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A scene from the film Sheikh Jackson. In the new Egyptian film, an ultra-conservative Muslim is torn by his love of Michael Jackson, mirroring a country’s struggle between traditions and modern global influences. Film Clinic via AP

Worlds of Islam and Michael Jackson collide in Sheikh Jackson

The news of the passing of the King of Pop is the start of a crisis of conscience for Sheikh Khalid Hani, the main character of the movie Sheikh Jackson
Ryan Gosling as K and Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard in Alcon Entertainment’s sci fi thriller Blade Runner 2049. Sony Pictures Entertainment

Villeneuve on how he made the cut, and a Middle East casting callcast

Casting directors spread their net across the globe for rising stars
Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve with actor Ryan Gosling, left, who appears in Blade Runner 2049. Courtesy EPA/ Alejandro Garcia

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve: Deckard is human

Has the director finally settled one of the hottest debates in modern cinema?
In Prevenge, Alice Lowe plays a woman tormented by the voice of her unborn child. Courtesy Front Row Filmed Entertainment

Prevenge: Alice Lowe on her comedy slasher film about a demonic unborn baby

The film has been a smash on the festival circuit around the world, and the micro-budget movie has now been picked up for worldwide distribution amid rave reviews
Senior designer Michael Svane Knap. Courtesy Michael Svane Knap / Lego

Lego Ninjago senior designer Michael Svane Knap on upcoming movie adaptation

Knap says the ideas he and his teams come up with go through many layers of creative progress before they become the toys we see in stores or the characters we see on screen
Actor Salman Khan poses for a picture on the Green Carpet at the International Indian Film Academy IIFA Awards show at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Reuters

Salman Khan honoured at Britain's House of Commons

Salman was at the House of Commons on Friday, and received the award from Keith Vaz, British Parliament's longest-serving Asian MP
Still from 'Thank You For The Rain'. anthropoSCENE opens with ‘Thank You for the Rain,’ a collaborative experiment by Norwegian filmmaker Julia Dahr and Kenyan farmer Kisilu Musya. It captures the latter’s extraordinary journey from local farmer to global activist in the lead up to the 2015 COP21 climate talks in Paris.

Urgent tales of global crisis at the Berlin Film Festival

A Berlin film festival is highlighting climate change in Asia and Africa , writes Ali Nobil Ahmad
Jim Carrey starring in Man On The Moon Moviestore / REX / Shutterstock

Come rain or shine: meeting Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey’s new film is a celebration of his zany persona, but all his films are a reflection on his state of mind, he tells The National
The actress shines in her role as the ambitious Praful.

Film review: Simran is a lighthearted comedy and missed opportunity

Kangana Ranaut’s film has a lot of laughs, but fails to have any impact
Akshay Kumar turned 50 on 09 September 2017. EPA / STR

Akshay Kumar is feeling fab at 50

"When I say it, I mean it that age is just a number, because it has not affected anything. In my mind space, I am still the same guy,"