Chariots of Fire star Ben Cross dies aged 72

British actor Ben Cross, best known for his starring role in the 1981 Oscar-winning sports drama “Chariots of Fire,” died Tuesday aged 72. Cross, who portrayed Jewish sprinter Harold Abrahams’s battle to overcome anti-Semitism and triumph at the 1924 Olympics, was also known to younger fans as Spock’s father in the 2009 reboot of “Star Trek.” “Ben passed aw

Game of Thrones actor ‘disappointed’ by finale

Game Of Thrones’ final season got mixed reviews from critics and was widely lambasted by viewers and fans. Charles Dance joined the ranks of those disappointed fans when he said he would sign a petition calling for the entire final season of the HBO hit to be remade. The 73-year-old English actor weighed in on his former series in an interview with PopCulture.com published Monday.

 A wickedly indulgent approach to losing weight

When I was 30, I moved to Paris to live and write for a year. It may be a complete myth that French women don’t get fat (obesity rates are rising across the Channel, just as they are in the UK), but it’s certainly true that some French women seem to enjoy fine food, yet maintain their slim figures. You know the kind of women I mean — those elegant creatures who epitomise Parisian chic. I used t

DISH IT OUT HARPO GUNARATNE

Founder and CEO of Harpo’s Cafés and Restaurants which include restaurants Harpo’s Pizza, The Bayleaf, The Commons Coffee House, Park Street Mews, Curve, and Colombo Fort Café as well as th

Lakshman Joseph De Saram

Four time recipient of the Signis International Award for outstanding original score for a feature film, as well as the 2016 Presidential award for best film music, Lakshman is a professional classical musician and film composer Schooled in Colombo and New York City, a passionate advocate for chamber music, a veteran of over 800 concerts, he is however best known internationally for his original scores for film. Bel Ami, a score he co wrote with

Ariana Grande overtakes Rihanna

Ariana Grande marked another milestone on Monday as she became the most-streamed female artiste on Spotify. The 27-year-old Thank U, Next singer overtook Rihanna, who had previously held the top spot on the popular music streaming service. Despite being honoured, Arianna wrote that she hoped Rihanna would soon regain her crown. ‘@ArianaGrande is now the most stre

Tom Hanks in early negotiations to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action remake of Pinocchio

Tom Hanks is in early negotiations to play Geppetto in Disney and Robert Zemeckis’ remake of its animated classic Pinocchio, according to Deadline. After reading the script, the 64-year-old Toy Story star, reportedly reached out to Zemeckis ’to let him know he wants to do the film.’ The pair previously won Oscars together for their work on Forrest Gump in 1994, and have reunited twice for Cast Away (2000) and The Polar Express (2004.) While sou

Energy symbols

Feng Shui has been used to draw positive energy in order to gain wealth, happiness, stability and peace of mind. FENG SHUI WHICH MEANS Wind and Water is a key to unlock your desires and aspirations. The feel of a p

Life

Life is one thing we do not question, especially when growing up. Most people we know have grown up in comfortable homes and have had a fair education. It is later on in life, when growing older and facing problems and becoming aware of mortality that makes one begin to wonder what life is all about.

Mission Impossible 7 filming is hit by more delays

Filming at the £2m Mission Impossible 7 set is thought to have been hit by more delays after a motorbike caught fire.Two of the other cast members joined him in the skydive after filming on Mission Impossible 7 resumed following a Covid shutdown. Writer-director Christoph

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.