Gamini bids farewell

The death of award-winning actor Gamini Hettiarachchi last week came as a shock to many in the film, theatre and television industries.Gamini who breathed his last, weeks before he could turn 66 on July 24, was indisputably a talented actor who could fit into any role. He started his acting career as a schoolboy at Nalanda College, Colombo. Among the theatre productions he took part in the early days were ‘Wes Muhunu’, ‘Sekkuwa’, ‘Meepura Wesiyo’

Chitra Wakishta no more

Veteran actress Chitra Wakishta passed away last Friday at the age of 83. Chitra Dhanawalawithana who later married the late Lloyd Wakishta, opened her career as a film actress in Sirisena Wimalaweera

‘Maanaya’ coming next month

The newest Sinhala movie titled ‘Maanaya’ directed by debutant Anju Dhananjaya and produced by Roshan Indika Ralapanawa, will be screened in the LFD circuit from next month. The cast includes Upeksha Swarnamali, Wasantha Kumarawila, Pavithra Wickremasinghe, Dilip Manohara, Hemantha Eiriyagama, Sumudu Amalka and others. Prasad Devinda has handled the cinematography while Kiran G. Soysa has handled the make up.

MalAni Felicitation ceremony on Rupavahini

The mega event held in Colombo recently to felicitate screen queen Malani Fonseka, will be telecast on state television Rupavahini on June 4 at 10 pm. The programme has been directed and edited by

De-Cluttering

However much one begins clearing up the cupboards or drawers or wherever items have either been thrown in or stored for later use, it is amazing to see what has been set aside. When going through such items with the intention of throwing away the unwanted stuff they bring back memories of what we have been doing in our past: good and bad times, employment details and related stuff etc. I wake up some mornings yearning to declu

47 METERS DOWN UNCAGED

A new generation of Hollywood royalty is coming up. Corinne Foxx, 25, and Sistine Stallone, 20, are co-starring in 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, a heart-pounding new shark thriller with a teaser out soon. The rising stars have teamed up 16 y

Moby cancels book tour

American musician Moby on Wednesday cancelled his book tour after mischaracterising a past relationship with actress Natalie Portman in his new book. A message on his website said that Moby was can

SWAMP THING

The character has been featured in two poorly received films and a television series from the 1980s and ‘90s. On Tuesday, streaming service DC Universe released the first full trailer for its upcoming Swamp Thing series. The plant-based comic book hero is briefly seen, as an mysterious sickness sweeps a small Louisiana town. The footage opens on a pale young girl in the middle of class. Her attention wanders as she notices her nose is bleeding, b

STRANGER THINGS

Expect high drama and a play on emotions in the climax for season three of the science fiction horror series Stranger Things. David Harbour, who plays police chief Jim Hopper, revealed that the season finale will be ‘the most moving’ episode of the entire series.

PATRIOT PAWS

The heightened state of security over the past month has brought much attention to the dedicated service and commitment of the armed forces of Sri Lanka. While Sri Lankans across the nation took pride in our valiant heroes, special recognition was also accorded to the service rendered by some of our furry friends, whose adorable faces were shared among many users on multiple social media platforms. Some of these friendly four legged friends belon

Nita wins 2nd int’l best actress award

Veteran actress Nita Fernando recently won her second international best actress award at the 2019 Nice International Film Festival for her outstanding performance in ‘Paangshu’. “Paangshu” won two major awards at the foreign feature film competition of 2019 Nice International Film Festival of France. Veteran actress Nita Fernando won the Best Actress Award while Kumara Karawdeniya won the Best Costume Designer’s award. Director Visakesa Chandras

‘Sama Kumaru Kathawa’

Udara Palliyaguru’s newest movie “SAMA KUMARU KATHAWA” directed by Nishantha Seneviratne will be screened in the CEL circuit as a stop gap Sinhala film release from May 31 at Regal -Colombo, Lido -Borella, Regal -Gampaha ,Odeon -Mt Lavinia and other CEL circuit centers. Wimal Kumar de Costa, Geetha Kanthi Jayakody, Rohana Beddage and several others including child artistes Dimirthi Palliyaguru, Deertha Palliyaguru, Akash Gunathilaka and Rizon Leh

Neeya 2 in theatres

Tamil romantic horror film ‘Neeya 2’ written and directed by L. Suresh, starring Jai, Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar, Raai Laxmi and Catherine Tresa is now being screened at Majestic - Jaffna, Colombo, Kingsly, Regal - Nuwara Eliya, Milano - Kegalle, Cinecity - Maradana, Raja - Jaffna and other centres as a CEL release.

