Entertainment from Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Richard Marx will perform in the Middle East for the first time, bringing four decades of chart-topping hits to the stage at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena on October 3.

American filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, who had a six-decade career documenting dozens of institutions across the US, died on Monday at the age of 96, according to a statement by Zipporah Films, the distribution company he founded.

Isabel Allende's novel "The House of the Spirits", spanning several generations of women, was tough to translate to the screen, said the showrunners of an upcoming TV adaptation, but working with a Latin American cast made the challenge a joy.

Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the spectral Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird", has died at age 95, his wife said in a Facebook post.