Award-winning American actor Ron Leibman, famed for playing Rachel Green’s overbearing dad in the sitcom Friends, has died at the age of 82.
Category: Entertainment
Nobel literature winner dreams of a new narrative style
Stockholm, Dec 8, AP/UNB – Nobel Literature Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk says she thinks a new sort of fiction may be needed to counteract the modern era’s tendency to isolate and divide people.
Hello Panda lantern festival lights up NYC holiday season
New York, Dec 7, Xinhua/UNB – Hello Panda Festival, a lantern-art extravaganza presented by the China Performing Arts Agency (CPAA) North America, unveiled its illuminated displays Friday evening here at Citi Field baseball park.
Golden Globe nominations to reveal Hollywood award season
Hollywood’s award season hopefuls will start to take shape Monday with the nominations for the Golden Globes — the first clear indicator of the movies and stars destined for glory.
Mujib Borsho: Modi, Pranab, Sonia to join celebrations: FM
Dhaka, Delhi want to take ties to newer heights Dhaka, Dec 6 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee and former Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi are expected to visit Dhaka next year to attend…
Emerging out of self-infliction
Sudhirendar Sharma What women need to understand is that they too have the power to make a difference. Ancient myths and legends relegate women as proverbial sacrificial lambs in the gendered narrative of our history. Yashodhara is one such, who…
Oscar winning director Mendes returns
Four years after wrapping up his second James Bond film, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is back, this time on the front lines of World War One in “1917,” an ambitious drama inspired by his grandfather’s experiences.
Folk singer Aynal Boyati passes away
Eminent folk singer Aynal Boyati died last night (Tuesday) at the Diabetic Association Medical College Hospital here due to old age complications.
Chanel celebrates its artisans in glimmering Paris show
Paris, December 05, AP/UNB – Chanel brought its itinerant off-season fashion show the “arts and crafts,” with its swath of VIPs including Penelope Cruz and Marion Cotillard, back to home ground in Paris on Wednesday to mark its first collection…
Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X named 1st Apple Music Award winners
Billie Eilish will be the first recipient of the Apple Music Award for global artist of the year, one of three honors for the pop singer.
Messi, US captain Rapinoe win Ballon d’Or awards
DECEMBER 03, 2019, AP/UNB- After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi said he’s far from finished.
Vote for Miss Universe Bangladesh Shirin Akhter Shela
The Miss Universe Organization has just announced that the Global Vote for this year’s competition is now open. You can now vote for Miss Universe Bangladesh (contestant number 8) to enter the Top 20 until 10:59 AM BDT on Saturday,…
‘Frozen 2’ holds top spot at N.American box office
LOS ANGELES, (AFP) – Disney blockbuster “Frozen 2” held the top spot at the North American box office over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend , taking in an estimated $85.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. The animation adventure movie…
‘Frozen 2’ holds top spot at N.American box office
Disney blockbuster “Frozen 2” held top spot at the North American box office over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, taking in an estimated $85.2 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Monday.
Simon West’s adventure film Sky Fire to hit Chinese theaters
BEIJING, DECEMBER 02, 2019 – “Sky Fire,” a Chinese-produced adventure film directed by renowned British director Simon West, is set to hit the big screen in China on Dec. 12, according to the China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association.
Polanski cancels visit to Polish film school
Director Roman Polanski cancelled a visit planned for Saturday to a film school in his native Poland after students objected to his presence because of rape allegations against him.
#MeToo accused Anu Malik back to work
A year after Bollywood followed Hollywood by naming male predators accused of sexual harassment, many women say they have suffered while the alleged perpetrators are back in the limelight.
China’s ‘The Fourth Wall’ wins prize in Cairo film festival
CAIRO, NOV 30, XINHUA/UNB – The 41st edition of Egypt’s Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded Friday night at Cairo Opera House with China’s movie “The Fourth Wall” winning an award at the official film section competition.
Eminent eco-poet from Madrid Zhivka Baltadzhieva speaks
BY Poet Siti Ruqaiyah Hashim SRH: Tell me more about your childhood background, schooling and university education. Pregunta: I grew up in great solitude. My grandparents, the men, were not very talkative. They had been very leftist, very revolutionary, my…
Jazz Concert to be held on Dec 1 at Shilpakala Academy
Culture Desk Goethe-Institut Bangladesh, in cooperation with Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, will host a Jazz Concert by Charlotte Greve’s Lisbeth Quartett (NYC/Berlin) at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s Experimental Theatre Hall on December 1 at 7 pm.
K-pop star Koo Hara left ‘pessimistic’ note
K-pop singer Koo Hara left a “pessimistic” note, police said on Monday, a day after the former member of top South Korean girl group Kara was found dead.
Tanvir’s ‘Jibondhuli,’ ‘Bastra Baalika’ to be shown in Japan
Culture Desk Renowned filmmaker Tanvir Mokammel has been invited to Japan where his feature film ‘Jibondhuli’ and documentary film ‘Bastra Baalika’ will be screened at an event, scheduled to take place on January in 2020.
‘Queen & Slim’ is romantic, urgent and beautiful
Rarely has a Tinder date ended so poorly than the one shown in “Queen & Slim.” Even more rarely has a bad Tinder date produced such a great film.
Shooting of ‘Ityadi’ in Bandarban
Culture Desk Over the last couple of years, popular variety show ‘Ityadi’ has been under the camera at different historic places.
Doctors say ailing Assange needs medical care in hospital
More than 60 doctors have written to British authorities asserting that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange urgently needs medical treatment at a university hospital.
Taylor Swift ties Michael Jackson’s record at AMAs
NOVEMBER 25, 2019 – Taylor Swift tied Michael Jackson’s record at the American Music Awards as she collected her 24th win and used her speech to thank her record label for allowing her to freely express herself as an artist.
2nd IDLC Theatre Festival cocludes at Shilpakala Academy
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The second edition of IDLC Theatre Festival, a five-day special initiative of IDLC Finance Limited, concluded on Saturday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
Disney’s ‘Frozen 2’ premieres on Chinese mainland
Shanghai, November 23, 2019 – “Frozen 2,” a highly anticipated animated film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, debuted in movie theaters on the Chinese mainland Friday.
Runa Laila to enthrall audience at pink-ball test opening
Dhaka, Nov 21 – Although it is not a mega-event like the World Cup or any other regional tournament, the Board of Control for Cricket in India made every possible arrangement to make the match memorable.
41st Cairo int’l film gala kicks off at Egypt’s opera house
The 41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off on Wednesday evening in a festive red carpet ceremony at Egypt’s Cairo Opera House, gathering movie stars and filmmakers from different parts of the world.