Comic book film Joker passed the $1bn (£772m) mark in global ticket sales this weekend, becoming the first R-rated movie to do so. MORE..
A painting dismissed as a copy has been confirmed as a Botticelli masterpiece. MORE..
Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets. MORE..
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres will get a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes next year recognizing her 25-year career on U.S. television, organizers said on Monday. MORE..
The grand finale of “Derana Battle of the Bands” – Season 01 came to a spectacular end last night (03). MORE..
Taylor Swift is set to receive the Artist of the Decade trophy at this year’s American Music Awards. MORE..
Cable channel HBO has given the go-ahead for a prequel series to the hit fantasy TV show Game of Thrones. MORE..
Actor Jared Padalecki from The CW’s long-running Supernatural has reportedly been arrested following an incident at a bar in Austin, Texas. MORE..
JK Rowling has told young people not to become volunteers in overseas orphanages, because of the risk that they might be unwittingly supporting places that are cruel to children. MORE..
The organisation behind US children’s TV show Sesame Street is set to reveal that one of its muppets’ mothers has an addiction. MORE..
Critics have hit out at the decision to give Peter Handke a Nobel Prize for Literature. MORE..
The Nobel prize in literature will be awarded twice on Thursday, after the Swedish body that selects the laureates was engulfed in a sexual assault scandal that forced it to postpone the 2018 ceremony. MORE..
After briefly breaking up, Sony Pictures and Marvel have found a way to get back in the Spider-Man business together. MORE..
The original stars of Jurassic Park are to reunite for the next instalment of the dinosaur film franchise. MORE..
Amazon’s “Fleabag” stole the show Sunday at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, bringing home four awards, including those for best actress in a comedy, directing and best comedy series. MORE..
Namal Sandusen was crowned as the Best Solo Dancer at the finals of the Derana City of Dance - Season 6 last night (21). MORE..
Rapper Dave has won the Mercury Prize for his debut album, Psychodrama. A thought-provoking reflection on his upbringing in London, it has been hailed as “the boldest and best British rap album in a generation”. MORE..
YouTuber Lilly Singh has launched her TV talk show, becoming the only female late-night host on the main networks. MORE..
One of the big questions facing “Joker” after its shocking Golden Lion win at the Venice Film Festival was how film critics and journalists would respond to the film when it touched down at the Toronto International Film Festival. MORE..
There’s a survival thriller at the Toronto International Film Festival playing out offscreen this week at Scotiabank Theatres, the traditional Press & Industry screening venue. MORE..
The students at St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville can no longer checkout the popular Harry Potter book series from their school’s library. MORE..
Actor-comedian Kevin Hart and two others were involved in a car crash in Calabasas, California early Sunday, according to a California Highway Patrol incident report obtained by CNN. MORE..
In 2009 and 2010, two ships packed with refugees fleeing the Sri Lankan civil war arrived on the shores of Canada. Those refugees inspired Sharon Bala’s debut novel, The Boat People, which won the 2019 Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction. MORE..
Disney has released a teaser trailer for “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” which is the final installment of the franchise’s latest trilogy. MORE..
Barack and Michelle Obama made their Hollywood debut on Wednesday with a documentary set in industrial Ohio that film reviewers are calling compelling and timely. MORE..