The idea of a movie created by a YouTuber was considered something to look down on for a long time. It meant the movie would have terrible production values, shallow stories, and exist only to generate clicks, not to make good films. But movies like Chris Stuckmann's Shelby Oaks and Markiplier's I
Laid-off and sidelined by last year’s production slowdown, Hollywood visual‑effects veteran Michael Eng discovered a gap in his resume while perusing job listings in Los Angeles– experience in machine learning. Eng turned to Curious Refuge, an online school teaching filmmaking powered
Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47. The band said in a statement that Arnold "passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his
A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against singer Mainul Ahsan Noble, his mother, wife, and two others in a case that accuses them of embezzling Tk 1.3 million. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Raju Ahmed passed the order on Monday after a report by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny and the KPop singers of “Golden” will face off on Sunday at a Grammys ceremony poised to crown several first‑time winners of the US music industry’s biggest honors. Bad Bunny is competing for album of the year with "Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Afran Nisho has been named Best Actor at this year’s National Film Awards, while Aynun Nahar Putul has won Best Actress. “Saatao” has been awarded the honour of Best Film. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the National Film Awards for 2023 on Thursday night,
Konstantin Bronzit may be one of Russia's most celebrated animators, but he still gets the jitters during awards season. The 60-year-old writer-director is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film this year for the 15-minute "Three Sisters", competing alongside productions from
Actress Brigitte Bardot shot to international fame dancing the mambo barefoot in “And God Created Woman”, her tousled hair and fierce energy radiating a sexual magnetism rarely before seen in mainstream cinema. A global icon was born. At just 21, she scandalised censors and captivated
Whether it’s stand-up comedy specials or a dramedy series, when Muslim American Mo Amer sets out to create, he writes what he knows. The comedian, writer and actor of Palestinian descent has received critical acclaim for it, too. The second season of Amer's “Mo” documents Mo Najj
Austrian artist Arnulf Rainer has died at the age of 96, Austrian news agency APA reported on Sunday. A versatile and often provocative exponent of abstract art, Rainer was considered one of Austria’s leading postwar artists and was a pioneer of Art Informel in his homeland. His works featur
Renowned classical musician Shiraz Ali Khan, a great-grandson of Ustad Alauddin Khan, has announced that he will not return to Bangladesh until artists, music and cultural institutions are “respected and protected”. In a Facebook post on Sunday, he wrote the decision was not born of an
Following the state mourning on the death of Shaheed Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, all activities including programs and exhibitions at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will resume from December 21. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy confirmed it in a press release. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announ
Football legend Lionel Messi has been gifted a rare Richard Mille watch worth around Rs 99.4 million during his visit to India, adding to the buzz surrounding his stay. It has been reported that billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s younger son, Anant Ambani, presented the exclusive gift to Messi. Ac
