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Wes Anderson, Pixar movies among Cannes would-be highlights
The showcase has proved a launchpad for relatively unknown filmmakers - 15 directors had been due to make their debut this year - but also puts established...
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Nigeria's Nollywood gets creative to cope with virus crisis
Inspired by his wife's teleconferencing calls from their isolation in Britain, he wrote and put together a short feature about a couple separated between London and Lagos.
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Prosecutors seek trial for Kardashian jewellery heist suspects
Prosecutors will seek to take the case to court for all 12 - who are currently at liberty but under legal supervision - charging them with armed robbery, kidnapping and criminal association, a judicial source said on Wednesday.
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Nick Cannon will 'put his life on the line' for Black Lives Matter
Despite his own health concerns, the television presenter wants to go out and support the protests after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was murdered by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis.
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Jay-Z takes out newspaper ads for George Floyd
The black and white advertisement includes a passage from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 Selma address.
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Facebook signs licensing deal with century-old Indian music label
The Kolkata-based company, which sold vinyls and cassettes under household name HMV for decades, is India’s oldest music label and released the country’s first ever studio-recorded song in 1902.
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'The River' halts shooting after reported positive coronavirus case
All cast and crew have been asked to self-isolate for the time being. They will soon be required to go for testing.
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'Tiger King' star loses animal park to nemesis he tried to kill
Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, is in jail after he was sentenced to 22 years in prison in January for the attempted murder of Carole Baskin.
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DNA research uncovers Dead Sea Scrolls mystery
Numbering around 900, the manuscripts were found between 1947 and 1956 in the Qumran caves above the Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank.
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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's £7k a day security
The couple have reportedly hired Gavin de Becker & Associates, which claims to protect "over 90 of the world's most prominent families and at-risk individuals".
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Frequent testing, less contact recommended to get Hollywood cameras rolling
In a 22-page blueprint, the task force urged regular testing for cast and crew and daily monitoring of symptoms through temperature checks or other measures.
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Kylie Jenner is not a billionaire, Forbes magazine now says
The magazine said it reviewed financial data released by Coty Inc, which bought a 51% stake in Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics company in November 2019.
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Music industry pledges anti-racist 'Black Out Tuesday'
Columbia Records emphasised Tuesday "is not a day off" but rather a moment to "figure out ways to move forward in solidarity."
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Queen back in the saddle as British lockdown eases
The Queen has been living at Windsor Castle, west of London, during the lockdown with her 98-year-old husband Prince Philip.
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Jay-Z is 'determined to fight for justice' for George Floyd
The 50-year-old rap star has personally called Minnesota governor Tim Walz to express his pain over Floyd's recent death, and to stress that justice needs to be served.
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Lizzo in tears as she vents about the fight against racism
Since the death of unarmed black man George Floyd in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week, protests have broken out across the globe.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Thank you to SA's parents, grandparents and caregivers
As parents, you have entrusted us with the welfare and safety of your children, writes the president.
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Janelle Monae is financially supporting her crew following axed concerts
Speaking to 'Vanity Fair US', she said: "I've been doing a lot of organising, because we are not all in the same boat.
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‘Cook Off': the Zimbabwe film that defied all odds to reach Netflix
Cook Off was shot in 2017, just months before the fall of Zimbabwe's despotic ex-president Robert Mugabe, whose iron-fisted rule brought the economy to its knees.
