Culture
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Hollywood celebrates strike end as actors get back to work
Nov 12, 2023Hollywood celebrated Thursday after actors ended a crippling months-long strike, kicking off a race to get the cameras rolling and salvage next year’s movies and television shows. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) called off its 118-day... -
Disney postpones “Deadpool” sequel, “Blade,” and other movies in the aftermath of the strike
Nov 11, 2023With the end of the four-month actors’ strike, Hollywood companies rearranged their timetables, and Walt Disney postponed the release of numerous films on Thursday, including the new “Deadpool” episode and the Marvel blockbuster “Blade.” Disney announced... -
The best-selling biography of Elon Musk is set to be filmed
Nov 11, 2023Production company A24 said on Friday that famed American director Darren Aronofsky is already signed to helm the cinematic adaptation of a best-selling biography of billionaire Elon Musk. The 2015 film starring Michael Fassbender adapted the... -
‘The Crown’ set for final season
Nov 11, 2023With the last episodes covering some of the most turbulent periods of the monarchy, fans of “The Crown” are awaiting the release of the highly anticipated final season of the popular Netflix drama on Queen Elizabeth... -
Nintendo announces new ‘Zelda’ movie
Nov 10, 2023In an attempt to build on the great success of its most recent “Mario” movie, Nintendo, the Japanese gaming behemoth, revealed that it is creating a movie based on its immensely popular “The Legend of Zelda”... -
Picasso’s ‘Woman with a Watch’ fetches $139 mn at auction
Nov 10, 2023“Woman with a Watch,” one of Pablo Picasso’s greatest works, brought in $139.3 million at auction on Wednesday night from Sotheby’s in New York. This is the artist’s second-highest price to date. Prior to being up... -
Disney+ adds subscribers amid cost-cutting campaign
Nov 9, 2023Disney announced on Wednesday that it has added roughly seven million new members to its streaming service, reversing a period of decline that had cast doubt on its ability to compete with Netflix, the market leader.... -
K-pop seduces youth in communist Cuba, birthplace of salsa
Nov 8, 2023In Cuba, the home of salsa, young people are being seduced by a music phenomenon from a place that could hardly be more geographically or ideologically remote. K-pop, the South Korean sensation that has already swept... -
Russell Brand accused of sexual assault on set of ‘Arthur’ in 2010
Nov 4, 2023According to court records made public on Friday, British comedian and actor Russell Brand has been accused of sexually abusing an unidentified actress while the movie “Arthur” was being filmed in New York in 2010. The... -
Humaira Himu’s mysterious death: One arrested
Nov 4, 2023Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained actress Humaira Himu’s pal Mohammad Ziauddin Rufi on suspicion of having a hand in her unexplained death. Khandaker Al Moin, director of the RAB’s legal and media wing, verified the...