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[3 Feb 2012 | No Comment | Hardnews]
Of Heroes and Villains

In mediocre box-office Bollywood, Agneepath is like a luminescent shooting star. It retains some of the flavour of the cult Amitabh Bachchan starrer but transgresses from the original script only slightly to create maximum impact.

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[1 Feb 2012 | 2 Comments | Amna R. Ali]
Profile: Documentary Filmmaker Samar Minallah Khan

Samar Minallah Khan combines filmmaking and activism to challenge norms and make a real difference in the lives of Pakistan’s forgotten and marginalised.

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[24 Jan 2012 | No Comment | Maheen Irfan Ghani]
Profile: Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy

Highly acclaimed investigative journalist and now an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy scales new heights of success.

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Movie Poster Warehouse: The Dirty Picture

Veena meets Vidya in our latest addition to the Newsline movie poster series.

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[19 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Zehra Nabi]
Classic Movie Review: Chinatown

Roman Polanski’s Chinatown (1974) is a hallmark of writing and style in Hollywood cinema.

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[17 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Maheen Irfan Ghani]
Movie Review: Paranormal Activity III

The third instalment of Paranormal Activity promises a spine-chilling experience.

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[12 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Movie Review: Trespass

If you’re stuck with a DVD of Trespass, you could ignore the poor reviews and watch it anyway, or you could read this and discover five reasons not to.

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[8 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Amna R. Ali]
Movie Review: I Don’t Know How She Does It

Enjoy this movie for what it is: a chick flick with heart, about a woman who loves her kids and her work with similar passion – Carrie Bradshaw style.

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[8 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Nudrat Kamal]
Movie Review: Midnight in Paris

Woody Allen’s latest film Midnight in Paris is equal parts whimsy and wisdom.

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[1 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | Hardnews]
Afghanistan and Its New Generation of Filmmakers

A brilliant new generation of short-film makers, including women, thrives in Afghanistan.