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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.

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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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Kylie Jenner confirms she is pregnant with second child

Jenner, the youngest sibling of the Kardashian clan, kept her first pregnancy private until a few days after Stormi's birth, when she shared a first picture on Instagram.

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Jennifer Lawrence pregnant with first child - People magazine

The magazine said Lawrence's representative had confirmed the pregnancy, after news spread on Twitter on Wednesday evening.

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Horror offers 'escape' from pandemic year at Universal theme park

Universal Studios Hollywood is notorious for its spooky annual Halloween transformation, when a series of ghoulish interactive "mazes" pop up around the California theme park.

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China orders gaming giants to cut 'effeminate' gender imagery

In recent days, regulators have ordered broadcasters to resist "abnormal aesthetics" such as "sissy" men, calling for more masculine representations in programming.

4 years ago
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Ubisoft names new creative director

Video game publisher Ubisoft on Tuesday named insider Igor Monceau as its new creative director, a year after his predecessor left the company amid a sexual harassment scandal.

4 years ago
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'The Box' gets inside Mexican sweatshop at Venice film festival

Getting access to a "maquiladora", one of the hundreds of factories that line Mexico's border with the United States, was the biggest challenge of shooting Lorenzo Vigas' latest film at Venice. 

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Hollywood investments boom in Central Europe despite pandemic

Experienced crews, lower labour costs and generous production incentives have long attracted international film makers to countries such as the Czech Republic and Hungary.

4 years ago
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Money, money, money: ABBA return to UK singles chart

The band announced their comeback on Thursday. The album is due to be released on November 5, and the London gig featuring their digital avatars is expected in May 2022.

4 years ago
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Celebrating the natural world: Lorde unleashes her ‘Solar Power’

Inspired by 60s-era California folk music and 2000s-era radio pop, Lorde makes her case for “Album of the Summer” while raising awareness for environmentalism and mental welfare

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'Shang-Chi,' with an Asian lead, sets a North America box office record

That figure, for the Friday-through-Sunday period, was a Labor Day weekend record, the Hollywood Reporter said, and the film is expected to take in an additional $12.1 million on Monday. 

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'Dune' wows Venice with galactic-scale blockbuster

Giant worms and inter-planetary battles rocked the Venice Film Festival on Friday as Dune, one of the most hotly anticipated blockbusters in years, finally landed for its world premiere. 

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Convicted child molester Saipul Jamil shoots TV show, day after release from prison

Family, friends and entertainment companies have hailed Thursday's release of dangdut singer Saipul Jamil from Cipinang prison, where he had been serving time for convictions of child molestation and bribery.

4 years ago
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Sci-fi blockbuster 'Dune' brings stars to Venice

Fans prepared for a cavalcade of stars to descend on Venice's glitzy Lido island, including Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac and Javier Bardem.

4 years ago
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Netflix shows off its power in Venice

Netflix demonstrated its creative mettle once again in Venice on Thursday with two powerful movies from elite filmmakers.

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ABBA: disco legends who churned out the hits

With eight albums and more than 40 singles in less than a decade, the Swedish band burst onto the music scene in 1974 and became a cult sensation with remarkable staying power.

4 years ago
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Swedish superstars ABBA set to unveil 'sensational' musical comeback

Nearly four decades after disbanding, Swedish superstars ABBA were expected to announce a "sensational comeback" collaboration.

4 years ago
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Marvel eyes China with 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'

In Hollywood's latest attempt to score in the huge -- but highly restrictive -- Chinese market, an Asian actor has been cast as a leading Marvel superhero for the first time.

4 years ago
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Crime caper 'Only Murders' teams comedy vets Short, Martin with Selena Gomez

Launching on Tuesday on Hulu the series recounts the capers of three neighbors who attempt to solve a murder in their Manhattan apartment building while recording a podcast at the same time.

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The many takes on Princess Di

Here is a selection of the great and not-so-great attempts that have gone before her.

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First man to accuse R. Kelly of sex abuse testifies

Louis, using a pseudonym, told the Brooklyn federal courtroom he was 17 when Kelly slipped him his phone number while the teenager was working the night shift at a McDonald's drivethru in suburban Chicago, near the R&B artist's home.

4 years ago
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How we can do better: criticism and Indonesia’s film industry

Following the ruckus regarding musician Tompi's new film, it's clear Indonesia still has some improvement to make when it comes to understanding the critic's role in the industry.

4 years ago
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'Talking movies': The Chinese cinema bringing film to blind audiences

Zhang lost his sight in his early twenties, but since going blind has discovered a love for cinema at the 'talking film' club, where volunteers give vivid narrations to an auditorium of blind or partially sighted cinemagoers.

4 years ago
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Tom Morello talks solo album, Voice of Baceprot, and Afghanistan

Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello talks collaborating on The Atlas Underground Fire, his latest solo album due out in October as a sequel to 2018's The Atlas Underground, how the pandemic affected his music and his personal connection to Afghanistan.

4 years ago
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Slasher film 'Candyman' slices way to top N.America box office

Universal's slasher film Candyman has topped North American box offices in its opening weekend, with an estimated $22.4 million take nearly equal to its production budget, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.

4 years ago
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Kanye West says new album released without his approval

“Universal put my album out without my approval and they blocked Jail 2 from being on the album,” he wrote in an Instagram post.

4 years ago
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Raising doom abroad: Indonesian metal bands ignored at home, popular overseas

These three metal bands may not get much attention domestically, but they’ve caught the ears of foreign metalheads.

4 years ago
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British music festivals ready to rock despite high COVID-19 cases

Reading and Leeds, twin events that are a rite of passage for post-exam teenagers, will be two of the biggest since the government removed restrictions in July following a rapid vaccine rollout.

4 years ago
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Las Vegas roars back to life with record gambling win

Barely a year after the Las Vegas Strip was shut down by Covid-19, its world-famous casinos have roared back to a record-breaking summer thanks to a remarkable winning streak.

4 years ago
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Will the curse of 'Dune' be lifted in Venice?

The cast list is exciting enough, including Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac and Javier Bardem.

4 years ago
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The many takes on Princess Di

Testament to the bottomless public appetite for the British royals and their most tragic figure, no less than three new portrayals of Princess Diana are on the way in the coming months.

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