March Madness: Five key takeaways from men’s NCAA Tournament’s wild first weekend

The early March Madness dust has settled and 16 teams are left after a wild first weekend of the men’s NCAA Tournament that eliminated 52 teams, including the defending champion and two No. 2 seeds. Whether it was mid-major teams ascending into roles as giant killers, double-digit ex-bubble teams busting brackets or down-to-the-wire classics like […]

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No. 1 ‘The Batman’ reaches $300M at North American box office, rakes in another $37M

“The Batman” is still going strong three weeks into its theatrical run, with a tight grip on the top spot at the box office. Robert Pattinson’s debut as the Dark Knight earned an additional $36.8 million for the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. It also slid past the $300 million mark ahead of projections. […]

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‘The Godfather’ turns 50: Why Frank Sinatra loathed the book and told Mario Puzo to ‘choke’

“The Godfather” holds a revered position in film history with the Corleone crime family saga – starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and James Caan – perched at No. 2 on the American Film Institute’s list of the 100 Greatest American Films of All Time. However, the 50th anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 mob masterpiece […]

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В России запрещают артистов, не поддерживающих войну с Украиной

Российские власти снова запрещают выступления артистов. Кроме знакомых имен музыкантов Noize MC, Бориса Гребенщикова, “Порнофильмов” и Ивана Дорна, которые неоднократно сталкивались с давлением российских властей, теперь в черном списке есть и селебрити российского и украинского шоу-бизнеса Максим Галкин, Валерий Меладзе, Светлана Лобода и Вера Брежнева – все они против войны с Украиной. Русская служба Би-би-си […]

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‘We are finally on the map’: Saint Peter’s buzzing after March Madness upset of Kentucky

Angelo Madrigal heard a lot of noise coming from his hallway around 9:30 on Thursday night. “It was a bit chaotic in the hallways,” said Madrigal, a resident adviser at St. Peter’s University. “A lot of people were just happy. I don’t blame them at all.” The happiness was the result of the men’s basketball […]

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Bachchhan Paandey Box Office Prediction: Akshay Kumar and Sajid Nadiadwala’s film to open over Rs. 15 crores mark

Finally, an out-and-out commercial movie in the form of Bachchhan Paandey arrives this Friday. The last one was Sooryavanshi and that too was an Akshay Kumar starrer. Now there is added tadka and masala added in this Sajid Nadiadwala film which has been wrapped up during the pandemic itself and is aiming to cater to […]

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