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DHAKA: This year Guardians of the Galaxy swooped into theatres and saved the summer box office, taking over $654 million worldwide. Now Disney is hoping they can transfer some of Guardian’s box office magic to the small screen, with a new animated series to air on their XD channel.
DHAKA: Patrick Modiano, a French historical novelist whose work is largely inspired by Paris under the Nazi occupation, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday.The Swedish Academy said it wanted to celebrate his ‘art of memory’ in capturing the lives of ordinary people under
DHAKA: Maratha Mandir has been running Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ), billed as the Bible of Bollywood romance, since its release in 1995 for almost two decades now.The morning show at 11.30am still runs to packed houses everyday. However, this December, the theatre’s managing
DHAKA: Hollywood A-lister Ben Affleck has delivered a spirited defense of Muslims worldwide on a TV talk show hosted by a fellow liberal with little time for the Islamic faith.Affleck, well known for his progressive views, was promoting his latest film ‘Gone Girl’ on HBO’s
DHAKA: Be it for the never-seen-before stunts or scorching chemistry between lead actors Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif, ‘Bang Bang’ is doing extremely well at the box-office.Cashing in on the hype and positive word-of-mouth publicity, the movie has made a whoppping Rs 50 crore in
DHAKA: Star Cineplex will screen ‘The Expendables 3’, as their Eid movie, at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The Dhaka-premiere of this Hollywood blockbuster action, adventure and thriller movie was held Thursday evening. It will be screened at 1:30pm,
DHAKA: Apart from the same release date, the two movies have little in common Indian cinemagoers will be spoilt for choice this festive weekend, as not one but two high-profile films will be hitting the screens on Thursday.While on the one hand, Fox Star Studios is releasing its
DHAKA: Chinese cinema box office revenue has surged 32% in the first nine months of the year.Figures show, reports the BBC.Takings have reached 21.6bn yuan so far, already nearly equalling 2013’s full-year total of 21.8bn yuan.The best performing movie of 2014 to date is
DHAKA: A special screening of ‘Billy Elliot’ the Musical Live has topped the UK and Ireland box office, a first for an event cinema release.Sunday’s live stream from London Victoria’s Palace took a record £1.9m, the BBC publishes this report on Tuesday.It was also the widest
DHAKA: Star Cineplex will screen ‘The Expendables 3’, as the Eid movie, at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area.The Dhaka-premiere of this Hollywood blockbuster action, adventure and thriller movie will be held at 6:45pm on Thursday.‘The
DHAKA: With the help of Oscar de la Renta, Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli and Dolce & Gabbana, human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin vaulted into the top echelons of Hollywood fashion with her stylish Italian wedding to actor George Clooney.Alamuddin, 36, showcased several outfits
DHAKA: Denzel Washington’s latest film ‘The Equalizer’ has debuted at the top of the North American box office, taking $35m, according to early estimates.It marked a strong opening for the film, in which Washington plays a former commando who finds himself in a battle with the
DHAKA: Actress Lisa Haydon, who will be seen playing a huge fan of Akshay Kumar in ‘The Shaukeens’, says she likes him in his unshaved look. ‘It is a clean and funny film. I play Akshay’s huge fan in the film and in real life I like Akshay in an unshaved look,’ she said at the
DHAKA: George Clooney married human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin on Saturday, the actor’s representative said, out of sight of pursuing paparazzi and adoring crowds. A smiling Clooney traveled up the spectacular Grand Canal to his wedding standing coolly aboard a water-taxi, waving to
DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka premiere of ‘The Equalizer’ as a part of the worldwide release at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on city’s Panthapath area.The show will be held at 6:45pm on September 25.‘The Equalizer’, a American action thriller film, is
DHAKA: Bob Dylan will be honoured by some of the music industry’s biggest names at a special pre-Grammys event in February. Jack White, Neil Young, The Black Keys, Willie Nelson and Crosby, Stills and Nash will perform at the gala to celebrate the 73-year-old being named 2015’s
DHAKA: Star Cineplex will arrange the Dhaka premiere of ‘The Equalizer’ as a part of the worldwide release at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall on city’s Panthapath area. The show will be held at 6:45pm on September 25. ‘The Equalizer’, a American action thriller film, is
DHAKA: The 10th council of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpi Goshthi’s Dhaka city unit is going to be organized in the city from Friday.The two-day council will start at 10:00am on the day at Shawkat Osman Auditorium of Central Public Library in city, the organization’s Dhaka city unit
DHAKA: On the occasion of the 150th show of Sonai Madhab, a six-day Mymensingh Geetika Theatre Festival will held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area.The festival, to be organized by Loko Natyadal, will begin on September 25 and continue till September
DHAKA: Angelina Jolie has signed up to direct Africa, a film about celebrated conservationist Richard Leakey’s battles with ivory poachers.The screenplay has been written by Eric Roth, who won an Oscar for ‘Forrest Gump’.Leakey is former head of the Kenya Wildlife Service and was