cinema
Dying to Survive takes out best Asian picture at Australian film industry
Sydney, Dec 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Chinese film, Dying to Survive, has taken out best Asian picture at the 8th annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards.
2.0 movie review: Despite Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, Bunkum is Bunkum
Dhaka, Nov 30 (UNB)- He is back. This time around, Chitti is reloaded and primed to confront a force that is out to eliminate mobile phones and cellular transmission towers from Tamil Nadu. The battle between good and evil, between nature and technology, plays out over two and a half hours in a zone where all the dividing lines are blurred in a way that creates the possibility of multiple interpretations. But because the storytelling is, well, robotic, the frenetic action sequences rarely touch the heights that the flying mobiles achieve, reports NDTV. The film talks at length about the sad reality of the sparrows vanishing from our metropolises - a theme culled from newspapers and social media platforms - but the pressing nature of the debate is buried deep under a flashy, impressive demo of animatronics, special effects and prosthetics.
'Avengers' director says Evans' Cap days may not be over
Los Angeles, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — Chris Evans suggested his run as Captain America is done. The filmmakers currently controlling the Avengers' fates say he shouldn't shelve the shield just yet.
Liberation War documentary 'Blockade' screened in The Hague ahead of Victory month
Dhaka, Nov 28 (UNB) – The Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague has organised screening of a Liberation War documentary titled ‘Blockade' as the month of Victory knocks the door.
National Board of Review names 'Green Book' year's best film
New York, Nov 28 (AP/UNB) — The feel-good road-trip drama "Green Book" was named the best film of the year, and its star, Viggo Mortensen, best actor, by the National Board of Review in one of the first in a parade of awards season honors.
'The Rider' tops Gotham Awards, kicking off awards season
New York, Nov 27 (AP/UNB) — In the first major soiree of Hollywood's awards season, Chloe Zhao's elegiac, lyrical Western "The Rider" took best feature film at the 28th annual Gotham Awards.
Magician and actor Ricky Jay, of 'Boogie Nights,' dies at 72
New York, Nov 26 (AP/UNB) — Ricky Jay, a magician, historian of oddball entertainers and actor who appeared in "Boogie Nights" and other films, has died. He was 72.
Security beefed up for Shah Rukh after Kalinga Sena threats
Dhaka, Nov 25 (UNB) - Special attention as well as adequate measures have been taken for the security of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan as a regional outfit, Kalinga Sena, has issued threats to throw ink on him.
Kim Porter's family remember her as 'a special angel'
New York, Nov 24 (AP/UNB) — The family of Kim Porter released a statement honoring her life a day after Thanksgiving, saying "although we've lost our best friend, God has gained a special angel and we know she is watching over us."
Adventure film ‘Zabardast’ to be screened at AFD Friday
Dhaka, Nov 22 (UNB) - The screening of ‘Zabardast’, an adventure film directed by Jérôme Toran, will be held at ‘Auditorium Nouvelle Vague’ of Alliance Française de Dhaka on Friday.