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Kaleem Aftab

Kaleem Aftab

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Kaleem is the author of an authorised biography of Spike Lee titled Spike Lee: That’s My Story and I’m Sticking To It. He selects films for the East End Film Festival and gives programming advice to festivals around the globe. He has been working as a freelance journalist specialising in Arab, European and American indie cinema since 1999.
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Isabelle Fuhrman, left, and Jennifer Connelly in Salvation Boulevard. IFC
Salvation Boulevard preaches to the choir

In Cinemas The film takes potshots at easy targets rather than trying to make a more insightful film about the abuse of religion and cult of personality.

January 05, 2012
Ben Mendelsohn, left, Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage in Trespass. Courtesy Millennium Entertainment
In Cinemas: Trespass tries to tackle high-brow subjects with action

A domestic disaster which relies on ridiculous plot twists to make up for deficiencies in performances and plot.

December 29, 2011
Ben Kingsley (center right, as Georges Melies) confers with director/producer Martin Scorsese (far right) on the set of Hugo.
With Hugo, Martin Scorsese weaves a sentimental allegory

The renowned filmmaker opens up about his new acclaimed 3D film Hugo.

December 29, 2011
Shah Rukh Khan in a scene from Don 2. Courtesy Excel Entertainment
In Cinemas: Shah Rukh Khan shines in Don 2

The action is at its best when it revolves around the film's popular Bollywood lead.

December 28, 2011
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl sees a conman tricking three women into doing what he wants, but the tables are turned on him when the girls find out what he’s been up to. Courtesy DIFF
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl

The film is a long, cliche-filled two hours that turns from caper comedy to romance.

December 15, 2011
Passion Play

Despite a cult-worthy cast, this fantasy adventure is exhaustingly bad.

December 08, 2011
A scene from the film Don 2, which stars Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra. Courtesy Excel Entertainment
New Indian cinema makes a showing at DIFF

The Dubai International Film Festival is celebrating all aspects of Indian cinema, including the best of the country's independent scene.

December 07, 2011
Habibi is the story of two students who are forced to go home to Gaza. Courtesy DIFF
Habibi demonstrates a major new talent in Arab cinema

An interview with Susan Youssef, director of Habibi, which will screen at the Dubai International Film Festival on Saturday and Monday.

December 07, 2011
The Thing

The remake is even more gore-laden than the 1982 classic.

December 07, 2011
Microphone

The film reflects the vibrant nature of Egyptian streets.

December 01, 2011
Clive Owen's privileged life

Actors Clive Owen and Carice van Houten talk about their new film Intruders.

December 01, 2011
The Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone was born in Denmark. AFP
Bollywood's foreign stars

An increasing number of female Bollywood stars are from outside India.

November 28, 2011
Desi Boyz is confirmation of a new kind of Bollywood star

After the economic downturn, Bollywood films have a new object of ridicule: the non-resident Indian.

November 24, 2011
The Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor, left, with her waxwork at Madame Tussauds.
Bollywood's latest waxwork

It's a sign of Bollywood's popularity that so many of its stars have been immortalised by Madame Tussauds, and the Ra. One star Kareena Kapoor is just the latest.

November 15, 2011
Still frame from the film Revolution Reloaded. Courtesy Mohnad Yaqubi
Mohanad Yaqubi wins Eurimages money for found Palestinian footage project

Film negative thought lost since it was smuggled out of Beirut in the 1970s is to be incorporated into a "militant cinema" movie by the Palestinian director Mohanad Yaqubi.

November 13, 2011
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