August 8, 2020 11:19 pm
The United Kingdom’s Royal Mail is releasing a set of special stamps featuring characters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series and BBC One’s Sherlock. MORE..
Baahubali director S. S. Rajamouli and his family tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday. The filmmaker shared his COVID-19 diagnosis in a tweet and revealed that he and his family are isolating at home, as prescribed by doctors. MORE..
Veteran American broadcaster Regis Philbin has died at the age of 88, a family statement says. MORE..
Actor, musician, film producer and, now, comic-book writer. Is there anything Keanu Reeves can’t do? The Hollywood action man has teamed up with New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Matt Kindt to produce a 12-issue comic-book series, “BRZRKR.” MORE..
A body found in a lake in the US state of California has been identified as the missing Glee star Naya Rivera, police say. MORE..
After Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, both Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya Bachchan have been tested positive for COVID-19. MORE..
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan on Saturday said they have tested positive for coronavirus and have been taken to a hospital. The 77-year-old is asymptomatic and stable, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope told NDTV. MORE..
Authorities are searching a Southern California lake for “Glee” actress Naya Rivera, who officials believe went missing while swimming Wednesday. MORE..
Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian composer whose haunting scores to Spaghetti Westerns like “A Fistful of Dollars” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” helped define a cinematic era, died on Monday. He was 91. MORE..
Veteran author and illustrator of children’s books Sybil Wettasinghe, fondly known as ‘Sybil Nanda’ in Sri Lanka, has passed away at the age of 93. MORE..
Sri Lankan kids with extraordinary talents took home prizes at the grand finale of Derana Little Star Season 10 last night (27). MORE..
British postage stamps which often portray the monarch will honor a different Queen in a new Royal Mail series - the veteran rock band that is celebrating its 50th anniversary. MORE..
The 2021 Oscars ceremony was moved to April from February on Monday due to the havoc caused in the movie industry by the coronavirus pandemic. MORE..
The pet that inspired the book series and film A Street Cat Named Bob has died aged 14. MORE..
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his home in Bandra, Mumbai on Sunday. Early reports indicate that his death was by suicide. He was 34. Mumbai police have confirmed the actor’s death and have opened an investigation. MORE..
Chernobyl, the miniseries about the nuclear power plant disaster in 1986, leads the Bafta TV awards nominations with 14, while Netflix’s The Crown has received seven nominations, including best drama series. MORE..
The music industry is to observe a day-long “blackout” on Tuesday, in response to George Floyd’s death last week. MORE..
The state of California filed a lawsuit Tuesday against CBS, Disney and producers of the long-running series “Criminal Minds,” alleging that the show’s cinematographer engaged in rampant sexual misconduct against crew members for years. MORE..
Japan police have arrested the suspect in the deadly arson attack on the Kyoto Animation studio in July of last year. MORE..
Hundred-year-old British World War II veteran Captain Tom Moore is to be knighted after raising nearly $40 million for healthcare charities, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling him a “beacon of light” during the coronavirus pandemic. MORE..
Fred Willard, the comedic actor known for his roles in movies including “Best in Show” and “This is Spinal Tap” and TV sitcoms “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Modern Family,” has died. MORE..
Madonna said Thursday she has recovered from the coronavirus which forced her to pull out of a string of concerts in Paris in February and March. MORE..
Tom Cruise wants to fly into outer space in the name of filmmaking, and NASA says it’s happening. MORE..
US author Colson Whitehead has become only the fourth writer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice. MORE..
Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor famed for his romantic roles has died aged 67. MORE..