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09Oct/17

Weinstein Co board ousts Harvey Weinstein after harassment allegations

October 9, 2017CelebrityBob, Chicago, Cinema of the United States, Company: New York Times, Company: Weinstein Hldgs, David Glasser, Economy of the United States, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Feminism, Fourth-wave feminism, Harvey, Harvey Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Lantern Entertainment, Los Angeles, Megan Twohey, Oscar, Sexual harassment, Shakespeare in Love, The Weinstein Company, United States, Violence against women in the United States, Weinsteinsmbale

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (UNRESTRICTED POOL) – The Weinstein Co has fired co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein, effective immediately, following reports of sexual harassment allegations against the executive, who was one of Hollywood’s biggest power brokers, the film production company said on Sunday (October 8). Continue reading →

27Feb/17

‘Moonlight’ wins grand prize after Oscars blunder

February 27, 2017Films89th Academy Awards, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Awards, Actor, Adele Romanski, Beatty, Cinema of the United States, Donald Trump, Entertainment/Culture, Faye Dunaway, Film, Films, Human Interest, Jordan Horowitz, La La Land, Los Angeles, Mahershala Ali, Miami, Moonlight, Oscar, PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPER, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ryan Brooks, Scripps Research Institute, United States, Viola Davis, Warren Beatty, Waterhouse Coopersmbale

Veteran actor and filmmaker Warren Beatty accidentally announces the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture as ‘La La Land’, before the award is correctly given to ‘Moonlight’. Ryan Brooks reports. Continue reading →

10Feb/17

George Clooney and wife Amal expecting twins -Matt Damon

February 10, 2017CelebrityActors, Amal, Amal Clooney, American film directors, American people of German descent, Beyonce, Cinema of the United States, Clooney, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, European diaspora, Film, George Clooney, Human Interest, Jay-Z, Jurists, Matt Damon, Nick Clooney, Oscar, Rosemary Clooney, Screenwriters, United Statessmbale

George Clooney and Amal Clooney are expecting twins, according to Matt Damon, who told an entertainment television program that he “almost started to cry” when he learned of the news.

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06Feb/17

Oliver Stone talks fake news and Trump’s America at awards ceremony

February 6, 2017FilmsDmitry Duma, Euromaidan, Fake news, Igor Lopatonok, Jfk, Los Angeles, Mass media, Nixon, Oliver Stone, Oscar, Politicians, Politics by country, Presidents of Ukraine, Propaganda techniques, RT, Russia–Ukraine relations, Trump, Ukraine, Ukraine–European Union relations, United States, Viktor Yanukovych, Vladimir Putinsmbale

American director and producer Oliver Stone decries fake news and bad diplomacy as he receives award in Los Angeles.

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28Jan/17

Iranian actress to shun Oscars in protest of Trump immigrant ban

January 28, 2017FilmsAlidoosti, Amazon, Asghar Farhadi, Business, Cannes, Chicago, Cinema of Iran, Company: AMAZON STUDIOS/MEMENTO FILMS, Creative works, Donald Trump, Entertainment/Culture, Films, Human Interest, Iran, Iranian films, Iranian women, Iraq, Libya, Munich, Oscar, Politics of the United States, Shahrzad, Social Issues, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Taraneh, Taraneh Alidoosti, Tehran, The Salesman, Trump, United States, Yemensmbale

Iranian actress plans to shun Oscars in protest of Trump immigrant ban.
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08Dec/16

A look back in the year of film in 2016

December 8, 2016Films20th Century Fox, Alicia Vikander, Batman, Beauty and the Beast, Bigg Boss, Bollywood, Brie Larson, Cannes, Cinema of India, Creative works, Creed, Damien Chazelle, Daniel Blake, Disney, Dory, Dwayne, Elle DeGeneres, Emma Stone, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Films, Finding Dory, Gianfranco Rosi, Harry, Human Interest, IMAX films, Indian Muslims, Indian people, Jennifer Lawrence, Johnson, Kate Winslet, Ken Loach, Khans of Bollywood, Lav Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Rylance, Matt Damon, Moana, Nate Parker, NEWCASTLE, Oscar, Pinkett Smith, Punjabi people, Ricky Gervais, Robert Downey Jr, Rogue One, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Salman Khan, Spike Lee, Steve Jobs, Sylvester Stallone, The Lion King, Tom Holland, Tom McCarthy, United Kingdom, United States, Venice, Warner Bros., Zootopiasmbale

A look back on the year in film from award season and film festivals through to highest paid actors and biggest box office films.

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18Aug/16

‘Love Story’ director Arthur Hiller dies at 92

August 18, 2016FilmsActors, Ali MacGraw, American film directors, Arthur Hiller, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Films, George C. Scott, Hiller, Human Interest, Jennifer, John Marley -, Los Angeles, Love Story, Marcel Hillaire, Maximilian Schell, Neil Simon, Oliver, Oscar, Paddy Chayefsky, Patton, Romance film, Ryan O'Neal, Screenwriters, United Statessmbale

Canadian film director Arthur Hiller, whose sentimental “Love Story” is one of the most popular romantic movies ever made, has died at the age of 92. Continue reading →

12Apr/16

Eye in the Sky

Helen Mirren attends Eye In The Sky premiere

April 12, 2016FilmsAaron Paul, Actors, Alan Rickman, Bleecker Street, British films, Colin Firth, Company: ThomsonReuters, Creative works, Cultural depictions of Tony Blair, Drone, Ender's Game, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Eye in the Sky, Films, Gavin Hood, Helen, Helen Mirren, Iain Glenn, Katherine Powell, London, Oscar, Phoebe Fox, United Kingdom, War/Conflictsmbale

Helen Mirren attends ‘Eye In The Sky’ premiere and discusses drone warfare.

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11Feb/16

Meryl Streep for inclusion as Berlinale jury head

February 11, 2016FilmsActors, Actresses, American people of German descent, Berlin, Berlin International Film Festival, British films, City: Berlin, Company: ThomsonReuters, Continent: Africa, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Film, Germany, Meryl, Meryl Streep, Meryl Streep in the 2000s, Oscar, The Iron Lady, Theeb, Timbuktusmbale

Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep praises equality and inclusion at Berlin film festival premiering as jury president in the German capital.
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21Jan/16

LL Cool J backs Smiths Oscar boycott

January 21, 2016FilmsAfrican-American people, American women in business, Barack Obama, Combs, Diddy, English-language films, George Clooney, Hip hop music, Jada, Jada Pinkett, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Todd Smith, Kingdom Come, Latifah, Lee, Ll, LL Cool J, Los Angeles, Lupita Nyong, Martin Luther King, Michael Moore, Musicians, New York, New York City, Oscar, P Diddy, Pinkett, Queen Latifah, Radio, Sam Hanna, Sean ', Singers, Smith, Straight Outta Compton, Teen Choice Awards, THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION, United States, Walk of Fame, Will Smith, Woosmbale

Grammy-winning rapper and actor LL Cool J receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and says he backs Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in their Oscar boycott.
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