The Hot Spot Ramblings & Rants

From frozen yogurt to film festivals — a not-so-ordinary journal of all things Hot Spot.

Ghost Ship (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Ghost Ship (2002)Cast: Gabiel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Alex Dimitriades, Isaiah WashingtonDirector: Steve BeckSynopsis: Crew discover a ghostly ocean

Dark Water (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara) (2001)Cast: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Asami MizukawaDirector: Hideo NakataSynopsis:

Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)

The Hot Spot Rating Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)Cast: Sharon Smith, Baird Stafford, C.J. Cooke, Mik CribbenDirector: Romano ScavoliniSynopsis: infamous, grim

Gangs of New York (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Gangs of New York (2002)Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo Di Caprio, Cameron DiazDirector: Martin ScorseseSynopsis: New York’s meanest streets

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)

The Hot Spot Rating Curse Of Frankenstein, The (1957)Starring: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert UrquhartDirector: Terence FisherSynopsis: Superlative Hammer version

Mommie Dearest (1981)

The Hot Spot Rating Mommie Dearest (1981)Starring: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard da SilvaDirector: Frank PerrySynopsis: dishing the dirt on

Magic (1978)

The Hot Spot Rating Magic (1978)Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ann Margaret, Burgess MeredithDirector: Richard AttenboroughSynopsis: Yet another turn on the psychotic ventriloquist dummy

2,000 Maniacs (1964)

The Hot Spot Rating 2,000 Maniacs (1964)Starring: Connie Mason, Thomas Wood, Jeffrey Allen, Ben MooreDirector: Herschell Gordon LewisSynopsis: hapless travellers are terrorized

The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

The Hot Spot Rating Hills Have Eyes, The (1977)Starring: James Whitworth, Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Michael Berryman, Dee WallaceDirector: Wes CravenSynopsis: Travelling

Logo Evolution

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The Evolving Hot Spot Loge over the years…

Dulce De Leche Frozen Yoghurt

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Of course, I know it’s Eid. A Hail and Hearty Mubarak to all of you celebrating today. But for some hardened geeks,

Introducing: Frozen Yoghurt – 1995

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The Dawn of Frozen Yogurt in Pakistan – Summer 1995

Dog Friendly? Hell Yes!!

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Dogs have been a part of our lives for some time now, and we are more grateful for them than ever. In

Demolished, Not Forgotten

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“The Memories Remain Intact” The “Killer Rat” has been authorised to revive the original Hot Spot Magazine, which lasted a couple of

The Hot Spot hosts The Pakistani & Indian Cricket Teams

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The Indian Cricket Team toured Pakistan in 2004, playing a hard-fought Test and One-Day series. Both teams had an evening of feasting

The Hot Spot Goes Underground – September 2000

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Having been unceremoniously dumped from our previous location yet honoured to be replaced by the groundbreaking “The Cool Spot”, we found refuge

The Hot Spot is replaced by “The Cool Spot”

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Islamabad is hit by a wave of culture and art like never before as very imaginatively named “The Cool Spot” replaces “The

The Chai Shoppe @ The Hot Spot

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Over the years, the F7 Gol Market area had gained a reputation as being cursed among Islamabad’s property dealer community. In the

Movies For A Cause!

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The Hot Spot’s Movie screenings had collected small amounts over the months, and once in a while, we dropped by their main

The Caramel Almond Crunch is a Hit

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The Hot Spot “Think Tank”, after days of scrutiny, testing and analysis, deem the Caramel Almond Crunch a worthy “Flavour of the

The Big Bang – June 1995

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In the Summer of 1995, Mariam, Ali and I tried the little wooden ice cream bucket with a hand crank for the