DHAKA: The list of ten best Hollywood movies of 2014, prepared by Vanity Fair, is presented for the readers of banglanews24.com.10. X-Men: Days of Future PastThough the Avengers ensemble dominated the superhero conversation in 2014 with all their sleek, snappy antics, the good old X-Men

DHAKA: Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ and Disney’s animated fantasy hit Frozen were the two most pirated films of 2014, according to a firm tracking illegal downloads. Numerous United States media, including Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, on Monday published a

DHAKA: Modern Family star Sofia Vergara, America’s best paid TV actress, and Joe Manganiello of True Blood fame plan to tie the knot. United States media reported Monday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Tuesday. Colombian-born bombshell Vergara, 42, has been dating the

DHAKA: Sony Pictures said ‘The Interview’ movie has earned more than US$15 million in online sales and another US$2.8 million in theatres, an impressive return made possible by the publicity surrounding the cyberattack blamed on North Korea.The raunchy comedy that depicts the

DHAKA: 2014 is closing with a bang for Jennifer Lawrence, who has been ranked the highest-grossing actor in Hollywood.Forbes magazine says that between ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ and ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’, the actress’ movies have grossed US$1.4 billion at

DHAKA: A 33-member troupe of popular Gansu Opera House from China is set to visit Dhaka for performing here for six days. The artistes will present soirees and participate in an exhibition on the historic Silk Road to be held from January 31 to February 5, 2015 at Bangladesh Shilpakala

DHAKA: Director Tim Burton and actress Helena Bonham Carter have split up. The couple, who never married, spent 13 years together and have a son aged 11 and a daughter who is seven.They first met when Burton, 56, directed Carter, 48, in 2001’s ‘Planet of the Apes’.A representative

DHAKA: A 33-artist team of popular Chinese Gansu Opera House is set to visit Dhaka for performing here for six days on the eve of New Year.The artists will attend a soiree and exhibition titled ‘Charm of Silk Road’ to be held from December 31 to January 5, 2015.Ministry of Cultural

DHAKA: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan-starrer PK had a strong opening at the global box office, picking up $29 million (about 1.76 billion rupees). The film made over $21 million in India, reports The Hollywood Reporter.Toplined by superstar Aamir Khan, the film was released by UTV Motion

DHAKA: A town in Argentina has become the first in the country to ban beauty queen competitions.The town council of Chivilcoy, in the Buenos Aires region, said the contests were sexist and encouraged violence against women.It said they encouraged an obsession with physical beauty and

DHAKA: Acclaimed actress Billie Whitelaw, famous for her roles on stage and screen, has died at the age of 82.The Coventry-born star, who was made a CBE in 1991, worked in close collaboration with playwright Samuel Beckett, who described her as a perfect actress.She died in the early

DHAKA: The mother of late popular silver screen actor Shahriar Chowdhury Imon, widely know as Salman Shah, rejected the judicial probe report over the death of her son. Salman’s mother Nilufar Chowdhury on Sunday appealed a petition with Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court seeking more

DHAKA: Naila Nayem, an actress and model, has achieved the top position at Top Trending People of Google search list 2014 hunted by Bangladeshis. The glamour girl has also taken place after four international celebrities in the list. However, singer Akhi Alamgir earned the second

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of Hollywood blockbuster ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part 1’ at its hall in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.This action, adventure and sci-fi movie was premiered Thursday evening.‘The Hunger Games:

DHAKA: Deshbangla Theatre will stage a play titled ‘Saras Danay Paran Pakhi’ at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area.The play, scripted by Rashidul Islam Raja and directed by Irin Parvin Lopa, will be staged at 6:30pm on December

DHAKA: Salman Khan has emerged as the celebrity with the highest earnings in 2014, according to a Forbes list.The actor grossed earnings of Rs 244.5 crore in 2014, according to the magazine, reports NDTV.It is for the first time in three years since Forbes started the rankings that Shah

DHAKA: The names of characters played by John Boyega, Oscar Isaac and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens have been revealed in a set of trading cards.Director JJ Abrams confirmed the names via some old school trading cards, in a humorous nod to when the films were first

DHAKA: An early version of the script for the new James Bond film has been stolen by hackers.The producers of Spectre have confirmed that the screenplay was taken as part of a cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment in November.In a statement on the film's official website, Eon

DHAKA: Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss won Miss World 2014 title on Sunday in a a beauty pageant in London.“South Africa, this is for you,” she said in an interview after the pageant. “I’m so proud of you, and I’m proud to be your representative.”Strauss, 22, inherited the

DHAKA: British soul singer Sam Smith has won four Grammy Awards in the US, including the prestigious prizes for record and song of the year and best new artist.Smith was rewarded for being the only solo artist to sell more than a million albums in both the UK and US in 2014.Pharrell