Angry Birds Movie 2 photocall

The global campaign ahead of the release of the computer-animated comedy The Angry Birds Movie 2 is in full effect. Sterling K. Brown and Jason Sudeikis joined voice-over co-star Rachel Bloom and producer John Cohen for a festive and colourful photocall promo spot in West Hollywood on Wednesday. Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Bill Hader and P

Positive Vibes

It was heartening to hear that people were taking positive steps to move on with their lives. In fact, most seemed to be taking advantage of the big discounts offered by Hotels. As a result, some hotels were sold out for the Vesak weekend. When they are highly priced and luring foreigners the rates at such hotels are not affordable to locals. Trixie was delighted to go on a jaunt. She believed the Hotel owners s

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

She has already been nominated for one Oscar. And it certainly looks like Margot Robbie will be in the running to win one. The 28-year-old Australian actress already has many buzzing from her performance in just a short appearance in the first official full trailer for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood released Tuesday featuring fellow A-listers Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Miley is a ’depressed and fragile’ pop-star turned robot

She confirmed earlier in the month that she would be returning to acting with a debut appearance in the popular Netflix series Black Mirror. And in a new trailer, fans can now learn a little bit more of Miley Cyrus’ pop-star character, Ashley Too. While the first trailer saw the 26-year-old appear disgruntled, it has now been revealed she’s rather depressed and fragile. The episode will see a lonely teenager,

Aladdin A ballet adaptation like you’ve never seen before!

Growing up, Disney’s classic Aladdin is everything you could wish for and more! In case you’ve missed the big news, The Deanna School of Dancing is proud to introduce their ballet adaptation of the world fa

Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda dies aged 70

Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, his family have confirmed. Lauda, who won the F1 drivers’ championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren, passed away on Monday - eight months after undergoing a lung transplant. He was considered one of the sport’s greatest ever drivers and in 1976 was badly burned when he crashed during the Germa

Beresilient Sri Lanka

Zion Church Batticaloa

The third church that fell victim to the tragic Easter Sunday attacks was the Protestant Zion Church in Batticaloa. The identified suspect had first made his way to St. Mary’s Church Batticaloa, and upon finding out that the priest had decided to start mass earlier than expected, which meant he could not proceed with his already laid out plan, made his way to Zion Church, just a few metres down the same road, and detonated himself outside.

St. Anthony’s Church Kochchikade

Venerated by St. John Paul II himself in 1995 when he arrived in Sri Lanka to beatify Ven. Joseph Vaz; Kochchikade St. Anthony’s Church is one of the most prominent places of worship in Sri Lanka. It is also one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka with its consecration dating back to the 1st of June 1834 in the time of the British colonial period. Not just Catholics but even Buddhists consider this an important place of worship and people from al

The Hotels

The blasts that ripped through Shangri La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury on Easter morning claimed the lives of many including those from many countries as well as staff of those hotels who were on duty that morning. As the nation limps back to normalcy, Shangri La still remains closed while the other two hotels have started operations.

St. Sebastian’s church Katuwapitiya

In order to bring more awareness to some of the people, especially children that suffered permanent injury, and are currently in need of various types of assistance (financial or other), we paid a visit to some of the homes of those victims from Katuwapitiya. Walking through St. Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, it is unthinkable how someone could simply walk into such a peaceful place of worship and destroy the lives of so many innocent people

One month after.... Helping them heal

The 21st of April 2019 - Easter Sunday, will always be etched in the hearts of Sri Lankans as a day which brought forth a terrible tragedy to our little island.

The Ying To My Yang

Sometimes we don’t need to look far to find peace and quiet. I visited a place with great hospitality, intimate surroundings and lots and lots of love.

Angelina Jolie returns as villainous character to battle it out with Michelle Pfeiffer in Maleficent Mistress Of Evil Trailer

Disney has released the first trailer for their highly-anticipated sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, a follow-up to the 2014 blockbuster Maleficent. Angelina Jolie returns as the title character, with this sequel set several years after the events of the original film. Elle Fanning also returns as Aurora, a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty, with the trailer offering the first look at Michelle Pfeiffer’s new character, Queen Ingrith. The trailer opens with

My island can stand strong

As dawn breaks over my isle The pall of gloom feels heavy The sadness of the night

Doris Day, Hollywood star of the 1950s and ’60s, dead at 97

Actress Doris Day, who became one of the greatest box-office attractions of her time as the cheery, freckle-faced personification of wholesomeness, died on Monday at the age of 97, her foundation said on Monday. Day, who co-starred with 1950s and ’60s superstars such as Rock Hudson and Cary Grant, died at her Carmel, California home after a bout with pneumonia, the Doris Day Animal Foundation said on its website.

New Documentary about the Formula 1 legend to be unveiled this week

Michael Schumacher’s wife and father are set to open up on camera for the first time since the Formula 1 legend’s life-changing ski accident in a new documentary about his life. The film, simply titled Schumacher, is backed by the German’s family and is expected to hit cinemas in Germany and Switzerland in December this year.