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The Iron Lady: Streep’s strategies
It’s a performance that has made acclaimed actor Meryl Streep a favourite to win her third Oscar.
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Jharkhand Jhollywood: Do-it-yourself, do it for less
Poor actors have come up with their own alternate cinema.
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Pakistani TV today: Can we go beyond ratings?
From morning shows to serials, there is tough competition and less innovation in the drama industry.
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Film review: Breaking Dawn - eat me
Twilight fans will be head over heels for this movie, but the rest can safely give this a miss.
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Of Globes and Oscars: Award season kicks in
The Artist leads Golden Globes nominations.
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Gurvinder Singh: Zooming into village blues
The film juxtaposes village simplicity with city complications.
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Indo-Pak TV: Where do we stand
Evolution of the Pakistani and Indian television industries.
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Year’s best movies: The Artist, Descendants lead critics awards
Boston Society of Film Critics, LA Film Critics Association, NY Film Critics Online all announced their choices.
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My life is not an open book: Shah Rukh
The actor, who has spent more than 23 years in the industry, says his only motto is to entertain the public.
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King Khan: SRK’s opus in the making
My opus will surely get me closer to my fans, Khan says.
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Ali Zafar & LPNY: Musical pair
Zafar is excited about collaborating with female musicians for LPNY.
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Veena vs FHM: Two is company, three is controversy
Another player involved in Malik-FHM tug-of-war.
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Film review: I Don’t Know How She Does It - just do it
It may be hard to swallow for some, but the producers have served up some good, clean fun.
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Son of Pakistan: Breaking stereotypes
Jarrar Rizvi’s latest venture is scheduled to be released on December 15.
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Book review: Granta 117 - fear factor
There is no doubt that those looking for good writing will be perfectly happy with this edition.
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Guy Ritchie goes for high-octane action again
New Sherlock Holmes is more geared for the Transformers generation with a lot more gunplay than purists would like.
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Screening: The Grey Areas
Screening of Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides to Die raises interesting questions.
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Jolie surprises critics
Bosnian war victims praise Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut.
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Did Cameron steal Avatar?
Former employee sues the director over film plot.
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‘Sim Sim Hamara’: A world of joy and laughter
A chit-chat with some of the voices from the local adaptation of the renowned ‘Sesame Street’.
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No one could get dirtier than 'The Dirty Picture': Vidya Balan
Vidya feels no one can cross the benchmark set by 'The Dirty Picture.'
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Sim Sim Hamara: Rafi Peer’s magnum opus
Taking a look into the long-awaited ‘Sesame Street’ adaptation ‘Sim Sim Hamara’.
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Big B: Education is in the air
Amitabh says experiences are the best source of education.
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Veena vs FHM: The show must go on
Veena Malik and FHM India get into a legal tussle.
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Adieu, Dev Sahib
An ode to the legendary Bollywood actor who passed away on December 4.
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Film review: Real Steel - sucker punch
The movie looks really good, with a lot of the shots having a gritty futuristic feel to them
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Suu Kyi: About a lady
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi biopic released.
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Cruise ‘excited’ to be in India
The Hollywood actor promotes the fourth instalment of his Mission Impossible franchise.
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Book review: Instant City - life and death, in the blink of an eye
American writer scratches the surface of Karachi’s conflicts and contradictions.
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Tom Cruise 'excited' to be in India for MI4
Tom Cruise arrived in New Delhi to promote the fourth installment of his blockbuster Mission: Impossible series.
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Streep and Stiller shed light on the Oscars
To Meryl Streep, the golden statuette still matters.
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Sesame Street comes to Afghanistan
"Baghch-e-Simsim" made its debut on a local Afghan TV channel.
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Hard labour: Time and money keep labourers away from courts
Experts call for a better judicial system for the workers.
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Thandi Deewarein: Love in the time of chaos
Tele-film “Thandi Deewarein” retold Partition stories at the Goethe Institut.
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Drama production: From the city of kites to the city of lights
The centre for drama production has moved from Lahore to Karachi.
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London Paris New York: Ali’s aspirations
The star wants to experiment with different genres.
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Chelsea Handler: How does she handle it?
American comedian Chelsea Handler brings back ‘After Lately’.
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Seedlings: Taking root
The makers of Kolachi are preparing to release another film.
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Film review: The Adventures of Tintin - blue blistering barnacles!
The Adventures of Tintin feels refreshing, it easily scores more points than its modern day peers.
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Up in smoke
Research says films that depict actors smoking should be handed an automatic 18 certificate.
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ISPR documentary bags first prize at International Film Festival
Glorious Resolve received the Jury's Special award from the President of the Italian Senate.
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Film review: Rockstar - the star rocks
Rockstar isn’t a perfect film by any standards, but it is certainly worth a watch.
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For film-maker Sean Ali, a fine line emerges between director and poseur
The director said his film had made it to the Cannes but the claims he made turned out to be untrue.
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Good Balan gone bad
Bollywood actor Vidya Balan’s daring bare-act in her upcoming film The Dirty Picture is the talk of the town.
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Atiqa Odho reminisces about Rauf Khalid
It’s really sad to see such a young life lost, says Odho.
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Sharad Kapoor: In Pakistan and loving it
The actor says that the person who appears on-screen can be the complete opposite in reality.
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A year of fairy tales
This year has witnessed a massive resurgence of cinematic interest in fairy tales.
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Desi Boyz in troubled waters
Censor board passes the film with an ‘Adults Only’ certificate.
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Film review: In Time - a topical, timely thriller
It builds up extremely well but misses out on a more forceful ending that the writer's other films manage.
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Emmy Awards: A star-studded affair
UK wins five International Emmys.