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The nominations for this year’s Academy Awards have been announced, with Joker leading the pack with 11 nods.
The comic book villain origin story is up for best picture, best director and best actor for Joaquin Phoenix, plus eight other awards. The Irishman, 1917 and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood follow with 10 nominations each. Britain’s Cynthia Erivo, Anthony Hopkins...
Jean Solomons Arasanayagam, the much renowned poet, who wrote the Sri Lankan Contemporary English Literary Scene is no more. Known for her highly acclaimed literary work, she’s an author of nearly 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction, some of which have been translated into many foreign languages such as French, German, Danish, Swedish and Japanese.
Born into a Dutch...
The Art
In the world of Hollywood, few directors have over the years, shown the kind of versatility in craft and style that one sees in...
It is not always that you have the opportunity to meet up with musicians and colleagues who are domiciled in foreign countries....
Mahinda College Old Boys’ Association Colombo Branch is organising Mahinda Nite 2020 in aid of the College OBA Colombo Branch...
The Students’ Union of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya will present Indeewari musical event on January 29, from...
As the first step for year 2020 the Colombo Theatre Forum has organized a discussion on The present and the future of the Sri...
Grease Yaka Returns will be back on the boards at the Elphinstone Theatre in Colombo on February 1, at 7.30pm. It is a bilingual...
Book review:
Author: Surath de MelPublishers: Sarasavi BookshopReviewed by: Kalyana AmaranayakeThi ha Tha is the form that the author, Surath...
It was in the mid-20th century that ballpoint pens proved to be a versatile art medium for professional and amateur doodlers. In...
A first glance at Mangala Weerasekera as he stands along with the other members of Anno Domini while in performance the thought,...
Hindi cinema loves revisiting India’s glorious past every now and then and narrating the stories of heroism and bravery. After...
Sir Elton John is now 135 dates into a 241-show swansong of his major tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road. Like he mentioned before...
Many are the cinematic works based on the life and times of Jesus Christ. Among this category of movies, ‘Last Days in the Desert...
Sarathchandra Jayawardana needs no introduction. His latest publication, Atlas of History speaks volumes. His contribution to the...
The High Commission of Bangladesh in Colombo in collaboration with Education Ministry will hold a creative arts competition for...
At the Lionel Wendt theatreJanuary 12 - Gini Ginni Male, Sinhala Play by Sugath Abeysiriwardena.January 16 - Show Must Go On -...
The mystical serpentress wakes up from her meditative slumber to initiate a journey to the highest realms of existence. From her...
A review of Ben-Hur‘Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ’ by Lew Wallace was a phenomenally successful novel, published in 1880. The...
Widely reputed scholar, creative writer of exceptional prowess, Prof. J.B. Disanayaka, has a way of surprising academic circles,...
Like the blurbs went, it was a night of song and holiday cheer with saxophonist/vocalist Gananath Dasanayake at the helm. No one...
Who could be a better band to help you welcome the New Year 2020 than Nalin & The Star Combination? The band’s popularity has...
Loved by generations across lands, the story of Elsa, the orphaned female lion cub that was raised to adulthood and then...
Christian songs have become highly popular in Sri Lanka not only in Christian households but also in Buddhist and other religious...
Birds of the same feature formed and flocked together; as the passion-provoked and skilled, were all out to express and elevate...
Life of Muhammad is a popular edition of an excellent account of the life of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, described as the...
Theertha thought of its working as a process that interrogated and destabilized that status quo that made it possible for all...
“So goodbye yellow brick roadWhere dogs of society howlYou can’t plant me in your penthouseI’m going back to my plough....”The...
The Sri Lankan-born and bred, Shangita Namasivayam, has made an exception as a typical Kalakshetra dancer. Kalakshetra is a...
Four Sri Lankan authors launched three books written by them recently in Brisbane to a packed audience of Sri Lankan people at...
A painting discovered on the wall of an Indonesian cave has been found to be 44,000 years old.The art appears to show a buffalo...
‘Sidath Sangara Vivarana Vimarshanaya’Author: Prof. Risiman AmarasingheGodage Publishers, Colombo 10144 pagesPrice: Rs 350At the...
English monarchical history occupies a very significant space in the western film industry. The theme is after all one that has...
Are you keen to study drama? Are you hardworking and ambitious to become a competent theatre artiste? If you are, then the...
Tribute:
Yakada Yaka (Iron Devil) is a Sinhala term used by Sri Lankan children to describe trains, but it was Kala Keerthi Carl Muller...
Author, translator and book publisher Senaratna Weerasinghe presented the first copy of his latest book ‘Critical Essays on World...
A musician well known for his unique footprint in the industry, Gananath Disanayaka is here to woo Colombo at Christmas with...
One of the world’s best-selling detective novelists, Jack Reacher creator Lee Child, has said he is becoming Irish so he can...
The first ever Sinhala Christmas Oratorio composed and conducted by the well known Sri Lankan composer Dr. Lalanath de Silva will...
Bernie Taupin’s first wife is set to make at least $1.3 million auctioning handwritten lyrics to classic songs he wrote with...
On the occasion of 165th Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi celebrations, Sree Narayana Guru Society of Sri Lanka will celebrate Guru...
A student of CIMA and in management level 20-year-old Shavinya Illankoon has released her debut single “To the Light”. Not only...
The Colombo International Theatre Festival (CIFT), the brainchild of M.Safeer, which has become an annual fixture on the calendar...
Book Review:
‘Ginigath Sanda’Translator: Rohana WettasingheSarasavi Publishers, NugegodaPages: 441Price: Rs 850When I sat down in my easy...
The High Commission of India, Colombo, will organize a Bharatha Natyam recital by Varisha Narayanan from India at the Swami...
The genre of Sri Lankan theatre called ‘Ceylonese vintage plays’ hold a special place in the fabric of drama and theatre in the...
“Blue jean baby L.A. Lady Seamstress for the band Pretty eyes, pirate smile, you’ll marrya music man Ballerina, you must have...
Make your tracks to the Mount Lavinia Hotel this morning and catch the vocal artistry of Ray Pereira who is back in Sri Lanka...
Diyawediyawen Thora Sri Lankawak a book edited by Editor, Arogya newspaper Deepthi Fonseka was launched recently at the BMICH....
Tee Ha Taa, a novel by Surath de Mel published recently, is a story based on a deep bond between two people who are faced with...
The Art Instructor of the Puttalam Zonal Education Office - M. M. Muhammedh, received special awards for his art, at the All...
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Sri Lanka and the Korea Foundation co-hosts the 6th Korean Film Festival at the National...