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by Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled Harvey Weinstein on Saturday, vowing that the era of “shameful complicity in sexually predatory behavior” in the movie industry was over. An emergency meeting of its 54-member board of governors, which includes stars such as Tom Hanks, Whoopi Goldberg and Laura Dern, voted “well in excess of the required two-thirds majority,” it said […]
by Cyril Julien Agence France Presse The sexual abuse accusations now deluging Harvey Weinstein have bubbled up before as inside jokes and sly asides, tributes to the movie producer’s capacity to inspire both fear and loathing in Hollywood. US media have resurrected scenes from films and TV series, or interviews in which Weinstein’s name and unsavory reputation are on clear display. Through his representatives, Weinstein has asserted that all the sexual encounters revealed over the […]
by Thomas Urbain / Sébastien Blanc Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The case against disgraced Harvey Weinstein took on an international dimension Thursday, with police in New York and Britain launching investigations — while the movie mogul was accused of rape by a fourth person. An avalanche of claims of sexual harassment, assault and rape by the hugely influential Hollywood producer have surfaced since the publication last week of an […]
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — The men of pop and hip hop led the nominations for the American Music Awards (AMA) on Thursday (Oct. 12), while female artists were left out of most categories. Bruno Mars led with eight nominations, including Artist of the Year, the top accolade of the night. He will face hip hop stars Drake and Kendrick Lamar, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and electro-pop DJ duo The Chainsmokers – each of whom […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A stream of actress, models and ex-employees have come out, many anonymously, to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and abuse dating as far back as the 1990s. The first to speak out The scandal unfurled with the testimonies of eight women published in the New York Times on October 5. The women who spoke out were anonymous ex-employees of the director, known for his work on films […]
WASHINGTON, United States (Reuters) — The Smithsonian’s American History Museum on Tuesday (October 10) displayed recently acquired costumes and props from the television program “The Walking Dead.” The popular show, which has aired for eight seasons, is set in a post-apocalyptic society that is overrun with “walkers.” The “walkers” were once ordinary people but due to a disease that has infected everyone in epic proportions, people who died later awoke as hunger-crazed undead who feasted […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Italian film star Asia Argento and two other women claim that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein raped them, in a bombshell New Yorker expose published on Tuesday. The women’s allegations against the 65-year-old movie mogul, according to the magazine, include unwanted oral sex and forced oral and full sex. Weinstein denies all charges, according to a statement from his spokeswoman Sallie Hofmeister, circulated among […]
by Frankie Taggart Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Lucasfilm debuted its highly anticipated second trailer for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on Monday, hinting at dark times ahead for the Resistance and possibly even the end of Leia. The footage from the eighth installment in the blockbuster space opera, due for release on December 15, dropped during ESPN’s Monday Night Football halftime show. The 154-second clip follows a trailer released in April […]
Reuters — “Blade Runner 2049” won the North American box office over the weekend (October 6-8), netting $31.5 million in ticket sales,— far short of the $45 million many expected it to make. Idris Elba and Kate Winslet’s “The Mountain Between Us,” brought in $10 million, knocking horror film”It” into the third place spot at the box office, according to boxofficemojo.com. “It,” the latest adapation of the Stephen King novel, netted $9.65 million in it’s […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States – Experimental icons Radiohead and rock-activists Rage Against the Machine were nominated Thursday for the first time to enter the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, vying in a field that includes singing legend Nina Simone. Two British acts who were major cultural forces in the 1980s — New Wave duo Eurythmics and the darkly emotive Kate Bush — were also in the running for the first time […]
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Reuters) — Hollywood actor Jake Gyllenhaal met scores of excited fans on the green carpet of the Zurich Film Festival on Tuesday (October 3) before picking up a Golden Eye award recognizing his achievements in film. The U.S. actor, known for roles in movies including ‘Donnie Darko’ and ‘Brokeback Mountain’, signed autographs and posed for selfies with fans ahead of the gala screening of his latest film ‘Stronger’. The film revisits the infamous […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — Thirty five years after the original “Blade Runner,” the movie’s sequel, “Blade Runner 2049,” is about to land in cinemas. Journalists who have seen previews of the film have already started posting mostly gushing reactions on social media. Harrison Ford, who reprises his role as Rick Deckard in the new film, said the film lived up to his expectations. “There’s a wonderful emotional context within the film which is […]
