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Netflix set for biggest weekly gain since January after Paul-Tyson fight
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Netflix shares were on track for a fifth consecutive gain on Friday and set for their biggest weekly percentage rise since January, after the streaming me...
Nov 22, 2024
Italy frets over fate of porn actor arrested in Egypt
By Claudia Cristoferi MILAN (Reuters) - The arrest of an Italian-Egyptian pornographic actor in Cairo is raising concern among officials in Italy, where feelings are still running high over the unreso...
Nov 22, 2024
'Wicked,' 'Gladiator 2' kick off box-office battle
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"Wicked," the first installment in a two-part movie adaptation of a beloved Broadway musical, generated $19.2 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales from ear...
Nov 22, 2024
Actor Jonathan Bailey comes full circle with "Wicked" film
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - "Bridgerton" star Jonathan Bailey says taking on the role of Fiyero, a dashing Winkie country prince, in musical movie "Wicked" allowed him to return to his roots. ...
Nov 22, 2024
Duct-taped banana artist says his work is a 'provocation' on value of art
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian artist who created the banana duct-taped to a wall that sold this week for $6.2 million, said in an interview published on Friday that the work was a "provocation" and an ...
Nov 22, 2024
Disney's 'Moana 2' premiere honors Hawaiian culture
By Danielle Broadway OAHU (Reuters) - The world premiere of Disney's "Moana 2" sailed into Oahu, Hawaii on Thursday along with a celebration of Pacific Islander heritage. In the storyline, three years...
Nov 22, 2024
'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew' series felt 'like going home', Jude Law says
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - The latest addition to the "Star Wars" franchise introduces a new sense of playfulness into the universe by turning children into the protagonists, actor Jude Law s...
Nov 21, 2024
Fox and Hulu announce multi-year content streaming partnership
(Reuters) - Fox Entertainment and Hulu announced on Thursday a multi-year content deal whereby the Walt Disney-controlled streaming platform will retain the streaming rights for Fox's extensive progra...
Nov 21, 2024
Illinois top court reverses actor Smollett's false hate crime report conviction
By Eric Cox and Brad Brooks CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett, the one-time star of the TV drama "Empire", for staging a hat...
Nov 21, 2024
Russian ballet world says farewell to celebrated dancer Shklyarov after balcony fall
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Ballet fans and members of Russia's cultural elite on Thursday filed past the open casket of Vladimir Shklyarov, a principal dancer at the world-famous Mariinsky Ball...
Nov 21, 2024
