Entertainment

Gianfranco Rosi: the slow documentary maker in a frantic world 18 Nov 2025 - 11:32 am

Paris: If the regular recipe for success in the modern entertainment industry or on social media is being loud, attention-seeking and a prolific...

In film's second act, 'Wicked' goes beyond Broadway musical 18 Nov 2025 - 08:04 am

Los Angeles, United States: When Universal Pictures split its musical adaptation of "Wicked" into two films, the move was derided by some critics...

Tom Cruise receives honorary Oscar for illustrious career 17 Nov 2025 - 12:58 pm

Los Angeles, United States: US actor Tom Cruise received an honorary Oscar on Sunday evening, the first golden statue of his decades-long career,...

Music giants Dua Lipa, Coldplay call for action on UK ticket touts 13 Nov 2025 - 05:41 pm

London: Music stars have joined forces to call for the UK government to honour a manifesto pledge to protect fans from touts who...

Nintendo releases new 'Super Mario' movie trailer 13 Nov 2025 - 02:16 pm

Tokyo: "Super Mario" fans got a first look on Wednesday at the sequel to the megahit movie based on Nintendo's top videogamefranchise that...

'Netflix House' marks streaming giant's first theme park 12 Nov 2025 - 12:08 pm

King of Prussia, United States: After years of temporary pop-up events, streaming giant Netflix will make its first foray into the theme park...

Humans can no longer tell AI music from the real thing: survey 12 Nov 2025 - 09:26 am

Paris: It has become nearly impossible for people to tell the difference between music generated by artificial intelligence and that created by humans,...

Spotify active users top 700 million, paying subscribers rise 12% 04 Nov 2025 - 04:51 pm

Stockholm: Music streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday that it had 713 million active users at the end of the third quarter, while paying...

Universal, AI music startup Udio struck first licensing deal 30 Oct 2025 - 08:37 pm

Paris: A deal struck between UniversalmusicGroup and AImusiccreation startup Udio marks a new chapter for a recording industry buffeted by the emergence of...

Oasis guitar sold at auction for $385k 24 Oct 2025 - 09:10 pm

London: An electric guitar used by Noel Gallagher, from British rock band Oasis, was sold in London for £289,800 ($385,541), auction house Propstore...

George Clooney explores passage of time in Netflix film 'Jay Kelly' 24 Oct 2025 - 02:45 pm

Hollywood, United States: George Clooney plays an actor looking back at his past in Netflix's "Jay Kelly," but in real life, the US...

Taylor Swift’s voice memos are more than I need and less than I want 19 Oct 2025 - 03:50 pm

Last week, Taylor Swift sold a bunch of records and broke one: With 4 million units moved (and counting), Swift’s 12th studio album,...

Spotify, Netflix sign deal to stream video podcasts 15 Oct 2025 - 06:23 pm

Stockholm: Music and video streaming giants Spotify and Netflix have penned a deal to bring several video podcasts produced by Spotify to Netflix's...

'I ain't dead yet!': Dolly Parton reassures fans after scare 08 Oct 2025 - 10:26 pm

Los Angeles, US: A very much alive Dolly Parton took to Instagram on Wednesday to declare "I ain't dead yet!" after her sister...

Taylor Swift rules North America box office with 'Showgirl' event 05 Oct 2025 - 11:15 pm

Los Angeles, US: Taylor Swift is having a very good weekend: after the blockbuster release of her new album "The Life of a...

Taylor Swift keeps borrowing Shakespeare. These experts approve. 05 Oct 2025 - 02:45 pm

Hours after Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” was released on Friday, her fans arrived in droves at movie...

Musk joins 'cancel Netflix' campaign 04 Oct 2025 - 09:08 am

San Francisco, United States: Elon Musk has urged his 227 million social media followers to cancel theirNetflixsubscriptions, accusing the streaming platform of promoting...