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California’s Coachella music festival canceled for third time
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Coachella music festival due to be held in southern California in April 2021 was canceled on Friday by local health officials because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. I...
Jan 29, 2021
A Minute With: Gary Oldman on ‘Mank’, streaming and revisiting Smiley
By Lisa Keddie LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar winner Gary Oldman goes back to 1930s Hollywood in Netflix film "Mank", playing screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he pens "Citizen Kane". David Fincher, whos...
Jan 29, 2021
South Korean AI technology brings back folk singer’s voice
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Even though South Korean folk rock singer Kim Kwang-seok has been dead for nearly 25 years, his fans will be able to hear him perform a new song cover...
Jan 29, 2021
Documentary ‘Assassins’ tells the strange story of the murder of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
By Hanna Rantala and Jonathan Oatis (Reuters) - Nearly four years after the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother, Kim Jong Nam, a new documentary seeks to shed lig...
Jan 28, 2021
Actress Cicely Tyson has died at age 96 – Variety
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Cicely Tyson, who specialized in portraying strong black women caught in struggles during a 60-year career that earned her Emmy and Tony awards, died on Thursday at age...
Jan 28, 2021
Country star Kris Kristofferson quietly bows out
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson has quietly retired from touring after more than 50 years in the music business. The news, buried in a news release earlier this we...
Jan 28, 2021
Online premieres and digital Q&As as Sundance goes virtual
By Alicia Powell and Marie-Louise Gumuchian NEW YORK (Reuters) - Red carpets for the stars might not be rolled out in Park City, Utah, this year, but the 2021 Sundance Film Festival is opening its doo...
Jan 28, 2021
South African jazz singer Sibongile Khumalo dies after stroke
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African opera and jazz singer, Sibongile Khumalo, a recipient of the country's second highest national order, died on Thursday, her family said a statement. The 63 year-...
Jan 28, 2021
Judge reserves decision on bail for Canadian fashion mogul Nygard
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - A judge reserved her decision on Thursday on whether to grant bail to Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard ahead of a possible hearing on extradition to the United States...
Jan 28, 2021
Norman Lear to receive comedy honor at Golden Globes ceremony
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television pioneer Norman Lear, creator of ground-breaking comedy shows such as "All in the Family," "Maude" and "One Day at a Time," will receive a lifetime achievement award ...
Jan 28, 2021
