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BEIJING, China (AFP) — Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China’s heavily-restricted film market to more foreign works would put positive pressure on local filmmakers, as rumors swirl Beijing will expand its quota on imported movies. Since 2012, China has permitted 34 films to be imported from overseas each year, but the state-run Global Times newspaper reported last month that Chinese and US officials are renegotiating the limit. A shakeup in domestic movie offerings […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — Actor Alec Baldwin said that his impersonation of U.S. President Donald Trump on NBC’s sketch show “Saturday Night Live” has revived his “dead” comedy career after he wrapped up sitcom “30 Rock” in 2012. “Maybe I was in a coma … now I’m waking up from a coma and now I’m ready to do some comedy,” Baldwin told Reuters on Monday (March 06) when asked if he felt he […]
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — Music’s biggest stars attended the iHeartMusic awards show on Sunday (March 5) in Inglewood California. Justin Timberlake won best song of the year for “Can’t Stop The Feeling” and used the awards podium to talk to youths that struggle with being identified as different. “I want to take this opportunity to speak to young people right now ’cause there are a lot of you looking at me. If you […]
(Reuters) — Action film “Logan” clawed its way to the top of the weekend box office, opening with an impressive 85.3 million in ticket sales. Starring Hugh Jackman in his last turn as Wolverine and Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, it is the tenth film in the X-Men franchise. Rolling over from previous weeks, horror film “Get Out” added an additional $26.1 million, bringing its domestic total to $75.9 million. Faith-based movie “The Shack”, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Adele, who has become a global pop sensation with her songs of heartbreak, has confirmed years of speculation that she is married. The English singer has been in a long-term relationship with Simon Konecki, a former financier who founded drop4drop, a charity that presses for global access to clean drinking water. The couple have a four-year-old son, Angelo, but Adele has been coy about whether they are married as […]
The stars of Hollywood’s latest retelling of the classic tale of King Kong walked the red carpet for the film’s European premiere in London on Tuesday (February 28). Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson were all in town for ‘Kong: Skull Island’, which depicts a group of explorers and marines venturing into uncharted territory in the Pacific Ocean where they come across the monstrous ape Kong and other man-eating creatures. Hiddleston, who stars […]
20th Century Fox has unveiled the first full trailer for “Alien: Covenant”, the latest in director Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi series. According to the studio, this chapter of the franchise sees the crew of the colony ship Covenant travel to a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, but their discovery of what appears to be an uncharted paradise soon turns into a dark, dangerous world filled with terrifying xenomorphs. The cast includes […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — A Madrid court will look into allegations that Colombian superstars Shakira and Carlos Vives plagiarized part of their hugely popular Grammy Latino-winner “La Bicicleta”, a court spokesman said Thursday. Music publisher MDRB filed a complaint in a commercial court in Madrid on behalf of Livan Rafael Castellanos, a Cuban singer known as Livam who alleges that the catchy tune copies parts of his own 1997 song called “Yo te quiero tanto” […]
LONDON, ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge on Tuesday (February 28) opened a new London residence for sick children and their families being treated at a nearby hospital. The Duchess, wearing a blue skirt suit, spent time chatting to children and their parents at the Ronald McDonald House Evelina London. The residence provides accommodation for the families of children being treated at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. The Duchess ended her visit by […]
Damien Chazelle became the youngest ever winner of a best directing Oscar on Sunday (February 26) after picking up the prize for his third feature film, musical “La La Land.” It was the first Academy Award for Chazelle, 32, who was the favorite going into Sunday’s ceremony after winning Directors Guild and Golden Globe awards earlier this year. “La La Land,” a contemporary original musical, is set in Los Angeles and stars Emma Stone and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a familiar face on US movie screens, with a string of memorable credits. “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,” a statement […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — “Moonlight,” a poignant story of human connection and self-discovery in the tough projects of southern Florida, won the best picture Oscar on Sunday, besting favorite “La La Land” — though not without drama. Starring Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, the film by director Barry Jenkins tells the life story of a young African-American struggling to find his place as he grows up poor in Miami. The prize was only […]
