DHAKA: Wilderness drama The Revenant, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has dominated this year's Baftas.It was named best film while DiCaprio won best actor and Alejandro G Inarritu best director. The Mexican director described the win as "overwhelming". He said DiCaprio's "talent and

DHAKA: Khaled Hasan is an extraordinary documentary photographer and filmmaker born in Dhaka in 1981. He began working as a photographer in 2001 as a freelancer for several dailies in Bangladesh and for international magazines.His passion for photography since younger age has made him to

DHAKA: Five British nationals have died in a car crash in Sweden, the UK foreign office has said.It is understood all four members of the indie band ‘Viola Beach’ died in the accident, which happened on Saturday in the Swedish capital Stockholm.The car plunged more than 25m from a

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DHAKA: Adele has been named the world's best selling and most popular music artist of 2015.The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) awarded the singer its global artist of the year prize in recognition of her ‘simply phenomenal’ success.Adele’s achievement is

DHAKA: Alejandro Inarritu has won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards for ‘The Revenant’, adding weight to his chances at the Oscars.‘The Revenant’, starring Leonardo Di Caprio as a frontiersman fighting for survival, leads the Oscars race with 12

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DHAKA: Australian filmmaker George Miller has been selected to head the jury at the upcoming 69th Cannes Film Festival, which is set to run May 11-22.Prganizers announced late Monday, reports hollywoodreporter.com.Miller, who has been nominated for the best director Academy Award for his

DHAKA: The latest Hollywood adventure, drama and thriller ‘The Revenant’ will hit Star Cineplex on Thursday (February 4) at its hall at Bashundhara City in city’s Panthapath area.The premiere show will begin at 6:45pm.A 2015 American semi-biographical western film ‘The Revenant’

The journalism drama Spotlight took home the main prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards, but the success of minority actors drew most attention.The film, about the Boston Globe’s investigation of paedophile Catholic priests, won for best film cast.But many of the main awards in Los

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DHAKA: The weeklong International Children's Film Festival will begin from Saturday (January 23) aimed at inspiring young generations to enter the industry and become leaders of change.There will be four screenings each day (11 am, 2 pm, 4 pm and 6 pm) except the inaugural day.Festival

DHAKA: Founding member of popular American rock band ‘Eagles’ guitarist Glenn Frey breathed his last in New York City on Monday, the band has announced. He was 67Glenn died from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia, reports the BBC.“Words can

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DHAKA: One of the most prestigious awards of the Indian film industry Filmfare awards were held on January 15 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai.While Sanjay Leela Bahansali's 'Bajirao Mastani' won nine awards including the Best Film and the Best Director Awards, Shoojit

DHAKA: Noted poet Rafiq Azad has been admitted to Anwar Khan Medical College and Hospital in city following a brain stroke on Friday.Later, he was taken to the ICU (intensive care unit) of the hospital, said writer and publisher Humayun Kabir Dhali.He also said the poet has been suffering

DHAKA: Oscar voters showered “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” with honors on Thursday, including best picture nominations, but were less kind to some contenders and put forth, once again, an all-white field of acting nominees.Six films joined “The Revenant” and “Fury

DHAKA: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress-model Jerry Hall are to get married.They announced their engagement in the births, marriages and deaths section of the Times newspaper, which is owned by Murdoch’s News Corporation company.It will be the fourth marriage for Murdoch, 84, and

DHAKA: Singer David Bowie has died at the age of 69 from cancer.His son, film director Duncan Jones, confirmed the news and a statement was issued on his social media accounts, reports the BBC.‘David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle

DHAKA: The latest Star Wars film has taken $53m in ticket sales on its first weekend in China, the country’s highest ever opening weekend.Globally, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has become the third most commercially successful film in history, according to the Walt Disney studio,