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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.

5 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.

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K-pop's BTS snags top prize at American Music Awards

The band, known for its positive uplifting music, called the artist of the year win a miracle.

3 years ago
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Storyboards for doomed 'Dune' film up for auction

With a new version of "Dune" packing cinemas around the world in recent weeks, interest in the 1970s doomed version has been reignited and Christie's is valuing the storyboard at 25,000 to 35,000 euros (US$28,000 to US$40,000). 

3 years ago
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Khashoggi's fiancee urges Justin Bieber to cancel Saudi performance

Hatice Cengiz wrote an open letter to the singer, urging Bieber to cancel the performance to "send a powerful message to the world that your name and talent will not be used to restore the reputation of a regime that kills its critics."

3 years ago
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Iran's Farhadi threatens not to represent Iran at Oscars

"How can I be associated... with a government whose extremist media have not stopped these past years from destroying me, marginalizing me, stigmatizing me?" he asked on his Instagram page.

3 years ago
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Storyboards for doomed 'Dune' film up for auction

Jodorowsky's doomed 1970s adaptation of Dune was supposed to bring together Salvador Dali, Mick Jagger and Pink Floyd.

3 years ago
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Helen Mirren to get SAG lifetime honor

Mirren, an Oscar winner, has played more than 70 roles ranging from Queen Elizabeth to a secret services assassin over her 45 year career across film, television and theatre.

3 years ago
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Kim Kardashian and Leeds aid Afghan female footballers' flight to Britain

The 35 female footballers and their families, a total of 130 people, arrived at Stansted Airport, east of London, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

3 years ago
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Britney Spears says fans 'saved' her life during conservatorship

"I'm just grateful honestly for each day and being able to have the keys to my car and being able to be independent like a woman and owning an ATM card," she said.

3 years ago
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Rapper Young Dolph shot and killed in cookie shop

Thornton was reportedly shopping at Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies in Memphis when someone drove up and shot him, local press reports said.

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Adele returns with new ferocity on '30' album

Everyone's favorite balladeer is back, channeling her vocal fireworks to lay bare the emotional torture -- and catharsis -- of divorce.

3 years ago
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Quentin Tarantino sued over 'Pulp Fiction' NFT plan

Quentin Tarantino is being sued by Miramax Studios over his plan to sell digital rights to parts of cult hit Pulp Fiction in the form of NFTs.

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Syrian star Omar Souleyman detained in Turkey

Souleyman was brought in for questioning in the southern Turkish city of Sanliurfa, where he has been running a bakery since escaping Syria's decade-long civil war in 2011, said the manager, who asked not to be identified.

3 years ago
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Neonomora talks new music, divorce and stigma faced by female artists

Indonesian singer-songwriter Neonomora open ups about her personal life and growth as an artist and a human being.

3 years ago
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Roblox uses popular game platform to back new kids' projects

Video gaming platform Roblox is using its massive popularity amongst younger players to support projects that weave educational video games into school programs.

3 years ago
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How building Harry Potter's world conjured its own school of magic

Tuesday marks 20 years since the release of the film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

3 years ago
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'Genuine fan' Rosamund Pike brings 'The Wheel of Time' fantasy to TV

The series features the British actor as Moiraine, a member of the mighty all-woman Aes Sedai organization, who embarks on a perilous journey around the world with a group of young men and women.

3 years ago
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'Called up from the reserves': Original Ghostbusters return in new film

Writer and director Jason Reitman brings his father's film franchise to a new generation.

3 years ago
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Clapton guitar, Cobain setlist, Whitney jacket under hammer

Eric Clapton's guitar, Kurt Cobain's handwritten set-lists and Whitney Houston's multi-print Versace jacket are among the star-powered music memorabilia hitting the auction block this weekend.

3 years ago
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Sesame Street includes first Asian-American muppet

A new, Korean-American muppet named Ji-Young will appear in the popular children’s series Sesame Street.

3 years ago
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What's next for Britney? Check Instagram

"I'll just be honest and say I've waited so long to be free from the situation I'm in," she wrote. "Now that it's here I'm scared to do anything because I'm afraid I'll make a mistake.

3 years ago
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Death toll in Texas concert tragedy rises to 10

Nine-year-old Ezra Blount, who sustained severe injuries and was placed in a medically induced coma as doctors fought for his life, died of his injuries.

3 years ago
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Will Smith plays Venus and Serena's 'lion' in Oscar-tipped 'King Richard'

The film, which had its Los Angeles premiere Sunday during AFI Fest, focusses on how the Williams' unusual and tight-knit family in an impoverished and mainly Black neighborhood of the same city shaped their future success.

3 years ago
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'Eternals' again tops N.America box office, beating a big dog

Eternals dropped sharply in North American theaters over the weekend but managed to edge out a family-friendly newcomer Clifford the Big Red Dog.

3 years ago
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China's Tencent buys Japanese game designer: report

Tencent Holdings has acquired the Japanese creative studio behind hit Nintendo Switch titles as it seeks to recover from a government crackdown on the gaming sector.

3 years ago
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Abbey Road Studios marks 90 years with festival for future music makers

Two-days of panels, listening sessions and talks aimed at people starting out in the industry will cover topics ranging from how to become a producer or engineer to understanding music publishing.

3 years ago
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Texas concert death toll rises as 22-year-old student succumbs to injuries

A stampede of fans during rap star Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival on Friday killed nine people between the ages of 14 and 27 and injured scores.

3 years ago
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HBO’s 'The Last of Us' hints at Indonesian setting in upcoming adaptation

Footage from the filming site of HBO’s The Last of Us, appeared to show Indonesia’s Health Ministry on the set.

3 years ago
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Lin-Manuel Miranda debuts 'tick, tick... Boom!' and eyes new projects

The movie, which had its world premiere at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, pays tribute to Jonathan Larson, the writer of "Rent" who was Broadway's wunderkind a generation before Miranda.

3 years ago
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Disney+ streaming subscriber growth slows

US entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday its flagship streaming service grew slower than expected in the recently ended quarter.

3 years ago
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Netflix unveils cast of 'One Piece' adaptation

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda also serves as the executive producer for the series.

3 years ago