My City - Mosaic

Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82

- by Associated Press

Jiri Menzel, a Czech director whose 1966 movie “Closely Watched Trains” won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film has died. He was 82.

Arjun Kapoor tests positive for Covid-19

- by Agencies

Actor Arjun Kapoor has revealed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. He is asymptomatic and is currently in home isolation.

Review: Live-action ‘Mulan’ is gorgeous but short on magic

- by Associated Press

Out of all of Disney’s animated films, “ Mulan ” was the one that made the most sense as a live-action remake. Not that there haven’t been good and charming live-action remakes over the past decade — Kenneth Branagh’s “Cinderella” being at the top of the pack — but with most of them no matter how expensive or carefully executed or reverent to the source material, I usually walk out wishing I’d just watched the animated version instead.

BTS on gaining respect in the US: ‘We definitely feel that’

- by Associated Press

Loud and happy screams erupt in unison from the seven-member pop stars BTS when they hear they have notched their first No. 1 hit on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The Rock, his family tested positive for the coronavirus

- by Associated Press

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared some unfortunate news on his home front: He and his family tested positive for the coronavirus.

'Game of Thrones' creators to adapt Chinese sci-fi trilogy for Netflix

- by Reuters

The creators of television’s “Game of Thrones” are to adapt a best selling Chinese science-fiction book trilogy for a Netflix series. Netflix said on Tuesday that the English-language adaptation will cover all three of the award-winning Chinese novels - “The Three-Body Problem,” “The Dark Forest,” and “Death’s End,” written by Liu Cixin.

Scaled-down Venice film festival hopes to shake off virus gloom

- by Reuters

Fewer Hollywood stars will grace the red carpet and there will be no fans clamouring for autographs. But for all the COVID-19 restrictions, director Alberto Barbera says the very fact that the Venice film festival is going ahead in front of live audiences this week sends a positive message.

Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry announce birth of daughter Lyra

- by Associated Press

Ed Sheeran and his wife, Cherry, have announced the birth of their daughter, Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran.

BTS score a first for Korean band on Billboard chart with 'Dynamite'

- by Reuters

K-Pop band BTS roared to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in the United States on Monday, becoming the first Korean pop act to debut at No. 1.

Lady Gaga dominates at MTV VMAs, The Weeknd wins top award

- by Associated Press

Lady Gaga cleaned house at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, while The Weeknd took home the top prize — and both pop stars sent important messages to viewers about the current state of the world: “Wear a mask” and “Justice for Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor.”

Inspired by George Floyd, singer Tyrese finds a new voice

- by Associated Press

Grammy-nominated singer and “Fast & Furious” actor Tyrese grew up around police brutality, gang violence, murders and psychological trauma in the Watts neighborhood of Southern Los Angeles.

Smile!: Katy Perry gives birth to a baby girl named Daisy

- by Associated Press

Katy Perry has given birth to a baby girl named Daisy Dove Bloom. The pop superstar and her partner, actor Orlando Bloom, got UNICEF to announce the news on its Instagram account. Both Perry and Bloom are goodwill ambassadors for the United Nations agency that helps children.

Moana’s voice, Auliʻi Cravalho takes the next step

- by Associated Press

Auliʻi Cravalho’s life changed forever at age 14 when she was cast as the voice of Disney’s “Moana.” The Hawaiian native loved singing and acting, but they were just hobbies to her. So were horseback riding, swimming and microbiology, for that matter. A career in Hollywood seemed implausible at best.