Casey Baseel Tokyo: Pretty much as soon as it arrived in Japan, Netflix made anime a major pillar of its content mix. No doubt emboldened by the success anime found on streaming platforms outside Japan, Netflix has continued to expand its presence within the Japan anime industry (most recently with thick-thigh Godzilla), and now it […]
Read MoreRitsuko Ando Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists cancel in-store events and fans stay home because of the pandemic. Despite a slow decline in sales in the past decade, CDs are still […]
Read MoreDaniel Arkin London: The popular Netflix series “The Crown” has taken viewers on a sweeping tour of modern history through the eyes of the British royal family, dramatizing pivotal events from the post-war era to Margaret Thatcher’s administration. But the show’s revisions to the historical record — embellishments, exaggerations and even some outright inventions — […]
Read MoreYossi Mekelberg The line between fame and infamy can sometimes be blurred, and history has always loved heroes, if sometimes only to eventually knock them off their pedestal. However, since the closing decades of the last century a culture of celebrity has emerged that is quite a departure from, or at least a variation of, […]
Read MoreBisma Ahmad Former Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz said: “Leaving acting since two years ago gives me spiritual peace”.Cameron Diaz has been one of Hollywood’s famous actresses has credited with leading films such as ‘Charlie’s Angel’, Co-op, etc. But last film of his 20-year career, released in 2014 called ‘Annie’. Commenting on a podcast on health. […]
Read MoreKarachi: The 7th death anniversary of renowned folk singer Reshma was observed last week. She was born in Rajasthan, India, she migrated to Karachi post Partition and shifted to Lahore soon after. Reshma got fame for her soulful voice and effortless singing and her songs continue to be an inspiration for fans world over. Her […]
Read MoreBisma Ahmad Mawra Hocane is a beautiful, versatile and accomplished Pakistani actress, model. And a VJ who is in the industry for a long time and is impressing her fans with her powerful performance. Her sister Urwa Hocane is similarly a talented Pakistani actress. And also a model while her brother in law Farhan Saeed […]
Read MoreColombo: A popular actor has withdrawn from starring as Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan in a biopic after the cricketer himself warned him off, saying he could face a backlash from India’s Tamils.Vijay Sethupathi, 42, had been under pressure in his southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to drop the role in the film […]
Read MoreLos Angeles: Open Road Films’ action thriller “Honest Thief” topped the weekend for the second week in a row in North America with 2.35 million U.S. dollars from 2,502 locations, according to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore. It’s the lowest-grossing chart-topping weekend gross since Alan J. Pakula’s political thriller film “Rollover” which opened […]
Read MoreLos Angeles: Chinese-American co-production “Over the Moon” has landed on Netflix, the world’s leading streaming entertainment service.The animated adventure drama film is a co-production between Netflix Animation and the Shanghai-based Pearl Studio, formerly known as Oriental DreamWorks. The film revolves around a 12-year-old girl, Fei Fei, who builds a rocket ship to travel to the […]
Read MoreJoey Magidson Zany holidays have long been a staple of cinematic comedies. That being said, it’s almost always Christmas that gets the attention, leaving Thanksgiving largely in the dust. It’s a missed opportunity, too, as Thanksgiving dinners are notoriously full of awkward conversations, unfortunate political debates with a crazy relative, and the like. So, it […]
Read MoreOne of the leading actresses of entertainment industry in Pakistan Sana Javed and singer-cum-actor Umair Jaswal got married in an intimate nikkah ceremony in October, the singer’s brothers Yasir and Uzair Jaswal confirmed the news on social media accounts. The couple also shared a picture of their nikkah, Umaair posted with caption “Alhamdullilah”. On the […]
Read MoreThe Sans Souci Festival of Dance arrives virtually at the M.V. Film Center, through the media platform Eventive, on Friday, Oct. 23, and continues online until Friday, Nov. 6. It played at the Film Center on Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25. Chloe Jones, executive director of the Yard, which is collaborating with the […]
