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Athena 3D: A painful experience
| DATE: 2010-08-23

By Ali Naafiz
On Boduthakurufaanu Magu in the capital city of Male, where it is mostly regarded as the market place area, there is a reputable single-hall cinema on the third floor of a rather old-looking building. Despite the fact that the cinema looks traditional, even after renovation,..[Full Story]

Fanaa: Proof of Yaaraa’s immaturity
| DATE: 2010-07-19

By Ali Naafiz
Producer: Aminath Rasheeda
Director: Aishath Rishmee
Story: Binma Ibrahim Waheed
Rating: 0.5/5
Yaaraa. It needs no introduction, as this production team has been gaining a lot of attention amongst Dhivehi song lovers around the country as “The..[Full Story]

Veeraana: One of the best concepts you don’t want to watch
| DATE: 2010-05-27

By Ali Naafiz
Producer: Fathimath Nahula, Mohamed Abdulla (Muhamma)
Story: Fathimath (Nahula)
Concept: Mohamed Abdulla (Muhamma)
Director: Yousuf Shafeeu (Eupe)
Rating: 0.5/5
Okay, I had a bit of a rough start after getting into the theatre soaked in rain..[Full Story]

‘Zalzalaa Enburi Aun’: The return of unintentional humour
| DATE: 2010-05-08

By Ali Naafiz
Director: Ahmed Nimal
Rating: 1.5/5
Another month, another movie; it seems Maldives Film Industry is heading to a revolutionary new era, where what matters is not the quality of the production, but the number of movies pushed to the market. Economic crisis, the..[Full Story]

Dhinveynuge Hithaamaiga: The Maldivian taste
| DATE: 2010-04-18

By Ali Naafiz
Rating: 2.5/5

I really do not want to work over Dhivehi movies here, because at this point the concepts and stories employed in the movies seem worn out. However, the recent movies like all others, are giving me no choice. ‘Dhinveynuge Hithaamaiga’ (In despair of the suffering) is..[Full Story]

Maafeh Neih: A tragedy
| DATE: 2010-03-22

By Ali Naafiz
It is apparently hard to look at ‘Maafeh Neih’ (No forgiveness) without looking at the director who brought the movie to life. The all-in-one actor/producer/director Seezan, if you pardon me for the spelling, who has produced and directed terrible movies like ‘Wathan’ (Nation),..[Full Story]

Jinni: Where the hype really ends?
| DATE: 2010-03-01

By Ali Naafiz

The hype around the new Dhivehi movie, ‘Jinni’ (genie) would indeed leave anyone, even someone who is critical of Dhivehi movies, to reserve a seat in the capital’s only true cinema. Though the posters never caught my interest in the movie, the hype was so strong that there were no..[Full Story]

Michael Jackson: could the fallen king of pop thrill again?
| DATE: 2009-03-11

LOS ANGELES, March 5, 2009 (AFP) - Michael Jackson was a child prodigy, a musical genius and one of the most idolised artists on earth.
But for all his iconic status, the 50-year-old pop megastar -- who is expected to announce his first concerts in more than a decade on Wednesday -- risks seeing..[Full Story]

Guest House: The most unintentionally funny local movie since ‘Kiss the Jazbaath’
| DATE: 2008-01-13

by Ahmed Rushdie
There were no two ways about it; I had to go see the new movie called “The Guest House: Room 201”. For one thing, it was written and directed by Amjay. He’s like the Uwe Boll of Maldives after all, and infamous for making really, really bad movies even by Maldives’..[Full Story]

Gore’s award-winning environmental documentary screened as part of US-Maldives Friendship Week celebrations
| DATE: 2007-11-05

By Hilath Rasheed
MALE, November 5, 2007 (Haveeru News Service) -- Former Unites States’ Vice President and international environmental campaigner Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary was screened in Male last night as part of the celebrations of the US-Maldives Friendship Week.
Held in..[Full Story]

2010-08-23

Athena 3D: A painful experience

2010-07-19

Fanaa: Proof of Yaaraa’s immaturity