Filmbàr screening of Andrzej Żuławski's On the Silver Globe (1989) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, August 07, 2026, at 5pm.

Filmbàr screening of Andrzej Żuławski's On the Silver Globe (1989) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, August 07, 2026, at 5pm.

A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to find freedom and start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They eventually die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god. Some time later, a space bureaucrat, running from a broken heart, arrives and finds the colonizer's descendants enslaved by bird-monsters called Cherns. Society is divided into numerous classes, and everyone is waiting for the arrival of a messiah. The newcomer is considered a suitable candidate, and for some time he lives as a god.

The screening will be followed by a discussion over tea. Lift is operational.

Address: Research and Publication Centre (RPC), 2nd Floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above Indesign showroom)

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)

The August 2026 issue of Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) is out

The August 2026 issue of Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) is out. Link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com

Contents:

1. Rashed Rahman: The Industrial Revolution – I.

2. Chris Gilbert: Global South Struggles for Socialism and the Workers' Side of Marxism.

3. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar: Pakistan's heyday as US-Iran mediator is a thin veil over its domestic crises.

4. Notes from the Editors (of Monthly Review).

5. Vijay Prashad: Socialism is slow to mature.

6. Sara Kazmi: The Marxist Punjabi Movement: Language and Literary Radicalism in Pakistan – III: Language and Literature in the Punjabi Movement: "Lok boli, lok vehaar": the people's language, the people's world.

7. Dr Saulat Nagi: Why Imperialism Fears Iran: Insights from Samir Amin.

8. Imran Bajwa: Two Trillion Dollars War.

9. From the Archives: PMR January 2019: Rashed Rahman: Inquilabi Tabdeeli ki Muasar Jadd-o-Jehad (The contemporary struggle for revolutionary change) (Urdu).

10. Daud Zafar Nadeem: Mahrang Baloch aur Punjab (Urdu).

11. Letter to the Editor: Daud Zafar Nadeem: Mao Spectre (Urdu).

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)

Khirki screening of "Judas and the Black Messiah" at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Saturday, August 1, 2026 at 5:00 pm

This Saturday, join us at the Research and Publication Centre for a screening of Judas and the Black Messiah—an Academy Award-winning film that tells the remarkable story of Fred Hampton, the charismatic young chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and William O'Neal, the FBI informant tasked with infiltrating the movement.

The film explores questions of state power, surveillance, political organizing, race, solidarity, and the price of resistance. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights movement in the United States, it offers lasting lessons about how movements for justice are built, challenged, and remembered.

Following the screening, we'll have an open discussion reflecting on the film's themes and their relevance to contemporary struggles around the world.

🗓️ August 1st, Saturday

📍 Research and Publication Centre

🕓 5pm

Everyone is welcome.

Filmbar screening of Werner Herzog's "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" (1972) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, July 31, 2026 at 5:00 pm

Filmbàr screening of Werner Herzog's Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, July 31, 2026, at 5pm.

South America, 16th Century. Spanish explorer Don Lope de Aguirre leads an expedition down the Amazon river to find the fabled city of El Dorado. Beset on all sides by unfriendly natives, the journey will turn out to be a treacherous one. An even bigger enemy to the party is themselves, as they start to turn on each other. Even more problematic is their leader, who is quite oppressive and does not appear to be entirely sane.

The screening will be followed by a discussion over tea.

Address: Research and publication Centre (RPC), 2nd floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above indesign showroom).

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)

No film screening by Khirki this Saturday, July 25, 2026

There will be no film screening by Khirki this Saturday, July 25, 2026 since the Research and Publication Centre is booked for an all day event.

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)

Filmbar screening of Leos Carax's "The Lovers on the Bridge" (1991 at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, July 24, 2026 at 5:00 pm

Filmbàr screening of Leos Carax's The Lovers on the Bridge (1991) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, July 24, 2026, at 5pm.

Set against Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, while it was closed for repairs, this film is a love story between two young vagrants: Alex, a would be circus performer addicted to alcohol and sedatives and Michele, a painter driven to a life on the streets because of a failed relationship and an affliction which is slowly turning her blind. The film portrays the harsh existence of the homeless as Alex, Michele and Hans, an older vagrant, survive on the streets with their wits. As they both slowly get their lives back together, Michele becomes increasingly dependent on Alex as her vision deteriorates further. Fearing that Michele will leave him if she receives a new medical treatment Alex attempts to keep Michele practically a prisoner. The streets, skies and waterways of Paris are used as a backdrop to the story in a series of stunning visuals which dominate the film.

The screening will be followed by an informal discussion over tea.

Address: Research and Publication Centre (RPC), 2nd Floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above Indesign showroom).

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)

Filmbar screening of Hong Sang-soo' "On the Beach at Night Alone" (2017) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, July 17, 2026 at 5:00 pm

Filmbàr screening of Hong Sang-soo' On the Beach at Night Alone (2017) at Research and Publication Centre (RPC) on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 5pm.

After an affair with a married man, actress Younghee decides to take some time out. She travels to the far-off, city of Hamburg. In a conversation with a friend she asks herself if her lover will follow her and whether he misses her as much as she misses him. During her long walks through wintry parks and along riverbanks, she attempts to make clear this illicit relationship with the director.

The screening will be followed by an informal discussion over tea. Lift is operational.

Address: Research and Publication Centre (RPC), 2nd Floor, 65 Main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore (next to Standard Chartered Bank, above Indesign showroom).

Rashed Rahman

Editor, Pakistan Monthly Review (PMR) (link: pakistanmonthlyreview.com)

Director, Research and Publication Centre (RPC) (on Facebook)