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Stuntman pinned under SUV driven by Sizemore settles lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stuntman who was pinned beneath an SUV driven by Tom Sizemore on a TV production has settled a lawsuit with the actor and Paramount Pictures. Court papers show that a…
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Oscar-nominated film inspires billboard for Oklahoma victims
MCALESTER, Okla. (AP) — The Oscar-nominated film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” inspired an Oklahoma woman to create her own signs in the hopes of solving the 2016 killings of her daughter and another woman.…
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Previously persona non grata, Cannes welcomes back Von Trier
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven years after being banned by the Cannes Film Festival for jokingly calling himself a Nazi, Danish director Lars von Trier has been invited back to the French festival. Von Trier…
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Dubai film festival to become biennial, skipping this year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Dubai International Film Festival says it will skip holding the event this year, instead becoming biennial and reconvening in 2019. The film festival made the announcement late on…
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First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater. Though it was…
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Real-life ‘gladiator’ salutes ‘Scandal,’ show she inspired
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivia Pope’s journey comes to an end Thursday on “Scandal,” but real-life Washington power players and others remain in need of a determined “gladiator” to rescue them from crises. Enter Judy…
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Tribeca opens with ‘Gilda,’ and De Niro comes out swinging
NEW YORK (AP) — The 17th annual Tribeca Film Festival opened Wednesday with pugnacious political words from Robert De Niro and the tender opening-night premiere, “Love, Gilda,” an intimate celebration of the beloved comedian and…
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First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots Wednesday evening as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater. Though…
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Review: Amy Schumer tackles body image, and it’s complicated
If you’ve ever walked into a store and were embarrassed to tell the salesperson your real size, or entered the gym locker room and wanted to hide, you’re part of the target audience for Amy…
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Kristen Stewart, Ava DuVernay to serve on the Cannes jury
NEW YORK (AP) — Kristen Stewart and Ava DuVernay will serve on the Cannes Film Festival jury that will choose this year’s Palme d’Or winner, the French festival announced Wednesday. The French film festival Wednesday…
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The Latest: First Saudi Arabian movie theater screens film
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The Latest on Saudi Arabia screening film in first movie theater to open in the country (all times local): 9 p.m. Saudi Arabia is screening the Hollywood blockbuster “Black Panther”…
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Theron’s not leaving the US due to racism but is concerned
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlize Theron isn’t leaving the United States over racism concerns. But the white South Africa-born actress, who has adopted a black daughter and son, says: “I am constantly concerned about the…
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Review: The prank-loving cops of ‘Super Troopers’ return
A goofy sense of inconsequentiality is an underappreciated trait in comedies. There’s an abiding charm to movies so low in their stakes and so loose in their order that they feel as if at any…
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Comic Rebel Wilson fights appeal of her $3.6M defamation win
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rebel Wilson returned to court on Wednesday to fight a magazine publisher’s appeal of an order to pay the Australian actress a record 4.6 million Australian dollars ($3.6 million) in damages…
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Memorable movie and TV cars
As the iconic “Bullitt” Mustang appears this week on the National Mall, WTOP looks back at some of the most memorable movie and TV cars.
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