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5 September 2011 2:18 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Edinburgh (Reuters) - Classic Arabian folk tales brimming with the modern influence of the Arab Spring sweeping North Africa and the Middle East closed out the 2011 Edinburgh International Festival.

Erotic, tragic, hilarious, romantic, the stories from the cities, souks and courtyards contained in "Alf layla wa-layla" - the Thousand-And-One Nights - played to enthusiastic audiences as the three-week festival drew to a close at the weekend.

Director Tim Supple said it was inevitable that the events of the "Arab Spring" sweeping through the Middle East and North Africa "would become and overwhelming part of our project."

He said events reflected in the stories "aren't the first and they won't be the last in the on-going debate and struggle in the Arabic world to define the nature of law, the nature of rule...

"It was an issue back in the 900s with (the Caliph) al-Rashid, and it's an issue today with Mubarak, »

- Reuters

26 July 2011 8:31 AM, PDT | Bollyspice | See recent Bollyspice news »

After the roaring success of political thriller Rajneeti, Prakash Jha is back again with Aarakshan, a socio-political drama that addresses the controversial issue of caste-based reservations in Indian educational institutions. But more on that in the movie review, let us focus on the music of Aarkshan for now.

Shankar-Eshaan-Loy (“Sel”), fresh from their success of Zindagi Na Milengi Dobara are at the helm of the Aarakshan’s original soundtrack while Prasoon Joshi (Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par and Ghajini) has penned the lyrics. The soundtrack features the vocal talents of Mohit Chauhan (Masakali – Delhi 6), Shreya Ghosal (Bahara – I Hate Luv Stories), Mahalaxmi Iyer (Laungda Lashkara – Patiala House), Raman Mahadevan (Sinbad the Sailor/Tum Ho To – Rock On!), Shankar Mahadevan (Desi Girl – Dostana) and classical singer Pandit Channulal Mishra.

Aarakshan stars Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Pratik Babbar and Manoj Bajpai. Reserve your seats. Aarakshan hits »

- Sheetal Tiwari

20 January 2011 10:24 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »

Disclaimer: I know that the Sinbad movie in question doesn’t involve the comedian Sinbad, but I had to post this picture. Why? Because the man starred in First Kid and Houseguest, two of my favorite flicks growing up. Much respect to the son of a preacher man.

Alright, onto the actual news; Variety has announced that Morningside Entertainment is planning on bringing Sinbad the sailor back to the big screen; they have optioned the rights to comic book series Sinbad: Rogue of Mars from Bluewater Productions and are hoping to hammer it out in time for a 2012 release. The comic, which was meant as a continuation of the classic 50′s and 70′s Sinbad movies (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger), follows the sailor as he and his trustworthy ship crew get transported to Mars in order »

- Jonathan Sullivan

3 items from 2011