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Disney CEO Bob Iger's annual pay jumps 80pc to $65.6m

Disney CEO Bob Iger's annual pay jumps 80pc to $65.6m

-- 2019-01-12 13:36:33

Investors, employees and fans of arguably the most iconic entertainment brand in the world may look back on 2018 as a pivotal year for the Walt Disney Company, and it's reflected in chairman and CEO B...

Singer R Kelly’s attorney denies abuse claims in documentary

Singer R Kelly’s attorney denies abuse claims in documentary

-- 2019-01-12 13:18:26

An attorney for R Kelly has called a new documentary series about the R&B singer a “for-profit hit piece,” and said the latest accusations of abuse by the Grammy-winning musician were...

Director Shyamalan merges past storylines in new movie 'Glass'

Director Shyamalan merges past storylines in new movie 'Glass'

-- 2019-01-11 14:04:35

M Night Shyamalan, the director known for his film-ending twists, brought his latest offering to London on Wednesday, comic book thriller “Glass” - a tale merging two of his previous movie...

Int’l conference on ‘Women in Cinema’ starts Friday

Int’l conference on ‘Women in Cinema’ starts Friday

-- 2019-01-10 13:33:22

The 5th 'Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema 2019' will begin in Dhaka city on Friday. The two-day conference will be held at the Gallery of the Alliance Française de Dhaka as pa...

Margot Robbie to play Barbie in doll's first live-action film

Margot Robbie to play Barbie in doll's first live-action film

-- 2019-01-09 13:37:37

Australian actress Margot Robbie is to play character Barbie in the first live-action feature movie about the iconic and controversial doll, who has enjoyed multiple careers in her 60-year lifetime....

Kevin Spacey in court on groping charge

Kevin Spacey in court on groping charge

-- 2019-01-08 14:14:39

Actor Kevin Spacey has appeared in court to face a charge of indecent assault and battery stemming from an allegation of groping in 2016. A not-guilty plea was entered on the two-time Oscar winner's...

How Hollywood stars make $200,000 on one red carpet

How Hollywood stars make $200,000 on one red carpet

-- 2019-01-06 15:41:03

For luxury brands awarding red carpet contracts, the Golden Globes kick off the 2019 awards season. Gown, tux and jewelry designers — even hair-product companies — have begun paying out bi...

Kevin Hart re-considering Oscars hosting role

Kevin Hart re-considering Oscars hosting role

-- 2019-01-05 14:22:21

Kevin Hart, who stepped down as host of the Oscars following criticism over past anti-gay tweets, said he is evaluating his decision after popular comedian Ellen DeGeneres revealed she supported him i...

Hollywood's equality push fails to boost female film directors: Study

Hollywood's equality push fails to boost female film directors: Study

-- 2019-01-04 13:33:06

Only 8 per cent of Hollywood’s top films in 2018 were directed by women, down from 11 per cent the prior year, despite high-profile efforts to improve gender equality, a study released on Thursd...

Olivia Newton-John brushes aside death rumours

Olivia Newton-John brushes aside death rumours

-- 2019-01-03 18:35:03

Olivia Newton-John has scotched speculation over her health and told fans "rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated". The Australian Grease star revealed in September she had been diagnosed...

Kim, Kanye expecting fourth child

Kim, Kanye expecting fourth child

-- 2019-01-03 14:15:47

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting a fourth child - again using a surrogate, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday. Celebrity magazines Us Weekly and People quoted sources close t...

Netflix removes comedy show episode after Saudi complaint

Netflix removes comedy show episode after Saudi complaint

-- 2019-01-02 12:29:49

Netfilx pulled an episode of the comedy show ‘Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj’ from its Internet streaming service in Saudi Arabia after kingdom officials complained, multiple media outlets...

Bollywood actor Kader Khan passes away

Bollywood actor Kader Khan passes away

-- 2019-01-01 13:53:43

Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passed away due to prolonged illness at the age of 81 on Monday, his son Sarfaraz confirmed. Khan was admitted to a hospital in Canada and his son confirmed that his l...

Staging dramas to curb superstitions

Staging dramas to curb superstitions

-- 2019-01-01 13:16:42

Theatre personalities in Rangpur have stressed on writing and staging more time-befitting dramas to entertain the people and eliminate all sorts of curses and superstitions from the society. They put...

Kader Khan's son dismisses death rumours

Kader Khan's son dismisses death rumours

-- 2018-12-31 13:06:44

Veteran Indian actor Kader Khan's son Sarfaraz has said that his father has been admitted to a hospital in Canada, dismissing media reports of his demise. "It is all a lie. It (is) just a rumour. My...

