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SINGAPORE - A new concert series at the Capitol Theatre in January and February (2021) will feature Singaporean artists such as Jeremy Monteiro, Jimmy Ye and Art Fazil performing live in front of up to 100 audience members. The number might be increased, pending approval from the authorities. The five-part series, AL!VE, will take place on Jan 21 to 23 and Feb 5 and 6. The first concert on Jan 21 will feature singers Art, Hyrul Anuar, Rahila Rashun and club circuit veterans Jive Talkin'. The Jan 22 show will boast jazz musicians and singers Monteiro, Louis Soliano, Alemay Fernandez, Melissa Tham and Siti Iman. The show on Jan 23 is a solo concert by Joi Chua. The Feb 5 show will feature singers Sherman Zhuo, Tien Chong, Relyne Ban, Wilson Huang, Cherelle Tan and Marcus Lee. Singer Ye will stage a solo concert on the last show on Feb 6. Tickets for AL!VE will be priced from $58 to $118 and will go on sale from Thursday (Dec 17) 11am for those who subscribe to organisers I...

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When Daren Tang was packing to move from Singapore to Switzerland for his new job posting, he decided to ship his trusted Yamaha piano along as well. Music - in particular, jazz - is a big love for the lawyer who made history when he became the first Singaporean to head a United Nations agency. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth analyses and award-winning multimedia content Get access to all with our no-contract promotional package at only $0.99/month for the first 3 months* *Terms and conditions apply. Let's block ads! (Why?) Article From & Read More ( Lunch With Sumiko: Daren Tang, Singapore's IP Man in Geneva, on his to-do list - The Straits Times ) https://ift.tt/3mikTVg Entertainment

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Getty Images Willis Wu is not a Kung Fu Guy. Instead, much to his dismay, the struggling Asian American actor is only ever cast in parts like Generic Asian Man Number One or Background Oriental Male. He is, however, the main protagonist of the satirical novel Interior Chinatown, which last month won one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the US, the National Book Award for fiction. Its author, Charles Yu, says he wrote the book to "create a space where background characters get to have a story". Even more than that, he hopes the novel will shed more light on the ongoing debate about representation and Asian American stereotypes, and create a conversation about escaping the roles we are forced into. In the words of Willis Wu: "To be yellow in America... a special guest star, forever the guest." Not all black and white A former lawyer, Yu first shot to fame in 2010 with his novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional...

What happened Shares of Walt Disney ( NYSE:DIS ) surged on Friday, following the entertainment titan's investor day presentation late on Thursday. As of 1:15 p.m. EST, Disney's stock was up more than 14%. So what   Disney announced that its massively popular streaming service, Disney+, now has more than 86 million subscribers. That's about as many subscribers as the company hoped to obtain by fiscal 2024. Management previously set a five-year target of 60 million to 90 million subscribers when the service launched in 2019.  Disney+ is growing at a torrid clip. Image source: Getty Images. People are flocking to Disney's new streaming service during the coronavirus pandemic as they seek out safer -- and often cheaper -- home-based entertainment options. The media giant, in turn, now expects to achieve as many as 260 million Disney+ subscribers by 2024. For context, Netflix ended the third quarter with 195 million global subscribers.  Now what   Disney+ is ...

SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - South Korean movie director Kim Ki-duk died of complications from a Covid-19 infection in Latvia on Friday (Dec 11), according to news reports. Multiple news reports from Russia said the director died in the hospital from complications associated with Covid-19. According to the sources, Kim arrived in Latvia in the middle of last month. He reportedly lived there with the help of film industry figures in Latvia. He was recently hospitalised due to symptoms of coronavirus, but was reported to have died after treatment. A diplomatic source said the hospital had yet to confirm Kim's death due to privacy protection rules. Kim, 59, was one of South Korea's top movie directors and had won prestigious awards including the Golden Lion at the 2012 Venice Film Festival for his movie Pieta. Let's block ads! (Why?) Article From & Read More ( Award-winning South Korean film director Kim Ki-duk dies of Covid-19: Reports -...

Well known Bengali actress Arya Banerjee, known for acting in several Bollywood films like The Dirty Picture and Love Sex and Dhokha, was found dead at her residence in south Kolkata yesterday. Police have filed a case of suspicious death. As per reports, the police broke open the door of her apartment in the third floor and found 33 year old Arya Banerjee's body lying in the bedroom. Arya had been living alone in her house in Jodhpur Park. It has been said that the actress had vomitted some food and there were blood droplets on floor. Police have said that there seems to be no foul play primarily and the death reason will be known after post-mortem report. Arya is the daughter of late sitarist Nikhil Bandyopadhyay. Let's block ads! (Why?) Article From & Read More ( 33 year old actress found dead in suspicious circumstances! - Tamil News - IndiaGlitz.com ) https://ift.tt/2JUWvvG Entertainment

SINGAPORE: A two-night live concert featuring Sam Willows' Benjamin Kheng and other Singaporean artistes will be held at the Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on Dec 18 and 19, with up to 500 people allowed to attend each night. This is the first performance at the Sands Theatre since it was closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day pilot concert will also be Singapore's largest live music event since the "circuit breaker", said MBS in a press release. Advertisement Advertisement Concert-goers will have to take COVID-19 tests, which will be provided free of charge. The Back to Live concert is also headlined by Singapore Idol winner Sezairi Sezali and singer-songwriter Charlie Lim, with special guest appearances by local performers Narelle, KEYANA, Aisyah Aziz, THELIONCITYBOY and Linying. Local performers KEYANA, Sezairi Sezali, Linying and THELIONCITYBOY. (Photos: MBS)  READ: 6 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore; cruise p...

