HOLLYWOOD: The response to the Oct. 7 assault, and to Israel’s retaliation, has revealed a schism in the entertainment world that many did not realize was there. The following is a reproduction of the New York Times report. With the exception of the rare conservative, Hollywood has long seemed to exist in an ideological bubble — a bastion of progressive …

MISSISSIPPI: Jerry Lee Lewis, the notorious singer behind Great Balls of Fire, has died aged 87, his agent has confirmed. One of the last survivors of rock ‘n’ roll’s golden age, his life was also marred by scandal and violence. His career was briefly halted when, aged 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin Myra Gale Brown. Lewis’s agent described him …

Film director Jean-Luc Godard, who spearheaded the revolutionary French New Wave of cinema, has died at the age of 91. Godard burst onto the scene with 1960’s À bout de souffle (Breathless), which started a run of acclaimed releases that rewrote the rules of film. His work brought a new verve and daring to cinema and influenced directors from Martin …

LOS ANGELES (California): Filmmaker Richard Donner, who helped create the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s “Superman” and mastered the buddy comedy with the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, has died. He was 91. Donner died Monday in Los Angeles, his family said through a spokesperson. Donner gained fame with his first feature, 1976’s “The Omen.” A then-unheard-of offer followed: $1 million to …

By NP Newsroom Indian Actress Kangana Ranaut took a dig at Bollywood and its treatment of female stars in a video, the latest in her series of promotions for new film Simran. Titled The Bollywood Diva Song, the video stars Kangana as an actress named Priya preparing for a shot but rudely dismissed by the director. He also refuses to listen to Kangana’s …

By NP Newsroom NEW DELHI: Indian superstar Salman Khan was trolled on Twitter after he inaugurated a driving school in Dubai. Salman (51) was booked in a hit-and-run case last year Salman Khan cut the inaugural ribbon at a new branch of Dubai’s Belhasa Driving Centre in Al Quoz, but the incongruity of Salman inaugurating an outfit that puts people behind …