Mystery of the missing music: Why Hollywood continues to shy away from marketing musicals
” SLOUGH, ENGLAND: If you thought that musicals were a niche market, one weekend of Wicked in all its pink
Onscreen girl-dads that remind us just how far a father’s love can go
” KARACHI: When a father figure serves a prominent role in a narrative, you know you’re signing up for a
The Room Next Door’ secures Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award
” The pro-euthanasia film The Room Next Door has clinched the prestigious Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival.
60 years of ‘Mary Poppins’: Still pitch perfect with a spoonful of sugar
” SLOUGH, ENGLAND: In 1964, Walt Disney’s Mary Poppins gracefully floated onto cinema screens around the world via umbrella, on
Can’t wait for Halloween? Start early with three spine-chilling horror flicks
” From sinister thrillers to creepy slashers, these films will have you screaming your way into October KARACHI: Sure, it’s
From book to film: A treacherous journey laden with potholes
” Gripping story-telling in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and an ominous soundtrack in ‘The Firm’ tick all the right boxes.
‘It Ends with Us’ review: A film worse than its already-bad book counterpart
” Both flirt with a problematic undercurrent – one that glosses over, if not romanticises, domestic violence KARACHI: Walking into
Lies movies told us: the characters to root for as a disenchanted adult
” You know those movie adults who are extremely fun authority figures and use singing to entice children to do
David Fincher at 62: Four essential viewings from his claustrophobic cinema
” From ‘Se7en’ to ‘The Social Network’, mark the filmmaker’s birthday with a deep dive into his uncompromising vision KARACHI:
Four films, four felines: Hollywood hits that wouldn’t be the same without cats
” These cats aren’t just sidekicks or background props, but are vital in shaping the story’s emotional core KARACHI: Cinema
How viral marketing stunts turned ‘Deadpool’ into a billion-dollar hit
” ANAHEIM, UNITED STATES: From cameos in K-pop videos to cooking chimichangas with celebrity chefs, movie stars like Ryan Reynolds
Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured at Locarno Film Festival for redefining cinema
” GENEVA: Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival opens on Wednesday with Shah Rukh Khan, Jane Campion, Alfonso Cuaron and Irene Jacob
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ topples records in US theatres
” THE ANGELS: Disney/Marvel superhero comedy Deadpool & Wolverine continued on a record-setting pace this weekend in North American theatres,
Why does Suhana Khan get the worst of the nepo baby debate and not Tiger Shroff?
” Women in showbiz are criticised for having connections while men are getting away with it LONDON: In the showbiz
From Tom Cruise to Lady Gaga: Hollywood A-listers fill Olympic stands
” PARIS: Hollywood is out in force at the Paris Olympics — perhaps taking notes before the United States’ turn
Umrao Jaan Ada: How the timeless courtesan has fared over the years
” KARACHI: Director Sangeeta recently announced that she’s all set to weave her magic with an Umrao Jaan Ada remake.
Brains, dedication, ambition: leading qualities you can pick up from any self-respecting villain
” SLOUGH, ENGLAND: Are you a serial procrastinator? Do you yearn to be more focused and less scatterbrained? Perhaps you
Pakistani short film ‘The Clown’ wins Satyajit Ray Award at London Indian Film Festival
” The Clown has secured the prestigious Satyajit Ray Award for Best Short Film at the London Indian Film Festival.
Fashionably fabulous and prepared to the hilt: more lessons to learn from villains
” SLOUGH, ENGLAND: When we last met, we studied the CVs of some of fiction’s most accomplished villains to determine
Review: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is Marvel’s apology letter to its fans
” LONDON: Well, well, well, look who finally showed up to the MCU party fashionably late. It’s everyone’s favourite comic
Yasir Hussain reveals his public proposal to Iqra Aziz at the Lux Style Awards was staged
” While appearing as a guest on Ahmed Ali Butt’s popular podcast, actor and director Yasir Hussain shared some previously
Now that the MCU is perpetually churning out cultural trash who will save the superhero genre?
” The newer action-packed instalments fail to give the same satisfaction as their predecessors LONDON: The other day, I found
Twisters review: A film that makes you care about climate change without forcing it down your throat
” LONDON: As a Gen Z-er, I spend a large chunk of my time panic surfing about the planet’s impending
Ghosts, love and clichés galore: Five Bollywood horror flicks that embrace camp with glee
” Whether it’s over-the-top performances or bizarre special effects, these films are perfect if you love to hatewatch KARACHI: If
Trailer review: Lady Gaga, Joaquin Phoenix take ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ to thrilling heights
” LONDON: The first trailer for the much-anticipated Joker: Madness for Two dropped recently, and let’s just say, it’s the