Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Uncle of Kate Princess of Wales joins UK TV present ‘Big Brother’

The uncle of Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, joined actuality TV present “Celebrity Big Brother” on Monday, providing tens of millions of viewers the tantalising prospect that he might gossip in regards to the British royal household to his home mates. Gary Goldsmith, aged 58, is the youthful brother of Kate’s mom, Carole Middleton. He was a visitor at Kate’s marriage ceremony to William, the inheritor to the throne, in 2011.

German director makes dad and mom proud with Oscar nomination

His dad and mom by no means needed him to be a filmmaker however now that Ilker Catak has been nominated for an Oscar, the German director says “they’re the proudest people in Germany.” Catak’s movie ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ is certainly one of 5 movies competing subsequent Sunday for finest worldwide characteristic on the Academy Awards in Hollywood. “The beauty of it is that all of this was very unexpected. We never set out to make a film that gets Oscar nominated,” Catak mentioned. He mentioned the eye the nomination has dropped at the movie is nice because it brings focus to the challenges confronted by lecturers. “They are overworked, they earn too little, they don’t get enough appreciation, all of that hopefully becomes visible through this film,” he mentioned.

Hollywood hat trick: Artisan formed the look of ‘Oppenheimer’

To create the look of famend physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer for the large display, his trademark hat needed to be excellent. Two hatmakers had failed to duplicate the scientist’s distinctive model when Mark Mejia, proprietor of Baron Hats, headed to a Hollywood studio lot to strive his model on Cillian Murphy, the actor who would play the lead function in “Oppenheimer.”

Singapore’s unique cope with Taylor Swift not a hostile act in the direction of neighbours, PM says

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong mentioned on Tuesday an incentive supplied to Taylor Swift to make Singapore the one cease in Southeast Asia on her world tour was not a hostile act in the direction of its neighbours. “(Our) agencies negotiated an arrangement with her to come to Singapore and perform and to make Singapore her only stop in Southeast Asia,” Lee informed a press convention in Melbourne, the place he’s attending a regional summit.

‘Barbenheimer’ mania fuels U.S. playing on the Oscars

After a summer season face-off on the field workplace, the “Barbenheimer” battle is headed to on-line playing websites within the United States. New Jersey, Massachusetts and 5 different states permit wagering on this Sunday’s Academy Awards, the place “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” will compete for finest image and different honors.

(With inputs from companies.)