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Hollywood actress Gugu made goodwill ambassador of UNHCR

Hollywood actress Gugu made goodwill ambassador of UNHCR

-- 2021-02-25 13:03:30

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Wednesday announced the appointment of British actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw as its newest global Goodwill Ambassador. Gugu has been working as a high-profile supporter for U...

French actor Depardieu placed under sexual violence investigation

French actor Depardieu placed under sexual violence investigation

-- 2021-02-24 11:23:12

French actor Gerard Depardieu was placed under formal investigation on charges of rape and sexual violence in December last year, a judicial source told Reuters on Tuesday. A lawyer representing the...

Dance music duo Daft Punk split

Dance music duo Daft Punk split

-- 2021-02-23 12:44:45

French electronic music band Daft Punk have announced they are splitting up, industry title Variety quoted their publicist as saying on Monday, ending a 28-year collaboration that spawned dance hits i...

'The Croods 2' leads depleted US box office

'The Croods 2' leads depleted US box office

-- 2021-02-22 09:55:28

Need a reminder of just how imperiled moviegoing, at least in the US, remains due to the pandemic? Look no further than domestic box office charts. “The Croods: A New Age,” which debuted t...

Marilyn Manson faces investigation after abuse allegations

Marilyn Manson faces investigation after abuse allegations

REUTERS 2021-02-20 10:35:59

Authorities in Los Angeles are investigating allegations of domestic violence by rock singer Marilyn Manson, the LA County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement on Friday. “Westworld&r...

Actor ATM Shamsuzzaman passes away

Actor ATM Shamsuzzaman passes away

-- 2021-02-20 10:15:10

Veteran actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has died at the age of 80 after a long spell of old-age complications. He passed away at his residence in Dhaka's Sutrapur early Saturday, his younger brother Saleh Zam...

Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West

Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West

Reuters 2021-02-20 09:53:12

Reality star and businesswoman Kim Kardashian on Friday filed for divorce from her rapper husband Kanye West after almost seven years of marriage and months of rumours that their relationship had brok...

Heigl, Connick Jr star in psycho thriller 'Fear of Rain'

Heigl, Connick Jr star in psycho thriller 'Fear of Rain'

-- 2021-02-17 13:22:35

New psychological thriller ‘Fear of Rain’ takes audiences inside the mind of a schizophrenic teenager who struggles to tell the difference between horrifying hallucinations and reality. T...

Spanish chess board sales soar after 'Queen's Gambit' cameo

Spanish chess board sales soar after 'Queen's Gambit' cameo

Reuters 2021-02-17 10:58:07

A Spanish chess board maker discovered by chance that its products played a cameo role in hit Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”, and its sales have since soared. “One day I...

Harry, Meghan expecting second child

Harry, Meghan expecting second child

REUTERS 2021-02-16 10:16:10

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are expecting their second child, a spokesperson for the couple said on Sunday. Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, stepped ba...

Nollywood meets Bollywood in love tale 'Namaste Wahala'

Nollywood meets Bollywood in love tale 'Namaste Wahala'

REUTERS 2021-02-14 11:26:02

Indian-Nigerian restaurant owner Hamisha Daryani Ahuja gave up her long-running business to pursue her dream of making movies. Two years later, the 36-year-old will see her first feature film, the cr...

Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears, Janet Jackson

Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears, Janet Jackson

Reuters 2021-02-13 11:53:49

Pop star Justin Timberlake on Friday issued a public apology to his former girlfriend Britney Spears and singer Janet Jackson, saying he had failed them in the past. Timberlake spoke out on his Insta...

Gina Carano, 'The Mandalorian' star, over social media posts

Gina Carano, 'The Mandalorian' star, over social media posts

-- 2021-02-12 10:39:26

Lucasfilm, the Walt Disney Co-owned movie studio, said on Wednesday that it had ditched Gina Carano, a lead actor in its TV series “The Mandalorian”, over social media posts that drew para...

Porn mogul Larry Flynt dies

Porn mogul Larry Flynt dies

-- 2021-02-12 10:28:29

Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., the self-described “smut peddler” who used his pornography empire and flair for the outrageous to push the limits of free speech and good taste,...

Academy Awards in April to be live, in person

Academy Awards in April to be live, in person

-- 2021-02-11 11:25:39

The Academy Awards, or Oscars, ceremony in April will be an in-person event that will air live from multiple locations, organisers said on Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Academy of Motion Picture...

