Trini Lopez dies of coronavirus

The singer, guitarist and actor passed away in Palm Springs, California on Tuesday. He was 83 years old. He was most known for his role of Pedro Jiminez in the 1967 classic war film The Dirty Dozen. An accomplished guitarist and musician, Lopez also sang a popular cover version of the American standard If I Had A Hammer on his 1963 debut album. Throughout his decades-long music

Gordon Ramsay critises aspiring TikTok Chefs

Gordon Ramsay is known for giving savage criticism to aspiring chefs on his popular TV shows - not to mention dropping the ‘F’ word. And now the celebrity chef has taken to TikTok to offer advice to those hoping to pursue a career in the kitchen and, as usual, he isn’t holding back. In a series of amu

Lakmini Wijesundera Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of IronOne Technologies and BoardPAC

Lakmini Wijesundera is a Technology entrepreneur who focuses on making Sri Lankan innovative technology products gain global brand recognition. Her company BoardPAC provides Board Meeting Automation to leading companies across 30 countries. She started out in the computer science and electronic engineering discipline with her education at Imperial College, London. She has won many accolades such as being selected as a prestigious Ernst & Young Wi

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The future of The Ellen DeGeneres Show in Australia is looking uncertain, after Channel Nine confirmed it had yet to acquire the broadcast rights for the next season. The American talk show, which has aired on Nine since 2013, is currently the subject of an internal investigation by Warner Media after multiple staffers alleged that bullying, racism and sexual harassment were rampant behind the scenes.In light of the ongoing controversy, a Nine sp

GOOD JOURNALISM ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Over the decades, we have seen pairings in several entertaining spheres like film, music or showbiz in general. Such iconic duos become heartthrobs among the masses and are livewires in their own right. Come to think of such two-some contributions, Vijaya-Malani and Gamini-Malani cross our minds instantly. And in our local television sphere, we had a dynamic duo in Thanuja Jayawardana and Narada Bakmeewewa who have maintained their popularity to

Tony Bennett is honoured on his 94th birthday by fellow musical icons

Tony Bennett was hailed by a number of his high-profile musical peers as he turned 94 on Monday. Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Sting and Billy Joel were among the artistes to wish the famed jazz singer a happy birthday via social media. Bennett’s camp took to Twitter with a picture of the iconic crooner, writing: ’Happy 94th birthday to Tony Bennett! We would love to share your warm wishes

Sir Paul McCartney admits he found it ‘hurtful’...

Sir Paul McCartney revealed he found it ‘pretty hurtful’ when he was blamed for breaking up The Beatles when the group parted ways in 1970. Reflecting on the misconceptions he faced during his tim

Elvis Presley’s 1942 Martin D-18 guitar sells for $1.32m at auction... ahead of first virtual Elvis Week celebration

Gotta Have Rock and Roll made history Saturday by auctioning off the most expensive Elvis Presley memorabilia ever sold - The King’s 1942 Martin D-18 guitar. A wealthy mystery fan bought the vintage instrument for $1.32M, according to TMZ, rather than the expected $2M-$3M price.The three-time Grammy winner originally bought his ’Sun Sessions’ guitar back in 1954 at O.K. Houck’s Piano Store in Memphis.

Hamster hero? How a Japanese cartoon became Thai youth protesters’ symbol

Thailand’s emerging student pro-democracy movement has adopted a Japanese cartoon hamster, Hamtaro, as a creative way to get support from young people around the country. Univer

Netflix is in talks to pick up Disney’s The Woman in the Window starring Amy Adams

With movie theatres still largely shut down across the country, Disney may be selling off one of its upcoming movies to Netflix. The Woman in the Window, based on the bestselling novel by A.J. Finn an

Gayathri Khemadasa

Sri Lankan composer and classical pianist Gayathri Khemadasa recently directed music for ‘The Newspaper’ a movie that speaks about an injustice faced by a mother due to an incorrect piece of information that got published in the papers

Celebrations @ Jetwing Gallery

From childhood, being brought up as a Buddhist, I have been taught that nothing is fixed or permanent, that change is always possible and the path to enlightenment is through the practice and development of morality, meditation and wisdom. Over the years I have come to believe that life is both endless and subject to impermanence, suffering and uncertainty. The above sums up all the great plans my dear friend Ranil, Shiromal and Ayoma had made fo

Law & Order: SVU spin off....

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit fans rejoiced in late March when it was revealed that Christopher Meloni will return as Elliot Stabler in a new SVU spin-off called Organized Crime, reuniting with Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson. Meloni, 59, set the In

Sex and the City auditions...

