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(Reuters) — Aamir Khan, the Bollywood superstar with a conscience, says his next movie about a small town teenage girl who uses the Internet to become a singing sensation will be much bigger than his last film, India’s highest grossing ever. Khan, 52, plays a sleazy music producer in the film “Secret Superstar” and says he is second lead to teenager Zaira Wasim, playing a schoolgirl who defies her conservative Muslim family to pursue her […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Rocker Tom Petty died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest, his family confirmed, hours after news organizations retracted unconfirmed reports of his death. “On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty,” a family statement said. Petty — the singer with his band The Heartbreakers of hits such as “I Won’t Back Down” and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Espionage comedy “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” snuck away with the weekend box office crown for the second week running, industry figures showed Monday, narrowly edging out freaky horror sensation “It.” With takings of $16.93 million, “Kingsman” sees a British spy organization join forces with its American counterpart to take on a new global threat. But despite a star-studded cast featuring Colin Firth, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry and even Elton John, it took less […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hugh Hefner, the silk pajamas-wearing founder of Playboy who helped steer nudity into the American mainstream, died Wednesday, the magazine announced. He was 91 years old. Hefner, who in 1953 founded a trailblazing brand that would help usher in the 20th century’s shifting attitude towards sexuality, died of natural causes in his Beverly Hills home — the famed Playboy Mansion — according to a statement from Playboy Enterprises. […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — A museum dedicated to telling the story of the Hollywood film industry, an endeavor that has been in the works since the 1920s when the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was founded, came one stop closer to a reality on Wednesday (Sep. 27) after philanthropists Cheryl and Haim Saban donated $50 million to the project. The donation was announced at the construction site for The Academy Museum of Motion […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rock band Aerosmith announced Tuesday it was cutting short its tour of South America after frontman Steven Tyler flew back to the US due to “unexpected medical issues.” “To everybody in South America – Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico – I’m very sorry and feel like I’ve let you down,” the 69-year-old wrote in a statement posted on Twitter, which did not specify the nature of the illness. “I […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Spy comedy “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” dominated North American box offices on its debut weekend, industry figures showed Monday. It ousted horror hit “It,” which had held the crown for two weeks. With a star-studded cast featuring Colin Firth, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry and even Elton John, “Kingsman” raked in $39 million for the weekend, according to box office monitor Exhibitor Relations. The sequel to “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” “The […]
SHANGHAI, China (Reuters) — Christie’s Shanghai auction season got underway on Sunday (September 24), with 35 offerings from the contemporary art world going under the hammer. Zao Wou-ki’s 24-12-2002-Diptyqe was sold for $5.09 million, which reached the highest bidding price for a single collection by Christie’s in mainland China. Collections from Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol were also up for bidding. Pablo Picasso’s Tete d’homme was sold for $200,000. Andy Warhol’s Monkey was […]
(Reuters) — Director Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Kingsman: Golden Circle’ is expected to dominate this weekend’s North American box office with takings of more than $41 million, according to www.boxofficepro.com. The movie, which stars Oscar winners Colin Firth, Julianne Moore and Halle Berry, is the second film in the ‘Kingsman’ franchise, and follows 2014’s ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service.” New in at two is “The LEGO Ninjago Movie,” with the animated flick expected to take $38 million through […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Here is a list of the winners in key categories for the 69th Emmy Awards, which were handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday: OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES : “The Handmaid’s Tale” OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES: “Veep” BEST LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA: Sterling K. Brown, “This is Us” BEST LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA: Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale” BEST LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY: Donald Glover, “Atlanta” BEST LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” BEST […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Elisabeth Moss on Sunday won the Emmy for best leading actress in a drama series for her central role in the dystopian “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The 35-year-old won her first Emmy for playing Offred in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the dark story of a misogynistic dictatorship that takes shape in New England in response to a fertility crisis. The series, carried by the on-demand service Hulu, also won the Emmy […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — “Veep,” the satire of a hapless but charming woman who becomes the first female president of the United States, on Sunday won the Emmy for best comedy series. The television prize comes days after HBO said that “Veep” would end next year. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays the central character of Selina Meyer, also broke the record for most Emmys for the same role by winning best actress in a […]
