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'Wicked' tops SAG Awards nominations as many big names are snubbed

“Wicked” topped nominations to the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, landing a leading five nominations including best ensemble, and individual nods for Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey.

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Complete list of Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Wicked” is the leading nominee for the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, with the Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” following closely behind.

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National Board of Review Awards hold space for ‘Wicked’

NEW YORK (AP) — Days after “Wicked” went home from the Golden Globes with a single award for box office achievement, the National Board of Review Awards held space for the smash hit musical, celebrating its cast and director in the New York group's a

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Expected guilty plea for man in 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers case postponed due to hospitalization

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A hearing where a Minnesota man was expected to plead guilty to hiding a stolen pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” was postponed indefinitely Wednesday after his attorney told the court that the man

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Art Deco style is popular again, a century after its heyday

A century after it was formally introduced at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, in Paris , Art Deco is enjoying a resurgence in decor, fashion and more.

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Movie Review: Robbie Williams has always lived to entertain. In ‘Better Man,’ he’s still doing it

“I came out of the womb with jazz hands,” pop star Robbie Williams recounts in “Better Man,” his new biopic. “Which was very painful for my mum.” Badum Dum. But also: Wow.

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Celebrities among thousands evacuated in Los Angeles fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires that ripped through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles forced many Hollywood stars, including Mark Hamill, Mandy Moore and James Woods, to evacuate their homes.

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'Universal Language,' '40 Acres' among TIFF's picks for best Canadian films of 2024

TORONTO — An absurdist dramedy about an alternate-universe Winnipeg and a dystopian thriller about a famine-ravaged world are among the Toronto International Film Festival’s picks for best Canadian films of 2024.

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ALS sidelined this Israeli TV journalist. AI is helping him make a comeback.

JERUSALEM (AP) — When a renowned Israeli TV journalist lost his ability to speak clearly because of ALS, he thought his career might be over.

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Thai police say Chinese actor was trafficked to Myanmar to work in a scam operation

BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese actor who disappeared after traveling to Thailand and was found near the border of Myanmar in an area where online scam networks operate was a victim of human trafficking, Thai police said Wednesday.

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