Author Archives: Faizan Rashid

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Based in Dubai, Faizan Rashid....

The Grey Competition

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Liam Neeson turned into a bad ass with 2008′s Taken. Ever since then, he’s been chomping bad guys on screen like a more graceful Chuck Norris. He returns in 2012 with The Grey, which reunites him with his A-team director … Continue reading

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5 Best Films of the Dubai Film Festival 2011

We’ll be frank – this year’s lineup of the Dubai International Film Festival left us a little less than enthusiastic. Compared to previous years, the good stuff had either been released before the fest (the Palme d’or winning Tree of Life) … Continue reading

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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Nuri Ceylan Bilge | Turkey | 2011 157 min You will have to wait very long and follow very intently the plot and dialogues of Once Upon a Time in Anatolia to catch onto what … Continue reading

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Las Acacias

Las Acacias Pablo Giorgelli | Argentina | 2011 84 min Las Acacias is a film you can’t fault for its simplicity. A road trip movie about a trucker who helps transport a woman and her baby daughter from Paraguay to Argentina, … Continue reading

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