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Movie stars and indie darlings from Pedro Pascal and Kristen Stewart to Richard Linklater and Steven Soderbergh were headed to the mountains of Utah on Thursday for the 40th edition of the Sundance film festival. Co-founded by Robert Redford, and held in sub-zero temperatures at an altitude of 7,000 feet (2,150 meters), Sundance will host premieres for many of the ...

Prepare for the arrival of Macbeth as it unfolds, unraveling the story of a couple tainted by an insatiable hunger for power, leaving blood on their hands. Wessex Grove, Underbelly, Gavin Kalin Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions, Winkler & Smalberg, and Cultura, in association with Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C., proudly announce the full cast and creative team for MACBETH. Olivier ...

The final season of “Succession” dominated the Emmy Awards on Monday, scooping six prizes including best drama, at a nostalgic gala honoring television’s past and present that was delayed by four months due to Hollywood strikes. The HBO show about the back-stabbing dynastic battles of a powerful media family won awards for stars Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook and Matthew Macfadyen, ...

BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale, the station’s first female presenter, who went on to become its longest-serving host, has died at the age of 83. Nightingale joined the station in 1970 and remained the only woman on the line-up for 12 years. She was known for her passion for a wide range of music, championing everything from prog rock ...

Noted actor Jaya Ahsan-starrer Bangladesh-Iran joint venture film “Fereshte” has been selected for the Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran. The acclaimed Iranian director Morteza Atashzamzam-directed film will compete in the main category of the festival. The 42nd edition of the festival is scheduled to be held from 1 to 11 February. Besides Jaya Ahsan, several other Bangladeshi artistes, including ...

The independent candidate for Rajshahi-1 constituency and film actress Sharmin Akter Nipa alias Mahiya Mahi didn’t get any single vote in 17 polling centres out of a total of 158 centres in the district. Rajshahi Returning officer’s office confirmed the information on an announcement at around 8.30pm on Sunday. Apart from her, Trinamool BNP candidate Jamal Khan Dudu, BNM candidate ...

German-born Hollywood actor Christian Oliver was killed along with his two young daughters as their small plane plummeted into the Caribbean Sea moments after takeoff, local police said. Oliver, who appeared on the big screen with George Clooney in “The Good German” and in 2008 action-comedy “Speed Racer,” died aboard a privately owned, one-engine aircraft Thursday, the Royal St. Vincent ...

The “Madam Fuli”-famed actor Shamsun Nahar Shimla will be seen a new film titled “Abeg” after a long-hiatus. The National Award-winning artiste will play opposite Anik Rahman Ovi in the Rashed Biplab-directed film. According to sources, the shooting of the project will begin at a location in the capital on 9 January. About the film, Shimla said, “The talks with ...

Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has died, South Korea’s emergency office said Wednesday. Lee was found dead at a car in a central Seoul park on Wednesday, it said. Police earlier said an unconscious Lee was discovered at an unidentified Seoul location. South Korean media outlets including Yonhap news agency reported that police had been searching for ...

Actress Mahiya Mahi, who is set to contest the 12th national elections as an independent candidate, has been allotted “truck” as her electoral symbol. Shamim Ahmed, deputy commissioner and returning officer of Rajshahi, allotted the symbol on Monday. Mahi said she herself chose the truck as her electoral symbol. The Election Commission started allocating electoral symbols to 38 aspirants candidates ...