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DHAKA: Australian filmmaker George Miller has been selected to head the jury at the upcoming 69th Cannes Film Festival, which is set to run May 11-22.Prganizers announced late Monday, reports hollywoodreporter.com.Miller, who has been nominated for the best director Academy Award for his

DHAKA: The latest Hollywood adventure, drama and thriller ‘The Revenant’ will hit Star Cineplex on Thursday (February 4) at its hall at Bashundhara City in city’s Panthapath area.The premiere show will begin at 6:45pm.A 2015 American semi-biographical western film ‘The Revenant’

The journalism drama Spotlight took home the main prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards, but the success of minority actors drew most attention.The film, about the Boston Globe’s investigation of paedophile Catholic priests, won for best film cast.But many of the main awards in Los

It was a chilling late evening of Thursday.Sitting on the roof-top of a restaurant,I was listening to the drip-drop-drip-drop falling ofdense mist on the tree-leaves and on thewater-hyacinths in the nearby pond.The grey wall of fogwas getting heavy enough tosee my own shadow on it asa

DHAKA: The weeklong International Children's Film Festival will begin from Saturday (January 23) aimed at inspiring young generations to enter the industry and become leaders of change.There will be four screenings each day (11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm) except the inaugural day.Festival

DHAKA: Founding member of popular American rock band ‘Eagles’ guitarist Glenn Frey breathed his last in New York City on Monday, the band has announced. He was 67Glenn died from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia, reports the BBC.“Words can

What a monstrosity!A dark shadow envisages the mid-day skyGravity of thoughts is lubricated.This is the beginning of the endA sense of insult and infirmity hoots!The shadow deepensFire-fleas get resonantNasty Ganga-water effervescesAn odour of mistrust falls back in placeAs you think to

DHAKA: One of the most prestigious awards of the Indian film industry Filmfare awards were held on January 15 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai.While Sanjay Leela Bahansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' won nine awards including the Best Film and the Best Director Awards, Shoojit

DHAKA: Noted poet Rafiq Azad has been admitted to Anwar Khan Medical College and Hospital in city following a brain stroke on Friday.Later, he was taken to the ICU (intensive care unit) of the hospital, said writer and publisher Humayun Kabir Dhali.He also said the poet has been suffering

DHAKA: Oscar voters showered “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” with honors on Thursday, including best picture nominations, but were less kind to some contenders and put forth, once again, an all-white field of acting nominees.Six films joined “The Revenant” and “Fury

DHAKA: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress-model Jerry Hall are to get married.They announced their engagement in the births, marriages and deaths section of the Times newspaper, which is owned by Murdoch’s News Corporation company.It will be the fourth marriage for Murdoch, 84, and

DHAKA: Singer David Bowie has died at the age of 69 from cancer.His son, film director Duncan Jones, confirmed the news and a statement was issued on his social media accounts, reports the BBC.‘David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle

DHAKA: The latest Star Wars film has taken $53m in ticket sales on its first weekend in China, the country’s highest ever opening weekend.Globally, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has become the third most commercially successful film in history, according to the Walt Disney studio,

DHAKA: The Golden Globe Awards were held Sunday (January 10) in Los Angeles. The 73rd annual star-studded event was hosted by Ricky Gervais.The 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Award was awarded to Denzel Washington.Check out the complete list of winners below…FILMBest Performance by an Actress in

DHAKA: The Martian star made a big early splashdown in award season, winning for best actor in a musical or comedy at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday."It’s been literally 18 years since I’ve been here doing this and with a little more context, I know how lucky I am and

DHAKA: A meeting between US actor Sean Penn and Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Mexican jungle helped lead to the drug kingpin's capture this week.A Mexican official said Saturday, asiaone.com publishes this report on Sunday (January 10).The US rock magazine posted online on Saturday an

KOLKATA: The five-day theater fest-2016 is set to kick off in Indian city of Kolkata on Friday night.The curtain will rise on the festival through presentation of drama directed by Suresh Bharaddaj presented by National School of Drama of India at Ahindramancha, ICCR around 6:00am.Theme

DHAKA: Bollywood actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra won ‘Favorite Actress’ in a New TV series award at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 for her leading role in American TV thriller series ‘Quantico’.The 33-year-old, who plays the role of an FBI agent named Alex Parish

DHAKA: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has unseated Avatar to become the top film of all time in North America.Disney says, reports the BBC.The studio says the JJ Abrams film earned enough on Wednesday to pass the $760.5m taken by ‘Avatar’ over its lifetime.‘Avatar’, however,