Dunya: Delving into Punjabi cinema
LAHORE: In many ways, the film Dunya reads like a well-produced home movie. There is no doubt that if director Shahid Rana was less stubborn; he would have evolved into a very distinguished director,...
View ArticleCaptain America, Rio 2 bring early summer heat to Hollywood
LOS ANGELES: Unlike last year, when every summer weekend seemed to bring one or more mega-budget films, this year studios have spread out their most expensive entries for the warm weather months that...
View ArticleThe System’s pre-release hype creates hope and anticipation
LAHORE: Film launches are essentially a media spectacle. The scale of the spectacle generally attributes how the pre-film hype is going to add to the long-term momentum of the film. The comparatively...
View ArticleCasting the empire: Star Wars Episode VII to bring back original stars of the...
The Star Wars franchise on Tuesday announced the cast for the next installation of the Star Wars film series, Star Wars: Episode VII. Actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy...
View ArticleVeena Malik returns as a ‘mature girl’
KARACHI: After a four year long bumpy ride, from notoriety to repentance, Veena Malik is back. Her flight landed early Wednesday morning in Islamabad from Dubai. While speaking to the media, she...
View ArticleActing has been quite a journey: Emma Stone
The stunning Hollywood actor Emma Stone revealed that, despite being busy with film, if there’s one thing that’s on the top of her to-do list right now, its theatre, reported Hindustan Times. “I...
View ArticleKapil Sharma getting ready for YRF film debut
MUMBAI: With two episodes of his stand-up comedy show per week and an impending feature film debut looming over his head, comic entertainer Kapil Sharma is currently going through the most hectic...
View ArticleRevival of the ‘society girl’
LAHORE: There is something very distinct about Sangeeta — the woman who came to define Pakistani cinema. For a span of 20 years, while people spoke of Sultan Rahi, she made it through the industry...
View ArticleBoman Irani to share screen space with son
Critically acclaimed actor Boman Irani, who has earned his spurs in Bollywood through versatile roles in films such as 3 Idiots, will soon be sharing screen space with his son Kayoze Irani. Boman...
View ArticleShaan and Ali Zafar face-off
KARACHI: Over the course of time, actor Shaan Shahid has received many film offers from Bollywood and has been equally vocal about refusing them. The most popular of the offers being when he was...
View ArticleFarah nostalgic as Main Hoon Na clocks 10 years
NEW DELHI: It’s been a decade since choreographer Farah Khan’s debut directorial Main Hoon Na hit the screens. She can only look back at her pool of memories with a smile. It had a gripping cycle...
View ArticleClassic film revival at the Alliance
Here’s a bit of good news for classic cinema buffs, especially those with a taste for the French connection. The Alliance Francaise de Karachi is unleashing a bit of nostalgic Gallic artistry in the...
View ArticleKevin Spacey cuts back on Hollywood, devotes time to stage
LOS ANGELES: After shaking a leg with Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone at the 2014 International Indian Film Academy Awards, Hollywood star Kevin Spacey is venturing on a new project. The two-time...
View ArticleAaj Blue Hai Pani – Yo Yo Honey Singh or Iftikhar Thakur?
LAHORE: Until a few weeks back, chances were that many people wouldn’t be going to the cinema to watch the Lollywood film Lafangay, which was made in 30 days. But after its rendition of the popular...
View ArticleMovie review: Divergent - Out of line
Divergent, directed by Neil Burger, is an adaptation of the 2011 novel written by Veronica Roth while she was still an undergraduate. The film is set in a post-war, dystopian Chicago and shows a...
View ArticlePolitical thriller 24 returns as a limited-run series
LOS ANGELES: Counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer returns to television on Monday after a four-year absence as Fox revives Emmy-winning thriller 24 in a limited-run series, a format the network bets is...
View ArticleGulshan Grover finds villainous roles challenging
MUMBAI: Actor Gulshan Grover, the undisputed ‘Bad man’ of Bollywood, has lived up to his title numerous times on the screen. He even played villain in the video of the song Sohni Lagdi by our very own...
View ArticlePriyanka upset over Aseem’s plans to make biopic on her
MUMBAI: Aseem Merchant, who allegedly dated actor-singer Priyanka Chopra during her modelling days, is reportedly planning to direct a film on her life and this has upset the B-town diva. Reportedly,...
View ArticleKatherine Heigl to return to the small screen
Many of us were heartbroken when Dr Isobel (Izzie) Stevens left Seattle Grace Hospital in 2010. Actor Katherine Heigl, who played the part in Grey’s Anatomy for five years, was adored for her bubbly...
View ArticleDid you know?: Mah-e-Meer a film inspired by Mir unveiled
Miraqsm Media presents Mah-e-Meer, a film by Sarmad Sehbai and directed by Anjum Shehzad. The movie is inspired by the work of Mir Taqi Mir, the first classical master of Urdu poetry. Mah-e-Meer...
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