Entertainment
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Director Bigelow hopes Trump watches 'Detroit' and is humanized by it
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Movie director Kathryn Bigelow said on Wednesday she hoped U.S. President Donald Trump would watch her new film “Detroit,” saying it might help to humanize him at a time when racial…
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Tom Cruise breaks ankle in stunt, halts production on 'Mission' film
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tom Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt on the set of the upcoming “Mission: Impossible 6,” causing production on the film to go on hiatus while the actor…
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'Whose Streets?' spotlights diverging narratives of Ferguson
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – While America confronts the aftermath of protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the story behind an incident that contributed to racial tensions in the United States is the subject of the newly…
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Daniel Craig confirms he will return as James Bond
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British actor Daniel Craig has confirmed he will reprise the role of James Bond one last time, ending months of speculation. Craig made the revelation during an appearance on the U.S.…
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Pink to get Vanguard award at MTV Video Music Awards
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Pink has been chosen to receive the 2017 Vanguard Award, MTV’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement honor for video music, the U.S. cable and satellite television channel said…
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'Deadpool 2' stuntwoman who died is motorcycle racer S.J. Harris
[ad_1] VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The stuntwoman who died on the film set of “Deadpool 2” in Vancouver on Monday was S.J. Harris, a 40-year-old from New York, a spokesman for the province of British Columbia’s…
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'Deadpool' star Ryan Reynolds 'heartbroken' over stuntwoman's death
[ad_1] VANCOUVER (Reuters) – “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds said on Monday that actors and crew were “heartbroken, shocked and devastated” at the death of a driver in a motorcycle stunt in Vancouver that went wrong.…
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Jury begins deliberating in Taylor Swift groping trial
[ad_1] DENVER (Reuters) – Jurors began deliberating on Monday in the closely watched trial of dueling lawsuits by Taylor Swift and a Colorado DJ over her accusations that he groped her bare bottom during a…
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Kendrick Lamar holds off Brett Eldredge for Billboard top spot
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Kendrick Lamar reclaimed the top spot of the weekly U.s Billboard 200 album chart on Monday, fending off country music star Brett Eldredge. Lamar’s “Damn.” climbed from No. 2…
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'Grey's Anatomy' creator Shonda Rhimes leaves ABC for Netflix
[ad_1] (Reuters) – “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes is taking her Shondaland production house away from Walt Disney Co’s ABC network to Netflix Inc to produce new content, the video streaming company said on Sunday.…
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Hackers release more HBO episode shows: report
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Hackers have released more unaired episodes of popular HBO shows but the latest leak did not include anything on the hit series “Game of Thrones,” the Associated Press reported on Sunday. The…
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'Annabelle: Creation' levitates to no. 1 with $35 million
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Annabelle: Creation” may not be able to save the summer — which, after this weekend, will only fall farther behind last year’s pace — but it is doing its part…
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Wild brass bands festival kicks off in Serbia
[ad_1] GUCA, Serbia (Reuters) – The 57h Guca Brass Band Festival, Serbia’s liveliest traditional music event, has attracted tens of thousands of people crowding the streets and savoring the trumpet beat. Guca, a normally sleepy…
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Netflix discussing keeping Disney's Marvel, 'Star Wars' films
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc is in “active discussions” with Walt Disney Co about keeping Marvel and “Star Wars” films after 2019, when new Disney and Pixar movies will stop appearing on the…
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Taylor Swift's bodyguard says he saw man grope star's bottom
[ad_1] DENVER (Reuters) – Pop star Taylor Swift’s former bodyguard on Friday corroborated her account of being groped by a Colorado disc jockey, testifying that he saw the radio personality slip his hand under her…
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Jefferson Starship guitarist can pursue lawsuit over band name
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A founding member of Jefferson Starship may pursue part of his lawsuit seeking to stop former bandmates from using the rock group’s name, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. Magistrate Judge…
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Last blast from Gregg Allman, Southern man
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – So close to death was blues rocker Gregg Allman when he was making his final album, the cover photographer did not get to his Savannah, Georgia, house in time. Instead, “Southern…
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A minute with: Woody Harrelson and Brie Larson on new film 'The Glass Castle'
[ad_1] (Reuters) – He’s had a Hollywood career that has spanned tending the bar at “Cheers” to fighting a futuristic war in “The Hunger Games”, while she won a Best Actress Oscar before turning 30.…
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Hero's welcome: Patriotic Chinese war film pulls in record $600 million
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – A film depicting a Chinese hero saving the day in a war-torn African country has become China’s highest-grossing film, pulling in more than 4 billion yuan ($600.11 million) at the box…
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Taylor Swift says DJ subjected her to long, 'horrifying' grope
[ad_1] DENVER (Reuters) – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift testified on Thursday she was subjected to a “very long” and “intentional” grope by a Colorado disc jockey who appeared to be drunk during a photo session…
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Ex-Fox News host O'Reilly debuts 'No Spin News' webcast
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has launched his first “No Spin News” online show with a format that closely follows the brand of conservative politics and pugnacious punditry that…
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Seeking bigfoot: TV naturalist Attenborough gets comic homage
[ad_1] EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Did you hear the one about the British naturalist, the marmot, the grizzly bear and the South African poacher? A one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe, part of the world’s biggest…
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Bruce Springsteen Broadway-bound for solo 'words and music' show
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Bruce Springsteen is headed to Broadway for an eight-week solo theater run that he says will feature “just me, the guitar, the piano and the words and music.” “Springsteen on Broadway” will…
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Oscar-winning Coen brothers to bring Western anthology series to Netflix
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are transitioning to the small screen with a new Western anthology for Netflix Inc, the online streaming company said on Wednesday, the latest talent…
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Denver DJ accused of groping Taylor Swift faces further cross-examination
[ad_1] DENVER (Reuters) – Taylor Swift’s legal team planned on Wednesday to resume cross-examining the Colorado radio personality accused of groping the recording star during a photo shoot four years ago, an allegation the former…
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Country's 'Rhinestone Cowboy' Glen Campbell dies after Alzheimer's battle
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, the “Rhinestone Cowboy” who went on a farewell tour to play hits such as “Wichita Lineman” and “Gentle on My Mind” before Alzheimer’s disease robbed him of talents, died…
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Calvin Harris tops Forbes list of highest-earning DJs for fifth year
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Scottish musician Calvin Harris ruled Forbes’ annual list of electronic cash kings on Tuesday as he was named the highest-paid DJ for the fifth consecutive year, outpacing Dutch DJ Tiesto…
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Actor who wore monster suit to play first Godzilla dies aged 88
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – The man who dressed in a rubber suit to play the original Godzilla, crashing through Japanese cities and destroying them with swipes of his massive tail, has died at the age…
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Sleeping in a dog cage, Pattinson pares down for 'Good Time' thriller
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Robert Pattinson, accustomed to luxury trailers and gourmet food, was reduced to taking a catnap in a dog cage on the set of his latest movie “Good Time,” a…
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Netflix buys comics publisher Millarworld to feed films and TV
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Netflix Inc on Monday said it has bought comics publisher Millarworld, bringing on board renowned comic book writer Mark Millar and a host of character francises it can mine for TV shows…