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(Reuters) — Action film “Logan” clawed its way to the top of the weekend box office, opening with an impressive 85.3 million in ticket sales. Starring Hugh Jackman in his last turn as Wolverine and Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier, it is the tenth film in the X-Men franchise. Rolling over from previous weeks, horror film “Get Out” added an additional $26.1 million, bringing its domestic total to $75.9 million. Faith-based movie “The Shack”, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Adele, who has become a global pop sensation with her songs of heartbreak, has confirmed years of speculation that she is married. The English singer has been in a long-term relationship with Simon Konecki, a former financier who founded drop4drop, a charity that presses for global access to clean drinking water. The couple have a four-year-old son, Angelo, but Adele has been coy about whether they are married as […]
The stars of Hollywood’s latest retelling of the classic tale of King Kong walked the red carpet for the film’s European premiere in London on Tuesday (February 28). Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson were all in town for ‘Kong: Skull Island’, which depicts a group of explorers and marines venturing into uncharted territory in the Pacific Ocean where they come across the monstrous ape Kong and other man-eating creatures. Hiddleston, who stars […]
20th Century Fox has unveiled the first full trailer for “Alien: Covenant”, the latest in director Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi series. According to the studio, this chapter of the franchise sees the crew of the colony ship Covenant travel to a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, but their discovery of what appears to be an uncharted paradise soon turns into a dark, dangerous world filled with terrifying xenomorphs. The cast includes […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — A Madrid court will look into allegations that Colombian superstars Shakira and Carlos Vives plagiarized part of their hugely popular Grammy Latino-winner “La Bicicleta”, a court spokesman said Thursday. Music publisher MDRB filed a complaint in a commercial court in Madrid on behalf of Livan Rafael Castellanos, a Cuban singer known as Livam who alleges that the catchy tune copies parts of his own 1997 song called “Yo te quiero tanto” […]
LONDON, ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge on Tuesday (February 28) opened a new London residence for sick children and their families being treated at a nearby hospital. The Duchess, wearing a blue skirt suit, spent time chatting to children and their parents at the Ronald McDonald House Evelina London. The residence provides accommodation for the families of children being treated at Evelina London Children’s Hospital. The Duchess ended her visit by […]
Damien Chazelle became the youngest ever winner of a best directing Oscar on Sunday (February 26) after picking up the prize for his third feature film, musical “La La Land.” It was the first Academy Award for Chazelle, 32, who was the favorite going into Sunday’s ceremony after winning Directors Guild and Golden Globe awards earlier this year. “La La Land,” a contemporary original musical, is set in Los Angeles and stars Emma Stone and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a familiar face on US movie screens, with a string of memorable credits. “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery,” a statement […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — “Moonlight,” a poignant story of human connection and self-discovery in the tough projects of southern Florida, won the best picture Oscar on Sunday, besting favorite “La La Land” — though not without drama. Starring Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris, the film by director Barry Jenkins tells the life story of a young African-American struggling to find his place as he grows up poor in Miami. The prize was only […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Graphic showing winners in main categories at the 89th Oscars.
by Frankie Taggart Agence France Presse HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Barry Jenkins’s coming of age drama “Moonlight” won the coveted best picture statuette at Sunday’s Oscars — but the evening ended in chaos as “La La Land” was mistakenly handed the award. Hollywood legends Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, stars of 1967 crime classic “Bonnie and Clyde,” were meant to give the evening’s top prize to Jenkins’s film, but she mistakenly called it […]
HOLLYWOOD, United States (AFP) — Emma Stone won the Oscar for best actress on Sunday for the whimsical musical “La La Land,” the most honored film of the night. The 28-year-old won her first Oscar in a field that included former winners Meryl Streep and Natalie Portman, as well as Ruth Negga for interracial historical drama “Loving” and French actress Isabelle Huppert for rape-revenge thriller “Elle.” © Agence France-Presse
