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Review: Viola Davis adds another jewel to her crown in a rousing 'Woman King'

With her rousing new action-drama, "The Woman King," director Gina Prince-Bythewood suggests that, in at least one crucial respect, the West African kingdom of Dahomey was more ahead of its time than that starry imperialist empire called Hollywood. An early 19th-century epic awash in militaristic might and colonial oppression, the…

Los Angeles Times

Eight of the best royal films, from The Queen to The Favourite

Hollywood has revelled in tales of royal exploits

The Independent UK

The women of 'The Woman King' share their war stories: 'This must happen again'

Gina Prince-Bythewood's "The Woman King" is something unique for Hollywood: a historical epic with four Black women in prominent heroic roles.

Los Angeles Times

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Life through a lens: Spielberg’s latest leads triple-whammy of movies about movies

It’s the subgenre beloved by insiders but often shunned by audiences. Can new films from Sam Mandes, Damien Chazelle and Steven Spielberg satisfy cinemagoers and awards voters?

The Guardian - UK

Charlotte Church blows away Ryan Reynolds with stunning rendition of Welsh anthem

The Welsh singer was invited to deliver a very special performance by Wrexham's Hollywood owners

Wales Online

Viola Davis 'Conflicted' as 'Woman King' Faces Crucial Box Office Battle

Viola Davis said the future of big-budget Black female filmmaking in Hollywood is at stake as her ground-breaking African warrior epic "The Woman King" hits theaters this weekend. The Oscar-winning actress told AFP Wednesday she feels intense pressure and conflicting emotions, because she knows the movie's performance will be judged…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hollywood star and Wrexham FC owner Ryan Reynolds and wife Blake Lively expecting fourth baby

The Hollywood star and co-owner of Wrexham football club is expecting his fourth child

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Bodies Bodies Bodies escalates A24's mix of horror and Gen Z escapades, with a hyper-stylised, housebound murder spree

A McMansion makes for a deliciously ripe setting for a social - and literal - bloodbath among a group of wealthy 20-somethings, played by Hollywood's bright young things.

ABC News

'Beach' case settled at last

A ruling has finally been handed down for a court case related to the production of the Hollywood movie The Beach. A Supreme Court verdict on Tuesday ordered the Forestry Department to restore Maya Bay, which was environmentally damaged during the movie's filming that began in November 1998.

Bangkok Post

Hollywood school student detained in connection with teen girl’s fentanyl overdose death

LOS ANGELES — A Bernstein High School student was detained Thursday in connection with the death of another student who died at the Hollywood school after ingesting fentanyl-laced pills, according to authorities.

Los Angeles Times

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds expecting fourth child as she debuts baby bump in gold

Hollywood actress Blake Lively has confirmed that she and her husband Ryan Reynolds are expecting their fourth child together. The couple are already parents to three young daughters

Daily Mirror

Anne Heche memoir 'Call Me Anne' scheduled for January

In a memoir Anne Heche worked on last year, the actor shared candid thoughts on her 3-year relationship with Ellen DeGeneres in the late 1990s, when they were among Hollywood’s first openly gay couples

The Independent UK

The Woman King is more than an action movie – it shines a light on the women warriors of Benin

The Woman King is a big-budget Hollywood movie that has been anticipated since 2018, when US star Viola Davis was announced as the lead in the story of the “amazons” of Dahomey. Rising South African star Thuso Mbedu also takes a key role in the film, which has premiered at…

The Conversation

Hollywood high school student dies after taking fentanyl-laced pill in apparent string of overdoses

Death at Bernstein high school in Hollywood comes as new data shows 200 people dying a day of fentanyl overdoses

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Movies about movies – ranked!

Odes to cinema from Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg and Damien Chazelle will jostle for Oscar glory next year – until then, here are 20 of the best films about film-making well worth dimming the lights for

Wales Online

Hollywood star Luke Evans recreates sweet childhood picture in his old valleys street 40 years on

The star was back in Wales

WEKU

Latino legends helped pave the way in Hollywood, but the road is still rocky

Latinos have been part of Hollywood since the silent film era but are still underrepresented in front of and behind the camera.

Daily Mirror

Zac Efron 'almost died' after shattering his jaw and chin before surgery transformation

Hollywood star Zac Efron almost died when he slipped on a pair of socks while running at his home causing him to smash his chin and shatter his jaw after falling into a granite fountain

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George Clooney and fellow Hollywood stars join forces to open new specialised school

George Clooney was among the stars helping to create and launch the Roybal School of Film and Television Production Magnet

The Independent UK

Tribute to the Queen draws crowd to Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles

A simple floral wreath surrounding a photo of the monarch was put up following the historic news on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Why George Clooney pushed for a new LA public school to train production crews

Last year, George Clooney pushed an idea that could help make Hollywood production crews more diverse.

Daily Mirror

Zorba The Greek actress Irene Papas dies after battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Hollywood actress Irene Papas, who gained recognition for films such as Zorba The Greek, has passed away at the age of 96 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Los Angeles Times

Teenage girl dies from fentanyl overdose at California high school; 3 others hospitalized

LOS ANGELES — A teenage girl died Tuesday night from an apparent fentanyl overdose at Bernstein High School in Hollywood while three other students were hospitalized, according to authorities.

The Independent UK

Greece's Irene Papas, who earned Hollywood fame, dies at 93

Greek actress and recording artist Irene Papas has died at age 93

The Conversation

The Whitewash is a scathing, hilarious satire of Asian misrepresentation in Hollywood

Siang Lu’s debut novel The Whitewash is a scathing satire of the big-budget film industry’s ethnic and racial myopia. Original, critical and hilarious, the book is a product of the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer, which this manuscript won in 2021.

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