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'Avengers: Endgame' Stays No. 1, 'Detective Pikachu' Debuts With Solid $58 Million

LOS ANGELES — Disney and Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame" remained victorious at the North American box office, collecting $65 million during its third weekend in theaters."Avengers: Endgame" officially passed "Avengers: Infinity War" ($679 million) and "Black Panther" ($700 million) to become the third-highest grossing movie of all time at the domestic box office with $724 million in ticket sales. It's still the second-biggest film ever globally with $2.48 billion, pacing behind just "Avatar" with $2.78 billion.However, "Endgame's" third straight box office success didn't come without a little competition. Warner Bros. and Legendary's "Detective Pikachu" gave Earth's Mightiest Heroes a run for...

May 13, 2019

'Avengers: Endgame' Stays No. 1, 'Detective Pikachu' Debuts With Solid $58 Million

Cannes rocks! Tsunami of pop stars make film festival splash

By FIACHRA GIBBONSCANNES, FRANCE - Bono, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits... The red carpet at Cannes is shaping up to look like a dream rock festival line-up.Not to mention Rihanna and a couple of the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, who may yet put in an appearance at the world’s biggest film festival, which starts Tuesday.The opening movie alone, the tongue-in-cheek zombie flick “The Dead Don’t Die”, is chock full of A-lister musicians.As well as Waits and Iggy Pop - who plays a rampaging member of the undead - it also stars singer Selena Gomez and rapper and Wu-Tang Clan guru RZA.Its director Jim Jarmusch is a composer in his spare time and leads Bill Murray and Adam Driver are both musical, with the “Groundhog Day” actor touring North America as a singer with a chamber...

May 13, 2019

Cannes rocks! Tsunami of pop stars make film festival splash

Renee Zellweger

Renee Zellweger transformed as Judy Garland for movie ‘Judy’

LOS ANGELES, California — Fans of screen legend Judy Garland on Friday got their first glimpse of an upcoming movie focusing on the last year of her life, with Oscar winner Renee Zellweger almost unrecognizable as the “Wizard of Oz” star.The first trailer for “Judy” sees Zellweger singing a downbeat version of Garland’s signature song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in the film, which is set in London in 1968 and 1969.“Judy,” which will be released in September, focuses on the period when Garland struggled with her health on a trip to London for a series of concerts. Garland died at age 47 of an accidental drug overdose in London in June 1969.Zellweger, 50, best known for the “Bridget Jones” series of comedy movies, told People magazine she took voice lessons and spent...

May 10, 2019

Renee Zellweger transformed as Judy Garland for movie ‘Judy’

Cast member Rihanna poses for pictures as she arrives for the European premiere of Ocean’s 8 in London in this June 13, 2018 file photo. — Reuters

LVMH pairs up with Rihanna for new fashion brand

PARIS — Louis Vuitton owner LVMH is launching a new fashion brand with Barbadian singer Rihanna, in a rare move by the French group to set up a label from scratch as it taps into soaring demand for celebrity collaborations in the luxury world.Fenty — after the “Umbrella” hitmaker’s full name, Robyn Rihanna Fenty — will build on the singer’s existing joint venture in cosmetics with LVMH, with a full range of clothing, shoes and accessories.LVMH said on Friday that the launch, rumored for several months, was “fast approaching”, with the first looks set to be presented in Paris before the summer.The French group has increasingly exploited collaborations with celebrities as well as street-wear designers to attract young customers of luxury goods.But most ventures of the sort...

May 10, 2019

LVMH pairs up with Rihanna for new fashion brand

BBC fires radio presenter after chimpanzee tweet about new royal baby

LONDON — The BBC has fired a British radio presenter who tweeted an image of a chimpanzee dressed in clothes below the caption “Royal Baby leaves hospital”.Meghan, wife of Prince Harry, gave birth in the early hours of Monday morning to a baby boy, Archie, the first mixed race child to be born into a senior position in British royalty in recent history.“Just got fired,” Danny Baker, a broadcaster with BBC Radio 5 Live, said on Twitter.The BBC said the tweet was a serious error of judgment that went “against the values we as a station aim to embody”.“Danny’s a brilliant broadcaster but will no longer be presenting a weekly show with us,” the BBC said.Meghan, whose mother is African-American and father is white, has been the target of racist commentary on social media in...

