today (it was 1 am when I wrote this post), Prime Cinemas promised to release 6 new movies while Grand Cinemas scheduled Harry Potter’s 7.2 movie to play on the 3rd of August (but the employees weren’t too cheerful saying it might take till Eid to show, according to Jordan Customs)."

"Wake up from that long overdue lie-in and smell the humous already!!"

"Nariman works in business development in Jordan and is on a mission to a gulf country. Throughout her trip, she would complain about the number Indians there were, and how it is difficult to understand them (once to an Indian expecting empathy), or how everything smells when they're around....."

"See: AC Chargers; Character Endcodings; Instant messaging etc."

"My point is: Amman and Ammanites survived. Jordan and Jordanians survived. People expressed their opinion, often at the expense of jail or harassment, but they did express themselves. This is not the first time that Jordanians take the streets or chant against the government, or ask for it to step down. It's not an unusual phenomenon. Unlike past decades, Jordan is in much less danger of "outside threats" ."

"Armored cars moved throughout Amman streets at dawn Tuesday with loud-speakers blaring, "Remain in your houses".
The Jordanian capital was under strict military control in the third day of a curfew following weekend violence by mobs.
Army troops with fixed bayonets patrolled the streets where crowds had rioted in attacks against British and American embassies.
The King called on the new government to enforce law and order. "

"Hear it from those who were there.

A neighboring country at war, you sympathize.

Innocent civilians torn into pieces under the wreckage of their houses, you shed a couple of tears.

Frightened children and sick elderly begging for international intervention, you pray deaf ears listen somehow.

But what if you were that citizen in that country, held up in your house..."