Director Fajar Bustomi’s biopic about Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah shows that local filmmakers need to be bolder in scrutinizing Indonesian figures of the past, even one regarded as possibly the most virtuous.

Organisers of the prestigious French festival had previously said that last year's Palme d'Or winner, "Triangle of Sadness" director Ruben Ostlund, would preside over the main competition jury. 

Late-night shows fronted by the likes of Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Myers and Stephen Colbert were expected to be the first casualties as 11,000 union members walked off the job for the first time in 15 years.

Lightfoot, born in Ontario, made his performing debut in 1943, at the age of five, singing "I'm A Little Teapot" at a local church Sunday school, according to his website. 

Pop superstar Rihanna showed up late as usual but shut down the red carpet all the same, tennis legend Serena Williams and supermodel Karlie Kloss debuted their baby bumps with flair -- and two celebs dressed up as Lagerfeld's cat.

The video game-based film earned an estimated $40 million for the Friday-through-Sunday period in the United States and Canada for a domestic total so far of $490 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. 

The 2023 short film Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy is Indonesia’s first short film to enter the official selection of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.

Sheeran played the basic four-chord progression of his Grammy-winning song, "Thinking Out Loud," denying that it is a copy of Marvin Gaye's 1973 soul classic "Let's Get It On," the New York Times said. 

The Queen frontman's collection, which has been left largely untouched at his former west London home in the three decades since his death, will be exhibited publicly in the British capital for a month from August 4.

Progressive metal titan Dream Theater’s James LaBrie talks about their 2021 studio album A View From the Top of the World and the 20-minute epic's place in today’s world of instant gratification.

Maruyama, a protege of manga great Osamu Tezuka, said he fears Japan is losing its edge.

Industry members are closely following the copyright lawsuit as it could set precedent for protections on songwriters' creations and open the door to legal challenges elsewhere.

The joint effort of Universal, Nintendo and Illumination studios, now in its third week out, ranks as the year's top movie so far, taking in an accumulated $434.3 million domestically and $437 million internationally. 

Chris Evans has taken on the sidekick part in the upcoming movie Ghosted, playing a boyfriend pulled into the adventures of his CIA agent girlfriend, portrayed by Ana de Armas.

K-pop star Moonbin, a member of the boy band Astro, has died, his music label and South Korean police said Thursday, prompting an outpouring of grief from fans.

A new song created using AI software to imitate Canadian singers Drake and The Weeknd has been removed from streaming services after quickly racking up millions of listens and sparking debate over the new technology.

A tale of forbidden love with an infectious hook, Ali Sethi's song "Pasoori" has become an international phenomenon.

J-Hope -- whose full name is Jung Ho-seok -- was set to begin his five-week basic training at an army boot camp in Gangwon province on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The 2023 edition of the massive desert festival is a showcase of global talent, with more than half of the performing artists hailing from outside the United States, including artists from Puerto Rico, South Korea, Belgium and Pakistan. 

Netflix said on Wednesday it planned to expand operations in Africa, building on the success of hit shows like the South African drama Blood and Water.

Rowling has recently faced accusations of transphobia for putting an emphasis on biological sex over gender identity in comments about trans women. She denies the accusation.

Daughter’s Elena Tonra talks about acceptance and peace, overthinking things and navigating time and space in working on the new album

The alt-pop soloist, of Indonesian rock band Glaskaca fame, brought into being his own musical style as he recounts life's biggest moments that have given "birth" to who he is today.

Pakistan-born Oscar-winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy is leaping from the Marvel universe to the Star Wars galaxy to direct a new film set 15 years after the end of the last movie.

Having created the most successful animated franchise of all time with Despicable Me and its spin-off Minions films, producer Chris Meledandri knows a thing or two about blockbuster movies.

Johnny Depp's new film, a French period drama in which he plays King Louis XV, will be the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival.

Isolated by decades of dictatorship and post-revolution chaos, Libyan gamers are finally taking on the world.

Just like any attempt at stepping outside one's comfort zone, the web miniseries is both admirable and awkward.

Katera of the Punishment Island, a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a vigilante, is among six short films co-financed on Africa by Netflix and UNESCO.

Jimin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has made history as the first South Korean solo artist to land the number one spot on the top US songs chart.