Jay-Z, The Go-Gos among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Jay-Z, The Go-Gos among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

REUTERS 2021-02-11 10:36:48

Rapper Jay-Z, 1980s pop group The Go-Gos and rock band Foo Fighters were among first-time nominees announced on Wednesday for possible induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Others on the b...

Mary Wilson, The Supreme cofounder, dies aged 76

Mary Wilson, The Supreme cofounder, dies aged 76

Reuters 2021-02-09 21:53:39

Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, has died at the age of 76, her publicist has said. Wilson died suddenly at her home in Henderson, Nevada, on Monday. A statement confirming her passing...

Denzel Washington's 'The Little Things' repeats number one with $2.0m

Denzel Washington's 'The Little Things' repeats number one with $2.0m

-- 2021-02-08 11:02:45

Denzel Washington’s crime thriller “The Little Things” led domestic box office charts again, pulling in $2.1 million in its second weekend of release. Overseas, “The Little Th...

14th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh concludes  

14th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh concludes  

-- 2021-02-06 20:00:18

The 14th edition of the International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh (ICFFB) came to an end on Friday, reports UNB. Organised by the Children’s Film Society (CFS), the closing ceremony o...

'Sound of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies at age 91

'Sound of Music' star Christopher Plummer dies at age 91

-- 2021-02-06 13:27:21

Christopher Plummer, a patrician Canadian who starred as widower Captain von Trapp opposite Julie Andrews in the blockbuster 1965 musical “The Sound Of Music” and in 2012 became the oldest...

Sci-fi films, young adult thriller among six new Obama projects for Netflix

Sci-fi films, young adult thriller among six new Obama projects for Netflix

-- 2021-02-06 11:38:56

Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company on Friday announced six new projects in development for Netflix Inc, including a love story with a supernatural twist and a young adult thriller....

Spike Lee back in Hollywood awards race with SAG nominations

Spike Lee back in Hollywood awards race with SAG nominations

-- 2021-02-05 11:52:18

Director Spike Lee’s Vietnam War drama “Da 5 Bloods” roared back into the Hollywood awards race on Thursday when it was nominated for the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) a...

From 'Hamilton' to 'Promising Young Woman': Diversity rules Golden Globe nominations

From 'Hamilton' to 'Promising Young Woman': Diversity rules Golden Globe nominations

-- 2021-02-04 12:32:29

Hollywood period drama “Mank” led a list of Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday that were strong on diversity and dominated by Netflix in a reflection of the upheaval wrought by the coro...

'Mank', 'Hamilton' among 2021 Golden Globe movie nominations

'Mank', 'Hamilton' among 2021 Golden Globe movie nominations

Reuters 2021-02-03 22:08:21

Hollywood period drama “Mank” got a leading six nominations on Wednesday for the 2021 Golden Globe awards in film, while television shows “The Crown” and “The Mandalorian...

Golden Globes nominations could belong to Netflix

Golden Globes nominations could belong to Netflix

AP 2021-02-03 18:34:28

Whether anyone will attend the Golden Globes in person remains uncertain and improbable. But nominations to the 78th Globes will be announced Wednesday, nevertheless. Hollywood’s strange and la...

Swedish film festival to screen on remote island for audience of one

Swedish film festival to screen on remote island for audience of one

-- 2021-02-02 12:01:04

Scandinavia’s biggest film festival is going ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, but will be hosted on an isolated island and admit only one attendee - a healthcare worker, selecte...

Gary Oldman on 'Mank', streaming and revisiting Smiley

Gary Oldman on 'Mank', streaming and revisiting Smiley

-- 2021-01-31 15:06:00

British actor Gary Oldman goes back to 1930s Hollywood in Netflix film “Mank”, playing screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he pens “Citizen Kane”. David Fincher, whose late f...

Emmy winner actress Cicely Tyson dies at age 96

Emmy winner actress Cicely Tyson dies at age 96

Reuters 2021-01-29 11:34:43

Actress Cicely Tyson, who specialized in portraying strong Black women caught up in life’s struggles during a 60-year career that earned her three Emmys and a Tony Award, died on Thursday at age...

'Iron Man' Downey launches funds in environmental fight

'Iron Man' Downey launches funds in environmental fight

-- 2021-01-28 15:53:13

As inventor Tony Stark, Hollywood actor Robert Downey Jr. transformed into superhero Iron Man. Now the Oscar nominee is taking action against environmental threats to the planet. Downey is looking to...

Flaming Lips hold socially-distanced show

Flaming Lips hold socially-distanced show

-- 2021-01-27 13:40:40

American rock band The Flaming Lips have come up with a creative way to put on live shows in the midst of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic - putting themselves and their audience in protective &ldq...