Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

Entertainment

Bond villain actor kiel dies aged 74

DHAKA: Actor Richard Kiel - who played steel-toothed villain Jaws in two James Bond films - has died in California aged 74, BBC reports.  The towering American star, who appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 and Moonraker in 1979, died in hospital in Fresno on Wednesday. A

Bismillah Khan’s shehnai stolen

DHAKA: Late Ustad Bismillah Khan’s shehnai has been stolen and his three sons are playing a blame game within themselves. Mehtab Hussain, the eldest son of Ustad Bismillah Khan, said, ‘Till the time the shehnai was in his room, it was fine. When he used to feel uneasy he used to work

Rio-2 in 3D

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka-premiere of Hollywood sequel blockbuster movie ‘Rio 2’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on Panthapath in city.The show will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday.‘Rio 2’, directed by Carlos Saldanha, is a 2014 American 3D

Singer Firoza Begum no more

DHAKA: Nazrul Sangeet legend Firoza Begum died at Apollo Hospitals in the capital on Tuesday night. She was 84. Earlier, she was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospitals as her condition deteriorated. She suffered from complications of heart, lungs and kidneys. She was

‘I just don’t date anymore’

DHAKA: Taylor Swift hasn’t been on a date since she split from One Direction star Harry Styles last year, because she’s sick of giving comedians jokes for their act.The ‘Love Story’ singer has long been ridiculed for her dating disasters and her knack of writing songs about

Lopez wants to be single ‘right now’

DHAKA: The 45-year-old singer Jennifer Lopez doesn’t want a relationship ‘right now’.Lopez, who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme with her ex-husband Marc Anthony, is enjoying being single and believes it will be beneficial for her to be on her own for a while.Speaking on the

Clooney, Alamuddin to wed in Venice

DHAKA: Actor George Clooney has announced he and his beau Amal Alamuddin will get married in Venice, Italy, by the end of the month. The 53-year-old revealed they will tie the knot at a secret venue in the Italian city, reports dailymail.co.uk, says Deccan Herald. ‘I met my lovely

Hudson not in ‘rush’ to get married

DHAKA: The 32-year-old singer Jennifer Hudson isn’t in a ‘rush’ to get married.Hudson got engaged to David Otunga, with whom she has five-year-old son David Jr, six years ago but she admits they’re not planning to tie the knot anytime soon because they’re happy as they

Sunny Leone begins filming ‘Mastizaade’

DHAKA: Actress Sunny Leone has commenced shooting of her next film ‘Mastizaade’, which is being directed by MilapZaveri.The 33-year-old ‘Ragini MMS 2’ star will be seen opposite Tushar Kapoor and Vir Das in the sex comedy.‘Morning! First day of ‘Mastizaade’ and starting

Swedish film scoops top Venice award

DHAKA: Swedish director Roy Andersson’s comedy ‘A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence’ won the Golden Lion award for best film at the Venice Film Festival. The offbeat movie was hailed by critics for its moving exploration of what it means to be human, reports the BBC.

Rihanna front row as Wang uber-cool wows NY fashion

DHAKA: Alexander Wang proved himself one of the biggest innovators in New York fashion Saturday with a fast tempo, uber-cool catwalk show that won personal praise from style icon Rihanna.Wang’s 2015 spring/summer collection for his eponymous label saw impeccable tailoring brought

Fahmida’s ‘Existences Delineated’ at DAC

DHAKA: A ten-day art exhibition titled ‘Existences Delineated!’ by Canada expatriate Bangladeshi artist Fahmida Urmi Hossain is being held at Dhaka Art Center in city’s Dhanmondi area. In her 6th show, Fahmida presents her most recent multidisciplinary works of paintings with

Film lovers still miss Salman Shah

DHAKA: ‘Salman Shah’ - a pair of words that is synonymous to ‘hero’ to the Bangladeshi film fans. This charismatic actor's career and life was cut short when he left this world on September 6, 1996.But, Salman has remained as popular as he was in his lifetime though 18 years

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 3D

DHAKA: Blockbuster Cinemas arranged Dhaka premiere of the 3D version of Hollywood science fiction action comedy ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ at its halls in Jamuna Future Park in city.The premiere show was held in Thursday evening.‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ will be

Disney to release ‘Frozen’ short sequel next year

DHAKA: The Frozen princess stars of Disney’s Oscar-winning animated film are set to return in a short sequel to be released next spring.The studio said on Wednesday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Thursday.Frozen Fever will reunite Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf from the

Sofia tops TV actress rich list

DHAKA: ‘Modern Family’ star Sofia Vergara is the highest-paid US TV actress for the third year in a row, earning some US$37 million.A 2014 list published on Wednesday says, The Straits Times publishes this report on Thursday.The 42-year-old earned significantly more than the top

Guardians of the Galaxy in 3D

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka premiere of one of the latest Hollywood movies ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in 3D at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The movie was premiered at Tuesday evening.It will be screened at 11:00am, 1:30pm, 4:15pm

Palakar bioscope show

DHAKA: Theatre group called Palakar, in cooperation of four other theatre groups, will organize shows of ‘Bioscope Khela’ at six districts of the country.The program, which began on September 2, will continue till September 20.As a part of interactive theatre program, Palakar will

Remand plea for Music director Emon denied

DHAKA: A Dhaka court on Monday rejected the five-day remand prayer for interrogating music director Shawkat Ali Emon over the case filed by Model and actress Jinat Kabir Tithi.After the hearing, metropolitan magistrate Tarek Mainul Islam Bhuiyan re-sent him to the jail refusing the

Guardians of the Galaxy in 3D

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka premiere of one of the latest Hollywood movies ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in 3D at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The movie will be premiered at 6:45pm on Tuesday. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, an