Loading...
The Financial Express

Search results for: entertainment

Key winners at the 2021 Academy Awards

Key winners at the 2021 Academy Awards

REUTERS 2021-04-26 13:31:07

The Academy Awards, or Oscars, were handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday and broadcast live on ABC television. Following is a list of winners in key categories: BEST PICTURE "Nomadland"...

'Nomadland' bags best picture award at Oscars

'Nomadland' bags best picture award at Oscars

-- 2021-04-26 11:07:49

"Nomadland" won best picture while its star Frances McDormand took home the lead actress Oscar on Sunday on a night of several firsts and a return to Hollywood glamour after a long pandemic shutdown....

Why K-pop so popular in Bangladesh

Why K-pop so popular in Bangladesh

MEHENAZ SULTANA 2021-04-25 17:29:52

If K-pop fans were in Hogwarts, Hufflepuff would have finally received fifty points from Dumbledore for acts of loyalty (Harry Potter Reference). Fans describe K-pop with such devotion as if it saved...

Fourth instalment of 'Captain America' in development

Fourth instalment of 'Captain America' in development

-- 2021-04-24 16:01:04

The head writer and creator of Disney+ and Marvel's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is developing a fourth instalment of the Captain America film franchise for Marvel Studios. Spellman will co-write...

‘Jodi Kintu Tobuo’: In conversation with ZEE5’s Archana Anand

‘Jodi Kintu Tobuo’: In conversation with ZEE5’s Archana Anand

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-04-22 16:39:05

ZEE5 Global, one of the largest over the top (OTT) platforms for South Asian content, released a romantic comedy web film titled ‘Jodi Kintu Tobuo’ on April 1. The movie, starring Apurba a...

Slower production of TV shows, movies affects Netflix subscriber growth

Slower production of TV shows, movies affects Netflix subscriber growth

-- 2021-04-21 20:36:15

Netflix Inc said slower production of TV shows and movies during the pandemic hurt subscriber growth in the first quarter, sending shares of the world's largest streaming service down 11 per cent on T...

‘Stalker’ arrested after trying to break into Taylor Swift’s apartment

‘Stalker’ arrested after trying to break into Taylor Swift’s apartment

-- 2021-04-20 10:15:02

A man has been arrested after an attempted break-in at Taylor Swift's apartment in Manhattan, New York. Hanks Johnson, 52, was apprehended on Saturday evening, after a 911 caller reported he was...

Ekushey Padak-winning actor SM Mohsin dies of Covid-19

Ekushey Padak-winning actor SM Mohsin dies of Covid-19

-- 2021-04-18 11:52:12

Ekushey Padak-winning actor SM Mohsin has died of the Covid-19 illness. He passed away at 9:30 am on Sunday while receiving treatment at Dhaka’s BIRDEM Hospital, his younger son Rashek Mohsin s...

Eminent film actor Wasim dies at 74

Eminent film actor Wasim dies at 74

-- 2021-04-18 10:47:33

Popular film actor of Dhallywood's golden era Wasim passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early Sunday. He was 74. The actor breathed his last at Shahabuddin Medical College Hospital, Gulshan after batt...

Kabori laid to eternal rest

Kabori laid to eternal rest

-- 2021-04-17 20:05:26

Legendary actress Sarah Begum Kabori (Kabori Sarwar) was laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard in the capital on Saturday. Her namaz-e-janaza took place after Zohr prayers, according to a UNB...

'Harry Potter' star Helen McCrory dies at 52

'Harry Potter' star Helen McCrory dies at 52

CNN 2021-04-17 19:28:58

Helen McCrory, the British actress best known for her roles in the 'Harry Potter' films and 'Peaky Blinders,' has died, her husband, actor Damian Lewis, announced on Friday. McCrory, who was 52, died...

New Zealand awards Amazon extra $116m subsidy for 'Lord of the Rings' TV series

New Zealand awards Amazon extra $116m subsidy for 'Lord of the Rings' TV series

-- 2021-04-17 16:32:37

New Zealand said on Friday it has agreed to give Amazon extra rebates on its expenses for the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" TV series in the country, hoping to reap multi-year economic and touris...

Kabori on life support

Kabori on life support

-- 2021-04-15 21:21:58

Film actress and former MP Sarah Begum Kabori has been put on life support in the course of her treatment for COVID-19 at Dhaka's Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute & Hospital. The hosp...

J-Lo, HER, Foo Fighters to star in streamed concert to fund Covid-19 vaccines

J-Lo, HER, Foo Fighters to star in streamed concert to fund Covid-19 vaccines

Reuters 2021-04-15 13:15:32

Singers Jennifer Lopez and H.E.R. will star in a global streaming and broadcast special on May 8 to raise money for COVID-19 vaccines, following last year’s “One World - Together at Home&r...

