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Kristen Stewart to star in new 'Charlie's Angels'

Kristen Stewart to star in new 'Charlie's Angels'

-- 2018-07-27 13:49:31

“Charlie’s Angels” are returning to the big screen next year for a third outing, this time with a female director and a multi-racial trio of women led by Kristen Stewart. “Twi...

Three-day performance art ‘Shilper Shohor’ begins

Three-day performance art ‘Shilper Shohor’ begins

-- 2018-07-26 20:26:11

A three-day performance art, an important part of New Media art practice, titled 'Shilper Shohor' began in the city on Thursday. Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) Liaquat Ali Lu...

Tom Cruise’s injury adds $80m to Mission Impossible Fallout budget

Tom Cruise’s injury adds $80m to Mission Impossible Fallout budget

-- 2018-07-26 17:09:13

Thanks to Mission: Impossible — Fallout star Tom Cruise’s on-set ankle injury and recuperation, the film’s budget ballooned to a franchise high, making the profit margins even tighte...

HBO to air final 'Game of Thrones' season soon

HBO to air final 'Game of Thrones' season soon

-- 2018-07-26 14:15:13

HBO will debut the final season of its international hit “Game of Thrones” in the first half of next year and it aims to start production on a prequel in 2019, a network executive said on...

Demi Lovato in hospital after suspected overdose

Demi Lovato in hospital after suspected overdose

-- 2018-07-25 14:19:26

US pop singer Demi Lovato, who has spoken openly about her history of drug and alcohol abuse, is awake after she was taken to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday suffering from a suspected overdose, acc...

18th Asian Art Biennale to begin on Sept 1

18th Asian Art Biennale to begin on Sept 1

-- 2018-07-24 21:24:07

The 18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh will begin at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on September 1 next. Academy officials disclosed the details of the Art Biennale on Tuesday. The month-lo...

Stormy Daniels' husband sues her for divorce in Texas

Stormy Daniels' husband sues her for divorce in Texas

-- 2018-07-24 10:43:39

The husband of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, whose allegation of a sexual encounter with US President Donald Trump made her a household name, has filed for divorce in Texas, accusing her of marit...

Activist Nicole Maines to star as TV’s first trans superhero

Activist Nicole Maines to star as TV’s first trans superhero

-- 2018-07-23 12:35:28

Nicole Maines, a transgender activist who won a discrimination lawsuit after her school refused to let her use the girls’ bathroom will be TV’s first transgender superhero. She will star...

Transgender group hosts cultural show in Dhaka

Transgender group hosts cultural show in Dhaka

-- 2018-07-22 11:41:28

A cultural programme was held on Saturday night in the city with the participation and performance of transgender people (hijra), a neglected portion of the society. The programme was organised under...

Bangladesh Film Festival begins in Seoul

Bangladesh Film Festival begins in Seoul

-- 2018-07-21 13:59:26

A three-day 'Bangladesh Film Festival' has been started in Seoul on Friday evening for movie lovers. Bangladesh Embassy in Seoul is hosting the festival to further strengthen cultural relationship be...

Disney sacks Guardians of the Galaxy director over offensive tweets

Disney sacks Guardians of the Galaxy director over offensive tweets

-- 2018-07-21 12:53:02

Disney has removed James Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 after a number of offensive social media posts resurfaced online. The American filmmaker apologised after old tweets in whic...

Bodysuits, boots and masks galore as Comic-Con kicks-off

Bodysuits, boots and masks galore as Comic-Con kicks-off

-- 2018-07-20 13:39:01

Fans were seen in bodysuits, boots and masks galore in San Diego as thousands of comic, superhero and anime loving people flocked to the opening of Comic-Con on Thursday. Highlights of this year&rsqu...

Sikh leaders voice anger over title of Sunny Leone’s biopic

Sikh leaders voice anger over title of Sunny Leone’s biopic

-- 2018-07-19 21:09:04

Sikh leaders in India have threatened to protest over the title of a biopic because it uses the name Kaur. Sunny Leone is a former porn star turned Bollywood actress who plays herself in web series K...

Ryan Gosling’s film to open Venice Film Festival

Ryan Gosling’s film to open Venice Film Festival

-- 2018-07-19 17:14:32

Summer 2018 has so far given us Love Island, a heatwave, and England doing better than anyone expected in the World Cup. The last thing anyone is thinking about is the winter film awards season. But...

Britons choose TV streaming services over pay-TV

Britons choose TV streaming services over pay-TV

-- 2018-07-18 14:15:01

The number of Britons subscribing to TV services like Netflix, Amazon and Sky’s NOW TV, has overtaken traditional satellite and cable TV for the first time, media regulator Ofcom said on Wednesd...