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SINGAPORE - The long-awaited Walt Disney streaming service Disney+ will launch in Singapore on Feb 23. The service will carry titles from iconic film brands such as Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, Disney and National Geographic. It will also carry the Star brand - an entertainment brand for families and older teenagers, with titles such as from the Deadpool (2016 to present) superhero film franchise. This will make Singapore the first market globally to launch with all six Disney+ content brands. Priced at $11.98 a month, or $119.98 a year, the Disney+ service will offer more than 500 films and 15,000 episodes of content, including Disney+ originals and exclusives such as Star Wars spin-off series The Mandalorian, now in its second season, and the upcoming Marvel series WandaVision starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany. One subscription offers up to four concurrent streams, unlimited downloads of content on up to 10 devices and seven different user profiles with personalised re...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Mandalorian, WandaVision and more: Disney+ to launch in Singapore next year    CNA Disney Plus confirms it's making 10 Marvel and 10 Star Wars TV shows (updated)    TechRadar Disney+ will launch in Singapore on 23 February 2021; fees are S$11.98 per month    Yahoo Singapore News Sizzle | The Bad Batch | Disney+    Star Wars Disney’s Investor Day Is Today. It’s All About the Future of Streaming.    Barron's View Full coverage on Google News Article From & Read More ( Mandalorian, WandaVision and more: Disney+ to launch in Singapore next year - CNA ) https://ift.tt/37PF8EM Entertainment

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- Advertisement - Followers of Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza’s Instagram Stories will definitely not want to miss out on the delicious dishes from local businesses that the singer never ceases to promote during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 41-year-old songstress’ effort to urge her nearly eight million Instagram followers to order from a variety of local food vendors has caught the eye of Forbes Asia , earning her a spot on its inaugural 100 Digital Stars list. “Earlier this year, the singer posted food reviews of restaurants affected by Covid-19, hoping to boost their business among her eight million Instagram followers,” writes  Forbes Asia . Speaking to  Berita Harian  she said that all her promotional efforts for the local businesses are done free of charge. “I’m very grateful that after uploading my reviews, these food vendors experienced a surge in orders. We have to help each other in these difficult times,” she said. Neelofa, 31, a local TV host and entrepreneur i...

Hong Kong actress Carman Lee has met many actors and actresses throughout her career but one of those she remembers most fondly is former actress Joey Wong. Lee, 54, who is famous for playing Little Dragon Girl in a 1995 TVB adaptation of The Return Of The Condor Heroes, shared her memories of Wong recently as she promoted her newly launched memoir, titled Velvet Delphinium. Last Saturday (Dec 5), she posted two photos she took with Wong in 1989 as she plugged her book on Weibo. Lee wrote in Chinese: "I added two photos with Joey Wong specially in the new book, because she was the first actress I met in my life. "I was still a flight attendant in 1989, and filmed my first-ever show that year. I had the chance to film Killer's Romance together with Simon Yam and Wong." Lee had a small role as Wong's classmate in this 1990 action film and went on to act in science fiction film The Wicked City (1992), which was produced by Tsui Hark, before quitting her jo...

For many anime lovers in Singapore, the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (that’s a lot of colons) screening in cinemas here has been a bright spot in a distressing year. The flick — which continues the story of last year’s highly popular anime series — had its big premiere in Singapore back in November, thanks to movie distributors Odex Pte Ltd. It’s a beloved enough franchise for ODEX to hold early screenings for fans, with tickets that went for as high as $54 . And people bought them too because, for that price, they also got to bring home Demon Slayer swag like t-shirts and posters. As much as the movie turned out to be a success on our shores, some bad seeds appeared to have tarnished the reputation of Demon Slayer fans here. According to Odex, clips from the anticipated movie have emerged on social media, seemingly recorded and leaked online from attendees in Singapore. “We have found and deleted two cinema leaks that originate from Singapore,” noted Od...

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SINGAPORE: The collapse of a ventilation duct at Shaw Theatres in NEX shopping mall was caused by overloaded brackets due to the weight of accumulated water, authorities said on Monday (Dec 7). Two people were injured when the duct collapsed during a movie screening on Aug 30. Footage of the incident showed the duct had fallen across several rows of seats.  Advertisement Advertisement The cinema was temporarily closed as a safety precaution. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said a “significant amount of water” had accumulated in the layers of acoustic material surrounding the air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation duct. This was caused by “unforeseen excessive condensation”, it said. The weight of the water eventually overloaded the brackets supporting the air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation duct, causing them to give way. After the incident, BCA said it instructed NEX to appoint a professional engineer to carry out an investigation...

Malaysian stand-up comedian Nigel Ng, best known for his popular Uncle Roger alter ego, may be full of jokes in his viral YouTube videos. But what happened to the London-based funnyman was no laughing matter. Ng, 29, was walking home on Oct 30 at 3pm when a Caucasian man on a bicycle cycled towards him, jumped off it and rushed towards him. The man punched Ng in the face, telling him, "You know what you did." [[nid:500369]] Ng was a guest speaker at last month's Shine Now 2020 online event, among other speakers like musician and actor Benjamin Kheng and Tablo, from South Korean alternative hip-hop group Epik High. The series of online engagements is organised by Gushcloud Entertainment and National Youth Council (NYC). It aims to help young people of various backgrounds who wish to continue growing, developing and upskilling to chart their own paths and become more "future-driven". Ng shared industry insights and skills on how he built his career in co...