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Top stars at Venice Film Fest praise gender-neutral prizes

Top stars at Venice Film Fest praise gender-neutral prizes

VENICE, Italy — Two stars at the Venice Film Festival, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, have praised the decision by the Berlin festival to award gender-neutral prizes, with Swinton predicting other award ceremonies will follow suit.
'The Disciple' returns India to Venice film fest competition

'The Disciple' returns India to Venice film fest competition

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A film about a classical musician’s struggle to balance his career dreams and life in contemporary Mumbai will this week return India to the main competition at the Venice Film Festival for the first time in nearly two dec
Binoche, other French environmentalists get pope's backing

Binoche, other French environmentalists get pope's backing

VATICAN CITY — Actress Juliette Binoche and fellow French environmentalists received encouragement from Pope Francis at a private Vatican meeting Thursday where he told them people shouldn't lose hope even when the condition of the planet can appear

21-year-old young adult author gets 7-figure book deal

NEW YORK — A 21-year-old author has agreed to a seven-figure deal for a pair of young adult novels.

Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot

PHOENIX — An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on the state's Nov.
New episodes of Disney+ hit 'Mandalorian' coming in October

New episodes of Disney+ hit 'Mandalorian' coming in October

LOS ANGELES — Not even a pandemic and television production shutdown can keep Baby Yoda down. A new season of “The Mandalorian” will arrive next month.
Review: Charlie Kaufman's 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'

Review: Charlie Kaufman's 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'

“I try to imbue my work with a sort of interiority,” says Lucy (Jessie Buckley), the artists-physics student-girlfriend of Charlie Kaufman's “I'm Thinking of Ending Things.
The Rock, his family tested positive for the coronavirus

The Rock, his family tested positive for the coronavirus

LOS ANGELES — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared some unfortunate news on his home front: He and his family tested positive for the coronavirus. Johnson announced their diagnosis in an 11-plus minute video on Instagram on Wednesday.
Experts: Cohen may profit from criminal exploits in tell-all

Experts: Cohen may profit from criminal exploits in tell-all

NEW YORK — When Michael Cohen testified before Congress last year, Republican lawmakers worried aloud that President Donald Trump's former fixer would parlay the spectacle — and his criminal exploits — into a bestseller.
Toronto businesses brace for little or no business from COVID-era TIFF

Toronto businesses brace for little or no business from COVID-era TIFF

TORONTO — When the first weeks of September roll around, nearly every inch of Yvonne Yang's Pistil Flowers shops is typically covered in orders for the Toronto International Film Festival.
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