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“La La Land” gets record-tying 14 Oscar nods

“La La Land,” a musical tribute to Los Angeles, dominated the Oscar nominations on Tuesday night, picking up 14 nods to tie the record set by “Titanic” and “All About Eve”.
23 January 2017

Cyber-attack forces Sundance closure

The Sundance Film Festival has been hacked.
22 January 2017

Tagore remembered in Mymensingh

Remembering Rabindranath Tagore, Jatiya Rabindra Sangeet Sammilon Parishad Mymensingh unit organised a programme at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Auditorium on Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) campus on Saturday.
22 January 2017

Adele to perform at 2017 Grammys

British superstar singer Adele is joining the lineup of performers for the 59th annual Grammy Awards, which takes place February 12 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
22 January 2017

Kareena to walk the ramp two months after giving birth

New mom Kareena Kapoor is going walk the ramp next month at the Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, reports news agency IANS.
22 January 2017

Star Melodies present unplugged musical night

The Daily Star's Star Melodies will host a special unplugged musical evening of popular Bangla songs of yesteryears.
22 January 2017

Birthday wishes for the living legend Nayak Raj Razzak turns 76

Abdur Razzak, whose performances of high repute has earned him the honoured title Nayak Raj Razzak has a career legacy very few have been able to match. The actor is also a renowned director and producer, and his works have created a significant mark on Bangladeshi cinema.
22 January 2017

Cameron rejoins Terminator franchise

The “Terminator” franchise has had a rough time ever since director James Cameron departed. While those first two movies are
21 January 2017

IGCC hosts Gaudiya Nritya troupe

Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre is organising a performance by a 13-member Gaudiya Nritya troupe from Kolkata at Jaityo Natyashala,
21 January 2017

Curtains on Dhaka Int'l Film Fest

The 15th Dhaka International Film Festival, organised by Rainbow Film Society, came to a close on Friday, through awarding the best films in various categories.
21 January 2017

Tisha in new TVC

Tisha has been quite busy over the last year, with roles for the big screens along with TV projects. But now, she has made time for a TV
21 January 2017

Crowd-funding of “Simantorekha” a success

Veteran director Tanvir Mokammel is a happy man as the crowd-funding of his latest documentary “Seemantorekha” (“The Borderline”) -- the first such venture in Bangladesh in film -making -- has turned out to be a success.
21 January 2017

A conflict between vice and virtue

Surgaon, a 22nd production of Desh Natok premiered at National Theatre Hall auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on
21 January 2017

Movie Review: xXx: Return of Xander Cage

XXX: Return of Xander Cage is the third movie of the xXx franchise released after a long pause since the second one titled as xXx: State of the Union (2005).
21 January 2017

Jackie Chan to visit India, has special message for Salman Khan

It seems like India has now became a perfect destination for International stars, who want to promote their films here. After Fast and the Furious fame Vin Diesel, recently visited India to promote his film ‘xxx: Returns of Xander Cage’...
21 January 2017

The Rock to get solo DC spinoff

After announcing plans to make a “Shazam” movie with Dwayne Johnson attached to play the antagonist Black Adam, New Line Cinema
20 January 2017

A final glimpse into Wolverine's swansong

The trailer shows a lot of Laura Kinney (played by Dafne Keen), the barely-teenage mutant “very much like” Wolverine himself, and how
20 January 2017

Shahed Sharif Khan turns poet

Popular actor Shahed Sharif Khan is a man of diverse talents, including directing and scriptwriting.
20 January 2017

Bipasha Hayat's solo painting exhibit in Italy

Bipasha Hayat may be best known in the country as a terrific actress of television, theatre and occasionally in critically-acclaimed films,
20 January 2017

Bangladesh-Tripura Cultural Fest concludes today

Through hoisting flags of two countries, the artistes of both Bangladesh and Tripura, India danced to the song “Ei Sammelan
20 January 2017