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British actress Diana Rigg dies aged 82 – BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - British actress Diana Rigg, who came to fame in the cult 1960s TV show "The Avengers" and recently appeared in "Game of Thrones", has died aged 82 the BBC reported on Thursday. Rigg...
Sep 10, 2020
Exclusive: China bars media coverage of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ after Xinjiang backlash – sources
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co's release of "Mulan", in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film's links with...
Sep 10, 2020
Disney ‘very pleased’ with ‘Mulan’ debut ahead of China opening
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co is "very pleased" with initial results of its unusual release strategy for live-action movie epic "Mulan," Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy said at an ...
Sep 09, 2020
NBCUniversal shakes up top ranks, promotes new TV chief
(Reuters) - Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal on Wednesday promoted Pearlena Igbokwe to run the media conglomerate's global television business as chairman of Universal Studio Group in a corporate restructu...
Sep 09, 2020
Kevin Spacey sued for alleged assault, battery in 1980s by Rapp and another person
By Jill Serjeant and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Actor Kevin Spacey was sued on Wednesday by actor Anthony Rapp and a second, unnamed person for assault and battery in the 1980s, when both were under...
Sep 09, 2020
LVMH taps Dior’s Jones for women’s designs at Fendi
PARIS (Reuters) - Italian fashion label Fendi, part of luxury conglomerate LVMH, on Wednesday named British designer Kim Jones as artistic director for womenswear collections, a role previously held b...
Sep 09, 2020
Bollywood actor’s death grips India with frenzied TV coverage
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - The demise of a young movie star has transfixed India like no other news in a year of bad headlines. The abrupt death of Sushant Singh Rajput has spurred a de...
Sep 09, 2020
Oscars academy sets out new diversity standards for best picture contenders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The body that hands out the Academy Awards on Tuesday published detailed inclusion and diversity guidelines that filmmakers will have to meet in order for their work to be elig...
Sep 08, 2020
TV’s ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ to end after 14 years
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The television reality show that shot Kim Kardashian and her family to fame is ending in 2021 after 14 years, the E! network said on Tuesday. "Keeping Up with the Kardashians,"...
Sep 08, 2020
Hong Kong director describes ‘fantastic struggle’ to make new film
By Hanna Rantala VENICE (Reuters) - Director Ann Hui has described her "fantastic struggle" to make her new film "Love After Love" as pro-democracy protests broke out in her home Hong Kong and then th...
Sep 08, 2020
