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Wuhan's vogue dancers embrace new freedom

Wuhan's vogue dancers embrace new freedom

REUTERS 2020-12-23 11:01:45

In a converted factory building in downtown Wuhan, 22-year-old Xiong Feng, who goes by the name Daiki, struts and spins in a black sequined full-body suit and stiletto boots. Dancing behind him in ze...

MGM Holdings, studio behind James Bond franchise, exploring a sale

MGM Holdings, studio behind James Bond franchise, exploring a sale

Reuters 2020-12-22 13:12:00

US movie studio MGM Holdings is exploring a sale, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The movie studio behind the 'James Bond' franchise has tapped investment banks Morgan Stanl...

Five crew members quit MI7 after Tom Cruise unleashes another rant on set

Five crew members quit MI7 after Tom Cruise unleashes another rant on set

Hindustan Times 2020-12-20 19:57:49

Five Mission Impossible 7 crew members have reportedly quit the film, after lead actor and producer Tom Cruise ranted for the second time on set, after his first dressing-down was leaked online. Earli...

Disney, Comcast, AT&T set streaming battle

Disney, Comcast, AT&T set streaming battle

-- 2020-12-19 09:15:14

Next year, as coronavirus vaccines roll out around the world, consumers are expected to return to restaurants, sports arenas and movie theatres. But with films like “Matrix 4,” “In...

Actor Abdul Kader in critical condition, diagnosed with stage IV cancer

Actor Abdul Kader in critical condition, diagnosed with stage IV cancer

-- 2020-12-17 13:04:37

Popular TV actor Abdul Kader has recently been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and is now undergoing treatment at Christian Medical Hospital in India’s Chennai. Kader – best known for play...

Bollywood in its worst phase

Bollywood in its worst phase

-- 2020-12-17 10:27:07

With actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death apparently opening a Pandora's box for Bollywood -- from nepotism to drugs scandal, a popular actress has come out in support of the Hindi film industry. Taman...

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard indicted on sex trafficking charges

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard indicted on sex trafficking charges

REUTERS 2020-12-16 14:09:15

The Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was charged on Tuesday with sex trafficking, racketeering and other crimes targetting dozens of women and underage girls over a quarter century in three countri...

Hollywood still rife with sexism despite #MeToo uproar: Survey

Hollywood still rife with sexism despite #MeToo uproar: Survey

REUTERS 2020-12-16 11:58:32

Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment business released on Tuesda...

Covid-19 forces Paris Opera singers to go digital

Covid-19 forces Paris Opera singers to go digital

REUTERS 2020-12-16 10:10:54

Just five days before they were due to perform before a live audience for the first time in almost two months, the singers of the Paris Opera learned they could not re-open before January as France&rs...

‘Angelina Jolie doppelganger’ sentenced to 10 years in jail for ‘corrupting youth’

‘Angelina Jolie doppelganger’ sentenced to 10 years in jail for ‘corrupting youth’

Hindustan Times 2020-12-13 15:49:12

Instagram star Sahar Tabar, who made headlines for her resemblance to Angelina Jolie, has been jailed for 10 years, after she was arrested over her social media activities. She had previously called o...

Indian actress Chitra's death too gives birth to controversies

Indian actress Chitra's death too gives birth to controversies

-- 2020-12-12 11:37:14

Leading southern Indian TV actress VJ Chitra's death has now snowballed into a major controversy, with her parents accusing her husband of killing her. Chitra, best known for playing Mullai Kathirava...

South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk dies from COVID-19 complications

South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk dies from COVID-19 complications

Reuters 2020-12-11 22:49:07

South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk, a controversial figure both for his work and in his personal life, died in Latvia from coronavirus complications on Friday, a Latvian film official said. Kim, who...

EastEnders actress Barbara Windsor dies aged 83

EastEnders actress Barbara Windsor dies aged 83

Reuters 2020-12-11 14:11:01

British actress Barbara Windsor, known for her role as landlady Peggy Mitchell in the soap “EastEnders”, has died aged 83, British media reported on Friday, citing a statement from her hus...

Shooting of Bangabandhu biopic set to begin in Jan 2021

Shooting of Bangabandhu biopic set to begin in Jan 2021

-- 2020-12-08 11:40:25

The filming of a biopic on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is set to begin from January 2021, which was previously postponed due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The yet to be...

Bob Dylan sells entire song catalogue to Universal Music

Bob Dylan sells entire song catalogue to Universal Music

-- 2020-12-07 22:26:26

Bob Dylan has sold his entire catalogue of more than 600 songs spanning six decades to Universal Music Group’s music publishing arm, the company said on Monday. The deal includes Dylan’s...

