FILE PHOTO: Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Jennifer Lee, Chris Buck and Peter Del Vecho attend the European premiere of Frozen 2 in London, Britain, November 17, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co said on Friday it would make the sequel to hit animated movie “Frozen” available on its streaming platform Disney+
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. theater operators moved to prevent the spread of coronavirus and reassure audiences ahead of a weekend with options ranging from satirical thriller “The Hunt” to Pixar animated adventure “Onward” and faith-based film “I Still Believe.” Ticket sales over the next few days will provide insight into the movie business’ resilience
LONDON (Reuters) – Disney’s European premiere of “Mulan” in London’s Leicester Square will be scaled down “in an abundance of caution”, with no media line-up or red carpet, organizers said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Actor Ming-Na Wen pose at the premiere for the film “Mulan” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
FILE PHOTO: The ViacomCBS logo is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite to celebrate the company’s merger, in New York, U.S., December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – ViacomCBS and Comcast Corp’s NBCUniversal said Thursday they will cancel their live “upfront” presentations, where advertisers preview upcoming TV shows, and will instead stream the presentations online as
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, have both tested positive for coronavirus in Australia, the actor said on Twitter. FILE PHOTO: 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards – Arrivals – Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 19, 2020 – Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. REUTERS/Monica Almeida/File Photo Hanks said
(Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s 23-year jail sentence for rape and sexual assault was greeted with delight on Wednesday by some of the scores of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct dating backs decades. A New York judge sentenced the disgraced former film producer after a grueling and emotional trial in which six women
(Reuters) – Lawyers for former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted last month of rape and sexual assault, have asked a New York court to take into consideration his health and age and sentence him to prison for five years. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court during
(Reuters) – Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for “Stairway to Heaven” from an obscure song written four years earlier. FILE PHOTO: Lead singer Robert Plant (L) and guitarist Jimmy Page of the British rock band Led Zeppelin
FILE PHOTO: Swedish actor Max Von Sydow looks on during the 2015 Lumiere Grand Lyon film festival in Lyon, France, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Robert Pratta PARIS (Reuters) – Max von Sydow, the Swedish actor whose career spanned arthouse dramas, horror movies and Hollywood blockbusters, has died in France aged 90, Agence France Presse reported on
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Disney and Pixar’s “Onward” debuted this weekend to $40 million, enough to lead box office charts but still a somewhat disappointing start given the studio’s near-flawless track record when it comes to animated fare. Internationally, the film brought in $28 million for a global tally of $68 million. FILE PHOTO: Cast
FILE PHOTO: An attendee rides a scooter past the Austin Convention Center at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and festivals in Austin, Texas, U.S., March 9, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Flores (Reuters) – The South by Southwest music, technology and film festival in Austin, Texas, was canceled on Friday, adding to a growing list of events
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein should get a prison sentence that reflects not only his conviction for sexually assaulting two women, but a “lifetime of abuse towards others,” New York prosecutors said in a court filing on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York Criminal Court for another day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hip hop – the music, dance, art and fashion phenomenon that went from rough streets into fancy suites in five decades – is getting its own museum in its birthplace in the Bronx, New York. A small pop-up exhibit gives a preview of the Universal Hip Hop Museum’s permanent home, set
LONDON (Reuters) – British novelist Hilary Mantel unveiled the final installment on Wednesday of her Tudor trilogy about Thomas Cromwell, the blacksmith’s son who rose to be King Henry VIII’s most powerful adviser only to fall from grace and meet a gruesome end. Author Hilary Mantel attends a book signing for her new novel “The
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week, was transferred to New York’s Rikers Island jail complex from Bellevue Hospital on Thursday after undergoing a procedure to clear a heart blockage. FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court
(Reuters) – Ben Affleck’s new movie “The Way Back” finds the actor playing a role he knows only too well – an alcoholic who goes through family strife and divorce before finding renewed hope in life. After baring his soul about his own struggles with alcohol, his three trips to rehab and the much publicized