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South Korean director Jason Yu poses after winning the Grand prize for the film 'Sleep' during the closing ceremony of the 31st Gerardmer Fantastic Film Festival in Gerardmer, northeastern France, on January 28, 2024. — AFP pic

South Korea’s Yu wins top award at Gerardmer festival for ‘Sleep’

Irreverent US comedian Jon Stewart will return to satirical news programme The Daily Show as a part-time host and an executive producer for the US election cycle. — Reuters file pic

Jon Stewart returning to ‘The Daily Show’ through US election

Vince McMahon denied the allegations in the statement, saying, ‘I intend to vigorously defend myself against these baseless accusations, and look forward to clearing my name.’ — Reuters pic

Vince McMahon resigns from TKO, WWE over sex assault lawsuit

‘Crossroads’ returned to US theatres last year for two nights in October to coincide with the release of Spears’ memoir ‘The Woman in Me’. — Pictures via X/netflix and Instagram/angelbritbit

Britney Spears’ ‘Crossroads’ movie coming to Netflix, gained cult following since its 2002 release

Siti Nurhaliza’s ‘Fenomena’ concert will be held at The Star Theatre Singapore, which has a seating capacity of 5,000 on June 29. — Picture via Instagram/ctdk

Siti Nurhaliza’s Singapore concert ‘Fenomena’ sold out, disappointed fans ask why bigger venue not chosen  

Toy company, Mattel, is embarking on its latest toy-inspired film project, ‘Bob the Builder’, the brand’s first animated theatrical movie. — Picture courtesy of Mattel

Mattel is bringing ‘Bob the Builder’ to the big screen

Robert De Niro, who this week got another Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and his partner Tiffany Chen named their daughter Gia, according to media reports. — AFP pic

Robert De Niro on baby daughter: ‘I’m an 80-year-old dad and it’s great’

US actor Alec Baldwin, who has been charged with manslaughter over the deadly shooting on the set of his film, asked a New Mexico judge for a speedy trial yesterday. — AFP PHOTO/Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office handout

Alec Baldwin seeks ‘speedy’ manslaughter trial for ‘Rust’ film death

The starry ensemble cast of Argylle, including Henry Cavill, kept mum about the new action thriller’s storyline and characters as they attended the movie’s world premiere in London yesterday, saying they didn’t want to spoil any surprises for audiences. — Reuters pic

‘Argylle’ stars keep spy thriller under wraps on red carpet

(From left) Diane Lane, Chloe Sevigny, Naomi Watts, Tom Hollander, Molly Ringwald, Demi Moore and Calista Flockhart arrive for FX? ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans’ premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. — AFP pic

Tom Holland’s ‘Avengers’ bonus sent to... actor Tom Hollander

Singer-songwriter Raye led nominations for the Brit Awards yesterday, setting a new record with seven nominations, while the Rolling Stones and Blur were also recognised for Britain’s pop music honours. — Reuters pic

Brit Awards: Singer Raye leads nominations with record seven nods

Japanese audiences can watch the movie ‘Oppenheimer’ in cinemas from March 29, distribution company Bitters End said today — AFP

‘Oppenheimer’ to be shown in Japan, eight months after ‘Barbenheimer’ outrage

The show’s popularity lies in its combination of elements from reality dating show ‘Bachelor In Paradise’ and survival show ‘Survivor’. — Pictures via X/@netflixkcontent@goeunative

Netflix’s South Korean reality dating show ‘Single’s Inferno’ confirms Season 4 and its global appeal

Steven Yeun and Kristen Stewart attend the ‘Love Me’ Premiere during the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. — AFP pic

Audience member ejected during Sundance festival event over AI spat

Actor Sean Lau Ching-wan has finally joined short-form video hosting service Douyin. — Screen capture via Douyin/Liu Qingyun

Hong Kong veteran actor Sean Lau joins video-sharing platform Douyin, garners 100,000 likes in four hours

Director Greta Gerwig and actress Margot Robbie, the women who helped make ‘Barbie’ the runaway box office success of 2023, failed to land directing and lead actress Oscar nominations yesterday. — Reuters pic

Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio snubbed in Oscar nominations