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Box Office: 'Hidden Figures' Dominates MLK Weekend as 'Live by Night,' 'Monster Trucks,' 'Silence' Collapse

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LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Fox and Chernin Entertainment's "Hidden Figures" dominated the domestic box office, topping charts for the second straight weekend after earning $26 million. The film's message of empowerment and triumph over prejudice was amplified by the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend.

Actress Jovovich premieres latest 'Resident Evil' film in Taipei

TAIPEI Film writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson and his actress wife Milla Jovovich premiered the latest installment in the "Resident Evil" action horror series in Taipei on Monday. | Video

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Actors Johnny Depp, Amber Heard finalize bitter divorce

LOS ANGELES Film star Johnny Depp's tumultuous divorce from actress Amber Heard was finalized on Friday, ending the couple's marriage after months of highly publicized claims by Heard of domestic violence and counterclaims from Depp of financial blackmail. | Video

People Jan 14 2017

'Star Wars' makers vow not to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher

LOS ANGELES The studio behind the "Star Wars" movie franchise said on Friday is has no plans to digitally recreate film performances of the late actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia, in upcoming installments of the blockbuster series.

People Jan 13 2017

Among awards frontrunners, 'Birth of a Nation' lands surprise DGA nod

LOS ANGELES Nate Parker's historical slavery drama was a surprise inclusion among the Directors Guild of America's nominations on Thursday, after the early awards frontrunner was derailed by a decade-old lawsuit involving a rape charge against the filmmaker. | Video

Jan 12 2017

Paris Jackson 'wants to vomit' seeing white actor as 'King of Pop'

Michael Jackson's daughter Paris says she is "incredibly offended" by a new comic film in which a white British actor, Joseph Fiennes, portrays the late "King of Pop."

Music Jan 12 2017

'Sweetheart' British actor Idris Elba auctions Valentine's date for charity

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Lonely hearts this Valentine's Day will have a unique chance to spend an evening with British actor Idris Elba after he auctioned himself off to raise money for an African girls charity.

Jan 12 2017

Investor Warren Buffett's life is chronicled in HBO movie

NEW YORK "I like numbers," Warren Buffett says in an upcoming HBO documentary about his life. "It started before I could remember. It just felt good, working with numbers."

People Jan 11 2017

Musical 'La La Land' leads nominations for Britain's BAFTA awards

LONDON Fresh from its success at Hollywood's Golden Globes, romance musical "La La Land" leads the field for next month's British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards after securing 11 nominations on Tuesday. | Video

Jan 10 2017

'La La Land' wins big at Golden Globes, Meryl Streep gets political

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. "La La Land" danced off with seven Golden Globes on Sunday on a night marked by upsets and a stinging indictment of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump by Hollywood favorite Meryl Streep. | Video

Television Jan 09 2017
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British author Rowling says Trump has a right to be bigoted

NEW YORK Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling labeled U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump bigoted after receiving the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award in New York. | Video