China’s most expensive film emerges as biggest flop

China’s most expensive film emerges as biggest flop

-- 2018-07-17 18:32:56

China's big-budget fantasy epic Asura has been pulled from cinemas after a dismal opening weekend. The 750m yuan ($112m) film reportedly made less than 50m yuan on its weekend debut, according to BBC...

Boxer Mayweather, George Clooney lead world's highest paid entertainers

Boxer Mayweather, George Clooney lead world's highest paid entertainers

-- 2018-07-17 17:02:20

American boxer Floyd Mayweather was named the world’s highest-paid entertainer on Monday on a list that saw actor George Clooney take the No. 2 spot with the highest annual pay of his career. R...

Supermodel Kate Upton expecting first child

Supermodel Kate Upton expecting first child

-- 2018-07-15 13:47:17

Supermodel and actress Kate Upton took to Instagram on Saturday to show off a new addition: her baby bump. The Sports Illustrated cover model posted a picture of herself on a balcony in a white blous...

Scarlett Johansson drops trans role following LGBT backlash

Scarlett Johansson drops trans role following LGBT backlash

-- 2018-07-14 11:20:54

US actor Scarlett Johansson has dropped out of a role in which she was going to play a transgender man following a backlash from the LGBT community. The Avengers star was set to play 1970s Pittsburgh...

'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' premieres in Paris

'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' premieres in Paris

-- 2018-07-13 15:30:19

The sixth installment of spy movie franchise “Mission: Impossible”, which sees actor Tom Cruise leap from a military plane 25,000 feet above Paris, premiered on Thursday in the French capi...

Kylie Jenner on track to become 'youngest self-made US billionaire'

Kylie Jenner on track to become 'youngest self-made US billionaire'

-- 2018-07-12 14:02:36

Former Keeping Up with the Kardashians star Kylie Jenner is worth $900 million (£680 million) at just 20 years of age, says Forbes. The business magazine said the social media star is on track...

'Indiana Jones 5' release delayed again, until 2021

'Indiana Jones 5' release delayed again, until 2021

-- 2018-07-11 15:31:36

Harrison Ford’s big screen return as adventurer Indiana Jones has been pushed back until 2021, Walt Disney Co announced on Tuesday, two years after the fifth movie in the action franchise was fi...

Clooney in hospital following motorbike crash

Clooney in hospital following motorbike crash

-- 2018-07-10 18:31:56

Hollywood star George Clooney was taken to hospital after suffering minor injuries in a collision involving his motorbike and a car. The accident happened in Sardinia where the US actor is filming hi...

Sacha Baron Cohen returns with comedy series about US

Sacha Baron Cohen returns with comedy series about US

-- 2018-07-10 13:45:21

Sacha Baron Cohen, the British comedian who ridiculed Kazakhstan and Middle America in “Borat” and satirised the fashion industry in “Bruno,” is heading back to television for...

Gal Gadot pays visits to hospitals as Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot pays visits to hospitals as Wonder Woman

-- 2018-07-09 18:16:55

Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot has delighted patients and staff at a children's hospital near Washington by paying them a visit in her superhero costume. Gadot, who is filming the Wonder Woman sequel in th...

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged!

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged!

-- 2018-07-09 11:50:21

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber is engaged to US model Hailey Baldwin, US media report. The 24-year-old popped the question at a Bahamas resort, according to TMZ. His security staff reportedly asked...

29 receive National Film Award-2016

29 receive National Film Award-2016

-- 2018-07-08 19:50:37

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has handed over the National Film Award-2016, the highest state recognition for contributions to the country’s film industry. According to BSS, 29 artistes and perf...

Polanski's wife declines to join Academy

Polanski's wife declines to join Academy

-- 2018-07-08 14:01:34

Roman Polanski's wife has rejected an invitation to become a member of the awards body behind the Oscars, extended weeks after it expelled her husband. French actress Emmanuelle Seigner accused the A...

Ranbir, Alia snapped at latter’s house

Ranbir, Alia snapped at latter’s house

-- 2018-07-07 17:12:27

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt’s romance seems to be getting intense with each passing day. What started as a crush from her side has developed into a beautiful relationship.  And today, he...

National Film Award-2016 distribution ceremony Sunday

National Film Award-2016 distribution ceremony Sunday

-- 2018-07-07 16:38:09

The National Film Awards-2016, the highest recognition for contribution to the film industry, will be distributed on Sunday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the awards through a gala func...