Entertainment

Amazon, Netflix to bolster Indian content in $54 million deal 25 Jan 2022 - 12:15 pm

Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc. are among platforms partnering with Indian production house Clean Slate Filmz Pvt. to push out movies and web...

Pakistani actor Humayun Saeed to star in Netflix series 'The Crown' 23 Jan 2022 - 08:02 pm

Doha: One of the leading faces of Pakistani TV and cinema actor Humayun Saeed is all set to make his debut on the...

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas welcome first child 22 Jan 2022 - 03:31 pm

Los Angeles: Baby Jonas is here. PriyankaChopra Jonas and her husband Nick Jonas announced on their Instagram pages Friday that they welcomed their...

Miranda talks about Bruno, and the 'Encanto' phenomenon 22 Jan 2022 - 02:04 pm

New York: A month after "Encanto” debuted in theaters, Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the movie's Colombia-inflected songs, took a long vacation. By the...

'Wuhan, I Am Here': Film follows volunteers in sealed city 22 Jan 2022 - 12:10 pm

Beijing: The homeless, the sick, the elderly: For people who fell through the cracks of the official system, the then-unprecedented decision to isolate...

Tearful Adele postpones Las Vegas shows due to COVID delays 21 Jan 2022 - 03:14 pm

A tearful and apologetic Adele on Thursday postponed a series of Las Vegas concerts due to start on Friday because half her crew...

Review: A generic modern fairy tale in 'The Royal Treatment' 20 Jan 2022 - 03:29 pm

In the new Netflix movie " The Royal Treatment,” the chief of staff for the prince of a fictional European country accidentally calls...

Elton John says hello again with resumed goodbye tour 20 Jan 2022 - 02:18 pm

NEW ORLEANS: Flamboyant British rocker Elton John has resumed his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour, returning to the stage in New Orleans after...

French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies at 37 after ski accident 19 Jan 2022 - 10:40 pm

PARIS- French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads and portraying fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in a 2014 biopic,...

Bronx-raised Cardi B offers to pay fire victim burial costs 19 Jan 2022 - 09:53 pm

NEW YORK- Cardi B has offered to pay the burial costs for all 17 people killed in a fire that ripped through a...

Netflix releases record Korean lineup to tap ‘Squid Game’ boom 19 Jan 2022 - 11:09 am

Netflix Inc. announced its biggest lineup of Korean shows ever, including a zombie invasion series and an adaptation of popular Spanish crime drama...

Grammy awards rescheduled to April 3 in Las Vegas 18 Jan 2022 - 11:47 pm

LOS ANGELES- The Grammy awards, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been rescheduled for April 3 in Las Vegas,...

Netflix needs new subscribers. Its Korean playbook is its secret weapon. 14 Jan 2022 - 08:44 pm

It took "Squid Game” just four weeks this past fall to become the most-watched Netflix Inc. show ever released in any language. But...

'Spider-Man' helps Cineworld box office sales climb 14 Jan 2022 - 04:25 pm

Cineworld's on Friday reported its December box office sales recovered to nearly 90% of pre-pandemic levels helped by the Marvel superhero film "Spider-Man:...

Disney’s ‘Encanto’ is taking off online 13 Jan 2022 - 03:08 pm

Seven weeks after its modest debut in theaters, Walt Disney Co.’s animated film "Encanto” is having a second life on music and video...

Billie Eilish, Harry Styles among Coachella lineup as festival returns 13 Jan 2022 - 01:37 pm

Singers Billie Eilish and Harry Styles as well as rapper Kanye West and group Swedish House Mafia are among the line-up for this...

'House of Gucci' and Lady Gaga land SAG award nominations 12 Jan 2022 - 09:36 pm

LOS ANGELES- High fashion drama "House of Gucci" led the nominations on Wednesday for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild Awards, scoring nods for the...

Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar admitted to ICU after testing positive for Covid-19 12 Jan 2022 - 08:00 pm

The veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar was rushed to hospital on Saturday night after she tested positive for Covid-19. The 92-year-old singer is being...