May 09, 2019

BBC fires radio presenter after chimpanzee tweet about new royal baby

David Beckham visits the VinFast stand during the first press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, in this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo. — Reuters

Don’t bend it (the rules) like Beckham!

LONDON — Former England footballer David Beckham was on Thursday disqualified from driving for six months after using his phone while behind the wheel.The 44-year-old had previously admitted the offense after being spotted by a member of the public as he drove his Bentley in London on Nov. 21.At Bromley Magistrates Court, south of London, Beckham was given six penalty points on his license, fined £750 (868 euros, $975), and ordered to pay £100 to prosecution costs and a £75 surcharge fee.District Judge Catherine Moore said he already had six points on his license for previous speeding matters, meaning he reached the 12-point limit which triggers a disqualification.The ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid player was present in court. Wearing a dark gray suit and tie, he spoke to give...

May 09, 2019

Don’t bend it (the rules) like Beckham!

Britain’s Prince Harry speaks with athletes during a sports training session at Sportcampus Zuiderpark during a visit to The Hague as part of a program of events to mark the official launch of of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands, on Thursday. — Reuters

Prince Harry given baby romper at first workday as father

THE HAGUE — Prince Harry was given a baby outfit for his son Archie by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on Thursday as the new dad went back to work to mark a year until the 2020 edition of the Invictus Games he founded for wounded military personnel.Harry, the Duke of Sussex, said he had “no idea” whether his son, whose birth was announced on Monday, would attend the sporting event in a year’s time - but he now has the baby onesie emblazoned with its logo.Harry held it up to himself admiringly on stage, saying “put it on” and drawing loud applause from the crowd. Harry got his own special outfit too, wearing a jacket with the words “Invictus Family” and “Daddy” on the chest as he cycled during the launch.He was also given a baby toy, a soft cube with a bell and a...

May 09, 2019

Prince Harry given baby romper at first workday as father

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen with their baby son, who was born on Monday morning, during a photocall in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, in Berkshire, Britain, Wednesday. — Reuters

'It's magic': Prince Harry and Meghan show off baby son

WINDSOR, England — Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan showed off their newborn son on Wednesday, describing having a baby as "magic".Cradling his son, wrapped in a white blanket and wearing a hat, Harry and Meghan appeared before a small group of media at St George's Hall in Windsor castle where they held their wedding reception just under a year ago."It's magic - it's pretty amazing and I have the two best guys in the world so I am really happy," Meghan said when asked how she was finding being a new mother.She said the boy, the seventh-in-line to the British throne who has not yet been publicly named, had the sweetest temperament and was sleeping well."He's just been a dream so it's been a special couple of days."The baby...

May 08, 2019

'It's magic': Prince Harry and Meghan show off baby son

George Clooney arrives with his wife Amal at the premiere of

George Clooney returns to television with "Catch 22"

LOS ANGELES — Twenty years after he left medical drama "ER", George Clooney returns to television this month with an adaptation of Joseph Heller's "Catch-22", a novel whose complexity the actor said made it ideal for a six-part series.The Oscar winner, known for films like "Syriana", "Gravity" and "The Monuments Men", also served as executive producer and directed two episodes of the Hulu series set during World War Two about a member of a U.S. bomber squadron fighting the higher-ups in the military bureaucracy."I thought it was a fun way to tell this story. It's hard to tell this story as complex as it is in a two-hour movie," Clooney said at the series premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening."It's never...

May 08, 2019

George Clooney returns to television with "Catch 22"

Australian DJ dies in bid to help friend

Bali, Indonesia — Popular Australian DJ Adam Sky died in an accident at the weekend on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, authorities said on Monday.Sky, 42, whose real name was Adam Neat, died after crashing through a glass door while trying to help a friend who had fallen from a terrace, according to a statement posted on his Facebook page. — Reuters

May 08, 2019

Australian DJ dies in bid to help friend

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