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Weinstein sentencing on rape conviction delayed to February
By The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Harvey Weinstein’s sentencing for rape and sexual assault convictions was delayed Monday so that his attorneys can file a motion for a new trial. The 70-year-old former movie magnate could get up to 18 years in prison at the sentencing that is now scheduled for Feb. 23. He is already serving ... Read More »
1 responseCharlotte Wells’ ‘Aftersun’ dominates Toronto Film Critics Association awards
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
TORONTO – The father-daughter drama “Aftersun” by first-time director Charlotte Wells scored big with the Toronto Film Critics Association, netting four awards including best picture. The film was also named best feature and earned Well the best director prize and star Paul Mescal the best actor award. Best actress went to Cate Blanchett of “Tár.” ... Read More »
1 responseFamed Danish restaurant Noma to start new ‘flavor search’
By The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – The famed Danish restaurant Noma which has claimed the title of world’s top restaurant several times said Monday it will shut down to transform itself into “a pioneering test kitchen” dedicated to “food innovation and the development of new flavors.” Chef Rene Redzepi’s house of Nordic gastronomy will close by the ... Read More »
1 responsePrince Harry accuses royals of complicity in Meghan’s pain
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on January 9th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry has accused the royal family of being complicit in his wife Meghan’s anguish, claiming his stepmother Camilla, the queen consort, had leaked private conversations to the media in order to burnish her own reputation. In interviews broadcast Sunday, Harry accused members of the royal family of getting “into bed with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spielberg, ‘Top Gun’ feted by National Board of Review
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The prize for best film of the year at the National Board of Review Awards went to “Top Gun: Maverick.” Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin” took home the most trophies. But the night belonged to its best-director honoree, Steven Spielberg, and the parade of tributes paid to the 76-year-old filmmaker. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bernard Kalb, longtime foreign affairs newsman, dies at 100
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. (AP) – Bernard Kalb, a former television reporter for CBS and NBC who quit his job as a State Department spokesman to protest a U.S. government disinformation campaign against Libya, died Sunday. He was 100. His younger brother, Marvin Kalb, told The Washington Post that his death at his home in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry says explosive book is a bid to ‘own my story’
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry has defended his decision to publish a memoir that lays bare rifts inside Britain’s royal family, saying it’s an attempt to “own my story” after 38 years of “spin and distortion” by others. Harry spoke to Britain’s ITV network to promote his book, “Spare,” which has generated incendiary headlines with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adam Rich. former ‘Eight is Enough’ child star, dies at 54
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Adam Rich, the child actor with a pageboy mop-top who charmed TV audiences in the late 1970s as “America’s little brother” on “Eight is Enough,” has died. He was 54. Rich died Saturday in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, said Lt. Aimee Earl of the Los Angeles County Medical-Examiner Coroner’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘M3gan’ dolls up with $30.2M while ‘Avatar’ stays No. 1
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The Blumhouse evil-doll horror film “M3gan” got off to a killer start, debuting with $30.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates, while “Avatar: The Way of Water” continued its box-office reign in the top spot. Universal Pictures’ “M3gan,” about a robot companion built for a young girl after her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russell Banks, praised author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Russell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who rooted such novels as “Affliction” and “The Sweet Hereafter” in the wintry, rural communities of his native Northeast and imagined the dreams and downfalls of everyone from modern blue-collar workers to the radical abolitionist John Brown, has died. He was 82. Banks, a professor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Top Gun,’ Spielberg, Yeoh set to receive awards at NBRs
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – “Top Gun: Maverick,” Steven Spielberg and the stars of “The Banshees of Inisherin” are set to collect awards at Sunday night’s National Board of Review Awards in New York. The annual untelevised gala is being held at Cipriani’s in midtown Manhattan and hosted by Willie Geist. Coming two days before the ... Read More »
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