Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Here are the nominees in key categories for the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Beverly Hills: – FILM – Best film, drama “Call Me by Your Name” “Dunkirk” “The Post” “The Shape of Water” “Three …
Read More »Top Hollywood women launch anti-harassment initiative
Washington, United States | AFP | More than 300 top women in Hollywood — from Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence to Emma Thompson and Cate Blanchett — unveiled an initiative Monday to tackle pervasive sexual harassment in workplaces, calling special attention to their “sisters” in less than glamorous blue-collar jobs. …
Read More »Latest ‘Star Wars’ passes $1 billion mark in third week: Disney
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The latest episode in Disney’s mammothly popular “Star Wars” series has passed the $1 billion mark in worldwide revenues in just three weeks, a Disney spokesperson said Sunday. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is expected to take in an estimated $65.6 million for …
Read More »Jay-Z, Beyonce imagine daughter as US leader in new video
President Blue Ivy Carter? New York, United States | AFP | Music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have imagined their daughter as a transformative US leader in a new video. Blue Ivy, who turns six on January 7, is depicted as leading an all-female constitutional convention in 2050 in a …
Read More »List of Golden Globe nominees
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Here are the nominees in key categories for the 75th Golden Globe Awards, which were announced Monday in Beverly Hills. The awards ceremony will take place on January 7: – FILM – Best film, drama “Call Me by Your Name” “Dunkirk” “The Post” “The …
Read More »Indian cricketer Kohli, Bollywood’s Sharma marry in Italy
Mumbai, India | AFP | Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma got married in Italy Monday, they said in a statement, ending weeks of frenzied speculation that they were getting hitched. “Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed …
Read More »Golden Globes: Hollywood’s test of the Weinstein effect
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The nominations will be unveiled Monday for the Golden Globes, kicking off an awards season expected to be overshadowed by the sexual misconduct scandal engulfing the movie industry. The announcements, which come two days before the influential Screen Actors Guild nominations, are the first …
Read More »Hundreds join #MeToo march in Hollywood against sexual abuse
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Hundreds of people marched Sunday in Hollywood, joining a growing movement against sexual harassment and abuse that emerged after movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and later a string of film personalities faced accusations of misconduct. Demonstrators gathered at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood — …
Read More »Statue of actor Bud Spencer unveiled in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary | AFP | A year after his death, a massive bronze statue of Spaghetti Western actor Bud Spencer, born Carlo Pedersoli in 1929, was unveiled in Budapest Saturday before a crowd of adoring fans. The burly and bearded actor, who died in June 2016, earned cult status in …
Read More »Lupita Nyong’o complains of airbrushing on Grazia UK cover
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o, who won an Oscar for her role in “12 Years a Slave”, on Friday complained her hair had been airbrushed out of the front cover of women’s magazine Grazia UK. “I am disappointed that @GraziaUK invited me to be on …
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