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New ‘Cats’ movie trailer brings out the claws

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2019

(Reuters) – The star-laden movie version of hit stage musical “Cats” released its first trailer on Thursday, but first impressions were far from cuddly. The movie, to be released in December, features Taylor Swift in her first film role, along with Jennifer Hudson, Judi Dench,

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Tom Cruise delights fans with first look at ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Editorial Bureau July 19, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Top Gun” roared back on Thursday when Tom Cruise made a surprise appearance at Comic-Con to show the first trailer for the long-awaited sequel to his military action movie. “Top Gun: Maverick,” due for release in June 2020, sees the return of Cruise’s cocky fighter pilot more than 30 years after […]

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Pop culture hit ‘Gossip Girl’ gets a makeover for HBO Max

Editorial Bureau July 18, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Gossip Girl,” the show that became a youth culture phenomenon with its trend-setting fashion and chronicling of the romantic lives of elite New York teens, is on its way back to television, this time in a new series for upcoming streaming service HBO Max. HBO Max, owned by WarnerMedia, said on […]

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‘Wonderful Life’ stage adaptation gets a little help from Paul McCartney

Editorial Bureau July 18, 2019

(Reuters) – Paul McCartney is adding another string to his bow – writing his first musical. The former Beatle, an 18-time Grammy award winner, is in the final stages of completing songs for a stage adaptation of the beloved 1946 movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” with the aim of launching it in late 2020, the […]

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‘Game of Thrones’ dominates and ‘kick-ass’ women break through at Emmys

Editorial Bureau July 17, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Medieval fantasy “Game of Thrones” scored a record 32 Emmy nominations on Tuesday, but the contenders for the highest honours in television were dominated by newcomers, many of them women, and shows about political and social justice. The 2019 lineup for the Emmys represented the widest array of first-time nominees in […]

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Netflix deletes suicide scene from popular youth show, ’13 Reasons Why’

Editorial Bureau July 16, 2019

(Reuters) – Netflix Inc. is removing a controversial graphic scene depicting a youth suicide from its popular young adult drama “13 Reasons Why”, following advice from medical experts, the company said on its Twitter account early on Tuesday. The show, based on a book of the same name, depicts the suicide of the protagonist in […]

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Disney goes high-tech to draw fans to a new ‘Lion King’

Editorial Bureau July 16, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co has taken a high-tech route to remake animated classic “The Lion King” with the look of a nature documentary, an update it hopes will lure audiences to a new version of a film considered a masterpiece the first time. The re-telling of the 1994 tale about the lion […]

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Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Crushes ‘Crawl,’ ‘Stuber’

Editorial Bureau July 15, 2019

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Sony’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” claimed victory again during its second weekend in theatres, dominating over new releases, Paramount’s gator thriller “Crawl” and Disney’s R-rated comedy “Stuber.” The superhero tentpole collected another $45 million, boosting domestic grosses to $274

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In ‘Harry Met Sally’ tribute, New York deli invites contestants to ‘have what she’s having’

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2019

NEW YORK (Reuters) – It was the moan heard around the world. In the 1989 movie “When Harry Met Sally,” actor Meg Ryan’s loud rendition of a woman faking an orgasm while seated at a New York deli stands as one of the most memorable moments in film history. Katz’s, the deli where the scene […]

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New ‘Lion King’ movie lands with a critical whimper

Editorial Bureau July 13, 2019

(Reuters) – The much-anticipated new version of animated movie classic “The Lion King” landed with a whimper rather than a roar on Thursday with critics hailing it as visually impressive but tame in terms of character and storytelling. “The Lion King,” Walt Disney Co’s latest remake of its own beloved animated films, shows off advanced