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The soundtrack for Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine doesn’t feature any tracks by David Bowie despite the fact that he was a major influence for the film, but the album is still a tremendous celebration of glam rock full of originals and covers – with music from Lou Reed, T. Rex, the New York Dolls and…

Even before HAL 9000 uttered the immortal words “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that” 58 years ago, movie makers had been deploying human-like computers, rebellious robots and other out-of-control technology to scare us and make us think.

Even before HAL 9000 uttered the immortal words “I’m sorry, Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that” 58 years ago, movie makers had been deploying human-like computers, rebellious robots and other out-of-control technology to scare us and make us think.

The new online film mimics some of the style of the real NAZA documentary (above) which uses footage shot from rooftops in Tel AvivThe new online film mimics some of the style of the real NAZA documentary (above) which uses footage shot from rooftops in Tel Aviv

Playing the leading role in a major Hollywood blockbuster that earned a billion dollars is the dream of many in the entertainment world. To do so alongside one of the biggest movie stars of all time, Will Smith, was certainly a dream come true for Mena Massoud. I sat down with him to unpack a…

A question Professor Dr Rukhsana A Siddiqui asked me, some time ago, has stayed with me. Did the loss of East Pakistan cost Pakistan something specific in its musical and artistic life, not in a vague, sentimental sense, but in documentable, traceable ways?