Posts in Film

Reboot Trailer

Reboot Trailer

I have to give props to my friend and former boss Joe Kawasaki on completing his film Reboot. The trailer is finally out and I thought I’d share it with you all. We even had some Kuwaiti locals work on it remotely!

Luck

Luck

HBO is proving that despite the challenge from AMC, FX and Showtime they still make the best television worth watching. Their latest show, “Luck,” is impressive on every artistic level. The cast is so strong that you wont be able to tell which characters are... [+]

Tarek Jammal / Zaid Al-Khaled – Cinema 2011 – A Year in Review

Well here we are, a new year, a vast array of possibilities in the realm of film. Indeed, 2012 seems to be one of the biggest years in Hollywood cinema in recent history. What with films like The Hobbit, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Django Unchained,... [+]

Xmas Specials

Xmas Specials

Christmas time, means Christmas TV, And Christmas being over doesn’t stop these networks from rolling out a marathon of specials this week. Via TVLine “This Christmas, Santa isn’t just stuffing stockings, he’s filling DVRs — with more TV specials and marathons than you can shake... [+]

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer is Out

When Gotham is in Ashes, you have my permission to die! – Bane     All I can say is stop everything you are doing and watch the new Batman trailer. It has finally officially been released and it seems the Christopher Nolan has an... [+]

Boardwalk Empire Soundtrack

If you are a Boardwalk Empire viewer, then you, like me, are eagerly awaiting this weeks’ season finale. Who dies? How crazy is Darmady’s mother? Will Nucky get away with it? Who knows. But for now, to take the edge off waiting, chill out with... [+]

DIFF 2011

DIFF 2011

Film buffs! It is that time of year again, tomorrow will see the kick off of this regions biggest film festival  for its 8th consecutive year. Having established itself as a major international festival the Dubai International Film Festival just gets bigger and better with... [+]

Rockumentary Roundup

Rockumentary Roundup

rock-u-men-ta-ry |ˌräkyəˈment(ə)rē| noun informal a documentary about rock music and musicians. The Greatest Rockumentary so far for me is The Devil and Daniel Johnston. To watch a film about a musician I’ve never heard of, yet be so fascinated and enamored was something magical, and it truly... [+]

Radiohead and The Negligent Genius

I’ve been listening to a lot of Radiohead recently. Along with BlackStar and some film soundtracks, they make up most of my in-car music library. Their music, specifically starting from their OK Computer album and progressively onwards, has always attracted me due to its general... [+]

An $8000 RED camera

An $8000 RED camera

Every filmmaker or cinephile out there has heard of the RED camera. For those of you that haven’t its the camera that propelled the film industry to go digital upon its 2006/7 release date. Now with all this fancy shmancy technology you would expect such... [+]