Category: Entertainment

‘Mank’ leads Golden Globe nominees with 6; Netflix dominates

In this image released by Netflix, Gary Oldman portrays Herman Mankiewicz in a scene from "Mank." On Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 the film was nominated for a Golden Globe for best motion picture drama. (Nikolai Loveikis/Netflix via AP)

NEW YORK (AP): After a year where the pandemic nearly emptied movie theaters, Netflix dominated nominations to the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday, with David Fincher’s “Mank” leading film nominees with six nods and “The Crown” topping all television series. The Globes, delayed about two months due to the coronavirus, tried to muster some… Continue reading ‘Mank’ leads Golden Globe nominees with 6; Netflix dominates

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo, Larry King attends the 45th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton, in New York. Former CNN talk show host King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. CNN reported the 87-year-old King contracted the coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy: AP

LOS ANGELES (AP): Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87. King died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his production company, Ora Media, tweeted. No cause of death was given, but a spokesperson… Continue reading Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87

Italian police find stolen copy of Leonardo ‘Salvator Mundi’

Italian police officers stand by a copy of the “Salvator Mundi” (Savior of the World) by Leonardo da Vinci, in Naples, Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Italian police have recovered a copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church without the priests even realizing it was gone. The discovery was made over the weekend when Naples police working on a bigger operation found the painting hidden in an apartment. Police chief Alfredo Fabbrocini said the owner offered a “less than credible” explanation that he had “casually” bought it at a small market. (Italian Police via AP)

ROME (AP): Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th century “Salvator Mundi” painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without the priests even realizing it was gone. The discovery was made when Naples police working on a bigger operation found the painting hidden… Continue reading Italian police find stolen copy of Leonardo ‘Salvator Mundi’

Government allow to open movie halls

Photo Courtesy: QFX cinemas

Kathmandu: The government has given permission to open a movie hall. The government has given permission to operate movie halls which were closed since last year. A meeting with Prime Minister KP Oli and members of the Council of Ministers on Sunday decided to open a cinema hall, media reported quoting Aakash Adhikari, president of… Continue reading Government allow to open movie halls

Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2017, file photo, Larry King attends the 45th International Emmy Awards at the New York Hilton, in New York. Former CNN talk show host King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. CNN reported the 87-year-old King contracted the coronavirus and was undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Photo Courtesy: AP

LOS ANGELES (AP): Veteran talk show host Larry King, suffering from COVID-19, has been moved out of the intensive care unit at a Los Angeles hospital and is breathing on his own, a spokesman said on Monday. King was moved to the ICU on New Year’s Eve and was receiving oxygen but is now breathing… Continue reading Larry King, hospitalized with COVID, moved out of ICU

Netflix reworks leftovers with food-based reality game show

In this undated photo provided by Netflix, from left to right Jonathan Kim, Alexandra Jones and Melissa Schwimmer compete in Netflix's new food-based reality game show “Best Leftovers Ever!” (Netflix via AP)

NEW YORK (AP): Just in time for anyone facing a heaving, post-holiday refrigerator comes a TV show about what to do with all those dubious dishes — leftovers. Each episode of the food game show “Best Leftovers Ever!” on Netflix sees three skilled cooks make new dishes out of already made dishes, hoping to walk… Continue reading Netflix reworks leftovers with food-based reality game show

Nepal Literature Festival will be organized virtually

Kathmandu: Ninth Nepal Literature Festival will be organized virtually owing to Covid-19 pandemic. The Virtual Literary Festival will be held from Sarangkot in Pokhara this time amidst the Covid-19 crisis. The organizer Bookworm Foundation has informed that the festival will have 16 virtual sessions on various contemporary issues including literature, culture and politics. There will… Continue reading Nepal Literature Festival will be organized virtually

Bungee jump resumes at Bhotekoshi

Kathmandu (RSS): The bungee jump at Bhotekoshi in Sindhupalchowk, which was closed due to coronavirus, has resumed after nine months. Rashtriya Samachar Samiti has reported that the 160-meter long bungee jump, which has been in operation since 1999, is considered to be the best in terms of adventure. Before the lockdown was imposed in the… Continue reading Bungee jump resumes at Bhotekoshi

KIMFF begins; watch free movies at home

Kathmandu: The 18th edition of Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival (KIMFF) has started. All the films of the festival, which started on Thursday, can be watched free from home. Films screened at the festival will be available on KIMFF’s website. According to KIMFF, the film will be screened at the festival for five days and… Continue reading KIMFF begins; watch free movies at home

Swiss nightclub, shuttered by COVID-19, reborn as blood donation centre

People give blood on the stage of the closed MAD (Moulin a Danse) night club during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2020. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

LAUSANNE (Reuters): A Swiss nightclub shuttered by COVID-19 restrictions has been converted into a temporary blood donation centre, bringing new life to an empty multi-floor warehouse that previously heaved with revellers. Chandeliers that used to illumine the dance floor for thousands of party-goers at the MAD nightclub in the student town of Lausanne now light… Continue reading Swiss nightclub, shuttered by COVID-19, reborn as blood donation centre