The Lion King gets a resounding two paws up

The new live-action remake of Disney’s The Lion King was beset by criticism online from fans of the original who feared the new life-like beasts couldn’t convey the same emotions of the animated original. But Disney seems to have gotte

Lady Gaga to launch beauty line on Amazon

Lady Gaga to launch beauty line on Amazon as retailer targets cosmetics business. Pop star Lady Gaga on Tuesday announced a line of beauty products exclusively for sale on Amazon in a boost to the online retailer’s cosmetics business. The brand, Haus Laboratories, will launch in September for shoppers in nearly a dozen countries.

Arth Mumbai Takes Over Botanik

The “Arth Mumbai Takes Over Botanik” dinner pop-up will take place at Botanik on July 19th and 20th. Arth is the first gas free restaurant in India embracing ethnic Indian methods of slow cooking over wood fire and charcoal. Each dish on the menu is rooted in the techniques of traditional, ancient cooking. Inspired by the fact that the earliest record of cooked food in history made use of a charcoal-po

Little Women  Emma Watson bonds with on-screen sisters

She’s transformed into Meg March in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel. And Emma Watson appears to bond with her on-screen sisters Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh as they engage in a group prayer in an official image from upcoming period drama Little Women, set for release in December 25 2019.

Cliff Richard demands change to sex offence anonymity rules

British singer Cliff Richard demands change to sex offence anonymity rules. British singer Cliff Richard joined forces with other high profile figures in the media on Monday to demand that those people accused of sex

It’s A Classic By The De Lanerolle Brothers

Scream Resurrection

‘Great, the jock and the cheerleader. Now it’s a real breakfast club,’ announces the teacher presiding over detention, sarcastically. After the goth girl of the group tries to label everyone by their clique, Kym (Keke Palmer) interjects, ‘Don’t you dare try stuffing me in one of or your boxes.’ The new trailer also hints at the way slasher films have historically punished teenagers for premarital sex and romant

A Marvel star is born?

Lady Gaga is rumoured to be joining Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 as Bradley Cooper’s love interest. Unconfirmed rumours that Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper could grace the silver screen together again in Guardians Of The

proposal for 25 new cinemas by Dr. Arosha Fernando gets Cabinet greenlight

A comprehensive proposal submitted by well known film Producer, MPI Film Circuit Director and Universal Media Network & Cinelink Chairman  Dr. Arosha Fernando recently received Cabinet approval for a proposal he had submitted to construct 25 brand new movie theatres across Sri Lanka under the ‘ENTERPRISE SRI LANKA’ National Programme.

‘Article 15’ a must watch movie

Controversial Bollywood crime thriller ‘ARTICLE 15’ directed by Anubhav Sinha, featuring Ayushmann Khurrana, Isha Talwar, Sayani Gupta, Kumud Mishra and Manoj Pahwa is now being screened at Liberty Lite Kollupitiya, Amity Lite Maharagama, Sky Lite, Vista Lite and other theatres of Movie Works (Pvt) Ltd in addition to MC Colombo, New Imperial Talkies Ratnapura and Kurunegala.

NFC Film Distribution System Should Be Flawless: Buddhi

Sri Lanka Film Exhibitors Association President and veteran film producer Buddhi Keerthisena pledged support to the new film distribution move by the National Film Corporation, but insisted that such a move should not be based o

Phases

A long telephone conversation with a dear friend is always enjoyable, sharing fun information and discussing what we have done during the week. Where one can talk freely with a sincere friend when one is sure that nothing of the conversation will either be discussed or repeated to another is a great comfort too. These conversations we have are not laundering information about others but the main topics being our own lives and domestic situations

THE NATIONAL TRUST – SRI LANKA LECTURE Lankan Banknotes from 1785 onwards

The 117th Session of the Monthly Lecture Series of the National Trust - Sri Lanka will be held at the HNB Auditorium, 22nd Floor, HNB Towers, 479 T.B. Jayah Mawatha, Colombo 10 at 6.30p.m. on Thursday 27th June 2019. Since the Dutch first introduced

IT’S A CLASSIC

The De Lanerolle Brothers Celebrating 10 years in 2019 will present their 5th local concert out of 10 this year. They are looking forward to returning to the theatre they loved as children and young adults - the Lionel Wendt for a piano and voice concert with NO amplification as they unanimously say it’s the best acoustic hall in the country for such a concert. At the piano will be one of Sri Lanka’s best collaborators Sureka Amerasinghe while ma

Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Grease’ costume up for auction

Olivia Newton-John is putting the black leather jacket and tight pants that she wore in the final number of “Grease” up for auction to help raise money for her cancer treatment center in Australia. Julien’s Auctions said on Wednesday the iconic outfit that marked her character’s transition from demure high schooler to sexy Sandy Olson in the 1978 movie musical was one of 200 items that Newton-John is selling in November. The jacket and pants are

Lies parents told us AS KIDS

Since the comments on our last post were an absolute riot, we decided to ask people what lies their parents told them as kids, and boy were there a LOT of them!!! We get it, parenting is often a walk through Jurassic Park. Parents have been pulling a fast one since time immemorial, expertly concocting ingenious lies within a split second. After all, with great power comes the great responsibility… of coming up with world class lies.

