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Hong Kong films withdraw from Taiwan festival

Hong Kong films withdraw from Taiwan festival

Global Times 2019-08-09 18:08:35

After Chinese mainland film authorities barred its films, actors and filmmakers from attending the 56th Golden Horse Film Festival that will be held in November in the island of Taiwan, some film stud...

Q&A: Rohit Jugraj on making a foray into Bollywood

Q&A: Rohit Jugraj on making a foray into Bollywood

Reuters 2019-08-01 14:47:23

Filmmaker Rohit Jugraj has a number of Punjabi-language blockbusters to his credit, two of them with singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, arguably one of the state's biggest stars. “Arjun Patiala”...

Russi Taylor, voice of Minnie Mouse, dies aged 75

Russi Taylor, voice of Minnie Mouse, dies aged 75

-- 2019-07-28 11:45:31

Russi Taylor, the voice of Disney's Minnie Mouse for more than 30 years, has died aged 75. The actress died in Glendale, California on Friday, the Walt Disney Company has said. Since 1986, Taylor pr...

Marvel reveals Blade, Shang Chi and female Thor

Marvel reveals Blade, Shang Chi and female Thor

BBC 2019-07-21 18:44:05

Marvel has announced a bumper crop of 10 new superhero movies at Comic Con. Marvel studios president Kevin Feige, flanked by dozens of Hollywood stars, revealed the post-Avengers roster of films to a...

Netflix to roll out cheaper mobile-only plan

Netflix to roll out cheaper mobile-only plan

-- 2019-07-18 13:12:23

Netflix says it would roll out a lower-priced mobile-only plan in India within the next three months to tap into a price-sensitive market at a time the streaming company is losing customers in its hom...

Singer Mila sues ex-husband for dowry

Singer Mila sues ex-husband for dowry

-- 2019-07-12 11:39:59

Pop singer Mila Islam has filed a case against three people, including her former husband Parvez Sanjari, accusing them of physical assault and demanding dowry. She filed the case at Bangladesh Cyber...

Docu-Fiction film on Rohingya screened at UNHQs

Docu-Fiction film on Rohingya screened at UNHQs

-- 2019-07-10 11:30:49

Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the UN has recently hosted the screening of a docu-fiction film on the forcibly displaced Rohingyas residing in the camps in Cox's Bazar. In commemoration of World...

Disney star Cameron Boyce dies at 20

Disney star Cameron Boyce dies at 20

-- 2019-07-08 11:46:59

Actor Cameron Boyce, best known for his role as the teenage son of Cruella de Vil in the Disney Channel franchise "Descendants," has died. He was 20 years old. Boyce, who played Carlos de Vil in the...

The Mask creator teases female-led reboot

The Mask creator teases female-led reboot

-- 2019-07-06 21:10:39

Mike Richardson, creator of The Mask and Dark Horse Comics founder, has revealed that he has a few ideas in place for a woman-fronted reboot of the iconic movie, reports The Indian Express. In an in...

Cuba legalises independent movie-making

Cuba legalises independent movie-making

-- 2019-06-30 10:58:19

Cuba’s Communist government on Thursday issued a decree legalising the country’s independent movie industry in a move that should facilitate production, although critics said it fails to r...

Amitabh Bachchan beyond recognition in Gulabo Sitabo

Amitabh Bachchan beyond recognition in Gulabo Sitabo

-- 2019-06-22 19:08:00

Amitabh Bachchan's quirky first look from his forthcoming film Gulabo Sitabo was revealed early on Friday morning. From the picture tweeted by film trade analyst Taran Adarsh, it looks like the Shooj...

Nana Patekar cleared of sexual harassment charges

Nana Patekar cleared of sexual harassment charges

-- 2019-06-14 19:38:46

Bollywood actor Nana Patekar was cleared of sexual harassment charges after police said on Thursday that they did not find sufficient evidence. Patekar was accused by actress Tanushree Dutta, who sai...

Google Doodle celebrates Lucky Akhand’s birthday

Google Doodle celebrates Lucky Akhand’s birthday

-- 2019-06-07 12:52:00

Search engine giant Google is celebrating the 63rd birth anniversary of renowned Bangladeshi singer-composer Lucky Akhand. It posted a doodle on its Bangladeshi homepage showing Akhand, donning a cap...

Dr John, six-time Grammy winner, dies at 77

Dr John, six-time Grammy winner, dies at 77

-- 2019-06-07 11:41:23

Grammy-winning American singer Dr John has died at the age of 77 after suffering a heart attack. The New Orleans-born musician died on Thursday (US local time), according to a message posted on his o...

