Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

US rapper Ja Rule ‘devastated’ at being denied entry to UK for tour

American rapper Ja Rule mentioned he was “devastated” that he had been denied entry to Britain days earlier than he was attributable to start the opening leg of his worldwide tour attributable to his felony report. All the British performances of “The Sunrise Tour”, together with in London, Nottingham and Liverpool, had been displaying as cancelled on the Ticketmaster web site. It was attributable to start on March 1.

Oscar-nominated ‘Past Lives’ was impressed by immigrant expertise, director says

Korean-Canadian director Celine Song mentioned her life as an immigrant impressed the Oscar-nominated movie “Past Lives”, talking forward of its launch in South Korean cinemas on Wednesday. Specifically, she drew on a dialog between her good friend visiting from South Korea and her husband at a bar in New York, Song advised a press convention within the capital, Seoul.

Richard Lewis, comedian and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ common, dies at 76

Comedian Richard Lewis, who rose to fame together with his neurotic, self-deprecating wit and later appeared for greater than twenty years alongside Larry David on the hit HBO sequence “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” has died at 76, his publicist mentioned on Wednesday. The comedian, who disclosed final yr that he was battling Parkinson’s illness, died at his dwelling in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after struggling a coronary heart assault, publicist Jeff Abraham mentioned.

A Minute With: the ‘Dune: Part Two’ forged on costumes, politics and veils

The sci-fi epic “Dune” saga, primarily based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel and starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya, returns for its second installment this week in Denis Villeneuve’s critically acclaimed movie adaption. The Canadian director takes audiences again to the desert planet Arrakis for his follow-up to 2021’s “Dune,” with Chalamet’s Paul Atreides becoming a member of forces with Zendaya’s Chani and the Arrakis locals, referred to as the Fremen, to hunt revenge in opposition to those that killed his father.

Off-White reveals fake fur and beaded fringes at Paris Fashion Week

Off-White despatched a playful, culture-blending lineup of fall/winter trend down the catwalk on Thursday, displaying kinds embellished with vibrant fake fur lining, beaded fringes and utility straps. Models marched down the runway in cinched coats with furry, lime-green collars, rugby shirts embedded with crystals and slender clothes that resembled basketball jerseys.

‘Rust’ assistant director praises armorer, takes blame for capturing

“Rust” first assistant director Dave Halls on Thursday testified that the film’s armorer was diligent in her work and he was finally accountable for the 2021 deadly capturing of the movie’s cinematographer as he didn’t do a remaining test on a gun. Halls was the primary “Rust” crew member to reward armorer Hannah Gutierrez throughout her two-week involuntary manslaughter trial wherein former colleagues have mentioned she was much less skilled than different weapons handlers that they had labored with.

Taylor Swift mania hits Philippine lecture rooms

The Taylor Swift craze has arrived in lecture rooms within the Philippine capital, with a premier college rolling out a star research course analyzing the singer and her impression on world popular culture. As the performer visits Asia this week, greater than 300 college students signed up for the elective course on the University of the Philippines, filling restricted slots inside minutes and prompting the administration to launch an additional class.

Netflix faucets ‘Sherlock Holmes’ producer Dan Lin as movie division boss

Netflix mentioned on Wednesday Dan Lin, one of many producers of hit thriller thriller “Sherlock Holmes” and the Lego films, will succeed Scott Stuber as its movie division boss. The movie trade veteran will start on April 1 as chairman of Netflix Film and report back to Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s chief content material officer.

(With inputs from companies.)