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Breaking the mould
Sabrina Ghouse is breaking stereotypes. If her goal to be CEO of a multinational corporation sounds far-fetched in Sri Lanka, her land of birth, think again.Appointed in June as Vice President of AAA Digital San Francisco Bay Area at age 28, she’s getting close. Before that, she managed AAA Auto Insurance Product and Marketing–hot seats [...]
On top of his game
When he was asked about his ambition in life, Binura De Zoysa now 23, can remember telling his Grade 1 teacher that he wanted to make Harry Potter and Pokemon video games. Never giving up on that six-year-old’s dream, Binura went on from making Sonic the Hedgehog fan games all day to developing a chart [...]
Mad Hatters Collective debuts short film
We’re all a little mad around here these days…but there’s very few people who actually find a method to their madness. This week we got the opportunity to have a chat with a group of talented young individuals who do just that: they’re called the Mad Hatters’ Collective. If you’re not familiar with the name, [...]
Sky is literally the limit
“Indie” or Independant games are games that are usually developed by individuals or smaller development teams without the financial support of a large game publisher. As the game developers have the freedom to do as they choose, they usually focus a lot on innovation and also indulge in risk-taking as opposed to AAA titles. One [...]
Music News
Savage Love remains at the No 1 position The chart topper by ‘Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)’ by Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo held the No: 1 position for a second consecutive week with 63,000 chart sales including 7.2 million streams. The viral hit is co –penned Jawsh 685 under [...]
TV Times
Benjamin Keough died at 27
Benjamin Keough, the son of actress Lisa Marie Presley and the look-alike grandson of Elvis Presley, has died at 27. Lisa Marie Presley’s manager Roger Widynowski confirmed the death in a statement to USA TODAY: “She is completely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to stay strong for her 11-year-old twins and her oldest daughter Riley. She adored that boy. [...]
Kerrigan becomes first Lankan born Aussie to hit Gospel Charts
Sri Lankan born Popular Country singer Kerrigan La-Brooy’s Debut Gospel Single ‘Just A little Talk with Jesus’ has just relesed in Australia and then in Europe recently. His debut single ‘Just A little Talk with Jesus’, the first Single and the 9th Track off the album ‘Thank You Precious Lord’, entered the Australia Country Charts in June 2020. [...]
US musicians get grants over Covid 19 Pandemic
Kanye West’s Yeezy wasn’t the only musician’s business taking a PPP loan (Paycheck Protection Program), according to documents from the Small Business Administration and Treasury Department in the US. Popular bands Guns N’ Roses, the Eagles, Pearl Jam, Green Day and many other touring musicians took out loans as well, reported by ‘Rolling Stone’. The financial support, [...]
‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ is back
‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ is back at the top of the box office this weekend for the first time in 23 years. The film has grossed a total of $175,000 so far at 483 locations, originally reported Deadline, and is estimated to end the weekend in the $400,000 to $500,000 range. Directed by Irvin Kershner with executive [...]
Spy in town
2020 Hollywood action comedy ‘My Spy’ directed by Peter Segal starring Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley and Ken Jeong is now being screened in theatres around Colombo. The film revolves around a hardened CIA operative who finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl who was sent undercover to surveil [...]
Locarno 2020 Returns
Reaching the 73rd year, in a cinematic journey since 1946, Locarno Film Festival with a new outlook will be held from August 5 to 15 despite lockdowns, closure of cinemas and film production come to a standstill worldwide. With the theme ‘For the Future of Films’ the 2020 edition of the Locarno Film Festival will [...]
Indrani’s book on Lorca rereleased
The second edition of the “Maha Kavi Federico Garcia Lorca” written by author and translator Indrani Rathnasekara was released recently by Godage Book Publishers. The first issue was handed over to the author by Sirisumana Godage, the proprietor of Godage Publishers. This book is a source of inspiration for universal literature connoisseur since it is [...]
A road movie in search of freedom from youth unrest
‘Soosthi’, young director Kushan Weeraratne’s maiden film, produced by Udara Palliyaguru for Guththila Stratergic Solution is to be released at Regal, Majestic, Lido and other CEL circuit cinemas. ‘Koombio’ teledrama famed Kalana Gunasekara and talented Samanalee Fonseka are playing lead while other roles are played by W. Jayasiri, Maureen Charuni and Disny Rajapaksa. The film [...]