Adele sweeps top Grammy awards with ‘Hello’ and album ‘25’

    Adele’s heartache ballad “Hello” won the Grammy on Sunday for Song of the Year and Record of the Year while her album “25” won Album of the Year, in a new triumph for the English singer’s victorious return.

    Berlin fest opens with jazz biopic

    Berlin film festival opened on February 9 with a movie about the Nazis’ persecution of Gypsy-jazz great Django Reinhardt and a vow by Hollywood’s Maggie Gyllenhaal that Americans were “ready to resist” Donald Trump.

    ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ ‘Logan’ secure China release dates

    Legendary Entertainment’s “Kong: Skull Island” and 20th Century Fox’s “Logan” have locked in March release dates in China, the world’s No. 2 film market.

    Annette Bening joins ‘Katrina: American Crime Story’

    “Katrina: American Crime Story” is coming into focus. FX’s big follow-up to 2016 phenomenon and awards magnet “The People v. O.J. Simpson” has added its first new castmember: Annette Bening.

    Madonna granted adoption of Malawi twins

    Malawi’s High Court on February 7 granted Madonna permission to adopt twins from the Southern African country, a judiciary spokesman said.

    Sting, Wayne Shorter win 2017 Polar Music Prize

    British rock star Sting and American jazz musician Wayne Shorter have been awarded Sweden’s Polar Music Prize, committee officials said on February 7.

    Coen brothers polishing script for ‘Scarface’ remake

    Universal Pictures announced on February 10 that a new film version of the classic gangster saga “Scarface” will hit theaters in August 2018.

    The studio called the new chapter “an explosive re-imagining” of one of the most iconic sagas in film history.

    (SD-Agencies)