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Striking Hollywood writers lament residuals slide
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Writer Kyra Jones knew she would be taking a financial hit when she agreed to join the writers' room for the Hulu comedy series "Woke." The first payment sh...
May 22, 2023
Finland’s Kaurismaki back in Cannes competition after over a decade
CANNES (Reuters) - Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki is back in competition for the Cannes Film Festival's top prize after more than a decade with his 20th film, "Fallen Leaves," which premiered on Mond...
May 22, 2023
Sparks return with new ‘provocative and challenging’ album
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. pop-rock duo Sparks say they are still peaking creatively, putting out "provocative and challenging" music as they release their 26th studio album, "T...
May 22, 2023
Michelle Yeoh introduces mythological heroes in TV show ‘American Born Chinese’
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michelle Yeoh, the first Asian actress to win an Oscar, is excited to introduce her friends, and the world, to a television show based on Ch...
May 22, 2023
Warner Bros Discovery chief booed at Boston University graduation, videos show
(Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery chief executive David Zaslav was booed by students after taking the stage at Boston University to accept his honorary degree and give the 2023 commencement speech, am...
May 21, 2023
‘Firebrand’ puts spotlight on Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife
CANNES (Reuters) - For Brazilian director Karim Ainouz the prospect of making a film about King Henry VIII's court was particularly exciting, partly because it focuses on Catherine Parr, the wife who ...
May 21, 2023
Jennifer Lawrence-produced Afghan documentary premieres at Cannes
CANNES (Reuters) - While the world watched Kabul fall and the Taliban surge back to power in 2021 following the withdrawal of U.S. troops, actor Jennifer Lawrence and producer Justine Ciarrocchi were ...
May 21, 2023
‘May December’ director: women pay higher price than men for breaking rules
By Mindy Burrows CANNES (Reuters) - Todd Haynes' new romantic drama "May December" shines a critical spotlight on the way women who break society's rules are held to much stricter standards than badly...
May 21, 2023
‘Killers of Flower Moon’ star says Native Americans need allies like Scorsese
CANNES (Reuters) - Lily Gladstone, who grew up on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and stars in Martin Scorsese's study of white society's treachery, said the director was a powerful ally in telling t...
May 21, 2023
Trevi Fountain water turns black in Rome climate protest
ROME (Reuters) - Seven young activists protesting against climate change climbed into the Trevi Fountain in Rome on Sunday and poured diluted charcoal into the water to turn it black. The protesters f...
May 21, 2023
