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ITFOK 2027 invites applications; Deepan Sivaraman named festival director

‘Imagining Justice’ is the theme of the 17th edition of the international theatre festival to be held in Thrissur from February 21 to 28

Ogogo’s daughters announce Nollywood plans to sustain father’s legacy

The daughters of late Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, say they plan to pursue careers in the film industry and continue their father’s legacy. Taiwo Halima Olamide, known as Lima Ogogo, and her sister, Shakirat Taiwo, popularly called Kira Ogogo, announced their plans in an appreciation video shared on social media on Wednesday, October 21.

Jide Kosoko laments debt as N300m cinema film fails to make profit

By Adegboyega Adeleye Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker Jide Kosoko says he is in debt after his film, Eleko: Kosoko’s comments echo concerns raised by actor and filmmaker Ramsey Nouah, who has said that releasing a film in cinemas does not always make financial sense.

I expect you to cry: what the James Bond actors may face at the final audition

Jack Lowden, Callum Turner and Josh O’Connor are rumoured to be the final candidates taking screentests this weekend. This weekend, the identity of the next James Bond is finally expected to be known – to the insiders, at least.

Email warns of attacks on Mumbai mayor’s office, Bachchan home, Diljit Dosanjh's concert

Prompted by the threat, law enforcement authorities have launched a comprehensive investigation to verify the authenticity of the message

‘Fighting an impossible fight is the only way to reclaim dignity’: Lee Chang-dong on class warfare and his searing Oscar contender

That’s the premise behind director Lee Chang-dong’s new film, Possible Love, and the idea for it first came more than a decade ago, when mass layoffs resulted in a standoff that “fundamentally changed the Korean labour movement”. “Until that point in time in Korea, labourers’ rights were widely accepted,” Lee says, speaking through an interpreter in a central London hotel; “however, afterwards, the basic rights of labourers changed; to the public, they couldn’t be seen as more important than market profitability or corporate competitiveness.”

‘An orchestra being gassed should be an alarm signal’: the musical activists targeted in Paris

New World Orchestra’s musicians are shocked at French police targeting peaceful gathering with teargas Europe live – latest updates As riot police encircled Place de la République last week, lobbing teargas canisters to disperse demonstrators, the conductor Étienne Jarrier and his orchestra played on. They kept playing even after everyone else had disappeared and teargas was being fired into the central Paris square.

Actor Ramya calls out loud music, firecrackers at 3 am in Bengaluru

Kanayo, Kate Henshaw, others mourn late actor Francis Duru

Some Nigerian actors have expressed grief over the death of veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru, describing him as a talented performer whose contributions to the film industry would be remembered. Actor Kanayo O. Kanayo, in a tribute shared on his Instagram page, described Duru as a consummate actor and one of Nigeria’s most versatile and prolific performers.

Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film is the latest to hit the buffers. At some point Lucasfilm is going to have to actually make a movie

Taika Waititi’s Star Wars film is the latest to hit the buffers. Since 2019’s The Rise of Skywalker, only one Star Wars film, the aforementioned Mando and Grogu movie, has actually made it into cinemas.

Logeist Group supports Ashanti GJA initiative to honour veteran journalist Kofi Badu

Logeist Group Limited is supporting the Ashanti Regional Branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) in its initiative to honour veteran journalist Kofi Badu at the 2026 Ashanti Media Excellence Awards. His career offers lessons in professional growth, institutional leadership, innovation and the enduring importance of journalism in national development,” said Kofi Adu Domfeh, Chairman, GJA Ashanti.

‘Overnight, everything was dead’: the Teeside fisherman turned activist dubbed the Mr Bates of the seas

When thousands of dying crabs washed up on a Yorkshire beach in 2021, Stan Rennie’s livelihood was immediately threatened. Five years later, he’s leading the fight back against toxic ocean pollution – and corporate coverups It was an otherwise typical day on 25 September 2021 when thousands of dead and dying crustaceans washed up on beaches in Yorkshire and the north-east of England.

