Tag: Cinema

Fawad Chaudhry asks overseas Pakistanis to invest in entertainment industry

Following Pakistan and Saudi Arabia's agreement to air each other's content, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry requested overseas Pakistanis to invest...

Amidst war, famine and fear, Yemeni cinema fights back

On opening night, Yemeni director Amr Gamal held his breath to see if anyone would turn up for his film, screened in a makeshift...

The women of ‘Ocean’s 8’ steal the show at the box...

The women of Ocean's 8 proved this weekend that they know how to steal the show, and much more, as the new heist flick took...

Mikaal Zulfiqar’s ‘Na Band Na Baraati’ to now release on Eid-ul-Fitr

KARACHI: Seems like the government's decision to ban Indian films from being screened on the occasion of Eid have proved to be beneficial for the...

Saudi Arabia inaugurates first commercial cinema with ‘Black Panther’

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched its first commercial movie theatre on Wednesday, ending a nearly 40-year ban on cinemas under a push by the crown...

Saudi Arabia’s first new cinema to open with ‘Black Panther’ on...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s first cinema in more than 35 years will open on April 18 in Riyadh, the capital, the authorities revealed after agreeing...

Cine Gold Plex – A luxurious cinema experience

For a regular cinema-goer, the most important thing is a comfortable cinema experience. Having lived most of my life in the Middle East, I...

A German’s love affair with Indian cinema

Munich-born German, Josef Wirsching has worked on more than 17 Hindi and Urdu films as the cinematographer of Bombay Talkies, a studio set up by the...

Disney-Pixar’s ‘Coco’ surpasses ‘Justice League’ over holiday weekend

LOS ANGELES: Disney-Pixar’s Coco won the Thanksgiving holiday box office over the second weekend of Warner Bros.-DC Entertainment’s Justice League, with $71.2 million at 3,987...

Cinepax Cinemas’ website temporarily hacked

The website of Cinepax, which runs a countrywide chain of cinemas in Pakistan was supposedly hacked today. Instead of its usual homepage, the website loaded...

“Pakistan needs more cinema than India” – Shaan Shahid

LONDON: Last night's BBC Global featured veteran actor Shaan Shahid ahead the release of his upcoming movie ‘Arth-The Destination’. His quick chat with anchor Geeta...

Agatha Christie returns to big screen with ‘Murder on the Orient...

LONDON: Agatha Christie, the author dubbed the ‘Queen of Crime,’ is returning to the big screen after a decades-long absence with an adaptation of...

Actor in Law’s sound track launched  

  The soundtrack of upcoming Pakistani movie ‘Actor in Law’ was officially unveiled by Urdu1 Pictures and Filmwala Pictures at an exclusive music launch event...

Shama cinema blast: Suspects had taped grenades to their thighs

The alleged perpetrators of the Shama Cinema blasts had taped hand grenades to their thighs before entering the cinema, SSP Peshawar Najeebullah said on...

Super Cinema – the story of a phoenix!

“Can you take me to prom Mr Shrek?” acting this out had suddenly crossed my mind after a glimpse of Shrek’s life-size statue where...

Indian cinema integrates people, says Amitabh

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is upset how Indian cinema is being "accused of various faults". Defending the same, he says it is the lone entity...

Blast outside Peshawar cinema injures one

A blast at the gate of a cinema house in Peshawar’s Faqirabad area injured one person early on Sunday. The blast occurred at the gate...