Omair Alavi|Published July 20, 2019 A SCENE from Heer Project staged at Napa.—Shakil Adil/White Star KARACHI: National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) enters the second week of Jashn Sahwan Ka — A Festival of Contemporary...
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Book review: Inside Spider-man’s world
Omair Alavi|Published July 20, 2019 What is the best time to refresh your knowledge about Spider-Man? When a film featuring the ultimate web-slinger is screening in a cinema near you. And what is the best way to refresh your...
Movie review: Lion King
Omair Alavi|Published July 27, 2019 The king has returned and this time, he has moved from the animated world to the live-action one. Yes, we are talking about The Lion King which has returned to the cinemas for the first time...
Coming to a cinema near you!
Omair Alavi|Published July 13, 2019 Illustration by Muhammad Faizan With the first half of 2019 gone, let’s move on to the other half where a lot of films are waiting for you. July, that started with Spider-Man: Far From Home...
Napa’s theatre festival kicks off with Lights Out
Omair Alavi|Published July 13, 2019 A SCENE from the play staged at Napa.—White Star KARACHI: The National Academy of Performing Arts’ (Napa) theatre festival ‘Jashn Sahwan Ka — a Festival of Contemporary Theatre’ kicked off on...
Veteran TV actress Zaheen Tahira is no more
Omair Alavi|Published July 10, 2019 Zaheen Tahira RENOWNED television, radio, film and theatre artiste Zaheen Tahira passed away on Tuesday, bringing curtain down on a career that lasted nearly 50 years. She started her career...
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The plot of Men in Black: International reminds you of many Hollywood buddy-cop films with two mismatched partners working together for a mission; It would have been better had the conclusion in Dark Phoenix been more...
Here comes the Spider-Man!
Omair Alavi|Published June 29, 2019 Meet Tom Holland. He is your ‘friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man’ and he will be coming soon to a screen near you on July 5, 2019. Before Spider-Man: Far From Home makes it to the cinemas...
Making the World Cup more interesting!
What if I told you that there was a way you could make your World Cup all the more interesting, despite your favorite team’s poor performance? The ICC Cricket World Cup England and Wales 2019 – The Official Book is your one...
Book review: The Great Houdini
Omair Alavi|Published June 22, 2019 You may all know that Harry Houdini was the greatest escape artist ever, but what we don’t know is the story behind the creation of Harry Houdini. Born Ehrich Weiss, how he became Harry Houdini...