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NEW YORK CITY, New York (Reuters) — Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington promoted his latest film “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” in New York on Monday (November 20). For the title role, Washington underwent a striking transformation as a brilliant defense attorney lacking people skills, a man whose life has been spent fighting for others’ civil rights – and paid a price for his activism. The role was written for Washington by Director Dan Gilroy (‘Nightcrawler’) […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — David Cassidy, a singer and actor whose androgynous features and jaunty voice made him a 1970s teen heartthrob on the television show “The Partridge Family,” died on Tuesday (November 21) at age 67, his publicist said. Cassidy entered a hospital over the weekend for treatment of liver failure. He died in the intensive care unit of a Florida hospital, his publicist, Jo-Ann Geffen, said in a telephone interview. In […]
Reuters — “Robby the Robot,” the seven-foot tall creature featured in the 1956 science fiction film “Forbidden Planet,” sold at auction for $5.375 million, a record for a movie prop, a New York auction house said on Tuesday (November 21). Bonhams, which conducted the auction, said the price beat the previous prop record of $4 million for the 12-inch falcon statue in the Humphrey Bogart classic “The Maltese Falcon” and topped the $4.6 million for […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Coming-of-age tale “Call Me by Your Name” led the pack of independent films tipped for Oscars glory as the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday. Set in 1980s Italy and starring Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer, it tells the story of 17-year-old Elio as he begins a relationship with his father’s American research assistant, Oliver. The film was nominated in six […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disney animation chief John Lasseter said Tuesday he is taking a six-month leave of absence after acknowledging in an internal memo that he had made staff feel “disrespected or uncomfortable” with unwanted hugs. The 60-year-old Lasseter, best known for transforming Pixar from a small graphics department at Lucasfilm into the most successful animation studio in the world, was the pioneering director of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States on Tuesday charged an Iranian computer whiz with hacking into HBO, stealing scripts and plot summaries for “Game of Thrones,” and trying to extort $6 million in Bitcoin out of the network. US prosecutors in New York unveiled a seven-count indictment against Behzad Mesri, whom they identified as an Iran-based hacker who also goes by the name Skote Vahshat. Mesri is still at large, a spokesman […]
LOS ANGELES, California, United States (Reuters) — Oscar and Emmy-nominated actor Nick Nolte was honored in Los Angeles on Monday (November 20) with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Nolte, who was given the 2,623rd on Hollywood Boulevard, has been nominated twice for acting Oscars with the first being in 1992 for “Prince of Tides” and the second in 1999 for “Affliction.” “In the early 1960s my parents lived up here off of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — It might have placed top of the North American box office, but “Justice League” didn’t have the super opening weekend predicted, falling short of expectations with takings of $93.8 million, according to data released Monday. With an all-star cast including Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ben Affleck as Batman and Henry Cavill as Superman, “Justice League” — based on the DC Comics superheroes team — sees a mash-up of classic […]
Reuters — Beyonce’s hit album “Lemonade” and world tour made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes list on Monday (November 20), edging out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor Swift. The R&B singer earned some $105 million from record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to Forbes. She also has her own Ivy Park fashion line and other business interests. Adele, whose “25” album broke first-week […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Indian filmmakers said they have delayed indefinitely the release of a Bollywood historical epic about a legendary Hindu queen that has been the subject of weeks of violent protests. Caste-based groups have been targeting “Padmavati”, which was due to hit screens on December 1, over rumours that the movie will depict a romance between the queen and a Muslim ruler. In a statement late Sunday Viacom18 Motion Pictures said they had […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bruno Mars took the top prize at the American Music Awards on Sunday at a show that paid glowing tribute to legendary divas Diana Ross and the late Whitney Houston. Mars, the retro star who found fresh success with the funky beats and R&B harmonies of his latest album “24K Magic,” accepted Artist of the Year with a brief but enthusiastic speech recorded in a moving minivan, as Mars […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Pink, Lady Gaga and Christina Aguilera led female artists of pop music dominating the American Music Awards stage on Sunday (November 19) with powerful performances, despite being edged out by male artists in most award categories this year. Bruno Mars won Artist of the Year, former One Direction member Niall Horan won New Artist of the Year and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, Justin Bieber and Daddy Yankee won Collaboration […]