Attack on Titan (season 4): The cycle of hatred continues

Attack on Titan (season 4): The cycle of hatred continues

Mansurul Kafi 2021-04-11 16:59:42

If you’ve been following Attack on Titan from season 1, your wildest imagination couldn’t have predicted that the course of the story would end up where it is now. Season 4 is so different...

Singer Mita Haque dies of Covid-related complications

Singer Mita Haque dies of Covid-related complications

-- 2021-04-11 10:43:39

Mita Haque, a leading Rabindra Sangeet singer, has died from coronavirus-related complications at the age of 59, her family said. She passed away at 6:20 am Sunday while undergoing treatment at the B...

'Top Gun' sequel delayed in setback for theatres

'Top Gun' sequel delayed in setback for theatres

-- 2021-04-10 14:23:54

Paramount Pictures has pushed the release Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun: Maverick” to November from July, the studio said on Friday, a move that deprives theaters of what was expected to be on...

Five-time Billboard chart topper Rapper dead at 50

Five-time Billboard chart topper Rapper dead at 50

-- 2021-04-10 11:49:33

American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, his record label said, after he suffered a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug ove...

'Spider-Man', other Sony films to hit Netflix after theatres

'Spider-Man', other Sony films to hit Netflix after theatres

REUTERS 2021-04-09 09:44:05

Streaming service Netflix Inc reached a deal to offer new “Spider-Man” movies and other films from Sony Pictures to US customers after they play in theaters, the companies said on Thursday...

Actress Kabori in intensive care as her health condition deteriorates

Actress Kabori in intensive care as her health condition deteriorates

-- 2021-04-08 17:18:47

Film actress and former MP Sarah Begum Kabori has been moved into intensive care for COVID-19 treatment in a Dhaka hospital after her condition deteriorated, reports bdnews24.com. Kabori was shifted...

Born to work on making 'Soul': Jon Batiste

Born to work on making 'Soul': Jon Batiste

Reuters 2021-04-07 14:20:51

American musician Jon Batiste says he was born to work on “Soul”, a hit Pixar animation about a Black music teacher, which has already won him a Golden Globe. Along with fellow composers...

Prince Harry, Meghan's 1st Netflix project to focus on Invictus Games

Prince Harry, Meghan's 1st Netflix project to focus on Invictus Games

-- 2021-04-07 12:20:49

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will produce their first Netflix Inc series that will focus on athletes competing in the Invictus Games for injured veterans in The Hague in 2022. Har...

Hollywood's Weinstein appeals sexual assault conviction

Hollywood's Weinstein appeals sexual assault conviction

Reuters 2021-04-06 10:21:05

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein on Monday (US standard time) asked a New York state appeals court to throw out his conviction for sexual assault and rape and grant a new trial, saying the t...

Akshay Kumar hospitalised a day after testing positive for Covid-19

Akshay Kumar hospitalised a day after testing positive for Covid-19

-- 2021-04-05 15:12:14

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been hospitalised a day after testing positive for Covid-19. The actor said he was doing fine but decided to get admitted as a "precautionary measure under medical ad...

Tangia Zaman Methila wins Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020 title

Tangia Zaman Methila wins Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020 title

-- 2021-04-04 17:00:59

Beauty pageant Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020 crowned Tangia Zaman Methila as the winner on Saturday. Overcoming nine other finalists, Methila was crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2020 by Bollywood ac...

Rapper DMX hospitalised after heart attack

Rapper DMX hospitalised after heart attack

-- 2021-04-04 09:37:27

US rapper and actor DMX is in serious condition in hospital following a heart attack, says his lawyer Murray Richman. Mr Richman told US media he didn't know whether the heart attack was brought...

Australian fashion designer Carla Zampatti dies at 78

Australian fashion designer Carla Zampatti dies at 78

Reuters 2021-04-03 10:29:11

Australian fashion icon Carla Zampatti, known for elegant designs and efforts to empower women over more than half a century, has died aged 78 after a fall in Sydney, her family said on Saturday. Act...

Netflix buys Knives Out 2, 3 for $450m

Netflix buys Knives Out 2, 3 for $450m

-- 2021-04-02 20:43:54

In a massive $450 million deal, Netflix has purchased the rights to two Knives Out sequels from Media Rights Capital, per Variety. Daniel Craig is reported to reprise his role as detective Benoit Blan...

Dua Lipa, Celeste, Arlo Parks lead BRITs nominations

Dua Lipa, Celeste, Arlo Parks lead BRITs nominations

-- 2021-04-01 09:20:28

Singers Dua Lipa, Celeste and Arlo Parks led nominations for the BRITs on Wednesday, with the three female singers scoring three nods each at Britain’s pop music honours, organisers said. The t...

Meet Rola, the hottest face in Japanese advertising

Meet Rola, the hottest face in Japanese advertising

-- 2021-03-29 14:00:05

You’d be hard-pressed to visit Japan without seeing Rola’s face. You see her striking features everywhere — in countless advertisements for everything from makeup...