Afghanistan’s historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center

Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action ...
Yahoo

Afghan mine-clearer killed by Taliban after it sees him in Emmy-winning film

An Afghan contractor who worked for the US military was killed by the Taliban after appearing in an Emmy-winning documentary despite warnings it would endanger him, according to a report. The man in ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Taliban Demolish Famous Kabul Cinema

A number of Afghan cultural figures and filmmakers consider the destruction of the historic Ariana Cinema by the Taliban ...
The Business Standard

Historic Ariana Cinema in Kabul demolished for shopping complex

The Ariana Cinema was closed after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, when authorities banned most forms of entertainment, including films and music ...
Deadline.com

Jennifer Lawrence Explains Why Family “Encouraged Me Not To” Make Taliban Doc ‘Bread and Roses’

With Bread and Roses, Jennifer Lawrence hopes to shed light on the Taliban‘s control in Afghanistan, where women and girls have been stripped of many rights. The Oscar winner, who produced the Sahra ...
Newsweek

For Malala Yousafzai, the Apple TV+ Film ‘Bread & Roses’ is Personal

Editor's Note: This conversation has been edited and condensed for publication. Malala, why is this film and the message of this film so important right now? Malala Yousafzai: Since the Taliban took ...
The Film Stage

A Director Spends a Year with the Taliban in First Trailer for Hollywoodgate

One of our favorite films coming out of Venice Film Festival last fall is finally getting a release this month. Director Ibrahim Nash’at spent a year closely embedded in the inner circle of the ...
Deadline.com

Paramount+ To Debut ‘Afghan Dreamers’ May 23, “Harrowing Story” Of All-Girls Robotics Team Menaced By Taliban Rule

Members of an all-girls robotics team in Afghanistan. MTV Documentary Films EXCLUSIVE: The award-winning documentary Afghan Dreamers will exclusively premiere on Paramount+ on May 23, ahead of an ...
Rolling Stone

A Rare, Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Taliban — and Their U.S. Weapons

A Taliban air force commander walks into a big, empty gym with his men and hops onto a treadmill. He burns a few calories, cracks a couple of muted jokes, and steps off before lifting a couple of ...
Variety

‘Transition,’ a Documentary About a Trans Man Who Embeds With the Taliban in Afghanistan, Premieres Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety is premiering the trailer (below) for feature documentary “Transition,” which follows Australian filmmaker Jordan Bryon, a trans man, as he embeds with a Taliban unit as they retake control of ...
Variety

‘Transition,’ Documentary Following Trans Man Embedded With Taliban, Picked Up in U.S. by Gravitas Ventures

“Tinder Swindler” studio AGC Unwritten has sold U.S. rights to Monica Villamizar and Jordan Bryon’s feature documentary “Transition” to Gravitas Ventures. The film follows Australian filmmaker Jordan ...