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Michael Jackson nephew Jaafar Jackson to play King Of Pop in biopic

This news won’t quash ever-growing talks of nepo-babies… Then again, who better to play Michael Jackson in the upcoming biopic Michael than his nephew?

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Cindy Williams of 'Laverne & Shirley' fame dies aged 75

“Give us any chance, we’ll take it, read us any rule, we’ll break it."

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Staying on top: What challenges lie ahead as Disney turns 100?

How did Disney go from a small family animation studio to a multinational media monolith? We look at Disney's past, present and future on its 100th birthday.

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Has the Oscar nomination for Andrea Riseborough broken the Academy?

While no formal complaint has been filed, the Academy has launched “a review of the campaign procedures around this year’s nominees, to ensure that no guidelines were violated.”

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Lisa Loring, the original Wednesday Addams, dies aged 64

Loring played the princess of all things morbid from 1964 to 1966 in The Addams Family, the first adaptation of Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons.

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' overlaps 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

'Avatar: The Way of Water' climbs to fourth highest-grossing film of all time

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Who won big at the Sundance Film Fesitival?

The Sundance Film Festival took its bow this weekend in Park City, Utah, after its first in-person edition since 2020. Here are the winners of this year's festival.

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Vaincre ou Mourir: A far-right view of the French Revolution?

A new film about the French Revolution has been attacked for promoting far-right and revisionist views of one of the biggest chapter's in French history.

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UNESCO Week of Sound: “We find ourselves in a crisis situation”

The theme of this year's edition is “Savoir écouter, savoir se parler” (“Knowing how to listen, knowing how to talk”)

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Film of the Week: 'The Fabelmans'

No heartfelt crowd-pleaser is a (late-career) masterpiece just because it features the medium looking in on itself.

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Eva Green called "diva" in court over film collapse

Production of 'A Patriot' stopped in 2019. Now the film company and the actor are facing each other in court.

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Can 'King Khan' save Bollywood?

After a four-year hiatus, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan returns with a spy thriller that's attracting hordes of fans across India and abroad.

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Why was the Madonna biopic cancelled?

The chance to star in the queen of pop's biopic had stars going through 11-hour days in a Madonna bootcamp.

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Razzies remove 12-year-old nominee Ryan Kiera Armstrong after backlash

In a statement, Razzies founder John Wilson apologized and confirmed Armstrong’s name has been removed from the ballot.

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Director Chinonye Chukwu calls out Oscars as misogynist and racist

“We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating an unabashed misogyny towards Black women,” Chukwu wrote on Instagram

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France’s Oscars, the César Awards, unveils its 2023 nominees

Louis Garrel’s L’Innocent (The Innocent) and Dominik Moll’s procedural thriller La Nuit du 12 (The Night of the 12th) lead the race

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Oscar nominations 2023: Key takeaways and the full list of nominees

Oscar nominations 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once takes the lead, as Irish stars triumph

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Razzie Awards 2023: The Worst of the Worst

The satirical awards organization shine a light on the “worst” movies of the year... Andrew Dominik’s controversial Marilyn Monroe biopic 'Blonde' leads the pack this year...

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Supermodel entrepreneur Tyra Banks expands her ice cream business

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Supermodel turned serial entrepreneur Tyra Banks has launched her first global expansion outpost for her ice-cream company Smize and Dream

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Berlin Film Festival reveals 2023 Competition line-up

The International Berlin Film Festival, Europe's first major cinema showcase of the year, has announced its 18-strong Competition line-up for the 73rd Berlinale.

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