Re: Islamabad has no movie theater?
There is a new chain of movie theatrs opening in Pakistan, showing English and Pakistani movies. Its called CINEPAX. They just recently opened one in Rawalpindi!! http://www.cinepax.com Its in Jinnah Park next to Mcdonalds, hardly a 30 minute drive from Islamabad. SMS the word CPX to 6622 and they will sms you back the show times for movies playing that day.
They are also constructing one next to Islamabad Club on Murree road which will probably be better than the one in Rawalpindi.
Note: The one in Pindi has 5 screens!!! Western style.
Also the theatre in Melody was burned down in a riot a few years ago along with many cars and a shell pump.. Sad turn of events since it was recently rennovated and very popular. It was still old style though!!
NAFDEC Cinema located in Blue area has been shut down for many years and as I heard from many people it was VERY crappy!!! A man who won the lottery in USA had purchased it and not opened it. Many cinema plots alloted by the CDA were made into commercial plaza’s by people who bought them and the CDA took no action. These people found commercial plaza more profitable. Beverly center in example was supposed to be a CINEMA plot!
If you dont mind watching older dvd’s on a small screen cinema, there is a house in F7 near Faisal Masjid converted into a private “club” called PLANET-X which has a tiny movie theatre! You need membership here though and a reference of a member. Its mostly couples and old ladies who frequent the place though.
Islamabad club shows movies once every sunday, usually some english movie. Thats about it!