He has been successful on the big screen, appearing in many successful dramas and romantic comedies. But Josh Lucas reveal

Sharkboy and Lavagirl

Fans of 2005’s cult adventure film The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl In 3-D are in for a treat. On Tuesday, it was announced during a remote Collider Comic Con panel that director Robert Rodriguez is returning to the world of those superhero characters, with the recently completed We Can Be Heroes for Netflix. What’s more

Jennifer Aniston is nominated for an Emmy for the first time

Jennifer Aniston gained a nod for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series during Tuesday morning’s Emmy Awards nomination announcements. The 51-year-old was recognised for her work as TV anchor Alex Levy in the AppleTV+ drama series The Morning Show. It marked the Friends star’s first nomination in 11 years. The Morning Show,

Oprah Winfrey takes on racism in new TV discussion series for Apple TV+

Oprah Winfrey is returning to her talk show format with a new series on Apple TV+, whose first episodes will focus on racism in the United States, Apple Inc and Winfrey announced on Monday. “The Oprah Conversation” will debut July 30. It will feature Winfrey and Ibram X. Kendi, author of the best-selling book “How To Be an Antiracist,” speaking with white people about racism, Apple and

Informants, wiretaps & disguises

As long as there’s been cinema there’s been movies about the mafia, but now along comes Fear City: New York vs The Mafia, a three part Netflix docuseries that tells the largely unknown story of law enforcement’s war on organised crime. It’s a story about how the goodfellas were taken down by the good guys.  It wasn’t easy or glamorous. By the 1980s, the mob controlled every aspect of business in New York City; they ruled by fear, terrorised every

Always be in your element: Fire, Water, Earth? 

Many of us feel uncertain, even lost, in these turbulent times. And, when everything seems to be in upheaval, one route through is to turn to the wisdom of the ancients. Throughout lockdown, many of us have been seeking guidance from

Well-known fashion icon and Acupuncturist Dr. Prasad Deshapriya Attracting foreign wellness clients too

Sri Lanka’s most popular acupuncture specialist Dr. Prasad Deshapriya – Director of the Kalubowila Acupuncture Clinic - who is also renowned as a fashion icon, actor and film enthusiast, is known to be attracting foreign wellness clients and doctors in the field, thereby giving hope for a culture of wellness tourism to boost Sri Lanka’s image in the global map.

Let’s stop closure of cinema halls: Buddhi K.

Seasoned film producer, former Film Exhibitors Association President and Ceylon Chamber of Cinema organiser Buddhi Keerthisena who champions the cause of film industry development, is urging the authorities to ensure that cinema halls in th

Song on Bruce Lee with a Sri Lankan touch

A song on former martial arts legend Bruce Lee who changed the art on its head and went on to become famous as an actor, will be out soon. The song written by sports journalist Srian Obeyesekere as a tribute to the former great will be

Ageing and Convenience vs. Modern Designs

Ultra-modern architecture, modern furniture and other modern material connected to households, restaurants or any other space are quite pleasing to the eye. All sorts of fancy styled chairs, sofas, houses with elaborate staircases, known now as architectural attractions or whatever trendy name used, are quite eye catching until you hit a certain age. Visiting such designed areas when one has reached the stage when all types of body aches and pai

Could YOUR old toys be worth a fortune?

Those who grew up in the nineties will be stunned to discover how much the toys of their childhood are now worth, according to experts. Big name brands including Super Soaker, Beanie Babies and Furbies have seen their value skyrocket in the decades since they first hit shelves, with some worth thousands of pounds. Researchers at Save The Student spoke to experts to find out which toys fetch the most on the second-hand market. Here we reveal the N

rob missed out on Footloose role

Rob Lowe narrowly missed out on starring in one of the most iconic Hollywood films of the 1980s, Footloose. The 56-year-old actor was lined up to play the lead role of Ren McCormack, but was ruled o

Cinemas in China begin to reopen after six-month coronavirus closure

Some cinemas in Chinese cities from Shanghai to Chengdu reopened on Monday after a six-month closure, raising hope that the world’s second largest movie market can start to recover from painful losses during the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese authorities last week said they would allow movie theatres in low-risk areas to resume operations in a restricted fashion, a long-awaited piece of new

’Tenet’ movie release delayed indefinitely in new blow to theatres

Warner Bros. on Monday said it was delaying indefinitely the release of Christopher Nolan’s movie “Tenet,” in a further blow to the nation’s movie theater chains that were hoping to get back to business despite the coronavirus pandemic. “Tenet,” due out on Aug. 12, was scheduled to be the first major Hollywood movie out in U.S. theatres following the shutdown in mid-March. reuters

Deadpool 3 movie may never happen

Despite the first two movies earning over $1.5 billion worldwide, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld revealed he’s not sure a third movie will happen. 2016’s Deadpool ($363 million domestic, $782.6 million worldwide) and its 2018 follow-up Deadpool 2 ($324.5 million domestic, $785.7 million) were huge box office hits, though those were produced by 20th Century Fox before it was acquir

Grease prequel movie Summer Loving

The Grease prequel Summer Loving has taken a move forward at Paramount with the hiring of a director. Brett Haley, 36, has been picked to direct the film about the budding romance between greaser Danny and nice girl Sandy, according to an article Monday by Deadline. The mu

SRI LANKAN WINS THE DIANA AWARD 2020

Chiranthi Senanayake is a youth empowerment advocate whose work within the Sri Lankan community gained recognition at the 2020 Diana Awards. The Diana Award was established back in 1999 in continuation of Princess Diana’s legacy to recognise the youth that are going above and beyond to help their local communities. Among 100’s of awardees