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Sydney Sweeney attends Sydney Sweeney In Conversation With Josh Horowitz at 92NY on March 20, 2024 in New York City.
Sydney Sweeney attends Sydney Sweeney In Conversation With Josh Horowitz at 92NY on March 20, 2024 in New York City.
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Sydney Sweeney 'fearless' in new role, 'Christy' director says

Sweeney, who has made negative headlines recently for controversial jeans ads, has become a contender for the Academy Awards for her portrayal of pioneering female fighter Christy Martin.

4 days ago
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Ade Govinda, the hitmaker of euphonic, everlasting pop

With emotionally charged lyrics and haunting melodies, the songwriter-producer has established his unique musical and lyrical characteristics in the country’s modern pop scene.

4 days ago
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New folk music documentary taps into Bob Dylan revival

"Newport and the Great Folk Dream", which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, charts the development of the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island in the early 1960s.

5 days ago

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Postponed Grammys move to Las Vegas, set for April 3

The Grammy music awards will be held in Las Vegas for the first time this April after being postponed because of the surge of Omicron-variant Covid-19 cases.

3 years ago
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Activision Blizzard: Troubled powerhouse in gaming world

Activision Blizzard is a star developer of gaming hits like Call of Duty, but the firm has been roiled by serious sex discrimination allegations.

3 years ago
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Celine Dion cancels N.America tour due to health troubles

Quebec superstar Celine Dion announced on Saturday she would not be able to perform the North America leg of her "Courage world tour," due to severe and persistent muscle spasms.

3 years ago
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South Korean leader hails K-pop impact on Mideast trip

K-pop stars have charmed the world and brought economic achievements, President Moon Jae-in said at Dubai's Expo in the United Arab Emirates, the first leg of a trip that will also take him to Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

3 years ago
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UK freezes BBC funding for two years

The Conservatives' Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said the £159 (US$217, 190-euro) annual fee would be fixed for two years until 2024, then rise in line with inflation for the next four.

3 years ago
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Korean director takes on decades of generational trauma

Separated from her family, filmmaker Yang Yonghi depicts harrowing life experiences through documentaries and an upcoming theatrical project

3 years ago
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Lyodra: Indonesia's reigning princess of pop

An album debut, an acting breakthrough and impressive international recognition. Rising star Lyodra is one to reckon with in Indonesia’s music industry.

3 years ago
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The Godfather Trilogy returns to limited theaters for 50th anniversary

Paramount Pictures has announced that Francis Ford Coppola’s magnum opus The Godfather will return to selected theaters to celebrate its 50th anniversary. 

3 years ago
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Gaza TV studio produces Hamas response to hit show "Fauda"

The make-believe office of enemy state Israel's security service is being used to shoot a "pro-resistance" television series on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

3 years ago
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Box Office: 'Scream' Debuts to Bloody Impressive $30.6 Million

Scream, a reimagining of a horror franchise that appeared to have run out of steam, dominated the box office, earning a scary good US$30.6 million.

3 years ago
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South Korean leader hails K-pop impact on Mideast trip

K-pop stars have "charmed the world", President Moon Jae-in said at Dubai's Expo in the United Arab Emirates.

3 years ago
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"Nevermind" baby refiles lawsuit against Nirvana

After his previous case was dismissed, the man who as a baby was photographed naked for the cover of Nirvana's album Nevermind has filed a new lawsuit.

3 years ago
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Age and race no factor for Denzel Washington's Macbeth

In the four centuries since Shakespeare wrote the Scottish Play, there has never been a Macbeth quite like Denzel Washington.

3 years ago
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'Power of the Dog,' 'House of Gucci' top SAG nominations

Jane Campion's gothic Western The Power of the Dog and campy true-crime drama House of Gucci jointly topped the film nominations from Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild.

3 years ago
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'Scream' returns to satirize new 'golden era' of horror

Twenty-five years ago, Scream revitalized horror with its highly self-aware take on the increasingly stale slasher genre. This Friday, the new Scream arrives in an era of socially aware arthouse horror.

3 years ago
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Be My Baby singer Ronnie Spector dies at 78

Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed rock 'n' roll singer behind the 1960s group the Ronettes, whose era-defining hits included the classic "Be My Baby", died Wednesday. She was 78 years old.

3 years ago
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Prince Andrew must face sex abuse accuser's lawsuit - U.S. judge

Britain's Prince Andrew failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was a teenager.

3 years ago
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Singer Ardhito Pramono arrested for drug use

Police arrested actor and singer-songwriter Ardhito Pramono on Wednesday for illegal drug use, with the drug confiscated being marijuana.

3 years ago
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Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Kanye West to headline Coachella

The 2022 edition is slated for April 15-17 and April 22-24, with the expectation it will run at full capacity -- 125,000 festival-goers each day.

3 years ago
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'House of Gucci' and Lady Gaga land SAG award nominations

High fashion drama House of Gucci led the nominations Wednesday for Hollywood's Screen Actors Guild Awards, scoring nods for the top prize of best cast and for the performances of stars Lady Gaga and Jared Leto.

3 years ago
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Gay sex scene on Athens Acropolis sparks outcry in Greece

Greek officials vowed to track the people behind the filming of a gay sex scene on Athens' Acropolis, the country's most important archaeological site.

3 years ago
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Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather sued over promotion of crypto token

The lawsuit, filed Jan. 7 in Los Angeles federal court, claims the celebrities touted tokens sold by EthereumMax, or EMAX, in order to boost its price and make themselves a profit "at the expense of their followers and investors."

3 years ago
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'Photocopier' scriptwriter removed from credits following sexual abuse allegations

The producers of Photocopier, an award-winning film about a young girl determined to uncover the truth behind the events of a drunken night out that cost her a scholarship, decided on Monday to remove the name of a scriptwriter from the movie's credits following allegations of sexual misconduct.

3 years ago
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Swedish king and queen have COVID-19 amid surge in cases

"The King and Queen, who are fully vaccinated with three injections, have mild symptoms and are feeling well, given the circumstances," the palace said in a statement.

3 years ago
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Music's Grammy Awards indefinitely postponed as Omicron spreads

"Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31 simply contains too many risks," CBS and the Recording Academy said in a joint statement, adding that a new date would be announced soon.

3 years ago
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Meghan Markle wins token damages from UK media group

Meghan Markle, wife to Prince Harry, has won nominal damages of £1 from one of Britain's biggest newspaper groups after an appeals court ruled in her favor over a privacy case.

3 years ago
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'Nevermind': Judge dismisses lawsuit by man who was naked baby on Nirvana album

U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin on Monday dismissed the lawsuit after the plaintiff Spencer Elden missed a deadline to respond to the defendants' motion to dismiss the case.

3 years ago
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Leonardo 'Tree' Caprio: new species named after star

The evergreen with large yellowish-green flowers, which was found in Cameroon's Ebo forest, was the first new species to be officially named in 2022 by botanists from the renowned gardens in the London borough of Kew.

3 years ago
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Forced off TV, have the Golden Globes lost their luster?

With no stars, no red carpet and no televised broadcast this year, do the Globes still matter?

3 years ago
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Sundance film festival scraps in-person events due to Covid

The film festival cancelled all in-person events due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, shifting its events online.

3 years ago