South Korean boy band, BTS, will take their first long holiday in six years after a series of global hits, their managers said, asking fans to respect the band’s privacy if they see them in “a chance encounter”. The band, which has led a wave o

The Los Angeles Opera said on Tuesday it will investigate accusations of sexual misconduct against Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, as two organisations cancelled planned appearances by him. The Los Angeles Opera, where Domingo is general director, was

Veteran wordsmith Saman Athaudahetti is all set to launch his newest travelogues at the BMICH on August 21. Saman will launch ‘Sonduru Serisara – Ramya Sagaraya Dige’ (Wandering Pleasure along the Beautiful Sea) and ‘Sonduru Serisara – Rath

The newest print of renowned author W. A. Silva’s celebrated novel ‘Vijayaba Kollaya’ is now available to coincide with the release of the popular movie ‘Vijayaba Kollaya’ which is now being screened to packed house.

The much-hyped Tamil action film “NEERKONDA PAARVAI” featuring Ajith Kumar, is now being screened in theatres here and abroad shattering all records. This  film distributed by CEL is being screened at Majestic Jaffna, Colombo, Capitol, Ruby, Ero

The cast of the 1990s hit “Beverly Hills, 90210” returned to U.S. television on Wednesday, much older but promising lots of the juicy drama that made their teenage characters famous. The six, one-hour episodes of “BH90210” on the Fox broadcas

Ardent music enthusiast, businessman and singer Chandra Dissanayake who is domiciled in Australia, recently organized a mega musical concert titled ‘Wasantha Warsha’ in Melbourne featuring six Sri Lankan artistes.It featured popular singers Senan

The 8th Colombo International Theatre Festival, dedicated to veteran dramatist Dr. Jayalath Manoratne, will be held at the Elphinstone Theatre in Maradana at 6.30 pm daily. Stage play creations from Sri Lanka, Germany, India, Austria, Pakistan, Iran,

The fifth edition of OLU Swim Week Colombo will unveil the latest trends in swim and luxury resort wear presented by 9 Sri Lankan designers and 6 international designers, as well as a newly conceptualised live fashion presentation by 8 high potential

’’We are back for the last season!! First table read of season 11!!! My Modern Family!!!’ Vergara said on her Instagram post. Sofia Vergara took to social media on Wednesday to celebrate two special occasions, her first table read for Season 11

UKITAS are a female acoustic music duo Nikola Benedikoviová and Terézia Greguš who create their own versions of well-known English and Spanish songs with a unique combination of Ukulele & Piano. They create a piece of charming and relaxing music t

‘Mass Asia Leisure’ of Mass Asia Group opened their new branch in Maharagama recently. Mass Asia Group comprising property development and rent a car service, added the leisure into the group recently with the takeover of Nature Paradise the luxu

Browns Hotels & Resorts was recently honoured with the coveted 2019 Certificate of Excellence. Awarded by the world’s largest social travel website, TripAdvisor, the accolade, which honours excellence in hospitality, is given only to the top 10% of

In an effort to celebrate hospitality and travel bodies in the region, the organisers of South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2019 recently held a signing ceremony with their partners for the regional event that would be hosted in Sri Lanka this year for

‘Grease’ hits Colombo this August as Cold Theatre 7 (CT7) brings this spectacular musical alive in special association with Theatrical Rights Worldwide at the Lionel Wendt Auditorium. Directed by Kevin C

A landmark solo musical concert of Visharada Sunil Edirisinghe titled ‘Sunilayaamaya’ will be held at the BMICH on August 3 at 6.30 pm, to mark the 50th year of the award-winning singer’s musical career.Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe will direct the mu

The much awaited DVD and Bluray version of the successful concert Lalithakala held in February was launched last night during the ‘Memories of the fabulous Moonstones’ concert held at theBMICH. The songs from the concert which comprised a selecti

No one knew the King of Rock ‘n Roll quite like his wife Priscilla Presley. And now, after 27-year-old Austin Butler has landed the role of Elvis in Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated biopic, everyone wants to know: who will

Jason Statham has praised stunt doubles as ‘unsung heroes’ after a man suffered a shocking fall on the set of Fast and Furious 9. Stuntman Joe Watts was left with a serious head injury after falling ‘at least 30ft’ during filming of the new m

Homemaker Chandani Baranage, the winner of the grand prize and some of the consolation prize winners in the ‘A Dash of Sri Lanka’ competition conducted by Daily Mirror Life and Emirates, received their prizes last week at the Emirates office in C

Presenting an annual exhibition of work that confronts the current political climate of a country is no small feat. An artist, an activist, lecturer and curator, Chandraguptha Thenuwara’s work has presented witty political commentary for nearly two

The upcoming “Star Trek” series about Jean-Luc Picard will reunite the beloved starship commander with android officer Data and other characters from the long-running space franchise, the cast revealed to fans at Sa

A music album titled ‘Durama Gamanak’ comprising songs penned by Dr. Duminda Handapandgoda will be launched on July 27 at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo. Several popular singers have made vocal contributions to the CD while the songs

She made a splash by attempting an English accent on the opening track of Kanye West’s seminal album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Now Nicki Minaj has revealed her new Angry Birds 2 character, which shares the same accent.

Netflix Inc. is removing a controversial graphic scene depicting a youth suicide from its popular young adult drama “13 Reasons Why”, following advice from medical experts, the company said on its Twitter account early on Tuesday. The show, based

Professor Pradeep Ratnayake’s work was performed in the June – July 2019 season of the Westfalen Orchestra in Germany and in the Middelburg Music Festival in Holland, marking a rare instance of a Sri Lankan composer’s work being played alongsid

Liam Neeson attended the Madrid premiere of Cold Pursuit on Monday night, five months after the film’s red carpet in New York was axed amid his racism row. The actor, who looked dapper in a grey suit, brushed off the backlash as he joined his ca

With the new change in the country’s film distribution process, veteran film producer and Sri Lanka Film Exhibitors Guild Chairman Buddhi Keerthisena said the National Film Corporation has a pivotal and responsible role to play in facilitating the

Ambitious filmmakers in every part of the world have always looked for new formats and platforms to make their movies. With the advent of the latest technology, our filmmakers have also ventured into such technological revolutions. In this context, a

Award-winning filmmaker Prasanna Jayakody made an impassioned appeal to the state film authorities of this country not to unjustly remove his newest movie ‘Sansare Dadayakkaraya’ from theatres, to suit the whims a