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Britney Spears announces engagement to boyfriend Sam Asghari
LOS ANGELES, Sept 13 — Pop superstar Britney Spears, who has been fighting a conservatorship that governs her personal life and finances, announced on Sunday that she is engaged...
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Oprah’s Harry and Meghan TV interview loses out at Emmys
LOS ANGELES, Sept 13 — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan’s explosive American TV interview with Oprah Winfrey lost out at the Emmy Awards on Sunday to a series about Italian...
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‘Shang-Chi’ triumphs again in second weekend, ‘Malignant’ misfires
LOS ANGELES, Sept 13 — Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ruled the domestic box office again, collecting US$35.8 million (RM148 million) in its second weekend...
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For Affleck and Damon, working together is a lot of fun
VENICE, Sept 12 — Childhood friends and Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon said teaming up again to write The Last Duel, Ridley Scott’s film about rape and justice in...
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‘Dune’ director longing for sequel as sci-fi makes N.America debut
TORONTO, Sept 12 — Denis Villeneuve always planned for his wildly ambitious sci-fi Dune to be seen on the biggest screen possible, and the director got his wish Saturday as the...
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Jane Campion, New Zealand’s humble cinema giant
VENICE, Sept 12 — New Zealand’s Jane Campion underlined her status as one of the leading film-makers of her generation, taking home the best director trophy at the Venice Film...
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Spain’s film queen Penelope Cruz wins best actress in Venice
VENICE, Sept 12 — Penelope Cruz took home the best actress award at the Venice Film Festival, the latest success for the all-conquering queen of Spanish cinema. Cruz won for her...
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Philippines John Arcilla wins best actor at Venice
VENICE, Sept 12 — Philippines actor John Arcilla was the surprise choice for the best acting award at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The 55-year-old took home the...
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French abortion film wins on big night for women at Venice festival
VENICE, Sept 12 — A timely film about illegal abortions in 1960s France won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion on Saturday, capping a strong night for women including...
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Tight race to close MeToo-influenced Venice film fest
VENICE, Sept 11 — The Venice Film Festival roared back to life this year with a starry and feminist-tinged selection that leaves the competition wide open for who will take home...
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Cumberbatch swaps Marvel cloak for cowboy horse in ‘Power of the Dog’
TORONTO, Sept 11 — He’s best known to superhero fans around the world as Doctor Strange, a leading star of the multi-billion grossing Marvel films. But Benedict Cumberbatch...
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Disney to debut rest of 2021 films exclusively in theatres
LOS ANGELES, Sept 11 — Walt Disney Co will release Eternals, West Side Story and the rest of its 2021 films exclusively in theatres before making them available on streaming,...
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ABBA scores first UK top 10 single in nearly 40 years
LONDON, Sept 11 — ABBA on Friday scored their first top 10 single in the UK for almost 40 years after thrilling fans with the announcement of a new album and a virtual...
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Rape drama in medieval France reunites Affleck, Damon on big screen
VENICE, Sept 10 — Actors and close friends Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are reunited in The Last Duel, a drama about the rape of a noblewoman in medieval France directed by Ridley...
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Blackpink becomes world’s No. 1 artist for number of YouTube subscribers
SEOUL, Sept 10 — K-pop girl group Blackpink has become the world’s No. 1 artist in terms of number of subscribers on YouTube, the band’s label said today. The quartet’s...
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The show must go on, as Malaysia’s film industry resumes for those who have been fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — The Film Directors Association of Malaysia (FDAM) has urged all the local filmmakers to verify that each and everyone in their production unit has...
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Chinese social media users are up in arms with Canadian Simu Liu for calling China a third-world country
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 — Canadian actor Simu Liu has found himself in a pickle with Chinese social media users after a 2017 clip of him saying China is a third-world country...
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opens hybrid Toronto Film Festival
TORONTO, Sept 10 — The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) lifted its curtains to a live audience for the first time in two years on Thursday with the world premiere of...
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Singer Arlo Parks wins Mercury Prize for debut album
LONDON, Sept 10 — Singer-songwriter and poet Arlo Parks won the 2021 Mercury Prize on Thursday, scooping the British music award for her critically acclaimed debut album...
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R. Kelly accuser says singer starved her for days before assaulting her
NEW YORK, Sept 10 — R. Kelly sexually assaulted a woman at his Chicago studio nearly two decades ago, where he locked her up without food and water, the woman testified at the...
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France stages rare national tribute to film icon Belmondo
PARIS, Sept 10 — Thousands turned out Thursday in Paris to honour Jean-Paul Belmondo, the film icon who helped define French identity for six decades, with President Emmanuel...
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‘Halloween Kills’ to stream on Peacock at same time it plays in theatres
LOS ANGELES, Sept 10 — Horror flick Halloween Kills will stream on Comcast Corp’s Peacock streaming service starting on the same day it debuts in movie theatres next month,...
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Report: Jennifer Lawrence pregnant with first child
LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 — Oscar-winning American actress Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant with her first child with husband Cooke Maroney, People magazine reported late on Wednesday....
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K-pop group BTS nearly guesses capital of Malaysia wrong, Malaysian fans shrug it off
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — BTS were on the edge of making the same mistake as their colleague from the Running Man variety show, who mistakenly identified Malaysia's capital city as...
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Beijing tightens grip on entertainment industry with mandatory work certificates for performers
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — China continues to tighten its grip on the entertainment industry with a call for Beijing to make it compulsory for entertainers to have work certificates...
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Netflix to show interactive horror film for Halloween
LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 — Netflix is already in the Halloween spirit! The streaming giant has just announced the release of its next horror movie, and it will be interactive!...
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Italian film brings circus freaks to Venice festival
VENICE, Sept 9 — Circus freaks fight Nazi occupiers in Italian director Gabriele Mainetti’s dark fantasy movie Freaks Out, which is competing for the top prize at the Venice...
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Apple TV’s ‘Truth Be Told’ is an overly slow burn, compellingly performed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — The first season of Apple TV’s Truth Be Told had an interesting premise; a crime podcaster turned actual mystery solver. Octavia Spencer as...
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Malaysian actress Janna Nick not removing ‘sexy’ Instagram photo despite criticism from social media users
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 ― Actress Janna Nick has been criticised by some social media users after she posted a photograph of herself wearing a blouse which exposed a bit of her...
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Taiwanese actress Janine Chang in trouble with Chinese social media users for calling Taiwan ‘my country’ in thesis
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Taiwanese actress Janine Chang has incurred the wrath of Chinese social media users over what she wrote in her masters’ thesis at Taiwan’s National...
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HK artiste Maria Cordero contemplates surrendering her Portuguese citizenship
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Hong Kong celebrity Maria Cordero is contemplating giving up her Portuguese citizenship following China’s move to blacklist artistes with dual...
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Pakistani politician orders removal of billboard advertising BTS member Jungkook’s birthday claiming group promotes homosexuality
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — A billboard advertisement to celebrate BTS member Jungkook’s 24th birthday has been removed in Gujranwala, Pakistan after a local politician claimed the...
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge leaves the ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ series
LOS ANGELES, Sept 8 — Bad news for the small screen adaptation of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The series in development at Amazon has just lost its main actress. Phoebe Waller-Bridge...