Saturday, 23 Nov, 2024

Entertainment

‘Concert for Bangladesh’ being re-created

DHAKA: A bunch of Northwest musicians have come together to re-create George Harrison’s landmark 1972 charity concert for Bangladesh on Friday, September 13, at the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle of Washington. That upcoming event is not in West Seattle but has a “huge West Seattle

Momo attempts suicide

DHAKA: Popular actress Jakia Bari Momo admitted to a city hospital after alleged attempted suicide taking over dosage sedative pills on Tuesday night. City’s Square Hospital officials confirmed the matter to banglanews.The hospital sources and doctor said senseless Momo was admitted to

Paula’s solo show ‘Before I Do’ at Drik

DHAKA: A three-day exhibition presenting wedding and event decoration materials by Paula Rahman will be held at Dhanmondi’s Drik gallery.The exhibition, titled ‘Before I Do’ will be inaugurated at 3:00pm on September 5.Wedding Diary Bangladesh’s event designer and chief operating

US box office scores record summer

DHAKA: The US box office hit a record $4.7bn over this summer with a 10.2% increase in revenue from last year.Films such as ‘Iron Man 3’, ‘Man Of Steel’ and ‘Despicable Me 2’ helped boost numbers, despite a summer of flops including ‘The Lone Ranger’, ‘After Earth’ and

‘The Dreamstage’ to be BD’s first animated feature film

DHAKA: Kazi House Productions and Ogniroth Studios are jointly working to make Bangladesh’s first animated feature film titled ‘The Dreamstage’.Kazi House Productions’ CEO Amit Ashraf will be the director of the film that is based on an autistic person’s struggle to fix their

Douglas, Zeta Jones seek counselling

DHAKA: Actors Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas are reportedly seeking a marriage counsellor in an attempt to save their marriage.It was earlier reported that the couple has separated, ending their 13-year-old marriage. However, it seems they want to work on their

Pavan to play Butcher of Bengal

DHAKA: Pavan Malhotra is set to play a very controversial character the ‘Butcher of Bengal’ in The Bastard Child, a film based on the rape of 2, 00,000 Bangladeshi Bengali women by Pakistani Army during Bangladesh ‘Liberation’.Pavan reveals, “My character in The Bastard Child is

`Chennai Express` breaks `3 idiots` record

DHAKA: Kudos, Shah Rukh Khan`s Chennai Express has done it. In 21 days plus paid previews his latest release, which is still running, has broken the four-year-old record held by Aamir Khan`s 3 Idiots.The film has crossed the coveted `202.57-crore mark, which was the highest Indian

Douglas, Zeta Jones ‘take break’

DHAKA: Hollywood actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones ‘are taking time apart’ after 13 years of marriage, it has been confirmed.The actress’s publicist told the BBC the couple had taken the decision in order to ‘evaluate and work on their marriage’.Douglas, 68, and

‘Luther’ heads to the big screen

DHAKA: Idris Elba’s troubled detective ‘John Luther’ could be heading for the big screen, series creator Neil Cross says.The writer admitted the BBC TV series was ‘finished’ because Elba had ‘gone on to be a big movie star’, playing Nelson Mandela in the forthcoming biopic

Abdul Kayem Miskat & Kamrul Hosen Mamun Musical artist from BD

Abdul Kayem Miskat & Kamrul Hosen Mamun,  will jointly launch a digital music platform for musicians which will be launched in the next 2/1 months.Bangladesh’s leading music platforms and Young Growth Artist , has come up with their aim  strategies with years of

Timberlake wins big at MTV awards

DHAKA: Justin Timberlake picked up the big prizes at the MTV video awards as he reunited with his ‘N Sync bandmates on stage.Timberlake won video of the year for Mirrors and collected the lifetime achievement award, reports the BBC.One Direction picked up song of the summer for Best

‘The Butler’ holds firm at top of US box office

DHAKA: ‘The Butler’, a star-studded historical drama set in the White House, has topped the North American box office for a second week, taking $17m.Officially titled Lee Daniel’s ‘The Butler’, because of a legal tussle, it tells the story of a long-serving servant in the home

Madonna is highest-earning celebrity

DHAKA: Pop star Madonna was the world’s top-earning celebrity over the past year, trumping the likes of Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg.The 55-year-old Material Girl made an estimated $125m thanks to her MDNA tour, clothing and fragrance lines, according to Forbes, reports the

Tania behind camera again

Though Tania Ahmed has obtained popularity as an actor, her hobby for TV plays and music videos lead her to emerge as a director too. Recently, she is going to direct a 26-episode drama serial titled ‘A Team’ which will be shot in different places in London. Written by Masud Sejan,

Lara Dutta-Mahesh Bhupathi are a couple

It seems like Love all equation for Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi is out in open. The duo were spotted together first time in public at the Filmfare awards over last weekend.There has been a buzz about the relationship between Lara Dutta and Mahesh Bhupathi for a long time in bollywood

Resident Evil: Afterlife

After the events of Resident Evil: Extinction, the Alice clones (Milla Jovovich) attempt to kill Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts) at his base in Japan. All the clones are killed in an explosion as Wesker escapes in an aircraft. The original Alice ambushes him, but Wesker injects her with a

Big B Wins National Award for Paa

NEW DELHI: Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan completed a hat-trick winning his third Best Actor award at the 57th National Film Awards. Ananya Chaterjee won the Best Actress award for `Aabo Hawa` while Rituparno Ghosh has been adjudged Best Director. The awards were announced by head of

Jennifer Lopez Agrees to $12 Million American Idol Deal

She`s been in and out more times than The Situation on Jersey Shore, but Jennifer Lopez appears to finally have agreed to a deal with Fox. About a month after reports indicated the singer would NOT be joining the revamped judging table on American Idol, Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood

Angelina Jolie in Pakistan to meet flood victims

ISLAMABAD, September 7, 2010 (AFP) - Hollywood star Angelina Jolie Tuesday visited Pakistan to draw world attention towards the plight of 21 million people affected by the country`s worst-ever floods, the UN refugee agency said."UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan