โThe Room Next Door' tops Venice Film Festival. Nicole Kidman misses acting honor due to momโs death
Pedro Almodรณvarโs โThe Room Next Doorโ won the Venice Film Festivalโs Golden Lion award Saturday.
Angelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with โMaria,โ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas
Angelina Jolie portrays renowned opera singer Maria Callas in a film premiering at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
Venice Film Festival: From โJoker 2โ to โMaria,โ here are 10 movies to get excited about
Some of Hollywoodโs biggest stars are getting ready to descend on the Venice Film Festival this week, from George Clooney and Angelina Jolie to Lady Gaga, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Joaquin Phoenix.
Venice Film Festival lineup includes โJoker 2,โ films with Pitt, Clooney, Jolie, more
Five years after โJokerโ won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, filmmaker Todd Phillips is returning with the sequel.
Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more
The Angelina Jolie-directed war film โWithout Blood,โ a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leighโs contemporary tragicomedy โHard Truthsโ will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall.
'The Outsiders' wins best musical and 'Stereophonic' best play as women make strides at Tony Awards
โThe Outsidersโ became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday as the gritty adaptation of the classic American young adult novel won the Tony Award for best new musical.
Daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt files court petition to remove father's last name
A daughter of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt has filed paperwork to legally remove โPittโ from her name.
Jolie, Salonga, Chloe Kim glam up state dinner for SKorea
Actor Angelina Jolie, home improvement duo Chip and Joanna Gaines and Olympian Chloe Kim are among scores of people from politics, business, sports and entertainment who gathered at the White House for a black-tie dinner with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Lawyer: Pitt will keep responses to abuse account in court
An attorney for Brad Pitt says he will continue to respond in court to allegations from ex-wife Angelina Jolie that he abused her and their children on a 2016 flight.
Jolie details Brad Pitt abuse allegations in court filing
A new court filing from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head and shook her then choked one of their children and struck another when they tried to defend her.
Brad Pitt, Nick Cave make surprise art debut in Finland
Brad Pitt and Australian musician Nick Cave have debuted as artists in an exhibition in Finland, showing off for the first time sculptures and ceramics created by the movie star and the singer-songwriter.
Live updates l Commander glad for steel mill evacuations
The deputy commander of the Azov Regiment says he's glad evacuations had begun at a steel mill where civilians and fighters have holed up in the last section of Mariupol not controlled by the Russians.
UN envoy Angelina Jolie in Yemen ahead of fundraising summit
The U.N. says Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-wrecked Yemen to show solidarity with displaced families in hopes of mobilizing support for an incoming fundraising conference.
Senators strike bipartisan deal on domestic violence bill
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced a proposal to reauthorize the 1990s-era law that extends protections for victims of domestic and sexual violence after it lapsed in 2019 because of Republican opposition.
Disneyโs 'Eternals' tops domestic box office for 2nd weekend
Disney and Marvelโs โEternalsโ fell 61% in its second weekend in theaters, but itโs still hanging on to first place ahead of newcomers like โClifford the Big Red Dog.โ.
'Eternals' opens with $71M but audience response is mixed
โEternals,โ one of Marvelโs most ambitious efforts to expand its superhero universe, arrived in theaters over the weekend with an estimated $71 million in ticket sales.
Salma Hayek felt like the mom on the set of 'Eternals'
At 55, Salma Hayek says she came to feel like the mother of some castmates in โEternals,โ the latest Marvel superhero movie co-starring Angelina Jolie, Kumail Nanjiani and others.
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A mixed box office weekend as โFree Guyโ tops again
Four new films with major stars from Hugh Jackman to Michael Keaton opened in North American movie theaters this weekend and only the one with animated puppies fared well.
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Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as U.N. Special Envoy
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-weakened Burkina Faso to show solidarity with people who continue to welcome the displaced, despite grappling with their own insecurity, and said the world isnโt doing enough to help.
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New this week: Angelina Jolie thrills and Black Keys rock
This weekโs new entertainment releases include the return of Angelina Jolie in the thriller โThose Who Wish Me Deadโ as a Montana smoke jumper who comes across a 12-year-old boy in need of help.
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Churchill painting owned by Angelina Jolie sells for $11.5M
The Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday March 1, 2021, for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britains World War II leader. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)LONDON โ A Moroccan landscape painted by Winston Churchill and owned by Angelina Jolie sold at auction on Monday for more than $11.5 million, smashing the previous record for a work by Britainโs World War II leader. The pre-sale estimate was 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds, and the previous record price for a Churchill painting was just under 1.8 million pounds. Churchill gave the painting to Roosevelt as a memento of the trip. The painting was sold by the Jolie Family Collection.
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As 'Kimye' become Kim and Kanye, will it stay peaceful?
FILE - Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian attend the WSJ. Kim Kardashian West filed for divorce Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, from Kanye West after 6 1/2 years of marriage. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ Initial signs suggest a smooth and amicable split between Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West. As โKimyeโ becomes just Kim and Kanye with Kardashian filing for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, they do so with a prenuptial agreement in place, independent fortunes and a desire to share time with their four young children. โThere's a lot of wiggle room in the space between joint custody," divorce attorney Reid Aronson said.
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Angelina Jolie sells painting Churchill gave as gift to FDR
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON โ A painting by Winston Churchill that is a piece of both political and Hollywood history is coming up for auction. He painted it after the January 1943 Casablanca Conference, where Churchill and Roosevelt planned the defeat of Nazi Germany. He said Churchill captured the view in the โwonderful, evocative paintingโ and gave it to Roosevelt as a memento of the trip. AdThe painting is being sold by the Jolie Family Collection as part of Christieโs March 1 modern British art auction in London. โThe record price at auction for Churchill is about 1.8 million (pounds) for a painting that, in my view, is not as important as this,โ he said.
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Colorado student, scientist named Time's 'Kid of the Year'
LONE TREE, Colo. โ A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems has been named Time Magazine's first-ever โKid of the Year." Rao told The Associated Press in a Zoom interview from her home Friday that the prize is "nothing that I could have ever imagined. Rao has partnered with rural schools; museums; science, technology, engineering and mathematics organizations; and other institutions to run innovation workshops for thousands of other students. Science and technology are being employed as never before to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, global warming and a host of other issues, she noted. โAnybody can do science.โTime was planning a Kid of the Year broadcast special at 7:30 p.m. EST (5:30 p.m. MST) on Nickelodeon.
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Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including โBlack Widow,โ while also postponing Steven Spielberg's โWest Side Storyโ a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie โBlack Widow,โ last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for โWest Side Story,โ but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of โBlack Widowโ had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's โMulan,โ โHamiltonโ and โArtemis Fowlโ have gone direct to streaming, with โMulanโ made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.
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With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' makes noise
NEW YORK โ Whatโs it like to be an international film festival sensation without hardly leaving your home? At the Venice Film Festival, it won the top prize, the Golden Lion. At the Toronto International Film Festival, it was hailed by many critics as the best movie of the year and a leading Oscar contender. Next week, it will play the New York Film Festival. โEvery year or so I feel the urge to hit the road,โ Zhao says.