Comedy king Jerry Lewis dies at 91

Jerry Lewis, the high prince of low-brow comedy on stage and in movies as well as a fund-raising powerhouse with his annual Labor Day telethon, dies of "natural causes" at the age of 91, his family said.
20 August 2017

“The Conjuring” horror universe crosses $1B

With its latest film “Annabelle: Creation” earning more than $110 million worldwide, New Line Cinema's “Conjuring” cinematic universe has surpassed the $1 billion mark at the global box office.
20 August 2017

Comedian-rights activist Dick Gregory dies

Dick Gregory, the pioneering standup comedian and civil rights activist who made his advocacy work a key component of his on-stage persona, died Saturday night in Washington, DC. He was 84.
20 August 2017

Vaani Kapoor is unfazed by failure

Her last film “Befikre” could not do wonders at the box office, but Bollywood actor Vaani Kapoor said she is fine with it as failure and success are part of life.
20 August 2017

Duet art exhibit at AFD

Alliance Française de Dhaka (AFD) has organised a duet painting exhibition by young artists -- Sayed Fida Hossain and Sultan Ishtiaque -- titled “Obsession” at its La Galerie. The inaugural ceremony of the exhibition was held on August 18.
20 August 2017

Bipasha and Tauquir on their “Chemistry”

Bipasha Hayat and Tauquir Ahmed have stood out in the Bangladesh television industry as a powerhouse couple, pairing up for roles for over 25 years. The actors first became a duo in the 1992 play “Sonali Roddur”. Off-screen, the dynamic couple continues
20 August 2017

Selim Al-Deen Festival kicks off with zeal

The Selim Al Deen Festival opened in full swing at the main auditorium of the National Theatre Hall at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on August 19, through a ceremony that handed out a number of awards, and saw the staging of Dhaka Theatre's
20 August 2017

Tina Fey makes SNL return

Tina Fey turned up on Thursday's edition of “Saturday Night Live” special summer “Weekend Update” episode, to deliver a biting commentary on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend that left one person dead, and President Donald Trump's response.
19 August 2017

TAYLOR SWIFT wipes social media accounts

Taylor Swift has reliably put out a new album around every two years since her self-titled 2006 debut. It has now been two years and nearly ten months since October 2014's “1989”, so Swifties are understandably anxious.
19 August 2017

A Gulzar film made in 1988 is releasing this year!

A feature film directed by Gulzar, which failed to see the light of the day for almost three decades, is finally set to hit the big screen this year.
19 August 2017

Drama serial “Housewives” on Maasranga

Drama serial “Housewives” airs on Maasranga Television tonight at7:35pm. Written jointly by Tazeen Khan and Nazakat Khan and directed by Akram Khan, the serial is about several housewives and their modern day lifestyles.
19 August 2017

Suborna Mustafa on 'Rongin Pata'

“Rongin Pata” is a weekly entertainment-based TVshow that airs every Sunday on ntv. This week's episode will have popular actor
19 August 2017

Nazmus Sakib's solo art exhibit at EMK Center

A solo art exhibition titled “Looking for Heaven” by Nazmus Sakib is on at EMK Center, Dhanmondi in Dhaka. The show, open from 9:30am to 8pm daily, was inaugurated on August 5 and will continue till August 24.
19 August 2017

“I have no desire to be a star”

After gaining prominence in theatre, Maznun Mizan went onto carve success in the big and small screens. A true thespian, the actor
19 August 2017

Obi-Wan spinoff in early development

With Disney's untitled Han Solo “Star Wars” standalone film approaching the finish line, Disney is now looking to tell the story of another iconic character in a galaxy far, far away.
18 August 2017

Streax-Anandadhara Hairstyling Competition ends

The Streax-Anandadhara Hairstyling Competition, which featured 12 upcoming and talented beauticians and photographers competing in an attempt to produce the perfect makeover and snapshots, came to an end yesterday.
18 August 2017

“Bareilly Ki Barfi” gets rave reviews from Bollywood insiders

Filmmaker Karan Johar has praised the film “Bareilly Ki Barfi” and has lauded the performances by actors Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon and Rajkummar Rao, and he is not alone in singing praise.
18 August 2017

Emma Stone becomes the world's highest-paid actress

“La La Land” -- the city and its celluloid namesake -- has been very kind to Emma Stone. At just 28 years old, the Hollywood star is this year's highest-paid actress, banking $26 million pretax in our 12 month scoring period.
18 August 2017

Dhaka Theatre's Selim Al Deen Festival begins

Dhaka Theatre's six-day Selim Al Deen Festival opened yesterday at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, featuring an array of plays and other programmes.
18 August 2017

Environmental tele-film “GaNyer Naam-ti Palashpur”

A special tele-film focued on the environment, “GaNyer Naam-ti Palashpur”, will air today at 2:45pm today on Channel i. Written by
17 August 2017