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Climate change satire 'Don't Look Up' sets Netflix viewership record

Adam McKay's climate change satire 'Don't Look Up' is right up there on top of Netflix's global viewership chart for December 27-January 2, clocking 152.29 million hours globally during the week.

Hollywood

Paris Hilton: Didn't know that I'd become highest-paid female DJ in the world

Socialite and entrepreneur Paris Hilton has talked about her love for DJing. She says she simply followed her passion and that playing music and performing has always been her superpower.

Spotlight

Golden Globes 2021: 'Nomadland', 'Borat' 'The Crown' win top honours

"Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" and "Nomadland" were the big winners of the 78th Golden Globe Awards. "The Crown" and late star Chadwick Boseman were among winners, too, while veteran Jane Fonda was feted with the lifetime achievement award.

Hollywood

HBO confirms 'House of the Dragon' filming set to begin in April

American television network HBO will soon begin filming for the 'Game of Thrones' prequel titled 'House of the Dragon'.

Hollywood

Golden Globe 2021 nominations: 'The Crown,' 'Mank' score big, 'Queen's Gambit,' 'Hamilton' pick up nods

As the nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards were officially announced on Wednesday morning (local time), Netflix drama 'The Crown' scored the most nods of any television show with six.

World news

Arnold Schwarzenegger: President Trump is a failed leader

Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger has condemned the attack on the Capitol in the US, and described Donald Trump as the worst president ever.

Hollywood

Christopher Nolan: India is a wonderful place to be in and engage with filmmaking

Christopher Nolan feels Hindi films happen to retain the fundamental reasons due to which we enjoy cinema, and that Hollywood has lost some of that essence.

Hollywood

Jason Momoa finds yoga the 'hardest thing' he has ever tried

Hollywood star Jason Momoa is always in great shape thanks to his fitness regime. But yoga, he says, is the hardest thing he has ever tried.

Hollywood

'The Boys' Kiwi star Karl Urban gives special shoutout to Indian fans

Actor Karl Urban says he is thankful to the Indian audience for loving and appreciating his superhero satire series, The Boys.

Hollywood

Sofia Vergara is Forbes' highest paid actress of 2020

Sofia Vergara of Modern Family fame has bagged the top spot of Forbes' annual list of the highest paid actresses.

New Zealand

Surf Life Saving NZ Calls on Hollywood Heavyweight to help “Save the Males”

The cry for help comes as figures reveal an alarming 89% of beach and coastal drowning victims in Aotearoa/New Zealand over the last 10 years were male.

Spotlight

Ridley Scott working on ‘Gladiator' sequel

Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott is working on a sequel of his 2000 blockbuster "Gladiator", but is finding it hard to crack a story for the follow-up.

Events

COVID-19 effect: Oscars 2021 might get delayed

With lack of releases amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are plans to postpone the Academy Awards ceremony next year by four months, for the first time in 93 years.

Reviews

Chris Hemsworth opens up on 'Thor: Love And Thunder'

Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth says "Thor: Love and Thunder" is "going to be pretty insane". In an interview to Philadelphia Inquirer, the 36-year-old actor opened up about the upcoming instalment of "Thor" franchise, dailymail.co.uk.

New Zealand

Oscars 2020: Predictable affair or a surprise party?

With the 92nd annual Academy Awards less than few hours away, the anticipation about who will take home a gold statuette is high.

In focus

'...Endgame' crosses $2 bn, now second highest grosser

Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame" has surpassed the $2 billion mark in its second weekend, obliterating the record for the fastest film to reach that milestone.