DHAKA: Poet, author and activist Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86.One of America’s leading literary voices of the last 50 years, Angelou was best-known for her 1969 memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.It was the first of seven volumes of autobiography that traced her life from

DHAKA: A soiree of classical music by Pundit Amaresh Roy Chowdhury will be held at Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in city’s Gulshan area. The soiree, to jointly be organized by IGCC in association with Asian Paints, IRCON and Marico Bangladesh, will begin at 6:30pm on May 30. Born in

DHAKA: Reality television star Kim Kardashian has shared photos of her wedding, days after she married rapper Kanye West in Florence, Italy on Saturday. Reports on websites say such as New York magazine. The pictures posted on Instagram show the couple kissing in front of a wall of

DHAKA: Disney’s animated film Frozen has become the fifth highest-grossing film in box office history. The Oscar-winning movie, which was released in the US in November, has taken $1.219bn worldwide, overtaking ‘Iron Man 3’s total haul. It now stands behind Harry Potter and the

DHAKA: Actress Gemma Arterton doesn’t think she is famous enough to sell out a theatre run on her own. The 28-year-old will star in a new musical remake of hit film ‘Made in Dagenham’ in London’s West End later this year, but she admits she fears no one will want to buy tickets.

DHAKA: Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman is certain she is yet to deliver a truly great performance, and believes her best work is still to come. The Australian actress, who won an Academy Award for her role in ‘The Hours’ in 2003, began her career determined to star in a genuinely great

DHAKA: The superhero mutants from the blockbuster X-Men franchise fought their way to the top of North America’s box office over one of the biggest US film-going holidays, industry estimates showed on Sunday. ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’, a time-bending movie already a hit with

DHAKA: Timothy Spall has lifted the best actor prize at the Cannes Film Festival, for his role as the eponymous artists in Mike Leigh’s Turner. ‘I’ve spent a lot of time being a bridesmaid...this is the first time I’ve been a bride,’ he joked, reports the BBC. Turner, the

DHAKA: Julianne Moore won the best actress prize at the 67th Cannes Film Festival Saturday for her role as a shallow starlet in Canadian director David Cronenberg’s biting Hollywood satire ‘Maps to the Stars’. In the film, the 53-year-old redhead plays an ageing actress feeling

DHAKA: Celebrity royalty Kanye West and Kim Kardashian on Saturday took their marathon wedding celebrations to Florence after kicking them off with a sumptuous private party in Versailles. The couple and their guests flew out of the City of Light aboard private jets shortly before

DHAKA: The Cannes Film Festival culminated Saturday night with the glittering award show for the festival's top honors. Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan accepted the coveted Palm d'Or for his film "Winter Sleep" at the international event on the French Riveria. American actress

DHAKA: Iranian actress Leila Hatami, star of Oscar-winning film ‘A Separation’, has apologised for creating a stir in her home country after kissing 83-year-old Cannes film festival president, Gilles Jacob, on the cheek.The kiss, a simple peck on the cheek, happened at the world

DHAKA: British director Gareth Edwards, who made the recent Godzilla movie, is set to direct a Star Wars spin-off film, Walt Disney Co has confirmed. The unnamed film will be in addition to the forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, the first instalment of which will be directed by JJ Abrams.

DHAKA: Actress Angela Basset is to make her directorial debut with a biopic about singer Whitney Houston. The Lifetime US TV channel confirmed the film will chronicle Houston’s rise to fame and her turbulent relationship with ex-husband Bobby Brown, from their first meeting to their

DHAKA: Dogs triumphed in Cannes as Hungarian canine thriller ‘White God’ won the film festival’s prestigious prize for innovative work, just hours after its four-legged stars scooped up the unofficial Palm Dog award for pooch talent. The latest film by Hungarian director Kornel

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged the Dhaka-premiere of ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The show of this Hollywood action, drama and fantasy blockbuster movie was held on Thursday evening. The movie will be

DHAKA: Star Cineplex will organized Dhaka-premiere of ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ in 3D at its halls at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area. The show of this Hollywood action, drama and fantasy blockbuster movie will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday. ‘300: Rise of

DHAKA: Matinee idol Shah Rukh Khan has emerged as the second richest actor in both Hollywood and Bollywood combined list. Wealth-X’s Hollywood and Bollywood Rich List released on Wednesday puts comedian Jerry Seinfeld right on top of the rich list. With an estimated net worth of $820

DHAKA: Country-pop diva Taylor Swift’s fetish for the number 13 is being tested by a California clothing company in a trademark infringement lawsuit filed Tuesday in a greater Los Angeles court. Blue Sphere Inc. said it had been using Lucky 13 as a registered trademark for its line of

DHAKA: Cannes Film Festival president Gilles Jacob has played down a backlash in Iran after he kissed actress and prize jury member Leila Hatami on the cheek.Jacob said it was ‘a usual custom in the West’ after Iranian media claimed it was an affront to the ‘chastity’ of women in