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Jumbo movie director Ryan Adriandhy gestures during an interview with Reuters at his office in Jakarta on May 6, 2025.
Jumbo movie director Ryan Adriandhy gestures during an interview with Reuters at his office in Jakarta on May 6, 2025.
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Jumbo takings for hit Indonesian animated film raise hopes for fledgling industry

Jumbo, an Indonesian cartoon about a spirited orphan boy named Don, has toppled the Disney film Frozen 2 to become Indonesia's highest-grossing animated movie in a major boost for the country's fledgling animation industry.

6 hours ago
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Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page sued by composer of 'Dazed and Confused'

Its epic guitar riffs and complex drum work made the song an enduring show stopper for one of the most influential groups of the 1970s.

1 week ago
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'Winter is Coming' concert by Amadeus and Tokyo Symphony enchants Jakarta

Under the watchful eye of depictions of classical music’s greats on the walls of the concert hall, including Mozart, Bach, Handel, Schubert, Rachmaninoff et al, the combined orchestras served a splendid repast.

1 week ago

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Harry Potter video game gets bumper sales despite LGBTQ backlash

Many accused her of transphobia for putting the emphasis on biological sex over notions of gender. She denies the charge.

2 years ago
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Rayen Pono champions 'Nusa Hitam Soul' in first solo album

The R&B singer, songwriter, and producer's freshman album Empat Puluh finds the 40-year-old saluting his roots and the music that shaped him.

2 years ago
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Beyonce breaks record for lifetime Grammy wins

She clinched the title by winning the Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for her smash "Renaissance," thus surpassing the late classical conductor Georg Solti, who had 31 awards.

2 years ago
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Sex Pistol John Lydon loses out in Ireland Eurovision bid

The Dublin four-piece, performing the song "We Are One", was selected ahead of Lydon's band Public Image Ltd. and four other acts, by a combination of Irish and international experts as well as a public vote during a special programme broadcast by RTE.

2 years ago
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Can Beyonce finally take home the top Grammy?

As music's elite gather in Los Angeles for the Grammy awards on Sunday, one question is playing on loop: Will Beyonce finally win the coveted Album of the Year prize?

2 years ago
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Key nominees for the 2023 Grammy Awards

Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z are now tied as the most nominated artists in Grammys history, with 88 each.

2 years ago
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How punk-band Dongker became the next big thing

Bandung, West Java, punk-quartet Dongker finds new spark at the verge of disbanding and plans five consecutive singles chaotically before releasing a new album in August.

2 years ago
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S.African president shoots down plan to sponsor Tottenham

A proposed lucrative sponsorship deal between South Africa and Tottenham Hotspur that sparked a two-day firestorm will not be backed by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

2 years ago
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Panduan Mempersiapkan Perpisahan: the vulnerable realism of heartbreak

Set to premiere on Bioskop Online on Feb. 16, the romantic drama takes cues from kitchen sink realism as it takes a closer, intimate look at a deteriorating relationship.

2 years ago
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Off the beaten track: Ali to play Australia in pre-album tour

After playing at Les Rencontres Trans Musicales festival in France, Jakarta’s bohemian rock band Ali is preparing to tour Australia come February with a debut studio album.

2 years ago
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Superman, Batman and Swamp Thing to anchor DC's revamped movie and TV slate

Despite a rich stable of characters from Batman to Wonder Woman, the DC film and television studio has failed to match the success of Walt Disney Co's DIS.N Marvel hit factory.

2 years ago
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Academy will not strip 'To Leslie' Oscar nod despite campaign concern

Andrea Riseborough will keep her controversial Oscar nomination for To Leslie even though a review of the indie film's unorthodox promotional campaign uncovered concerns.

2 years ago
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Spotify passes 200 mn paying users, posts 2022 loss

The Swedish company, which last week announced it was cutting almost six percent of its workforce to reduce costs, posted a net loss of 430 million euros ($465 million) for the year compared to a loss of 34 million euros in 2021. 

