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Taylor Swift finally takes a political stand, backs democrats

Taylor Swift finally takes a political stand, backs democrats

-- 2018-10-08 13:52:14

Taylor Swift has spoken out politically for the first time, publicly endorsing two Democrats for the upcoming US mid-term elections. The 28-year-old says events in "the past two years" have meant she...

‘Female James Bond unlikely’

‘Female James Bond unlikely’

-- 2018-10-06 19:42:26

James Bond will ‘probably’ never be played by a female actress, the film series' executive producer has said. Barbara Broccoli, who is in charge of casting 007, told the Guardian: "Bond i...

Ben Affleck out of rehab

Ben Affleck out of rehab

-- 2018-10-06 14:40:57

Oscar winner Ben Affleck recently revealed he had completed a 40-day residential alcohol rehab program but said that battling addiction “is a lifelong and difficult struggle.” Affleck, 46...

Dhaka Korean Film Festival from Oct 12

Dhaka Korean Film Festival from Oct 12

-- 2018-10-05 13:50:53

A five-day film festival titled 'Dhaka Korean Film Festival 2018' will begin in the capital city Dhaka on October 12. The opening ceremony of the film festival, to be hosted by South Korean Embassy i...

First look of Rambo 5 debuts

First look of Rambo 5 debuts

-- 2018-10-04 20:12:31

It seems the fifth instalment of Rambo will be inspired by Westerns.Sylvester Stallone announced that filming had started on Rambo 5 in a post on Instagram and also revealed his look from the film. Th...

Priyanka Chopra invests in dating app Bumble

Priyanka Chopra invests in dating app Bumble

-- 2018-10-04 11:55:48

Actress Priyanka Chopra will invest in dating app Bumble as the service prepares to expand into India country later this year. She will also act as an adviser to the app - which requires women to m...

Tom Hardy brings out Marvel's darker side in 'Venom'

Tom Hardy brings out Marvel's darker side in 'Venom'

-- 2018-10-03 13:28:17

In the new movie “Venom,” British actor Tom Hardy plays an investigative journalist whose body is invaded by an alien with violent instincts who feeds on a diet of human flesh. It is a da...

Top Chinese actress Fan Bingbing faces fine for tax evasion

Top Chinese actress Fan Bingbing faces fine for tax evasion

-- 2018-10-03 11:01:23

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has been fined hundreds of millions of yuan for tax evasion and other offences, authorities said Wednesday. It comes nearly three months after the star disappeared from t...

Gwyneth Paltrow marries TV producer Brad Falchuk

Gwyneth Paltrow marries TV producer Brad Falchuk

-- 2018-10-02 13:19:15

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has subtly revealed that she and television producer Brad Falchuk are married. The couple are said to have tied the knot on Saturday at a private ceremony held at Paltrow's Ha...

Oishee wins ‘Miss World Bangladesh’ crown

Oishee wins ‘Miss World Bangladesh’ crown

-- 2018-10-01 13:35:43

Jannatul Ferdous Oishee from Pirojpur has won the title of ‘Miss World Bangladesh’ defeating 30,000 contestants. She will represent Bangladesh in the upcoming ‘Miss World’ c...

Ajay Devgan yet to watch wife’s magnum opus DDLJ

Ajay Devgan yet to watch wife’s magnum opus DDLJ

-- 2018-09-30 17:48:28

Ajay Devgn still hasn’t seen what is arguably his wife’s most iconic film, the 1995 superhit, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, known to its legions of fans as DDLJ. And he has an excuse, acco...

Rapper Kanye West changes his name to Ye

Rapper Kanye West changes his name to Ye

-- 2018-09-30 11:15:11

Rapper Kanye West is changing his name - to Ye. Announcing the change on Twitter on Saturday, he wrote: "The being formally [sic] known as Kanye West. I am YE." West, 41, has been nicknamed Ye for s...

Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin dies

Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin dies

-- 2018-09-29 17:36:42

Marty Balin - the co-founder and vocalist-guitarist of the psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane - has died aged 76, his family and publicist say. They did not specify the cause of death of the US...

Led Zeppelin face new Stairway trial

Led Zeppelin face new Stairway trial

-- 2018-09-29 13:18:39

Led Zeppelin face a new trial over claims the band stole a guitar riff for their 1971 song, Stairway to Heaven. A California appeals court overruled a 2016 case that said the band did not steal the o...

Netflix to double investments in France, produce more local shows

Netflix to double investments in France, produce more local shows

-- 2018-09-28 13:56:27

American streaming service Netflix Inc plans to double its investments in France and produce 14 local shows, twice as many as previously planned, Chief Executive Reed Hastings said Friday. Hastings d...

