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Theater owners group optimistic about future of moviegoing
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – For the movie theater industry, the math behind recovery is simple: More movies in theaters equals more money for theaters and Hollywood. John Fithian, the outgoing CEO of the National Association of Theater Owners, assured exhibitors Tuesday at the CinemaCon trade convention that the industry is ” off to an incredible ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyer claims ‘smoking gun proof’ Ed Sheeran copied song
By Deepti Hajela, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A lawyer for the heirs of Marvin Gaye’s co-writer of the song “Let’s Get It On” told jurors at the start of a civil trial Tuesday that he has “smoking gun” proof that Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” violates the copyright of the soul classic. Attorney Ben Crump, representing heirs of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Entertainment, civil rights notables honor Harry Belafonte
By The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Reaction poured in Tuesday from civil rights leaders and the entertainment world following the death of Harry Belafonte at age 96. As a groundbreaking activist, charismatic singer, Hollywood leading man, Broadway star and Black entertainer, Belafonte’s loss was felt across a wide swath of American life. ___ “Harry Belafonte was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CNN’s Harlow, Collins pay tribute to fired colleague Lemon
By The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – CNN’s Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins paid a brief tribute Tuesday to their former “CNN This Morning” co-host, Don Lemon, who was fired from the network the day before. “We wish him the best,” Collins said. The three anchors had been working together on the revamped morning show since last November. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Almost authoritarian:’ Hawaii’s Cold War speech law may go
By Audrey Mcavoy, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) – A Cold War-era law in Hawaii that allows authorities to impose sweeping restrictions on press freedoms and electronic communications during a state of emergency could soon be repealed by lawmakers over concerns about its constitutionality and potential misuse. Those who are worried about the law, which allows a governor or mayor to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer, dies at 96
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Harry Belafonte, the civil rights and entertainment giant who began as a groundbreaking actor and singer and became an activist, humanitarian and conscience of the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, said Paula ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A play about the making of ‘Jaws’ swims toward Broadway
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A stage play about the making of the blockbuster movie “Jaws” will soon take a huge bite out of Broadway. “The Shark is Broken” – co-written and starring the son of one of the film’s stars, the late Robert Shaw – will land on The Great White Way this summer, fitting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Melissa McCarthy fronts People magazine’s ‘Beautiful Issue’
By The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Melissa McCarthy is out front on this year’s People magazine “Beautiful Issue.” The “Bridesmaids” star says being on the cover “felt like it was saying something really lovely to my younger self, to my 20-year-old self. Maybe to other people, too.” People on Tuesday revealed McCarthy’s selection and the cover for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince William got ‘very large sum’ in phone hack settlement
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince William, the heir to the British throne, quietly received “a very large sum of money” in a 2020 settlement with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire for phone hacking, according to court documents aired Tuesday in one of his brother’s lawsuits. Prince Harry’s lawyer made the revelation in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coronation gives tourism boost, but UK economy still reeling
By Kelvin Chan, The Associated Press on April 25th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Kelly Curto is taking her first trip outside the U.S., and the die-hard fan of the British royal family is making it the one at the top of her bucket list – heading to London for King Charles III’s coronation. After arriving on May 5, the 44-year-old school bus driver from Long ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sony brings Spider-Verse, Denzel, ‘Napoleon’ to CinemaCon
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 24th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Sony chairman and CEO Tom Rothman did not hold back Monday on the opening night of CinemaCon in Las Vegas, reminding a crowd of theater owners and exhibitors that Sony is and was the “only major studio dedicated entirely to theatrical.” The studio’s motion pictures group president Josh Greenstein added that ... Read More »
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