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Brazil bids shocked goodbye to country star Mendonca
AFP, Published on 07/11/2021
» GOIANIA : Thousands of people flooded the hometown of late Brazilian country music star Marilia Mendonca Saturday, paying an emotional tribute to the beloved songstress of sorrow and strong women after she was killed in a plane crash at age 26.
Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis dead at 89
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Olympia Dukakis, a character actress who won an Oscar for her role as an overbearing mother in the romantic comedy <i>Moonstruck</i>, died Saturday at the age of 89.
The eight contenders for the best picture Oscar
AFP, Published on 21/04/2021
» LOS ANGELES: In a year that saw movie theaters boarded up due to Covid-19, eight new films that did reach our screens impressed Academy voters enough that they are in contention for Hollywood's biggest award -- the Oscar for best picture.
Award-dominating 'Nomadland' wins top Hollywood director prize
AFP, Published on 11/04/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland" won this year's top Hollywood directing award Saturday -- the final major guild ceremony before the Oscars, and an important late bellwether in Tinseltown's pandemic-delayed and mainly virtual award season.
Megan Thee Stallion, fierce rap queen with a sizzling flow
AFP, Published on 15/03/2021
» NEW YORK: A social media master with a magnetic, Texas-sized personality and razor-sharp flow, Megan Thee Stallion has established herself as a leading member of rap's vanguard.
Vogue to release new Kamala Harris cover after controversy
AFP, Published on 20/01/2021
» NEW YORK: Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked controversy, the magazine said Tuesday.
Master of spy thriller John le Carre dies at 89
AFP, Published on 14/12/2020
» LONDON: John le Carre, who has died aged 89, shot to fame during the chilly depths of the Cold War as master of the spy thriller, before evolving to become a scathing chronicler of the moral costs of globalisation.
US Republican senators confront Netflix over Chinese sci-fi show
AFP, Published on 26/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Five Republican US senators have confronted Netflix over the streaming giant's plan to adapt a Chinese sci-fi book trilogy, expressing concern over the original author's comments about claims of forced labor in Xinjiang.
Hollywood stars don pajamas for pandemic-era 'virtual' Emmys
AFP, Published on 20/09/2020
» LOS ANGELES - TV stars picked out their favorite pajamas ahead of Sunday's reinvented, pandemic-hit Emmys, which will see nominees accept prizes live from their homes, with dark superhero satire "Watchmen" tipped to dominate the night.
Kim Kardashian joins celebrities in social media 'freeze' against hate
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» NEW YORK: Celebrities including Kim Kardashian won't post on Instagram or Facebook for 24 hours from Wednesday as part of a protest to pressure the world's biggest social media firm to fight hate and disinformation.