Deck the halls with wow factor
2019 has come and gone in a whirlwind of activity but you will probably see the remnants of the holiday spirit if you take a drive around Colombo in the lights and decor that illuminated the season. If you happened to visit the Crescat Boulevard during Christmas time, chances are you may have been struck [...]
Hitting a nostalgic note for 2020
Music, in its many forms, has the power to inspire and transport its audience on a musical journey. Actor and soloist Gehan Cooray, back home from L.A. hopes to do just this with the Rotary District 3220 annual fundraiser, titled, ‘Unforgettable’. Although Gehan aimed to keep his trip to Sri Lanka focused on family and [...]
Mirror
Loving the beat
From being booed on stage and getting hit with tomatoes, to reaching number one on the Sri Lanka iTunes chart with no radio or television exposure, Costa’s musical journey has certainly been an inspiring and eventful one. This week the Mirror Magazine sits down with the Sinhala rap artist, who gives us an insight into [...]
Rustic designs with Cher
Promoting local beauty doesn’t always mean your looks. It sometimes means the things you wear as well. Sometimes, the difference your attire and accessories make is clearer to an outsider rather than to you. This is what led Chevonne to start Cher by Chevonne. “I am Sri Lankan through and through but spent most of [...]
Finding ‘Catharsis’ through film
It was hard work, strong friendships and above all a deep love for film that was the root of ‘Catharsis’, which bagged the award for Most Promising Filmmaker at the 2019 Agenda 14 Short Film Festival. This week we got the chance to converse with the 16 year old members of the cast and crew [...]
Finding inspiration through vision boards
As a brand new decade gets underway, many of us have probably made a list of resolutions that we want to achieve by the end of the year. Yet how many of us end up actually going through with it? Perhaps with the help of a vision board, you could make those dreams come true. [...]
Most anticipated movies of 2020
No Time to Die Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the [...]
TV Times
Torana releases films in DVD
Torana Video Movies has recently released three Sinhala movies including the yester-year box office hit ‘Prema Tharangaya’, ‘Kathuru Muwath’ and ‘Kiwulegedara Mohottala’, in the DVD format. ‘Prema Tharangaya’ which includes some evergreen songs, has Hugo Fernando, Ayesha Weerakoon, Laddie Ranasinghe, Aruna Shanthi and Mark Samaranayake in the main cast. Directed by A. B. Raj, the [...]
Let’s Dance celebrates
Let’s Dance Academy’, one of the most popular and professional social dancing academy in Colombo celebrates its fifteenth year with a grand ‘Award Ceremony’ recently at the Russian Cultural Centre in Colombo. More than 150 medals and performance certificates were awarded to its students and professional certificates at the ‘Let’s Dance Award Ceremony 2019’. Medals [...]
‘Gaadi’ among best 100 Asian films in 2019
Prasanna Vithanage’s newest film ‘Gaadi’ (Children of the Sun) is placed among the 100 ‘not to be missed films’ from Asia in the year 2019. The 100 films with exceptional cinematic standards have been selected by the Asian Film Festival, an Argentinean website dedicated exclusively to Asia festivals. Established in April 2016, Asian Film Festivals [...]
Comedy with a triangular love
Hindi film ‘Sab Kushal Mangal’, an entertaining romantic comedy film directed by Karan Vishwanath Kashyap is now being screened in cinemas in Colombo and suburbs. The film stars Akshaye Khanna and two newcomers Priyank Sharma and Riva Kishan. Others in the cast include Satish Kaushik, Supriya Pathak and Devi Rakesh Bedi. Pappu Mishra is the [...]
“Guttila Kawya” celebrates second anniversary
Theatrical version of Ven. Waththawe Thera ‘s “Guttila Kawya” directed by award winning director Akila Sapumal will go on the boards at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. on January 11 at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre, Borella. “Guttila Kawya” is produced and organised by Jude Srimal. This is the special show organised to celebrate the second [...]
‘Cats’ in Town
‘Cats’, musical movie made based on the record breaking musical of the same name by Andrew Lloyd Webber is now being screened in theatres. Webber’s musical was based on ‘Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot and the film screenplay is written by Lee Hall and Tom Hooper. Oscar -winning director Tom Hooper [...]
Bombay Borough brings fresh new desi flavours to Colombo
Rediscover India anew at Sri Lanka’s very first Bombay Borough located at One Galle Face. With dishes from different regions of India to choose from, sample small plates or indulge in large ones from an eclectic selection that marries the familiar with the unexpected and serves up the very best of Indian ingredients to the [...]
amanté and Aviraté launch first partnership store
The first partnership store by leading lingerie brand, amanté, and international fashion brand, Aviraté was launched at the Marino Mall, Colombo 3. This is the first time two home grown global fashion brands have fused their distinctive strengths to launch a partnership of this nature for their clientele in Sri Lanka. Both are premium, well-loved [...]