Read MoreTahir Alhamzah Kuala Lumpur: With an estimated net worth of nearly 450 billion Indonesian rupiah (RM12.7 million), singer Agnez Mo is the republic’s wealthiest celebrity.The Matahariku singer did not only accumulate her wealth as an artiste, but also from her fashion and food business.Agnez, 34, started earning an income through singing and later hosting, at […]
Read MoreTahir Alhamzah Kuala Lumpur: After a recent photo of her kissing a Caucasian caused a stir among Netizens, singer Hunny Madu has come forward to clarify that the man in question is her Italian chef husband whom she married in May.Hunny, 36, admitted to having tied the knot with Fedrighi Francesco on May 2, in […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: As the country’s box office aims to overtake the U.S.’ this year amid the pandemic, industry observers say political tensions could lead to a permanent drag on major studios’ bottom line.Battered by the pandemic and growing political headwinds, Hollywood’s business prospects in China are becoming bleak. A state of tumult in Washington-Beijing diplomatic […]
Read MoreDino-Ray Ramos It’s been said before, but it is worth saying again: diversity pays — but not in terms of checking boxes and tokenism. In a new report from the UCLA-based Center for Scholars and Storytellers titled “Beyond Checking A Box: A Lack of Authentically Inclusive Representation Has Costs at the Box Office”, researchers found […]
Read MoreHanna Fillingham Angelina Jolie tends to keep her personal life out of the public eye, but on Monday, the Hollywood star opened up about her close bond with her daughter Shiloh, 14, while talking about her latest movie, The One and Only Ivan.The Maleficent star was talking to ET and her co-star Brooklynn Prince, ten, […]
Read MoreRome: Matt Dillon will be a special guest at Rome’s Floating Theatre, in the EUR district of the capital, at 23.00 on Thursday 27 August. The appearance of the American actor follows the recent launch of Rome’s first floating cinema, inaugurated by veteran US director Oliver Stone on 24 August. Dillon, who has joined the […]
Read MoreRome: Rome is preparing to unveil a floating cinema on the lake in the EUR neighbourhood, which will be launched by Oscar-winning US director Oliver Stone on 24 August. The TimVision Floating Theatre will be hosted on the laghetto from 24 August until 24 September, with Stone presenting his new autobiography Cercando la luce at […]
Read MoreActor Louis Mahoney, who appeared in films like Cry Freedom and TV shows Fawlty Towers and Doctor Who, has died at the age of 81. Early in his career, Mahoney was one of the first black actors in the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s. He also helped found Performers Against Racism in the 1980s […]
Read MoreCarl Reiner, who helped create The Dick Van Dyke Show and acted in films like Ocean’s Eleven, has died aged 98. The prolific writer, comedian, director and actor also directed several films including Steve Martin vehicles The Jerk (1979) and All of Me (1984). He was in 2001’s Ocean’s Eleven and its two sequels as […]
Read MoreAs a new exhibition opens in Helsinki, Cath Pound explores our complicated relationship with masterpieces. The reason works of art become iconic are many and varied, from the vagaries of taste to museum acquisition policies and competition between collectors. For centuries, artists were obliged to learn by copying work from an established canon and, although […]
Read MoreLondon Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate is suing Netflix, among others, over its upcoming film “Enola Holmes” — arguing that the show’s depiction of Sherlock Holmes as kind, caring and respectful of women is a violation of the author’s copyright. The film, based on a series of novels by Nancy Springer and set for release on […]
Read MoreFrom Motown and “The Cosby Show” to hip-hop and “Black Panther,” America has long consumed Black culture — even as our country’s systemic racism sent a very different message but never quite like this.In the weeks since the recent Black Lives Matter protests, Black-themed cultural media have been having a moment. Books, music, movies, TV […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The increasing trend of modern tunes is becoming a great threat to folk music with the passage of time. According to musicians, with the rapidly moving world venturing into the vistas of ultramodern civilization, the folk music is dying down as senseless with empty lyrics and music, rather the rock and pop music was […]
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