Category: 5. Entertainment

HYDERABAD, India — A fast-rising parallel film industry in India is competing with Bollywood’s musicals and action-packed films and has taken the world by storm: It’s called Tollywood.

As Mumbai is to Hindi films — or Bollywood — the…

While most are gearing up for turkey feasts, I’m scouring, scrolling, and sourcing across our favorite retailers for the very best Black Friday deals. There’s plenty to take in, of course–Net-a-Porter, Shopbop, Mytheresa, and Banana…

From the moment the Fugees shot to fame in the mid-90s, Prakazrel “Pras” Michél was discounted as an incidental member of the hip-hop superstars. He was the unremarkable New Jersey rhyme spitter by way of Brooklyn who was lucky enough to be…

The event was pre-launched with Gaze Eternal: Ethiopia Past and Becoming, a vibrant program of archival and contemporary Ethiopian photography, screenings, and sound installations at the Institut Français.

Released on 25 December in the UK and 26 December in the UK

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11. The Testament of Ann Lee

One of the last year’s most acclaimed films was The Brutalist, directed by Brady Corbet and co-written by him and his partner, Mona…

At 85, Sir Cliff Richard is out on the road again. Last week, he wrapped up a run of shows in Australia and New Zealand. Tomorrow, the UK leg of his Can’t Stop Me Now tour opens in Cardiff, finishing at the Royal Albert Hall on 9 December. He…

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It’s been an extraordinary year for the Miró Quartet, who have marked their 30th anniversary season with major projects including their acclaimed Ginastera quartet…