A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Samar Tarik
سمر طارق
Birthplace:
Egypt
is a rising star in the Egyptian music scene with a distinctive style blending western and oriental melodies. She is a self-taught singer, songwriter, composer, musician and writer who started playing the guitar at the age of 12 and has since been releasing several original songs that have gained popularity on various platforms. Her voice is expressive and captivating, conveying emotions ranging from love and longing to defiance and resilience. Samar Tarik is not afraid to experiment with different genres and sounds but rather explores the richness and diversity of musical cultures creating a unique musical identity that sets her apart from other artists. She was introduced to a wider audience in Egypt through the hit song “Lw” in 2023 which garnered millions of listens on all listening platforms.
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.