Norm Crosby dies at 93 Norm Crosby, the stand-up comedian who spent more than five decades amusing and bemusing audiences in nightclubs and on television as the “Master of the Malaprop,” has died. He was 93. Crime film ‘Back to the Wharf’ opens Chinese crime movie “Back to the Wharf,” which has won acclaim at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival and Pingyao International Film Festival, will open in local cinemas. Andrea Bocelli duets with Cecilia Bartoli on ‘Pianissimo’ Renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli has released a brand-new duet, “Pianissimo,” with internationally-acclaimed mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, ahead of his new album, “Believe,” out on November 13. Grammys change name of a music category The Grammy Awards have changed the name of their best world music album category to the best global music album, an attempt to find “a more relevant, modern and inclusive term.” The Beckhams land deal with Netflix for fly-on-the-wall series Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham have reportedly signed on to a 16-million-pound (US$20.71 million) deal with Netflix. The couple who is worth 769 million pounds will appear in a fly-on-the-wall series featuring 45-year-old David’s life with a camera crew trailing him around. Walken joins ‘Severance’ Apple TV+ has added Christopher Walken to its upcoming thriller series “Severance,” the streaming service announced. Noomi Rapace stars in Netflix’s ‘Black Crab’ Noomi Rapace, who rocketed to international fame in her breakthrough role as goth hacker Lisbeth Salander in the original Swedish “Dragon Tattoo” films, has signed on to star in “Black Crab.” (SD-Agencies) | 