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Curiosity high for TV’s anything-can-happen virtual Emmys
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California may be burning and the United States is in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but Hollywood is hoping that there might be some relief in a...
Sep 17, 2020
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ gets cold reception in boycott-leading Hong Kong
By Yanni Chow and Carol Mang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's live-action remake of "Mulan" opened on Thursday to a lacklustre reception in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy activists have been lea...
Sep 17, 2020
AT&T’s Warner Bros Games unveils Harry Potter role-playing game
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc's Warner Bros Games on Wednesday unveiled a Harry Potter game, "Hogwarts Legacy," that will let players experience life as a student at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizar...
Sep 16, 2020
Don’t call it the ‘Zoomies’! TV’s Emmy Awards swap high-fives for virtual show
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television's Emmy Awards usually provide a night of hugs, high-fives and glamorous stars posing on the red carpet, but the coronavirus pandemic will make for a...
Sep 16, 2020
TV’s ‘Ratched’ explores ‘One Flew Over Cuckoo’s Nest’ villain
By Jane Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nurse Mildred Ratched, the infamous villain from Milos Forman's Oscar-winning 1975 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," is returning to screens in the Netflix s...
Sep 16, 2020
Times of trouble? Book, film cast Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ in happier light
By Angus MacSwan LONDON (Reuters) - The recording of The Beatles' final album "Let It Be" has gone down in the band's lore as times of trouble, a gloomy harbinger of their break-up. But half a century...
Sep 16, 2020
Cardi B files for divorce after three years of marriage with Offset
By Mimi Dwyer (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Cardi B filed papers on Tuesday to divorce her husband, Offset, after three years of their on-and-off marriage. The "WAP" singer, 27, known for songs that celebra...
Sep 15, 2020
Kim Kardashian to freeze Facebook, Instagram accounts to protest hate speech
(Reuters) - Kim Kardashian West on Tuesday decided to freeze her Facebook and Instagram accounts in protest against the spread of hate and misinformation on the social media platforms. "Misinformation...
Sep 15, 2020
Madonna to direct and co-write a movie about her life
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop music superstar Madonna will direct and co-write a movie about her life for Comcast Corp's Universal Pictures, the studio said in a statement on Tuesday. Madonna, 62, will ...
Sep 15, 2020
China will raise cinema capacity limits to 75%
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will allow cinema capacity limits to increase to 75% from Sept. 25, the film association said on Tuesday. The adjustment is still subject to restrictions, including reservati...
Sep 15, 2020
