When in the UAE, be an EmiratiHollywood actor and comedian Marlon Wayans experienced Emirati culture and hospitality at Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island. His visit to Abu Dhabi for his standup comedy show was part of Abu Dhabi Summer Season, organised by Abu More… |
Etihad to screen exclusive virtual reality film at top travel fairEtihad Airways will reveal an exclusive trailer of its virtual reality film starring Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which will be held in Dubai from April 25 to 28. The innovative f More… |
Legendary actor Omar Sharif dies at 83Omar Sharif, the dashing, Egyptian-born actor who was one of the biggest movie stars in the world in the 1960s, with memorable roles in Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia and Funny Girl, has died. He was 83. More… |
Al Rowaie signed up for new Bahraini filmLeading actor and director, Jamaan Al Rowaie, has been signed up to play the lead role in Bahraini feature film, 'The Sleeping Tree.' Produced by Nooran Pictures and the Information Affairs Authority (IAA), The Sleeping Tr More… |
Indian actor named Giovanni Baccia ambassadorGiovanni Bacci, a leading French Italian perfume brand, has named Indian model-turned-actor Sonu Sood as its new brand ambassador. The announcement comes with the launch of Giovanni Bacci’s latest range of fragrances for men More… |
Actor Hoffman found dead in New YorkPhilip Seymour Hoffman, one of the leading actors of his generation and winner of an Academy Award for his title role in the film "Capote," was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday in what a New York police source described More… |
Actor Peter O'Toole dies at age 81Stage and screen star Peter O'Toole, the lanky actor of regal bearing and piercing blue eyes who shot to fame in the title role of the epic film "Lawrence of Arabia," has died at age 81 after a long illness, his agent said on Sunda More… |
Bahrain film in search for child actorsA search for young talent for a leading role in an upcoming Bahrain-based feature film has begun, said the director. With schools and talent centres being approached, director Mohammed Rashed Buali is searching for a girl between More… |
UAE actors can make it in Hollywood: coachMiranda Davidson, an American acting coach based in the UAE, said some of the young Emirati actors she trained in the recent locally-produced movie "Sea Shadow" have the potential to make it in Hollywood. The owner of Miranda Davidson More… |
US actor Charlton Heston dies at 84US actor Charlton Heston, whose chiseled features and commanding presence won him epic roles from Moses to Michelangelo, died on Saturday night at the age of 84, his family said. The Oscar-winning Heston, who was also president of the infl More… |