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A Fuzon of East and West Fuzon, a band of three multi-talented performers – Shafqat Amanat Ali, Imran (Immu) and Shallum Xavier – all filled with a passion for music, have merged their varying abilities, creating some...		Giving it a ‘filmi’ treatment Many people have, for years, tried to merge cinema with television in Pakistan in the form of tele-plays, but most of these efforts have failed so far. Still, the people behind...
In the name of Buddha It is perhaps the most harrowing scene in an already gruesome film. A group of Sri Lankan soldiers burst into a house at night belonging to a middle-aged Tamil woman. They...		STARBUZZ: Jam session It was a unique jamming session between the who’s who of music — Strings, Ali Azmat and Noori — who not only had the small audience mesmerized, but seemed to be...
The evolution of Bob Hope More than anyone else in the history of 20th-century entertainment, Bob Hope created a new kind of humour, based on verbal wit, evolved from a personal style. Though he was a...		The discipline factor The waft of turpentine emanates from the freshly painted salon, which is being revamped for a classier, more modern look. The interior is bedecked in whites and blues and the staff,...
REVIEWSPREVIEWS: Taboo Taboo is yet another flick that starts off with promise but disintegrates all too soon into a B-movie. A group of high school friends get together on New Year’s Eve to play a game called Taboo. Each one is supposed to answer...		Karavan returns Blistering. That, in the most conservative of estimates, is the best way to describe a recent live performance by rock group Karavan in Karachi. Though the fine-tuned foursome — guitarist Assad...
Devdas vs Devdas There is something about Bengali master S. Chattopadhyay’s timeless classic Devdas, about a defeated lover, that continues to appeal to film-makers, actors and movie buffs alike. After a few abortive attempts,...		MUSICBOX: Original gangsta One cannot get more notorious than current ‘it’ music man 50 Cent. Born in Jamaica, Queens, Curtis Jackson had a troubled life long before he won fame and fortune as gangsta...