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Film review: Cowboys and Aliens - the wild west
Movie doesn’t quite rise to the excellence of those genre classics, it does enough right in terms of plot and action.
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Video of the day: Junaid Jamshed can still sing
On his recent trip to Toronto, Junaid Jamshed sang a verse from his famous Dil Dil Pakistan. Double thumbs up!
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Book review: A Visit from The Goon Squad - Pitch perfect
It’s excellently written, its characters are well-crafted.
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Video of the day: Facebook love story falls flat on its face
Although the video starts off pretty well it ends on an off-note far removed from the promising start.
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Film review: Johnny English Reborn - delightfully daft
The largest issue with the film is that most of the plot points feel a touch too foreseeable, and lack originality.
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Video of the day: Topi, a 1947 tale
Thumbs up, for making a film on what people went through during partition.
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Popular cinema: Love in the time of uniforms
What’s in a military uniform that makes women swoon?.
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Dracula in Pakistan: ‘Whattay scary’
Dracula in Pakistan: the country’s antiquated horror films.
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Adapted screenplays: Coming soon to a theatre near you
New trends in adapted screenplays.
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Even Hugh Jackman can't save clanky 'Real Steel'
There's nothing real about "Real Steel" except its shameless desire to please.
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Know your Glee stars
In October 2010, Lea performed at a benefit concert for Painted Turtle, a camp for children with chronic illnesses.
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Meesha reaches Tinseltown
Pakistani singer to embrace The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
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‘Dastaan’: Reflecting the Indo-Pak divide
Hum TV’s drama serial dealt with the grotesque reality of 1947 and the influence it had on a family’s future.
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Film review: Bodyguard - Sal-man at work
Bodyguard starts off with an action sequence, and turns into a comedy before it finally becomes a love story.
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‘Just Dance’ winner wants to be the best dancer ever
The show started off with 13 contestants on board from India and abroad.
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Harry Potter film tour: A world of wizards
The Harry Potter film tour will offer ‘muggles’ a magical insight.
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Shahrukh Khan: Inspiration in a cape
Bollywood star SRK hopes to encourage the concept of local superheroes.
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Wife of notorious killer debuts in Bigg Boss
Nihita Biswas claims to have married 67-year-old Charles Sobhraj in a secret ceremony.
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Book review: A Little Bit Wicked - get up close and personal with a star!
Talks about her adoption, fact that she did not know her biological parents, and her love for her “real” family.
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Video of the Day: Standing up to terror...with comedy!
Tried shooting off a punch line, or throwing a joke at terrorists?
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Latest seasons: The drama continues
Receiving the signals of your favourite shows before your television antenna does.
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Book review: Aleph - bon Voyage with Paulo Coelho
The book is so engaging that readers will not want to put it down for even a fraction of a second.
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Toffee TV: A delicious way to reappraise Urdu
An online learning portal has been launched to revive the love for Urdu in the hearts of young children.
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Book review: The sweetness of tears - the memory of 9/11
Will the incident be mourned like the tragedy of Karbala for centuries to come?
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Delays mar initiation of Punjab Censor Board
Provincial government insists that the issue has taken a back seat due to the dengue epidemic.
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Facebook page of the day: Just 'Blah' it
The only free youth magazine published in Pakistan has a pretty swell Facebook presence.
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Book review: Delusions of Grandma - embracing motherhood
Fisher’s novel offers a peak into a woman’s struggles with love and impending motherhood.
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Russell Peters: Funnier than the average desi
Stand-up comedian takes a bow after facing the wrath of Bollywood fans.
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Book review: Our Lady of Alice Bhatti - Alice in charya-land
Mohammed Hanif’s angry humour undermines the life we have come to accept as ‘normal’.
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Book review: Unlikely friendships - odd couples
Friendships don’t always have to be limited ...
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Film Review: 'Mausam' - a visual feast
An old-fashioned story of love, separation and reunion with flourishes and flashes of great cinema.
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Taylor Armstrong details abuse
‘Housewives’ star spills secrets about married life.
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Hitchcock classic: From garden shed to Hollywood
The earliest known film by British director Alfred Hitchcock screens in Los Angeles this week.
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Trapped By Tradition: What’s in a name?
Kapoor fights against human trafficking.
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Film review: Love Mein Ghum - coming back to life
One wishes that more of an effort had been made with the scriptwriting and directing.
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Lion King 3D: Surprise success
Lion King 3D reigns at the Hollywood box office by pulling in $29m .
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The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
The glitzy evening honoured ABC’s “Modern Family” with the best comedy accolade.
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Film review: Conan - swords and Sorcery
Compared to cinematic iterations of Conan from the past, this 2011 film is a real bloody waste.
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Film review: Mere Brother Ki Dulhan - here comes the bride
An unmemorable film that makes for a pleasant weekend outing.
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Sex And The City bounces back
‘The Carrie Diaries’, a prequel to the popular television series, has been finalized.
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Emmy awards: The nominations are in
Who will win at the Emmy’s?
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Book review: Scattered seeds - tossed to the wind
Tales of a scattered community ...
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Bollywood classics and remakes
Will Agneepath meet the same fate as Aag?
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Film review: Captain America - stars and stripes
At its core, it is pretty darned good superhero movie.
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Documentaries steal spotlight at TIFF
Werner Herzog, Morgan Spurlock, Wim Wenders and Alex Gibney will all unspool premieres over the next week.
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I want the LSAs to have one billion viewers: Frieha Altaf
Altaf, the CEO of Catwalk Productions, is credited with pioneering the concept of the red carpet in Pakistan.
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Film review: The help - no grey areas
Despite running over two hours, the movie keeps you emotionally invested.
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Rebel Without a Cause: The end of the world will come at dawn
‘Rebel Without a Cause’ plays at SAFMA.
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Brad Pitt pitches Moneyball at Toronto film festival
Directed by Bennett Miller (Capote) the film based on Michael Lewis’ 2003 best-selling book.
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Book review: Beneath a Marble Sky - behind the Taj Mahal
An architectural wonder and a symbol of love ...