2 years ago
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Politics, cash, fame: what motivates climate change deniers

Experts interviewed by AFP outlined six key things that motivate people to deny climate change or seek to delay action.

2 years ago
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Alec Baldwin, armorer to be charged over 'Rust' shooting

The "30 Rock" actor has denied responsibility for the shooting, saying he cocked the revolover but never pulled the trigger and it was the job of Gutierrez-Reed and other weapons professionals to ensure it was unloaded.

2 years ago
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In ‘Autobiography’, the New Order pattern of power abuse never left

Decades after Soeharto’s regime, Makbul Mubarak’s award-winning thriller ‘Autobiography’ leaves audiences wondering whether Indonesia’s power structure remains unchecked.

2 years ago
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Ryan Reynolds says Wrexham soccer adventure is 'greatest experience'

Wrexham, in Wales, have been on an upwards trajectory ever since the nigh-profile takeover, reaching the National League play-offs last season and finishing as FA Trophy runners-up.

2 years ago
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Balada Si Roy: Teen angst and the problematic 1980s

The cast and the director of the Indonesian teen-drama Balada Si Roy had a sit-down with The Jakarta Post to discuss the film's intricacy and the importance of telling a story about an antihero.

2 years ago
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Academy launches probe after indie film's surprise Oscars nod

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Friday it was launching a review of Oscars campaigning after a small indie film surprised industry-watchers with a shock nomination to the award.

2 years ago
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Tom Verlaine, seminal punk guitarist and singer, dead at 73

The New York Times confirmed the death of the influential musician on Saturday, quoting Jesse Paris Smith, the daughter of Verlaine’s fellow musician Patti Smith. She did not specify a cause, saying that he died “after a brief illness”.

2 years ago
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N.Ireland journeys from building ships to screen hits

For much of the last century Belfast's dockyards dominated global shipbuilding, but now the harbour that built Titanic is the launchpad for some of the world's biggest TV and film releases.

2 years ago
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The Strokes, Diplo rock Asia's first Lollapalooza festival

Lollapalooza's arrival in Mumbai is the first time the festival has been staged in Asia after branching out from its American origins in the past decade.

2 years ago
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Hijabi 'indie mothers' embraced by young Indonesian music fans

Initially a Koran group, all-female band Nasida Ria is riding the wave of Indonesia's playful music scene with humorous Islamic pop songs about unconventional themes.

2 years ago
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Elvis Presley's address book, other items up for auction

The nearly 40 lots from Presley include a jacket designed by the man behind his famous jumpsuit and cape, a well-loved briefcase, and an address book filled with his handwriting, expected to bring in over $10,000.

2 years ago
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Justin Bieber sells music rights for $200 million

The sale has been rumored for weeks, and sees the 28-year-old join a who's who of artists who have cashed out recently on their catalogs.

2 years ago
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Rock band Aftertones explore growing pains in 'Adulting is Hard'

The twentysomething members of the Bandung-based rock outfit make their case for Adulting Is Hard as the ultimate album that goes against the “Happy New Year” grain.

2 years ago
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Iranian women take center stage at Sundance film festival

Movies by and about Iranian women took center stage at the Sundance film festival this weekend, as diaspora filmmakers reflected on female-led protests and the deadly challenges of censorship and resistance in their ancestral home.

2 years ago
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Watching HBO's ‘The Last of Us' with Christine Hakim at her home

The screen veteran invited The Jakarta Post for a private screening of the much-awaited HBO series, alongside a few other friends at her home

2 years ago
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Dua Lipa, Federer to host Karl Lagerfeld-themed Met Gala

Pop phenom Dua Lipa and tennis legend Roger Federer will be among the hosts of this year's Met Gala, whose theme will be "In honor of Karl."

2 years ago
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Sunda Arc merges two different worlds with ‘Night Lands’

The Norwich-based brothers who comprise electronic duo Sunda Arc talk about their harrowingly beautiful sophomore studio album Night Lands, learning hard rock songs as teens and busking in their formative years.

2 years ago