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Brazilian film 'I’m Still Here' tops box office, forcing nation to reckon with dictatorship trauma

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian-made dramas rarely last long in local cinemas.

Dec 29, 2024 10:10 PM Read more >

'Sonic 3' and 'Mufasa' battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office

Two family films dominated the holiday box office this week, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair. Paramount's Sonic movie earned $38 million, while “Mufasa” brought in $37.

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Charles Shyer, ‘Father of the Bride’ and ‘Baby Boom’ filmmaker, dies at 83

Charles Shyer, the Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like “Private Benjamin,” “Baby Boom” and “Father of the Bride” that he made alongside Nancy Meyers, has died. He was 83.

Dec 29, 2024 4:26 PM Read more >

How co-writing a book threatened the Carters' marriage

NEW YORK (AP) — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter . His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations and a children’s story.

Dec 29, 2024 4:19 PM Read more >

'Sonic 3' and 'Mufasa' battle for No. 1 at the holiday box office

Two family films dominated the holiday box office this week, with “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” winning the three-day weekend over “Mufasa” by a blue hair. Paramount's Sonic movie earned $38 million, while “Mufasa” brought in $37.

Dec 29, 2024 11:02 AM Read more >

Trailblazing Canadian model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

NEW HOPE, Pa.

Dec 28, 2024 3:39 PM Read more >

Trailblazing model Dayle Haddon dies from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning

NEW HOPE, Pa.

Dec 28, 2024 12:22 PM Read more >

Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film 'Romeo and Juliet,' dies at 73

LONDON (AP) — Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died, her family said on social media Saturday. She was 73.

Dec 28, 2024 9:51 AM Read more >

South African retrospective exhibition honors the colorful work of artist Esther Mahlangu

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A boldly patterned BMW stands at the entrance of the Wits Arts Museum in the vibrant Johannesburg neighborhood of Braamfontein.

Dec 27, 2024 11:05 PM Read more >

'Morrison Hotel' made famous by The Doors goes up in flames in LA

The former Morrison Hotel, made famous by The Doors and their 1970 album of the same name, was significantly damaged by a fire that erupted in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday.

Dec 27, 2024 4:50 PM Read more >