A classic that almost demanded big-screen treatment, sci-fi thriller Dune topped the North American box office this weekend with a take estimated at $40.1 million.

Bandung independent record label Disaster Records has just released Bloodsports and Modern Arts, the debut album from their newest roster, Nearcrush, another addition to the city’s already jammed-packed indie rock scene.

Ukraine-born cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was struck in the chest and died shortly after the incident Thursday in New Mexico, while director Joel Souza, 48, who was standing behind her, was wounded and hospitalized, then released.

Cinemas began re-opening in movie-mad Mumbai on Friday, the home of Bollywood, with theatres pinning their hopes on blockbuster releases from next month to pull back in the crowds.

The Texan director's latest film crams in some major star power, with Timothee Chalamet and Benicio del Toro joining Anderson regulars such as Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton and, of course, Bill Murray. 

Barack Obama decided to start a podcast with America's dad Bruce Springsteen, who joked that he figured the former president "had gotten a wrong number" when he pitched the idea.

British soul superstar Adele on Friday topped the British charts for the first time in six years with comeback single "Easy On Me", notching the highest first-week sales since 2017.

The new wave group are still going strong, releasing their 15th studio album, "Future Past", on Friday.

The incident happened on the set of "Rust" in the southwestern US state, where Baldwin is playing the lead in a 19th-century western.

The incident happened on the set of "Rust" in the southwestern US state, where Baldwin is playing the lead in a 19th-century western.

The UK music industry's contribution to the economy slumped 46 percent to £3.1 billion between 2019 and last year, the report noted.

The challenges facing female directors are central to acclaimed indie drama "Bergman Island," starring Wasikowska, released on streaming Friday, which follows two married filmmakers who travel to the former home of Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman.

The Grammy Award-winner was scheduled to perform at the newly-constructed Resorts World Theater in November as well as in January and February of next year.

Tehran's International Short Film Festival opened this week, for the first time as an Oscar-qualifying event, giving winning entries a shot at an Academy Award.

The show follows the acrimonious power struggles within the Roy family, which controls the fictional media corporation Waystar, as patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) battles to retain control.

Analysts had been worried that a surge in Netflix subscriptions during pandemic lockdowns would be followed by a plunge as the world opened back up.

Nia Dinata’s A World Without tries to incorporate social criticism in a dystopian coming-of-age story – sadly, it comes up short.

In a dark room with neon lights, patrons are greeted by staff dressed as the ominous hooded and masked guards in the nine-part thriller, holding toy guns and ushering them toward the end of the room where the "red light, green light" playground game starts.

The nine-episode thriller, in which cash-strapped contestants play childhood games with deadly consequences in a bid to win 45.6 billion won ($38.58 million), became an international hit after it launched last month.

Whether it’s new artists, scene veterans or younger musicians paying respect to their predecessors, Indonesia keeps on releasing fresh music.

In that period, the 33-year-old megastar said she suffered a "year of anxiety" in which her marriage fell apart.

The Golden Globes will go ahead despite NBC's decision not to broadcast the Hollywood award ceremony over concerns about its record on diversity and transparency.

British soul diva Adele released her comeback single, in which she shares with the world details of the traumatic six years she has endured since last releasing a record.

Africa's biggest film festival kicks off on Saturday, delayed eight months by the Covid-19 pandemic and overshadowed by a brutal six-year-old jihadist insurgency.

"Let It Be", released in 1970, has long been considered the legendary group's breakup album. 

Amer Bersaudara's brand of extreme and absurd exploitation horror movies have carved it a niche within the landscape of Indonesian cinema, but it remains an uphill battle. 

Spanish rapper C. Tangana's steamy music video, which features erotic dancing and pixelated nudity inside a Spanish cathedral, has sparked fury among the faithful.

"I just felt like I wanted to explain to him, through this record, when he's in his twenties or thirties, who I am and why I voluntarily chose to dismantle his entire life in the pursuit of my own happiness," Adele told British Vogue, referring to her nine-year-old son, Angelo.

DC Comics announced on Monday that the new Superman, who is the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, will have a romantic relationship with a male friend.

The dystopian South Korean thriller has become the most popular Netflix series launch ever, the streaming giant said Tuesday, but it is unlikely to pass China's censors because of its brutally violent content.