Poson Bakthi Gee at Buddhist Ladies College, Colombo

A colourful Poson Bakthi Gee programme was organised by the Buddhist Ladies College (BLC), Colombo 7 on Saturday. Dr. Dayaratne Ranatunga, Senior lecturer Mahanama Wickremasinghe and veteran singer Dayan Witharana were the Chief Guests at the event organised by BLC old girls Supriya Abeysekara and Sangeeth Nipun Sadhana Ranatunga together with the Old Girls Association. Sadhana’s and

Release of two new Poson Bakthi Gee creations

The visuals of two new Poson Bakthi Gee creations of veteran singers Visharada Nanda Malini and Sunil Edirisinghe were released to television channels, to mark Poson Full Moon Poya Day.

Sarisara Music Academy now enrolling students

The Sarisara Music Academy conducted by Visharada Edward Jayakody and Visharada Charitha Priyadarshani Peiris have now begun classes for music students and newcomers, also providing guidance for musical examinations in Sri Lanka and India, including GCE O/L, A/L, Bathkande exams and grades 6 to 9 local music syllabus. The classes held in Nugegoda will

EQUAL GROUND Celebrates 15 Years

Rosanna Flamer-Caldera is the founder and Executive Director of EQUAL GROUND (2004-to present), the only LGBTIQ advocacy organisation pursuing LGBTIQ rights as part of the larger Human Rights framework in Sri Lanka.  Rosanna served two terms as Co-Secretary to ILGA and is the co-founder and current Chair of the Commonwealth Equality Network. She was a recipient of the Utopia Award (2005). She was awarded the Zonta Women of Achievement 2017 Award

Tony awards audience slumps to all-time low

The television audience for Broadway theater’s Tony awards slumped to an all-time low in the absence of pop culture juggernauts like “Harry Potter” and “Hamilton.” Nielsen data on Monday showed that just 5.5 million A

‘Central Park 5’ tell Oprah of pain and redemption

The five men wrongly convicted of raping a jogger in New York’s Central Park in 1989 said on Sunday that a new Netflix Inc series about their case revived the pain from their ordeal but, for some, brought a sense of redemption. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, the men who became known as the “Central Park Five” said they were grateful that the four-episode dramatic series called “When They See Us” humanised

Jackson Anthony ready to unspool ‘Eka Gei Sokari’

Award-winning actor and filmmaker Jackson Anthony is all set to release his newest movie ‘Eka Gei Sokari’ soon, giving local audiences a new cinematic experience. Jackson Anthony has scripted and directed the movie touching upon the marital tradition of ‘Polyandry’ that existed in the country decades ago. The film is centered on a family living in a remote village.

Suneth looking for new faces

Suneth Malinga Lokuhewa who made films like Sinhawalokanaya, Spandana, Nidahase Piya and several teledramas, is looking for new faces – both males and females in any age group including children – to be featured in his upcoming movie productions. For details contact September Studios, 110- G2, New Kandy Road, Kothalawela, Kaduwela (0117-445344)

Dark Phoenix now in theatres

Hollywood super hero film ‘Dark Phoenix’ (also known as X-Men: Dark Phoenix) is now being screened in theatres in Colombo. The movie is based on the Marvel Comics X-Men characters, produced by 20th Century Fox and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the twelfth installment in the X-Men film series, a direct sequel to X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and the seventh and final installment in the main X-Menseries. The film written an

Such Hatred

In my entire life I have never come across or seen such hatred among the people in our country as is displayed now. Social media is just full of it; bad mouthing one community or another, which is quite depressing to read. Are these postings because of feelings of either helplessness or powerlessness or inadequacy to act on something they believe in and the only alternative is expressing such thoughts by being keyboard warriors.

Monthly Lecture of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society Climate Change & our responsibility

Climate change has been the biggest environmental challenge since the Industrial Revolution. Carbon dioxide concentration on earth has increased by about 40 percent since the Industrial Revolution. The observed warming on earth has been attributed to the increased levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases due to various anthropogenic activities including fossil fuel burning and

The Fading Magic of the Jungles

The river murmurs quietly as she flows, her crystal waters glistening in the rays of the early morning sun as she gently meanders through the reedy banks effortlessly. It is turning out to be another glorious m

‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ debuts with $49 million

Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” may be king of the box office, but it only managed a meek roar. The monster sequel brought in $49 million when it debuted in 4,108 locations, a disappointing start given its $200 million

Robert Pattinson’s Batman Will Be A Trilogy

The World’s Greatest Detective is going to need more than one film. Robert Pattinson was not only recently confirmed to star in The Batman but it has since been revealed that the role is planned for a trilogy. Director Matt Reeves seemingly supported Deadline’s report as he posted a .GIF of the 33-year-old actor with three bat emojis on Monday. No doubt hardcore fans of Batman will be pleased to know that there will be more emphasis on Bruce W