• My Profile
  • Saved articles
  • Newsletters
  • Sign out
Sign in
  • Register
  • Sign in

News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
TN Magazine
Special reports
Weekend

Podcasts Newsletters Follow us App Video
TN MagazineSpecial reportsWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling

Kaleem Aftab

Kaleem Aftab

Contributor
London
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.
Follow on

Articles

The Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan, left. with Hillary Swank and Anil Kapoor after winning the Best Actor trophy for his role in My Name Is Khan at the IIFA awards on Saturday.
Explosion of awards for Dabangg at IIFAs in Toronto

Dabangg took 10 big prizes at the International Indian Film Academy awards in Toronto at the weekend, including Best Film.

June 27, 2011
A fight scene involving a revolving corridor in Inception won Tom Struthers the title of best stunt co-ordinator at this year’s Taurus Stunt Awards.
Oscars reject stunt category, again, much to performers' despair

As the idea of a new Oscars category for stunts is rejected once again, we talk to some of the people the Academy won't recognise.

June 21, 2011
Elle Fanning plays Alice Dainard in Super 8, a film set in the 1970s focusing on a group of young friends who spend their summer holiday making a zombie movie.
Super 8

Super 8, the new film from JJ Abrams, is a visual feast and a great story too.

June 16, 2011
Gabourey Sidibe in a scene from the Oscar-nominated film Precious.
The actress Gabourey Sidibe on fame, fate and friendship

Now at work on her third film and with TV experience as well, Sidibe's career is on the rise.

June 12, 2011
Film review: A Dangerous Man

Steven Seagal returns, at 60, in typical action movie that doesn't quite qualify its 90 minutes.

June 09, 2011
The director Terry Gilliam has attracted attention with his successful adaptation of Berlioz's Damnation of Faust for the English National Opera.
Film directors enter stage left

With Woody Allen's forthcoming one-act comedy and Terry Gilliam's successful venture for the English National Opera, a look at other directors who have been moved to expand their repertoires beyond the silver screen.

June 08, 2011
Don 2 will see Shah Rukh Khan reprise the role of the criminal underworld boss.
Bollywood puts the sequel to good use

Taking a cue from Hollywood, Bollywood produces an impressive collection of Part Twos.

June 07, 2011
Mia Wasikowska in Cary Fukunaga's Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre

The latest screen adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel is an intimate rather than a melodramatic portrayal of a doomed relationship.

June 02, 2011
Jessica Chastain and Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year.
Terrence Malick, a director who lets his work speak for itself - and him

Although he is famous for not talking to the media - or festival audiences - the director Terrence Malick can be understood to some extent through his work.

June 02, 2011
Master of ceremony Melanie Laurent, left, and the Cannes jury president, Robert De Niro.
It's a wrap for this year's Cannes Film Festival

From epic films to absent directors to grateful actresses, this year's Cannes did not disappoint.

May 24, 2011
The Moroccan director Leila Kilani, pictured in Cannes, said the help she received from Abu Dhabi went much further than financial assistance.
Regional filmmakers get a boost from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival

Financial aid from the ADFF is helping filmmakers to get their projects going and bring them to completion.

May 23, 2011
The Beaver
The Beaver

Directed by and starring Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson is back on form in The Beaver.

May 19, 2011
Angelina Jolie joins Brad Pitt on the red carpet at the 64th Cannes Film Festival before the screening of The Tree of Life, directed by Terrence Malick.
The first week of Cannes Film Festival delivers star power

While the screenings haven't proved spectacular yet, the appearances on the red carpet have been.

May 19, 2011
Brad Pitt at the press conference after the screening of the controversial Tree of Life in Cannes.
New Terrence Malick film displeases Cannes festival audience

Terrence Malick left Brad Pitt to face the media music after his film The Tree of Life was booed at the Cannes Film Festival.

May 18, 2011
Johnny Depp at Cannes after the screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Cannes boosts Middle Eastern filmmakers

Cannes Film Festival 2011: from more funding opportunities for Middle Eastern filmmakers to crowd-pleasing appearances on the red carpet.

May 17, 2011
More Articles

IPSO regulated

News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
Olympics
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Cycling
Weekend
Living in the UAE
TN Magazine
Podcasts Newsletters Read E-Paper Print Subscriptions Video App
About UsContact UsWork With UsAdvertise With UsTerms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicySitemapArchiveRegistration FAQsRosalynn Carter Fellowship
IPSO regulated
Follow us
Get news alerts from
The National logo
You can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.