No Dorai, Fagun Haway named best films in National Film Award for 2019

No Dorai, Fagun Haway named best films in National Film Award for 2019

-- 2020-12-03 15:48:59

Bangladesh has announced the National Film Awards for 2019, naming “No Dorai” and “Fagun Haway” as the best films of the year, reports bdnews24.com. No Dorai that translates &...

What went wrong with Mulan Live-Action

What went wrong with Mulan Live-Action

Chowdhury Nabila Tasnim 2020-11-28 15:07:21

For the fans of Disney’s animated classics, the musical adventure film Mulan stands out uniquely because of its strong feminist message. Based on the Chinese folk song The Ballad of Mulan, the m...

Bangladesh sends anthology film ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’ to the Oscars

Bangladesh sends anthology film ‘Sincerely Yours, Dhaka’ to the Oscars

Variety 2020-11-27 18:36:40

The Bangladesh Oscar Committee has selected acclaimed anthology film “Sincerely Yours, Dhaka” as the country’s entry to the 2021 Oscars’ international feature film category. &...

The pandemic is possibly changing Hollywood forever

The pandemic is possibly changing Hollywood forever

AP 2020-11-26 16:27:58

“No New ‘Movies’ Till Influenza Ends” blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later, during...

Blood of Zeus: Unconventional portrayal of the Greek gods

Blood of Zeus: Unconventional portrayal of the Greek gods

Nafis Almas Siam 2020-11-24 18:05:52

Netflix shows are getting trendy in recent times and due to an easy entrance, people from Bangladesh are also getting along with these shows. One of the most talked-about shows is ‘Blood of Zeus...

Singer Baby Nazneen catches Covid-19

Singer Baby Nazneen catches Covid-19

-- 2020-11-21 12:28:20

Popular Bangladeshi singer Baby Nazneen has been diagnosed with Covid-19 on Friday evening (US time) at Jersey City Medical Center (JCMC) in New Jersey, United States where she was undergoing treatmen...

Iconic actor Soumitra Chatterjee passes away

Iconic actor Soumitra Chatterjee passes away

-- 2020-11-15 13:28:43

Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee, star of some of Bengali cinema's finest films, has died. He was 85. Mr Chatterjee tested positive for Covid-19 last month and was taken to hospital, reports NDTV....

Renaissance frontman Naquib Khan contracts coronavirus

Renaissance frontman Naquib Khan contracts coronavirus

-- 2020-11-14 14:08:26

Naquib Khan, renowned singer-composer-songwriter and founding frontman of pop-rock band Renaissance, has tested positive for Covid-19. "Naquib Khan has been tested positive for COVID-19. Please keep...

Actor Azizul Hakim on life support

Actor Azizul Hakim on life support

-- 2020-11-13 13:36:23

Actor Azizul Hakim, who has been suffering from the coronavirus illness, was put on life support as his condition deteriorated. Azizul was admitted to Bangladesh Specialised Hospital around 8:00 pm o...

Covid-19 infected actor Apurba's health condition improves

Covid-19 infected actor Apurba's health condition improves

-- 2020-11-08 11:37:59

Popular television actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba, who has been infected with Covid-19, showed signs of improvement on Saturday. Apurba posted a video on his official Facebook account on Saturday night, wh...

Sean Connery dies aged 90

Sean Connery dies aged 90

-- 2020-10-31 18:47:03

Sir Sean Connery, the actor best known for his portrayal as James Bond, has died aged 90, Times of India reports citing the BBC on Saturday. The Scottish actor won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards...

Cable operators threaten to stop airing Star Group channels

Cable operators threaten to stop airing Star Group channels

-- 2020-10-30 16:28:49

The Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) has threatened to stop airing Star Group television channels from November 4 if Jadoo Vision Ltd does not re-establish the signal of the channels o...

ZEE5 Global launches first of four Bangladeshi originals

ZEE5 Global launches first of four Bangladeshi originals

-- 2020-10-29 18:26:33

ZEE5 Global has announced its entry into Bangladeshi productions after a successful launch of two Pakistani originals on its largest OTT platform for South Asian content. All these shows are available...

Bangladeshi artiste Arnob marries India's Sunidhi

Bangladeshi artiste Arnob marries India's Sunidhi

-- 2020-10-29 10:29:55

Shayan Chowdhury Arnob, the immensely popular and talented singer-songwriter with a fanbase spanning Bangladesh and West Bengal, got married Wednesday to Sunidhi Nayak, a fellow musician as well as al...

UK judge to give ruling on Nov 2 in Johnny Depp 'wife beater' case

UK judge to give ruling on Nov 2 in Johnny Depp 'wife beater' case

-- 2020-10-27 18:13:45

Hollywood star Johnny Depp will find out on Nov 2 the outcome of his libel action against a British newspaper which labelled him a "wife beater", a ruling which could have a lasting impact on the acto...