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CURTAINCALL: DEAD MAN STREAMING
A ground-breaking 24-hour-long performance was streamed live on October 10 to humanise issues around the death penalty
CINEMASCOPE: OUT OF TIME
The House with a Clock in Its Walls has a certain charm in its weirdness but is certainly not
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NETFLIX IN PAKISTAN
News is that Netflix are looking for original content from Pakistan. If it’s true, then ...
SCREEN: HITCHCOCK AND SALMAN
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THE WEEK THAT WAS Koi Chand Rakh | ARY, Thursdays 8.00pm Despite Rabail’s (Ayeza Khan) young cousin Umair’s (Muneeb Butt
FLASHBACK: THE QAWWALS OF FILM
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THE ICON INTERVIEW: A STAR IS BORN
From being likened to a young Abida Parveen to being called a girl-version of Ali Azmat, Natasha Baig has come a long
SPOTLIGHT: WILL DONKEY RULE?
Aziz Jindani says he was very precise on what he wanted to accomplish with The Donkey King
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Even if you’re not a fan of the incumbent government in Pakistan, you have to hand it to President Arif Alvi for
SCREEN: TAILOR-MADE SIBLING RIVALRIES
Sui Dhaaga is an instantly connectable tale of human woes and unconventional romance while Pataakha is a sly take on
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In action-packed episode this week — not that Samina Aijaz’s story ever lost pace — as finally Aleena (Zubab Rana) meets
STYLE: WHERE ARE THE DRUM ROLLS?
Business is the primary driving force at fashion weeks but creative, exciting fashion has faded, only occasionally
STYLE: THE RETURN OF FARAZ MANAN
Faraz Manan has laid the foundation of a prodigious fashion empire. But after opting out seven years ago, he was once
TRADE: THE UNIFIED THEORY
How a Disney-Fox deal could rock the superhero universe
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It is heartening to see more and more Pakistani filmmakers showcasing their talent on a global scale. The latest in that
CINEMASCOPE: MOORE TAKES ON TRUMP
Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 11/9 is often an affecting piece of work that examines how America came to a position
WIDE ANGLE: MAKING THE WRONG MOONVES
Nearly a year into #MeToo, it is time to discuss bad guys who think they are good guys
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Asma Nabeel (Khaani) pens a story set round the feudal system of interior Sindh. If you like watching oppression and the
SPOTLIGHT: KEEPING UP WITH THE KALASHAS
Two Kalash girls from Chitral became a sensation on the latest season of Coke Studio. Icon catches up with them to find
THE ICON INTERVIEW: SPIRITUAL CHANNELS
As the heirs of the legacy of legendary qawwal Munshi Raziuddin, Farid Ayaz and Abu Muhammad have striven to keep their
WIDE ANGLE: NET OF ALL FEARS
The internet has always scared us, but the terror feels more real than ever