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…
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Hollywood stars, presidents join Letterman for final act
Hollywood stars Steve Martin and Tina Fey, comedians Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld and a host of US presidents joined the band Foo Fighters on Wednesday to bid farewell to David Letterman as the veteran “Late Show” host signed off…
BB King to be buried in Mississippi hometown next week
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…
‘Inside Out’ charms Cannes but shuns film jury
The new animated feature “Inside Out” from Disney-Pixar turned the Cannes festival on its head on Monday as the film about what goes on inside a young girl’s mind drew cheers from audiences and queries about why it was not…
IMF says energy subsidised by $5.3 trillion worldwide
Governments around the world charge prices for energy that do not account for its harmful environmental, health and other side effects, amounting to a $5.3 trillion “post-tax” subsidy this year, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Monday.The…
‘Pitch Perfect 2’ races past ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ with outstanding $70.3 million
“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, JPC’s last remaining founder, is no more
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…
No harm intended in Winehouse biopic ‘AMY’, director says
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…
The Yoga of our times
Sudhirendar Sharma Yoga, as it is beamed through television channels today, is not what was written by Patanjali in the first centuries of the Common Era. Yoga, as it is beamed through television channels today, is not what was written…
Cannes ‘Lobster’ film suggests crustacean could be you
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…
Hindu group demands deportation of Sunny Leone, files FIR
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…
14-day Bnp programme to observe Zia’s death anniversary
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…
George Miller sweeps viewers back into striking world of ‘Mad Max’
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…
Rumi established unity of all people thru love: Iranian envoy
The Ambassador of Iran in Bangladesh Abbas Vaezi has said that poet and philosopher of the 13th century Jalaluddin Rumi wanted to unite all people through love. Addressing a seminar on Jalaluddin Rumi organised by the Nawab Salimullah Academy at…
George Miller sweeps viewers back into striking world of ‘Mad Max’
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 returns as symbologist Robert Langdon in ‘Inferno’
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 futuristic ‘Tomorrowland’
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 case: Bollywood supports the ‘human’ star
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 warns Singapore youth on drugs after son’s detention
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…
Yunus Centre’s response to reports on PM’s comments
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…
Salman’s family ‘leaves rest to god’
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…
Scalptor Novera Ahmed passed away
Bangladesh’s first modern sculptor and one of the original designers of the Central Shaheed Minar, Novera Ahmed has passed away after spending decades away from the spotlight. The artist died in her sleep on Tuesday night local time at her…
Fresh assault on Yunus for WB stopping Padma Bridge fund
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday urged Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus to clear his position on the allegation of his role in having the fund for the Padma Bridge project cancelled by the World Bank. “I would like…
Bollywood star Salman Khan gets five years for hit-and-run
An Indian court on Wednesday sentenced Bollywood film star Salman Khan to five years in prison, for killing a man in a hit-and-run accident, the latest twist in the tumultuous career of a hero of India’s silver screen. The sentencing…
Elizabeth Banks takes director’s chair in ‘Pitch Perfect 2’
“The Hunger Games” actress Elizabeth Banks makes her debut as a feature film director in the musical comedy “Pitch Perfect 2” and hopes to inspire more women to get behind the camera.Banks also appears in the sequel to the 2012…
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ opening with $187.7 million
Globally, the film is a juggernaut, pulling in an estimated $627 million in 12 days of release. At that pace, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” should pass $1 billion, particularly after it opens in China on May 12.
City’s double life
Sudhirendar Sharma To strike a balance between religious obligations and human desires, a majority of Tehranis are forced to lie to ensure survival Life in a city is about survival, and Tehran is no different. Survival is as much an…
‘Star Wars’ standalone film loses its director
The rebooted “Star Wars” franchise hit a bump on Friday as filmmaker Josh Trank, who was selected to direct one of the upcoming standalone films, said he was stepping down from the project to pursue other “creative opportunities.”Trank, 30, the…
“King of the Blues”is in hospice care at Las Vegas
Veteran blues guitarist BB King said Friday he was in hospice care at his home, less than a month after he was hospitalized for diabetes-related issues.
Royal baby: Princess presented to world
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have appeared outside the hospital with their daughter, who was born earlier on Saturday. The princess slept in her mother’s arms during her first public appearance on the steps of St Mary’s Hospital. They…