Bharat: Salman's biggest Eid Blockbuster ever

Bharat: Salman's biggest Eid Blockbuster ever

-- 2019-06-06 17:24:40

  NEW DELHI: The charisma of the 53-year-superstar was witnessed once again on Eid this year when Bharat opened across 4,700 screens in India and recorded an impressive score of Rs. 423.0 millio...

Bangladeshi born actor Anju joins BJP

Bangladeshi born actor Anju joins BJP

-- 2019-06-06 16:11:30

KOLKATA, June 06: A Bangladesh born actor Anju Ghosh joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in presence of the party's state president Dilip Ghosh in Kolkata today, report agencies. During the event,...

GOT star Kit checks into wellness retreat for ‘personal issues’

GOT star Kit checks into wellness retreat for ‘personal issues’

-- 2019-05-29 13:43:50

‘Game of Thrones’ star Kit Harington has checked into a wellness retreat to work on what his representative says are “personal issues.” A representative for Harington said Tue...

South Korean satire ‘Parasite’ wins Palme d'Or

South Korean satire ‘Parasite’ wins Palme d'Or

-- 2019-05-26 10:43:52

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has won the Cannes film festival's most prestigious award. The Palme d'Or was awarded for his film Parasite, a dark comedy thriller exploring social class dynamic...

Rihanna launches new luxury fashion brand with LVMH

Rihanna launches new luxury fashion brand with LVMH

-- 2019-05-23 12:08:42

Barbadian singer Rihanna has unveiled her new fashion brand with Louis Vuitton owner LVMH, a rare move by the French group to set up a label from scratch as it taps into soaring demand for celebrity c...

‘Big Bang Theory’ finale gets galactic ratings to win week

‘Big Bang Theory’ finale gets galactic ratings to win week

-- 2019-05-22 11:56:43

In its last blast, ‘The Big Bang Theory’ topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy’s 12-season run drew 18.5 million live v...

Man kicks Schwarzenegger during South Africa event

Man kicks Schwarzenegger during South Africa event

-- 2019-05-19 11:03:48

Video footage has shown Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger being attacked at an event in South Africa. The 71-year-old former California governor was interacting with fans during a skipping competi...

Nuhash Humayun's new film to 'touch hearts of millions'

Nuhash Humayun's new film to 'touch hearts of millions'

FE Online Desk 2019-05-18 14:11:15

In the spirit of Ramadan, innovative smartphone brand TECNO is launching a unique short film that is inspired by a true story, brought to life by acclaimed filmmaker Nuhash Humayun. Focusing on a fas...

Game of Thrones petition demands season eight remake

Game of Thrones petition demands season eight remake

-- 2019-05-17 14:48:00

A petition calling on Game of Thrones maker HBO to redo its season eight has been signed by more than 0.5 million (500,000) disgruntled fans. The latest series of the popular show - based on George R...

Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scam

Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scam

-- 2019-05-14 13:07:25

‘Desperate Housewives’ star Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty Monday in the college admissions bribery scheme, the biggest name to do so in a scandal that has underscored the lengths to whic...

Hollywood actress and singer Doris Day dies aged 97

Hollywood actress and singer Doris Day dies aged 97

-- 2019-05-13 21:20:57

Hollywood legend Doris Day, whose films made her one of the biggest stars of all time, has died aged 97. The singer turned actress starred in films such as Calamity Jane and Pillow Talk and had a hit...

007 writer to make Bond women feel 'real'

007 writer to make Bond women feel 'real'

-- 2019-05-10 17:38:06

James Bond co-writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge has said she will help to make the female characters in the new James Bond movie "feel like real people". The Fleabag and Killing Eve creator is part of the...

An impassioned call from Subir Nandi

An impassioned call from Subir Nandi

FE Online Desk 2019-05-07 11:41:34

Revered singer Subir Nandi, who departed this life last night, has an impassioned call for everyone, including his fans: bring flowers for me after death. He expressed it with his daughter, Falguni N...

‘Episode five is even bigger than Battle of Winterfell’

‘Episode five is even bigger than Battle of Winterfell’

-- 2019-05-05 18:19:27

Just when we thought nothing could top the Battle of Winterfell, Emilia Clarke warns the fifth episode of the "Game of Thrones" final season will blow fans minds. Clarke, who plays Danaerys Targaryen...

Drake breaks Billboard Music Awards record

Drake breaks Billboard Music Awards record

-- 2019-05-02 12:25:49

Drake has broken the record for the number of Billboard Music Awards received by an artist - after picking up another 12 at Wednesday's event. It means the rapper now has a total of 27 Billboard Awar...

Streaming service boosts pay packages for actors

Streaming service boosts pay packages for actors

-- 2019-05-01 21:54:51

The streaming service is bolstering pay packages for the most famous actors in the business at a time when studios are getting downright stingy about writing generous checks, reports MSN.com. Ryan Re...