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Falan: The star is born

Falan: The star is born

Falan Andrea was crowned winner at the grand finale of Derana Dream Star Season 9 held last week. The ninth season of Derana Dream Star came to a conclusion at the National Youth Services Council in Maharagama, amidst grandiose festivities last night. Three contestants, Gihan Bandara, Nuwandhika Senaratne, and Falan Andrea, contested for the grand [...]

ABBA reunion delayed until 2021

ABBA reunion delayed until 2021

The Swedish pop greats ABBA have been promising a reunion for four years now.  First there was talk of a hologram tour, despite all four of the ABBAs being alive, and then in 2018 there was talk of new music. Nothing has materialised. Earlier this year, the group’s Benny Andersson gave an update that new music was to be [...]

Lankan arts to commemorate Russian War

Lankan arts to commemorate Russian War

The  annual exhibition of paintings by students of the Art School of the Russian Cultural Centre in Colombo, this year held under the motto ‘Victory and Peace’ and dedicated to the main anniversary date of the year – the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The exhibition was solemnly opened by Chief [...]

Gehan’s Hollywood movie wins the Best Comedy award

Gehan’s Hollywood movie wins the Best Comedy award

Sri Lankan filmmaker, Gehan Cooray’s Hollywood film, ‘The Billionaire’ has won the Best Comedy Feature Film at the Burbank International Film Festival recently. This is a historic win for the young Sri Lankan-American filmmaker for his debut feature length movie. ‘The Billionaire’ is Gehan’s very own screen adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, ‘The Millionairess’. [...]

Sandun’s Sci-Fi to premiere at Screamfest Film Festival

Sandun’s Sci-Fi to premiere at Screamfest Film Festival

The Screamfest Horror Film Festival, one the world’s biggest genre film festivals, recently announced its selection of ‘Vikaari’, a Sri Lankan movie by Sandun Seneviratne and British Filmmaker Charlie Bray to be screened in its competition later this year.   This makes it the first Sri Lankan film to be selected by Screamfest, placing it [...]

Rookada Penchi in theatres now

Rookada Penchi in theatres now

Award winning filmmaking brothers Kalapana and Vindana Ariyawansa’s newest film ‘Rookada Penchi’ or ‘Little Miss Puppet’, a much awaited family entertainment was released on last Thursday, September 24. An EAP release, the film is now being screened at Regal Colombo, Savoy cinemas and other theatres around the country. Elevan-year-old Rangi is the only daughter in [...]

In memory of Gamini

In memory of Gamini

Gamini Fonseka, who is known as a the Crown king of Sri Lanka’s silver screen died on September 30, 2004 Born on March 21, 1936 Gamini joined cinema as an assistant to Willie Blake who was doing “Rekhawa” (Silver Line) with Dr. Lester James Peries. Over the years he has played over 100 films and [...]

Theatre goes to Negombo

Theatre goes to Negombo

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, theatre is getting back to normal and plays are now being organised in the outstation as well. As one of the first outstation locations to open theatres, a two-day theatre festival will be held in Negombo on October 3 and 4. Prof. Ediriweera Sarathchandra’s “Pematho Jayathi Soko”, a play prescribed text [...]

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