Entertainment
Bono to speak in Chicago on fighting AIDS, poverty in Africa
Chicago, Dec 3 (AP/UNB) — Bono will speak in Chicago about his efforts to combat AIDS and extreme poverty in Africa.
Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra post wedding on social media
New York, Dec 2 (AP/UNB) — Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra posted photos of their wedding celebration Saturday amid reports that the couple had wed after a four-month courtship.
MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Campaign now 'unrecognisable'
Dhaka, Nov 30 (UNB) -The founder of the MeToo movement has said that the campaign against sexual violence she began more than a decade ago has become "unrecognisable" to her.
2.0 movie review: Despite Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, Bunkum is Bunkum
Dhaka, Nov 30 (UNB)- He is back. This time around, Chitti is reloaded and primed to confront a force that is out to eliminate mobile phones and cellular transmission towers from Tamil Nadu. The battle between good and evil, between nature and technology, plays out over two and a half hours in a zone where all the dividing lines are blurred in a way that creates the possibility of multiple interpretations. But because the storytelling is, well, robotic, the frenetic action sequences rarely touch the heights that the flying mobiles achieve, reports NDTV. The film talks at length about the sad reality of the sparrows vanishing from our metropolises - a theme culled from newspapers and social media platforms - but the pressing nature of the debate is buried deep under a flashy, impressive demo of animatronics, special effects and prosthetics.
'Avengers' director says Evans' Cap days may not be over
Los Angeles, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — Chris Evans suggested his run as Captain America is done. The filmmakers currently controlling the Avengers' fates say he shouldn't shelve the shield just yet.
Rita Moreno joins Steven Spielberg's 'West Side Story' film
New York, Nov 29 (AP/UNB) — Rita Moreno's portrayal of Anita in the classic 1961 film "West Side Story" won her an Oscar. Now, she has a different part in a remake directed by Steven Spielberg.
Liberation War documentary 'Blockade' screened in The Hague ahead of Victory month
Dhaka, Nov 28 (UNB) – The Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague has organised screening of a Liberation War documentary titled ‘Blockade' as the month of Victory knocks the door.
National Board of Review names 'Green Book' year's best film
New York, Nov 28 (AP/UNB) — The feel-good road-trip drama "Green Book" was named the best film of the year, and its star, Viggo Mortensen, best actor, by the National Board of Review in one of the first in a parade of awards season honors.
'The Rider' tops Gotham Awards, kicking off awards season
New York, Nov 27 (AP/UNB) — In the first major soiree of Hollywood's awards season, Chloe Zhao's elegiac, lyrical Western "The Rider" took best feature film at the 28th annual Gotham Awards.
Filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci dead at 77
Rome, Nov 26 (AP/UNB) — Filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with "The Last Emperor" and whose erotic drama "Last Tango in Paris" enthralled and shocked the world, has died. He was 77.