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YouTube video of the day: Cache, a tale of three friends
Short Urdu film depicts the ideas of friendship amidst action.
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You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger: A cracked crystal ball
The best thing to say about You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger is that it has a fantastic cast.
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Enter the Void: Tripping up
Enter the Void somehow seems to suffer from a chronic lack of substance.
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Lollywood: From the set of Khamosh Raho
Model-turned-actress Juggun Kazim makes her Lollywood debut in Altaf Hussains ‘Khamosh raho’.
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Known and Unknown: It wasn’t me
Donald Rumsfeld’s most famous remarks in his memoir Known and Unknown made no sense at all.
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Hollywood comes to Bollywood
Also to be shot at the same time is Last Bachelor, an international romantic comedy, in Rajasthan and Goa.
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Love and Other Drugs: Under the influence
The movie can boast of one distinction — the most revolting meet-cute in rom-com history.
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King's Speech crowned big winner at Oscars
The King's Speech gets crowned the big winner with four Oscars, including best film and best actor.
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It’s gratifying to get attention: Colin Firth
Director Tom Hooper brings on screen the story of King George VI’s impromptu ascension to the throne.
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Green Hornet: Dynamic duo
The Green Hornet is a somewhat funny, action packed movie which features lots of cool gadgets.
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Films for children
Children’s Festival to present 83 films from 26 countries in Lahore.
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Without Shepherds
Director Cary McClelland describes his experience of working on his upcoming venture.
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YouTube video of the day: Karachi, at the end of the British Raj
It is comical how most of the city remains unchanged to date, how people follow the same routines.
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Buried: Six feet under
Watch Buried as a last resort, and certainly not to get a deep insight into the atrocity of war.
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Lollywood: Another loss
Films from the country will not screen at the South Asia Film Festival due to the lack of a subtitling machine.
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Dhobi Ghat: Dirty laundry
One appreciates Aamir Khan’s avant garde approach towards Indian cinema.
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YouTube video of the day: Armageddon in Karachi?
A first of its kind Sci Fi Pakistani film that is based in Karachi releases its teaser on YouTube. Thumbs up!
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Exit Through the Gift Shop: Painting the town red
Exit Through the Gift Shop is a moving film that caught many an eye at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
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Mini-Input film seminar concludes
Two films from Best of Budapest 2010 and one from Pakistani filmmaker Namrah Fareed screened.
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Price of Honour to be released by the end of April
Syed Noor is set to release his upcoming film Price of Honour that will deal with the issue of honour killings.
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Tees Maar Khan: Over the top
Starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif the film explores how he a local conman pulls off the biggest train robbery.
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Of ethnography and social change
Screenings of short-films continue on the second day of Mini-Input.
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YouTube video of the day: Seeing Faiz through a new lens
Filmmaker Ali Kapadia makes video for Faiz's poetry, featuring background voice by Zia Mohiuddin.
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Tender Hooks: The butterfly effect
Moni Mohsin walks a tightrope between her works turning into pure social commentary or else caricature.
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Copy that: Copie Conforme
Although the film moves relatively slowly compared to Hollywood fare, it is nothing short of a rollercoaster ride.
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7 Khoon Maaf is a black comedy
Coming to theatres on Friday, 7 Khoon Maaf has received an adult certificate on its screening in Pakistan.
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Phone wars: Nokia x2-01 vs Samsung ch@t 322
While Nokia X2-01 may have its loyalists, Samsung ch@t 322 is a better option if one is willing to try a Korean phone.
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Jhoom in love
Ali Zafar is back with a bang as his third studio album Jhoom hits stores today.
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He's back! Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to movies
The former governor of California says he is returning to his former role as a Hollywood action hero.
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Meryl Streep daunted at prospect of Thatcher role
Streep has adopted Thatcher's trademark bouffant hairstyle, ruby-red lipstick, pearl earrings for her part in film.
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New perspectives: Reevaluating Pakistan
Beyond Crisis: Reevaluating Pakistan is both a revelation and a comfort because of its innovative perspectives.
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'Glee' on steroids for Super Bowl
"Glee" star says the TV musical is pumping up the volume — and the action — for its post-Super Bowl episode.
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Calling All Heroes: Reza
Danish Reza’s Calling All Heroes exhibition kick starts at Poppy Seed Art Gallery.
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Made in Punjab — almost
Butt Bhatti films has become a brand name for hilarious Punjabi dubbed films.
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Terry Pratchett: Out of this world
If you don’t know what Discworld is, then you’ve presumably been living in a bunker.
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Cinema hoardings: Man versus machine
Comparing the lineage of hand painted hoardings with current passionless computer graphics.
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Cyrus: ‘Cause I’m a creep
Cyrus is about a divorced middle-aged man whose relationship with the woman of his dreams is thwarted by her son.
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I Saw the Devil: True blood
I Saw the Devil is the fourth Ji-woon Kim film I have seen and loved but it is certainly not for the faint-hearted.
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You must remember this, a kiss is just a kiss
It’s a noble effort on SAFMA’s part to screen some of the industry’s most monumental and monolithic films.
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Human cost of conflict: Book on security aims to change perceptions
British professor’s book emphasises on sources of insecurity, other than violence.
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Making films is about ideas, not equipment: Cameron
The cameras used on Sanctum include the same cameras developed for and used on Avatar: Cameron.
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Animation in Pakistani feature films
In most Pakistani features animated work is usually not required, only comes in to play in film titles.
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Kapadia’s kaleidoscopic vision
T2F experience allowed Kapadia to display six short films that spoke volumes about observation, love for Pakistan.
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The rise of ‘churnalism’
Flat Earth News is one book newspaper owners wish was never published.
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Slackistan: Forbidden
Film may have received international acclaim but faces censor board ban at home.
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Eye candy: Capturing the core of loss
Inspired by Jackson Pollock, Chundrigar’s collection is thought-provoking and beautiful.
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'King's Speech' crowned head of Oscar nominees
Kings Speech garners 12 nominations for the multibillion dollar film industry's top honors.
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Double trouble
Tax inspectors raid the homes of Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif.
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Slackistan banned
Slackistan has been banned from screening in cinemas in Pakistan.
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Lollywood divided – again
Film industry debates the screening of Indian movies in Pakistan.