Mrinal Sen no more

Mrinal Sen no more

-- 2018-12-30 18:03:00

Mrinal Sen, the legendary director of Indian cinema based in West Bengal, is no more. Part of the Pantheon of visionary filmmakers to emerge in the 'parallel cinema' of West Bengal in the 20th centur...

Sandra Bullock's 'Bird Box' viewed by 45m in one week

Sandra Bullock's 'Bird Box' viewed by 45m in one week

-- 2018-12-30 13:54:54

Netflix is notoriously secretive about viewership numbers, but, on Friday afternoon, the streamer was happy to tweet out the number of accounts that it says has watched its latest original, Bird Box,...

Netflix's new releases coming in January 2019

Netflix's new releases coming in January 2019

-- 2018-12-29 16:52:56

With a new year comes new titles to stream on Netflix. The third season of the Netflix original A Series of Unfortunate Events will drop Jan 1, while Grace and Frankie, Friends From College, Trolls:...

Angelina Jolie considering move into politics

Angelina Jolie considering move into politics

-- 2018-12-28 17:59:43

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has hinted that she is considering a move into politics in the future. In an interview on the BBC's Today programme, she said she would have dismissed this 20 years a...

Celine Dion, John Legend to perform at Aretha Franklin tribute concert

Celine Dion, John Legend to perform at Aretha Franklin tribute concert

-- 2018-12-28 14:26:36

Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and John Legend will be among a host of singers to perform at a tribute concert for the late Aretha Franklin in January, the Recording Academy and other gr...

Miley Cyrus confirms her marriage to Liam Hemsworth

Miley Cyrus confirms her marriage to Liam Hemsworth

-- 2018-12-27 11:04:01

US pop star Miley Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to Australian actor and long-standing partner Liam Hemsworth. She shared images from the ceremony, reported to have been held on Sunday, on social m...

Heidi Klum, Tom Kaulitz get engaged

Heidi Klum, Tom Kaulitz get engaged

-- 2018-12-26 14:11:16

After about eight months of dating, Heidi Klum and Tokio Hotel guitarist Tom Kaulitz are engaged to be married. The America's Got Talent judge, 45, announced her engagement to the musician, 29, on he...

US actor Kevin Spacey faces assault charges

US actor Kevin Spacey faces assault charges

-- 2018-12-25 13:53:44

US actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at a bar in Massachusetts. He will appear in court on 7 January over the incident, which allegedly occurred in Nantucket in...

'Aquaman' eyes $68m; 'Bumblebee,' 'Mary Poppins' battle for No. 2

'Aquaman' eyes $68m; 'Bumblebee,' 'Mary Poppins' battle for No. 2

-- 2018-12-23 14:05:05

Warner Bros' Aquaman easily came in No. 1 on Friday with $28 million from 4,125 theatres for a projected weekend debut of $68 million or more, one of the best showings ever for the year-end holiday co...

Will Ferrell promises smart jokes and slapstick in 'Holmes & Watson'

Will Ferrell promises smart jokes and slapstick in 'Holmes & Watson'

-- 2018-12-22 13:47:06

Comic actors Will Ferrell and John C Reilly reunite on the big screen on Christmas in the film “Holmes & Watson,” a spoof of the famous stories about the legendary British detective du...

'Vice' movie explores US Vice President Cheney's 'shadowy' rise to power

'Vice' movie explores US Vice President Cheney's 'shadowy' rise to power

-- 2018-12-21 14:15:04

Shortly after the release of his 2015 Wall Street drama “The Big Short,” writer and director Adam McKay was home sick with the flu and picked up a book about former US Vice President Dick...

LA's housing crisis hits Hollywood

LA's housing crisis hits Hollywood

-- 2018-12-20 13:51:28

Even by Los Angeles standards, Noelle spends a lot of time worrying about parking. A writers room production assistant for a major streamer and script reader for a premium cable network, Noelle wakes...

George Lucas's film empire tops Forbes list of richest US celebrities

George Lucas's film empire tops Forbes list of richest US celebrities

-- 2018-12-19 15:13:00

Filmmaker George Lucas’s “Star Wars” empire - the movie franchise, not Darth Vader’s fictional galactic government - planted him firmly atop Forbes magazine’s third annua...

Film director Saidul Anam Tutul passes away

Film director Saidul Anam Tutul passes away

-- 2018-12-18 20:01:12

Renowned drama and film director Saidul Anam Tutul passed away at a city hospital on Tuesday. The 68-year-old freedom fighter, who had long been suffering from heart related complications, breathed h...

Jeff Bridges to receive lifetime achievement award

Jeff Bridges to receive lifetime achievement award

-- 2018-12-18 13:23:06

Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges will receive a lifetime achievement award at January’s Golden Globes ceremony for his wide range of work, from Western “True Grit” to comedy “T...