T.N. CM Vijay hands over order for supply of 45 kg of sandalwood to Nagore Dargah for Kandoori festival

Officers of the Tamil Nadu State Civil Service, who were recently appointed to the Indian Administrative Service, also called on Mr. Vijay at the Secretariat on Thursday

Junk review – David Schwimmer is lost in Mubi’s frustrating LA-set misstep

At a swanky restaurant in LA, four people aglow with self-importance embark on the time-honored ritual of discussing the screenplays they’re working on – specifically, the screenplay Martin (David Schwimmer), is “working on”. Schwimmer, of course, is still best known for playing a perpetually and comedically exasperated sitcom character; it’s hard to square that extremely familiar voice with Martin’s dark bluster on how “drug-addled gen Zers” have “no respect for the communal aspect of the cinema”, an off-putting rant that is also a tad intriguing – who is more pretentious here, the sweaty…

Nollywood actor Francis Duru dies

Duru died months after he denied reports of him being critically ill.

Nollywood Mourns As Veteran Actor Francis Duru Dies At 57

Veteran Nollywood actor Francis Duru has passed away at the age of 57. Veteran actor Kanayo O. Kanayo, while mourning the demise of Duru, described him as one of the most flexible and prolific performers in Nigeria.

Loidis: From the Toolkit of Lovers review – epic 111-minute album is a teeming universe of detail

(Incienso) Brian Leeds, AKA Huerco S, keeps raising the temperature on his once-chilly ambient on an ambitious record full of delightful detail and ASMR-inducing sound design The sun barely seemed to rise in the earlier work of US electronic producer Brian Leeds. It’s hugely pleasurable to let your mind zoom in and out of these arrangements, marvelling at the microscopic detail then appreciating the overarching sense of groove, further enhanced by big melodic motifs: the playful echoing notes in TT Stunt, or the Afrobeat bassline of Running Rich.

Backrooms to The Monkey: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in a heart-poundingly original horror, while Theo James plays twins cursed by a killer wind-up monkey. Renate Reinsve is Clark’s therapist, Mary, a woman working through her own traumas around enclosed spaces, who nonetheless follows him into these backrooms to attempt a rescue.

Telangana Forest Beat Officer who died in line of duty selected for national award

Banoth Naveen went chasing suspected poachers through a reserve forest when he came in contact with a live wire

Rebel Wilson wins second court case with company awarded $10

UK production firm, AI Film, has lost its legal bid to sue actor Rebel Wilson in the Supreme Court for $15 million.

Basma and Temir Alcy: NAD review – skulking, sultry French-Moroccan crew evoke this shifting season

(Stroom) Vocalist Basma and group Temir Alcy offer a dark and disorienting listen that contemplates loss and new beginnings, stoking a captivating sense of tension The new album from French-Moroccan vocalist Basma and Paris-based group Temir Alcy comes just in time for the changing of the clocks. Opening track Belati sets the tone with its spacious, shapeshifting composition, where ghostly drones and Basma’s layered calls give way to a sluggish beat.

Radiance 2026: NsromaMusic delivers a memorable night of worship

Organised by NsromaMusic, the event was an unforgettable experience that stirred hearts, celebrated musical excellence, and left many of us counting down to next year. If you ask me for the highest point of the night, I will answer without hesitation: that Ga song featuring Perez Music!

Kesewaa Kessy releases debut EP’s lead single ‘Jesus Endorsement’

Gospel singer Kesewaa Kessy has released Jesus Endorsement, the first single from her highly anticipated debut EP of the same title. About Kesewaa Kessy Kesewaa Kessy is a Ghanaian gospel singer whose music focuses on faith and Christian devotion.

Murder on the dancefloor: are phones, drugs and chatter killing off dancing?

With ketamine and social media also altering behaviour, DJs and dancers weigh in on how sacred a space the club should be Towards the end of summer, a debate began raging in clubland, kick-started by an Instagram post from the esteemed DJ Jane Fitz. It’s called a dancefloor for a reason.”