Entertainment

All shook up: How Elvis keeps Aussie outback town alive

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23 Jan 2019 / 11:59

Picture shows Elvis fans leaving from Central Station in Sydney as they head to the Parkes Elvis Festival, some 300 kilometres (190 miles) west of Sydney in outback Australia. — AFP

PARKES, Australia: Once a year Parkes, a sleepy mining town in rural Australia, explodes into colour and song – a veritable Graceland in the outback hosting a five-day extravaganza...

MPO presents the Queen of Spades

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23 Jan 2019 / 11:06

In Queen of Spades ... Shishkova.

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) is presenting Tchaikovsky’s opera-in-concert entitled Queen of Spades at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas (DFP) in KLCC, this Saturday (Jan...

Back to his sci-fi roots

By Bissme S.

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23 Jan 2019 / 10:57

Director Aziz M. Osman returns after a hiatus of 24 years with the third film in his hit XX Ray series, and a new hero played by Izzue Islam.

IT TOOK award-winning director Aziz M. Osman 24 years after releasing his landmark sci-fi film, XX Ray, in 1992 and its sequel, XX Ray II, in 1995 to come out with the third instalment...

Oscar race kicks into high gear

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22 Jan 2019 / 16:16

One of the most buzzed-about films is Roma from Alfonso Cuaron – a black and white ode to his childhood in 1970s Mexico City that took home two Golden Globes, including best director. Courtesy of Netflix

Will A Star Is Born rebound from a thumping at the Golden Globes?...

Nominees for 39th Razzie Awards announced

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22 Jan 2019 / 12:41

Actors John C. Reilly (R) and Will Ferrell: Holmes & Watson and its co-stars and director are nominated for a total of six Razzies.

IN ADVANCE of a February 23 prize announcement (and the Oscar nominations on Jan 22), contenders for the 2019 Golden Raspberry Awards have been revealed.

Five films have been put...

The 80s return with Chromeo

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22 Jan 2019 / 10:58

HITTING up Kuala Lumpur this month is Canadian duo Chromeo.

With its temporal dial firmly stuck in the 80s, Chromeo brings a fresh sound of effervescent beats from the era that...

Leehom’s concert here on March 16

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22 Jan 2019 / 10:55

MANDO-POP superstar Wang Leehom will be back in Kuala Lumpur on March 16 to thrill fans with his Descendants of the Dragon 2060 World Tour concert, happening at Stadium Merdeka...