Chairman resigns, puts Australian Broadcasting Corp in turmoil

Chairman resigns, puts Australian Broadcasting Corp in turmoil

-- 2018-09-27 13:36:33

Australian Broadcasting Corp chairman Justin Milne has resigned, leaving a leadership vacuum at the national broadcaster after the board’s sacking of managing director Michelle Guthrie on Monday...

Will Smith bungee jumps out of helicopter for 50th birthday

Will Smith bungee jumps out of helicopter for 50th birthday

-- 2018-09-26 13:32:45

Will Smith has celebrated turning 50 in style. Bungee jumping probably isn't everyone's cup of tea, but at least he won't forget his big day in a hurry. And this wasn't a standard bungee jump, the s...

SiriusXM to buy Pandora in $3.5bn all-stock deal

SiriusXM to buy Pandora in $3.5bn all-stock deal

-- 2018-09-25 16:44:02

SiriusXM announced it will buy music streaming service Pandora Media in an all-stock deal valued at about $3.5 billion that will create the world's largest audio entertainment company. The deal has b...

Doob to compete in 91st Oscar

Doob to compete in 91st Oscar

-- 2018-09-23 18:26:41

Doob (No Bed of Roses), directed by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, will compete in the foreign movie category of the 91st Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars. Chairman of Bangladesh Federation Film Soc...

Tom Hardy says on-screen 'Venom' stays true to Marvel comics

Tom Hardy says on-screen 'Venom' stays true to Marvel comics

-- 2018-09-23 13:26:39

British actor Tom Hardy said he believes his new superhero movie “Venom” remains faithful to the Marvel Comics books in its portrayal of an investigative journalist whose body becomes the...

Rihanna becomes Barbados ambassador

Rihanna becomes Barbados ambassador

-- 2018-09-22 10:20:45

Pop singer, actress and designer Rihanna can add another accolade to her growing list of achievements after being given a new ambassadorial role by the government of Barbados. The artist, whose full...

Akshay Kumar’s Gold becomes first Bollywood film to release in KSA

Akshay Kumar’s Gold becomes first Bollywood film to release in KSA

-- 2018-09-21 17:58:19

Akshay Kumar-fronted sports drama Gold has become the first Bollywood film ever to release in Saudi Arabia, according to a report published on www.hindustantimes.com. The Reema Kagti-directed film is...

Wolf Alice wins 2018 Mercury Prize

Wolf Alice wins 2018 Mercury Prize

-- 2018-09-21 14:38:06

Indie band Wolf Alice have picked up the 2018 Mercury Prize for their eclectic, enchanting second album, Visions of a Life. The London four-piece were almost lost for words as they took to the stage...

China's film regulator to ban movie ticket subsidies

China's film regulator to ban movie ticket subsidies

-- 2018-09-20 14:22:56

Beijing regulators are preparing to ban companies from subsidising online movie-ticket sales in China, ending one of the more controversial marketing practices to emerge in the country's film business...

Youngest ever poet bags Forward Prize

Youngest ever poet bags Forward Prize

-- 2018-09-19 13:40:13

US poet Danez Smith has won the Forward Prize for best poetry collection for their work Don't Call Us Dead. The 29-year-old from Minnesota is the youngest ever winner of the prestigious £10,000...

Glenn Weiss’s girlfriend becomes fiancée during Emmy acceptance speech!

Glenn Weiss’s girlfriend becomes fiancée during Emmy acceptance speech!

-- 2018-09-18 17:32:31

In a mostly ho-hum night at the Emmys, Glenn Weiss delivered a moment that left most of those in attendance slack-jawed and applauding. He proposed to his girlfriend on live television after winning...

'Mrs Maisel,' 'Game of Thrones' bag top prizes at Emmys

'Mrs Maisel,' 'Game of Thrones' bag top prizes at Emmys

-- 2018-09-18 12:44:11

“Game of Thrones” and “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” won the top prizes at the Emmy awards on Monday on a night of upsets for the highest honours in television and a triumph for st...

Amitabh, Aamir’s "Thugs of Hindostan" to release on Nov 8

Amitabh, Aamir’s "Thugs of Hindostan" to release on Nov 8

-- 2018-09-17 17:48:37

"Thugs of Hindostan", featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan in the lead roles, will hit the theatres on November 8. The Yash Raj Films project also stars Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Sha...

Movie star disappears in China

Movie star disappears in China

-- 2018-09-16 13:09:04

Fan Bingbing, an A-list Chinese movie star who has appeared in the “X-Men” and “Iron Man” film franchises, has more than 62 million followers online in China and fronted campai...

Title objection leads to movie screening halt in Satkhira

Title objection leads to movie screening halt in Satkhira

-- 2018-09-15 15:17:53

The police have stopped a Satkhira screening of Bangla ‘anti-militancy’ movie ‘Jannat’ over the Imam Association’s objections to the title of the movie. It may ‘hu...