Sienna Weir, a 2022 Miss Universe finalist and Australian fashion model, died at the age of 23 following a tragic horse-riding accident, New York Post reported. The model suffered a fatal accident while riding a horse last month in her native Australia. According to News.com.au, Ms Weir was riding at Windsor Polo Grounds in Australia on April 2, when her ...
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Carrie Fisher’s Walk of Fame star provokes family wars
Late “Star Wars” actor Carrie Fisher was honored with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame Thursday, in a ceremony overshadowed by a bitter feud among her family. Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the highest-grossing sci-fi film franchise of all time, died of a heart attack in 2016. She is survived by her daughter, actor Billie Lourd. Lourd — ...
Read More »Salman Muqtadir gets married
Salman Mohammad Muqtadir, the very first successful YouTube celebrity in Bangladesh, has finally settled down and got married. The popular social media celebrity shared some of the images from his wedding photoshoots across his verified profiles on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday, and the caption suggested that the couple got married on April 30. However, name of his bride is ...
Read More »Bond actress Eva Green wins UK court case over film fee
James Bond star Eva Green on Friday won a court case in the UK over her $1 million (o810,000) acting fee for the never-made science fiction film “A Patriot”. The French actress had sued UK-based production company White Lantern Film at the High Court in London for the fee but the firm countersued, saying she derailed the o4-million project by ...
Read More »6th London Bengali film festival starts on 26 April
Ansar Ahmed Ullah: The London Bengali Film Festival today announced the full line up of films included in this year’s 6th edition of Europe’s largest Bengali film festival, running April 26 – 30, 2023. The programme includes seven feature films and three shorts in Bengali and Hindi languages from Bangladesh, India and beyond. The festival launches at the prestigious ...
Read More »Metallica land first UK number one album in 15 years
US heavy metal band Metallica have landed their fourth UK number one album and first in 15 years, with 72 seasons. Their new, 11th LP outsold the rest of the top five combined on Friday, BBC reports. “Number one in the UK? Spectacular! We’re grateful,” frontman James Hetfield told the Official Charts. “Thank you UK, can’t wait to see you.” ...
Read More »Baldwin film ‘Rust’ to resume filming this week
Filming will resume this week on Alec Baldwin’s “Rust,” producers said Tuesday, some 18 months after it was halted by the fatal on-set shooting of the movie’s cinematographer. Hollywood star Baldwin was holding a Colt .45 gun during rehearsals for the film in the southwestern state of New Mexico when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, ...
Read More »Michelle Yeoh seeks new challenges after Oscar win
Michelle Yeoh says she is looking for new challenges including as a producer, as she credited perseverance, hard work and passion for her historic Oscar win last month. The 60-year-old became the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a laundromat owner in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” The movie won a total ...
Read More »Celine Dion back making music, releasing five new songs
Pop diva Celine Dion announced the release of new music on Thursday — her first since revealing last year that she was suffering from a rare neurological disorder that was affecting her singing. The new album “Love Again” is the soundtrack for a film of the same name, and contains five new songs as well as past hits. It is ...
Read More »Hollywood cavalcade heading for Cannes film fest
The 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will be a who’s who of Hollywood A-listers and veteran filmmakers this May, and feature a record six women filmmakers in competition, the organisers announced on Thursday. Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” will alone bring a cavalcade of stars to the red carpet, including Tom Hanks, Margot Robbie and Scarlett Johansson. It is ...
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