From Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” to “The Lego Movie” and now “Jurassic World,” Chris Pratt is fast becoming Hollywood’s go-to franchise leading man.Sitting on a sunny bench at Universal Studios, Pratt, 35, reflected on his whirlwind two-year rise to…
British actor Christopher Lee, who devoted his long career to portraying horror film villains and later appeared in the blockbuster “Star Wars” and “Lord of the Rings” series, has died at the age of 93. Lee died last Sunday in…
British model Kate Moss was escorted off a plane at Luton airport on Sunday after disruptive behaviour, the BBC reported.Moss, 41, could not be reached for comment.
Helen Mirren won her first Tony on Sunday for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Audience,” and the lesbian-coming of age story “Fun Home” nabbed the top acting prize for Michael Cerveris and best musical at the 69th…
An FIR was filed in Bihar on Friday against officials of Maggi noodles maker Nestle and Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit and Preity Zinta, brand ambassadors of the food item, following a court order.“In compliance with a court’s order,…
Dressed in a tux and reciting Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno” in perfect Italian, Hannibal Lecter is showing off his refined taste to its fullest amid Europe’s discerning high society.So begins the third season of NBC’s “Hannibal” on Thursday, Bryan Fuller’s stylised…
Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne will enter the world of magic in Warner Bros’ anticipated “Harry Potter” spin-off movie “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them”, the studio said.Redmayne, 33, who won a best actor Oscar this year for his role…
Dwayne Johnson’s “San Andreas” has delivered a dominating $53.2 million opening weekend at 3,777 US locations, soaring past recent forecasts of a $40 million launch for the Warner Bros-New Line 3D disaster pic.”San Andreas” took in more than five times…
Playing an improbable undercover agent, Melissa McCarthy got bruised and beaten up doing the stunts for her new action movie, “Spy,” and would gladly take more punishment.”Weirdly I loved it, like I would sign up for another one in a…
Hulking actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson creates a new save-the-day persona as a rescue pilot in California earthquake thriller “San Andreas,” opening in US theatres on Friday.Johnson, 43, talked to Reuters about recreating the magnitude 9-plus earthquake, an even bigger…
Nevada officials said on Monday they would conduct a homicide investigation into the death of BB King who died this month at age 89, after two of his daughters levelled accusations that the blues great was murdered.The Clark County, Nevada…
French film “Dheepan” won the top Palme d’Or prize for director Jacques Audiard at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival on Sunday, crowning a good night for French cinema but a bad one for Italy and actress Cate Blanchett.
There weren’t as many fireworks at the Memorial Day weekend box office this year as newcomer “Tomorrowland” disappointed with a $32.2 million debut.The science-fiction adventure stars George Clooney and was directed by Brad Bird of “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”…
Actress Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield have reportedly put their “long and forced separation” behind them after recently rekindling their relationship.The 26-year-old actress and the 31-year-old actor, who recently rekindled their relationship following their split six weeks ago, have picked…
In a real life shoot-out, a Bollywood security contractor was shot and critically injured inside the Film City in Goregaon East in Mumbai on Friday, barely a few metres away from a set where megastar Amitabh Bachchan was shooting.Additional Police…
Legendary blues man BB King will be buried on Saturday, May 30 on the grounds of a museum dedicated to his life in Indianola, a small Mississippi Delta town where his career began.A funeral procession will take King’s body from…
“Pitch Perfect 2” hit all the right notes at the box office, snagging first place on the charts with a smashing $70.3 million debut despite fierce competition from “Mad Max: Fury Road.”Universal’s acapella sequel earned more in its first weekend…
Hasanuzzaman Khan, life member of Jatiya Press Club, Dhaka, is dead. The last surviving founder member of the club, the centre of democratic movements in Bangladesh, Khan breathed his last at the Heart Institute Hospital at about 4 pm on…
Asif Kapadia, the director of “AMY”, the biopic on Amy Winehouse that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, said there was no harm intended after the late singer-songwriter’s father harshly criticised the film.Mitch Winehouse insisted he wanted to disconnect himself…
In the warped world of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Lobster”, society has decreed that single people or those who have lost their mates must find someone during a hotel “dating game” or be turned into an animal of their choice.The…
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has demanded the deportation of former porn star Sunny Leone and barring her future entry into India for displaying what it terms vulgarity on her website and insulting the dignity of women. The HJS lodged…
BNP yesterday announced a 14-day programme to mark the 34th death anniversary of late President and BNP founder Ziaur Rahman. BNP joint secretary general Md Shajahan announced the programme at a press conference after a joint meeting at party’s central…
When director George Miller returned to his dystopian “Mad Max” franchise after 30 years for “Fury Road,” he wanted to find a visceral way to immerse the audience in his surreal, saturated post-apocalyptic world.”It felt like going back to something…
When director George Miller returned to his dystopian “Mad Max” franchise after 30 years for “Fury Road,” he wanted to find a visceral way to immerse the audience in his surreal, saturated post-apocalyptic world.”It felt like going back to something…
Tom Hanks reprises the role of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon in the film version of Dan Brown’s thriller “Inferno,” unlocking more mysterious codes as the world-famous character he describes as “the smartest guy in the room”.”Inferno”, which follows on the…
George Clooney teams up with Disney for the expected summer box office hit “Tomorrowland”, a futuristic adventure which the Hollywood actor says he was drawn to because of its hopeful message.
Salman Khan’s conviction and five-year sentence saw the film fraternity expressing overwhelming solidarity with the actor two days ago. But on Friday, when the sentence in a 2002 hit-and-run case was suspended, B-Towners seemed to express “relief” in muted and…
Jackie Chan was named Singapore’s first celebrity anti-drug ambassador on Thursday and the kung fu movie star sought to warn the city state’s youth off illegal substances as he spoke of his son’s drug crimes.The Hong Kong actor’s son, Jaycee…
Several daily newspapers have reported Honorable Prime Minister’s alleged remarks about Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on 5 May, 2015 at the meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council. We are shocked by the alleged comments, since…
The family of Salman Khan, who is on a two-day interim bail after being sentenced to five years in jail in the 2002 hit-and-run case, has thanked fans for supporting the superstar during his difficult time, and they have left…