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And America’s favourite movie star of 2015 is…

Tom Hanks has topped a new poll ranking America's favourite movie stars for the fifth time. Hanks, who is currently on the big screen in the drama "Bridge of Spies", took the top spot in a...

Passion, emotion and identity aplenty as Ola Bola hits the target

For someone who has been around for half a century, it is easy to get caught up in the memories of that great match from 1980, when Malaysia defeated South Korea with a gritty performance on a...

Fiennes to play Michael Jackson in TV movie

In a strange tale, and even stranger casting decision, Joseph Fiennes has confirmed that he'll be playing the King of Pop in a British film that recreates a fabled post 9/11 road trip between...

Backstreet Boys singer sued over bar fight

A bouncer at a Florida bar has sued Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter for attacking and choking him, labelling the star "nothing more than a backstreet thug". Skylar Carden, 21, filed the...

Abe Vigoda, ‘Godfather’ star, dies at 94

Abe Vigoda, the sad-faced star of Francis Ford Coppola's classic film "The Godfather", died on Tuesday at 94, his manager told AFP. The actor died at the home of his daughter, Carol Vigoda...

‘X-Files’ premiere draws strong numbers

Early ratings for Sunday night's "The X-Files" premiere are in and bode well for the series. The return of the sci-fi series to the small screen pulled in 13.5 million total viewers and a 5.1...

‘Friends’, ‘Big Bang Theory’ cast photo goes viral

The cast of "Friends" and "The Big Bang Theory" posed for an epic photo that has gone viral on Instagram. Actor Johnny Galecki shared the photo which was taken during NBC's tribute to veteran...

‘X-Files’ actor Duchovny gets Hollywood Walk of Fame star

"The X-Files" actor David Duchovny got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, a day after the cult television series returned to small screens to fanfare in the US. "It’s surreal,...

Strange tale of goat testicle doctor at Sundance

Have you heard the one about the doctor in Kansas who made a fortune peddling goat testicles to cure impotence? This may sound like the opening line for a joke, but it's actually the strange...

‘The Revenant’ tops worldwide box office

Leonardo DiCaprio's "The Revenant" swept the international box office following its Golden Globe win and Oscar buzz over the weekend. The film took in US$49.8 million (RM211 million) worldwide,...

Oscar diversity campaign may take time but Chris Rock will still host

The Oscars have launched a landmark campaign to diversify the ranks of Academy Award voters who decide which actors, movies and filmmakers earn recognition, but Hollywood's highest honours may...

Hollywood producers name ‘The Big Short’ year’s best film

Hollywood producers named "The Big Short" the best film of 2015 at a glitzy awards show yesterday, which was dominated by talk of racial bias in voting for the Oscars to be awarded next...

Lear’s 3 deadly dull daughters

Women do not come off well as complex or strong beings in Shakespeare’s oeuvre... with a couple of exceptions. In the comedies they are just pretty Barbie dolls, plot devices to propel fluffy...

Santana reunites line-up after 45 years

Carlos Santana, one of the pioneering Latin rockers in the United States, has reunited with his early band for its first album together in 45 years. The band announced late Thursday that it...

New baby for One Direction’s Tomlinson

One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has become a father, reports said Friday, weeks after the British boy band went on hiatus. Los Angeles-based stylist Briana Jungwirth gave birth on Thursday to a...

Sonu, Atif use music to bring peace

If you are between the ages of 30 to 40 and Bollywood was and still is a big part of your life, then Sonu Nigam would be a household name. Now, add Pakistan’s latest and hottest export to...

Celine Dion’s husband honoured in elaborate Montreal funeral

Canadian political leaders and entertainers joined award-winning singer Celine Dion on Friday in honouring the life of her husband, Rene Angelil, the man who plucked her out of childhood...

Oscars’ Film Academy pledges to diversify membership by 2020

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, organisers of the Oscar awards, pledged on Friday to double its membership of women and minorities by 2020 through an ambitious affirmative action...

Bennet sisters don swords in ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’

Jane Austen's classic tale "Pride and Prejudice" gets a somewhat different makeover for cinema screens this winter with heroine Elizabeth Bennet armed with a sword and fighting...

Pop star Mariah Carey engaged to Aussie mogul James Packer

US pop star Mariah Carey and Australian casino tycoon James Packer are engaged to be married, according to friends who said on Friday they were over the moon for the lovebirds. The couple have...