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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.

5 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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Celebrities star in new video for George Harrison's 'My Sweet Lord'

Harrison, who died in 2001, released the track from the album "All Things Must Pass" as his first solo single after the Beatles split and it went on to top charts around the world.

3 years ago
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'Sex and the City' actor Chris Noth denies sexual assault accusations

Noth issued his statement in response to the Hollywood Reporter story in which two women, using pseudonyms, described sexual incidents with him in Los Angeles and New York in 2004 and 2015.

3 years ago
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Director del Toro spins macabre carnival fable in 'Nightmare Alley'

Guillermo del Toro's new film Nightmare Alley, set in a macabre 1940s carnival world of "geek shows" and grifters, is his first since his Oscar-winning The Shape of Water.

3 years ago
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Springsteen sells music catalog for reported $500 million

Sony Music has bought the rights to Bruce Springsteen's music catalog, making him the latest superstar singer to join a frenzy of such sales fueled by the pandemic.

3 years ago
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Queens of the desert: Saudi camel beauty pageant hit by cheating

A camel beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia has been hit by a cheating scandal after 43 entrants were disqualified for botox injections and other cosmetic enhancements.

3 years ago
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Billie Eilish says watching porn from age 11 'really destroyed my brain'

The 20-year-old singer said she started watching a lot of porn as a kid to help her feel as if she were cool and "one of the guys."

3 years ago
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Rapper shot Megan Thee Stallion after telling her to dance, US court hears

A rapper who allegedly told Megan Thee Stallion to "Dance, bitch" before shooting at the singer's feet after a Hollywood party was ordered to stand trial in California on Tuesday.

3 years ago
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A new hope: The top 10 Indonesian films of 2021

Dubbed by some auteurs, critics and moviegoers as the "Indonesian New Wave", this year’s batch of Indonesian films is having a moment, with recognition from international audiences and a promise of more to come.  

3 years ago
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Hollywood largely silent on Golden Globe nominations amid controversy

Critics objected to the Foreign Press Association having no Black members, and raised longstanding ethical questions over whether close relationships with Hollywood studios influenced the choice of nominees and winners.

3 years ago
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Fourth time lucky: Kim Kardashian passes 'baby bar' law exam

"OMFGGGG I PASSED THE BABY BAR EXAM!!!!," she tweeted, referring to the First Year Law Students' Examination, usually taken after a year of study.

3 years ago
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Peloton revives 'Mr Big' and shares after 'Sex and the City' twist

Fitness firm Peloton has gone on the counterattack after a plot twist in "Sex and the City" helped send its shares into a skid -- bringing a key character on the show back to life in a parody ad, as it seeks to revive its own fortunes on Wall Street.

3 years ago
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'Belfast' and 'Power of the Dog' top nominations for troubled Globes

Belfast and Power of the Dog collected seven Golden Globe nominations apiece, as the troubled awards seek to shrug off a Hollywood boycott over ethical lapses.

3 years ago
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Miss India wins Miss Universe held in Israel despite boycott calls

Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe in Israel, with several contestants defying pressure to boycott in support of the Palestinians.

3 years ago
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Can't shake this: Taylor Swift to face copyright lawsuit

Pop superstar Taylor Swift must face a lawsuit from songwriters who claim the Grammy-winning singer copied their lyrics in her 2014 hit single "Shake It Off," a California judge has ruled.

3 years ago
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Willkommen: Oscar-winner Redmayne stars in London revival of 'Cabaret'

Redmayne plays the role of Emcee, alongside stage and screen star Jessie Buckley, in the production directed by Rebecca Frecknall.

3 years ago
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Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan on imposter syndrome and risk-taking

Singing with the band Soulsavers, he takes on a wide-ranging set, mixing classics from Nat King Cole and Elvis with more eclectic choices such as Frank Ocean or Cat Power.

3 years ago
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Life at 50: 'Sex and the City' women back for new chapter

Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte are 20 years older, and their beloved New York has been ravaged by Covid-19, but the sassy women are back -- without Samantha -- in HBO Max's "Sex and the City" revival, which premieres Thursday.

3 years ago
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Afghan director once in Cannes spotlight now in Taliban's shadow

Four years ago, Salim Shaheen was in the spotlight at Cannes, but now he spends his days confined to his home, afraid of the new Taliban regime and their clampdown on arts and music.

3 years ago
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Sundance unveils hybrid in-person, online fest including Kanye doc

Next month's Sundance festival will screen all feature films both in person in Utah and online for the first time, including a major new Kanye West documentary.

3 years ago
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Jay-Z busts Western cowboy myths in all-Black 'The Harder They Fall'

The US rap superstar said that his new Western movie aims to correct misconceptions that all cowboys were white, wore ponchos and listened to "Italian guitar music."

3 years ago
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Modern times: Erwin Gutawa and Ardhito Pramono freshen up an 80s classic

After more than 20 years of creating orchestral pieces, Erwin Gutawa returns to his "band" roots and reimagines an 80s classic "Masa Masa" with Ardhito Pramono.

3 years ago
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Peter Dinklage leads new remake of French classic in 'Cyrano'

Adapted from a theatre production written by his wife Erica Schmidt, Dinklage reprises his 2018 stage role of the swordsman with a gift for words, who struggles to declare his feelings to the woman he loves because of his perceived unattractive appearance.

3 years ago
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Ubisoft launches 'playable' NFTs in its video games

Players in nine countries will be able to acquire "Digits" in limited editions on the Ubisoft Quartz platform from Thursday.

3 years ago
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Talking teapots the antiques that inspired Disney movies

The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition uncovers how Disney artists have for decades drawn from the lavish Rococo style of Sevres porcelain and gilded sofas.

3 years ago
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Ralph Fiennes tells gentlemen spies' origin story in 'The King's Man'

Set in the early 20th century, "The King's Man" tells the story of how the independent intelligence Kingsman agency is created to defeat a war plot.

3 years ago
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Kidman feared 'I Love Lucy' casting in 'Being the Ricardos'

Fans of the seminal 1950s sitcom "I Love Lucy" railed against the Australian Oscar-winner's casting as the US national treasure with such venom that Ball's daughter even posted a video imploring them to "stop arguing."

3 years ago
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Drake withdraws his two Grammy nominations

Drake had been up for two rap awards at January's ceremony, but his mega-hit album "Certified Lover Boy" was conspicuously left out of the general field categories last month, and the artist has clashed with the Academy multiple times.

3 years ago
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Actor Tom Holland says he will play Fred Astaire in new biopic

Famed as one of the greatest dancers of all time, Astaire had a seven-decade career in film and on stage in Broadway and the West End.

3 years ago
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Disney's spell unbroken as 'Encanto' stays top of N.American box office

Disney's animated musical fantasy film Encanto stayed in top place at the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $12.7 million.

3 years ago
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Scare tactics: Indonesian developers make international splash with local spooks

From the golden cinematic era of horror queen Suzanna to the contemporary offerings of directors Joko Anwar and Timo Bros, Indonesian pop culture has long maintained its fascination with the macabre. Now, it’s made the digital leap to video games.

3 years ago