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As we reported earlier, GAMES 15, which is scheduled to be held at the Dubai International Marine Club from September 10-12 2015, has announced that it will be featuring the newest titles and tech from some of the best publishers in the gaming industry, including PlayStation and XBOX. Now in terms t…
Emerging Talent Competition open to local musicians from now until 3rd October at www.yasalam.ae #YasalamETC . If you’re a musician in the UAE, read and rock on. FLASH Entertainment, organiser of Yasalam, has launched a landmark new competition giving aspiring musicians and bands a life-chang…
Warner Bros. Pictures, Shooting Stars and B-Change invite you to the Premiere Screening of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. U.N.C.L.E Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuriakan must fabricate an elaborate ruse to throw the Soviets off the trail of a missing hydrogen bomb, plus save the Hungarian mathematician w…
If you’re heading out to the cinemas this week and this is one of the contenders, read the vacation review: Plot An American comedy about a nostalgic father of two, Rusty Griswold [Ed Helms], who decides to shake things up and do a cross-country trip with the family to Walley Wor…
In my youth, I was a quiz enthusiast. I rarely left a bookshop without buying a quiz book. On Emirates flights, I would much rather play the quiz game on their in-flight entertainment than watch a movie. We had quizzes at home, complete with dinner and prizes; not just for the winners but for all …
By the time Mark Zuckerberg was born, I was already out of my teens. So obviously, by the time I dipped a tentative toe into the world of facebook, I was already well into middle age. I found it a very interesting place to be part of but at the end of the first year, …
It’s often difficult to find something as pure as the admiration one can have for their idol. In this case, we’re happy to be the channel that takes a letter of gratitude to Pakistani music prodigy, Atif Aslam, from one of his most admiring fans (and also one of our writers, Namrah). Ati…
I’ve watched most of Pixar’s movies—the great ones are entertaining, and funny—and the best ones– Toy Story 3, Monsters Inc. and Up — are entertaining, funny and emotionally provoking. So, how did Inside Out fair? Plot (without spoilers) This movie is about an 11-year-old girl called Ril…
Quick on the heels of the GAMES 15 announcement, comes the launch of the IGN Convention that is slated to take place between October 16-18 at the du Forum in Abu Dhabi. The IGN Convention calls out to all gamers, cosplayers, superheroes, sidekicks, movie buffs and citizens to come together and join …
Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Shooting Stars and B-Change invite you to the Premiere Screening of “VACATION” The next generation of Griswolds is at is again – and on the road for another ill-fated adventure. Following in his father’s footsteps and hoping for some much-needed family bonding…
Not long ago, Walkmans were the ‘it’ device in every teenager’s life, giving them the power to become ‘cooler’; pumped up music beamed into their ears as they would stride away in their campus hallway. Mixtapes, better known as cassettes, of various artists and bands would of…
Don’t we all love those holy words. Well, this September you can be prepared to hear those exact words being screamed out at the biggest and loudest gaming festival in the Middle-East, GAMES 15. The event this year is going to be featuring, ESL, the world’s largest eSports company. Now, as par…
We’ve had Batman, Superman, Spiderman and now Ant-Man. So what exactly is it, I wonder, that makes these ‘men’ succeed? What is it about them that holds us spellbound? Why have they caught our fancy? Not mine of course, but our dashing youth who turn out in their millions to see these films, collect…
DUBAI – Alright, it’s official, Ellie Goulding is set to performing on September 24 at the DMW 2015. Her performance will be followed by none other than California-based kings of alternative, Thirty Seconds To Mars on Friday, September 25, 2015. Names of two more music heavyweights for t…
Dsiney•Pixar, Italia Film International & B-Change are celebrating the release of Inside Out by giving you the chance to win tickets to the premiere. Do you ever look at someone and wonder what is going on inside their head? Disney•Pixar’s original new film INSIDE OUT ventures inside the mind to…
The movie is called Ant-Man and you may think to yourself “oh, can they get any more obvious about what this is movie is about?” Well, I would like to quickly break the ice on this Ant-Man review and tell you that this movie is worth a watch. It’s a small wonder (yes, get used …
Marvel, Italia Film International & B-Change are celebrating the release of Ant-Man by giving you the chance to win tickets to the advanced screening. The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe brings a founding member of The Avengers to the big screen for the first time with Marvel Stu…
In addition to the Zero Gravity Dubai house parties announced last month, we can reveal that as part of its huge expansion plan, the hot-spot in Marina which will add a further 2,000sqm to the award-winning entertainment venue, including a 39m glass-fronted infinity pool. With water cascading straig…
UK’s most successful live act ever, Take That, are heading to Dubai for a spectacular one-off exclusive concert to be held at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre on October 30. Hot off the back of a sell-out European tour, Mark Owen, Gary Barlow and Howard Donald are set to bring their remarkable live…
President Barack Obama has constantly been on my mind these last two weeks. Not because of the Iran ‘deal’ but because of reasons ‘closer’ to me. I first heard of Obama some eight years ago, when I was in Kenya through a conversation I had with a driver from Kogelo village, who ‘spoke’ more with …
Just because you aren’t travelling this summer doesn’t mean you can’t see Europe through your TV screen with a few sleek flicks. Here we’ve compiled a list of movies filmed in Italy and Prague from varied genres [And food is allowed onboard – especially popcorn]: 1. The…
India has come a long way since Bollywood music was the only thing gracing the television sets and youtube. There’s an extensive list of artists from across genres like jazz, nu disco, punk, reggae, techno, artists that do the rounds across major cities of New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Calc…
