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

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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

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

Box Office: 'Rogue One' Narrowly Beats 'Hidden Figures' to Win Weekend

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Disney-Lucasfilm's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" edged "Hidden Figures" in the race for the top spot at the North American box office with an estimated $22 million at 4,175 locations, estimates showed Sunday.

Jan 08 2017

'Silence' proves Scorsese's faith in passion project

LOS ANGELES Twenty-eight years in the making, Martin Scorsese's "Silence" premiered on Thursday, raising questions of faith over both the subject matter and in Scorsese's dedication to the project. | Video

Jan 06 2017

George Lucas' $1 billion 'Star Wars' museum finds Los Angeles home

LOS ANGELES "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas has settled on Los Angeles for the home of his $1 billion storytelling museum, after pulling the project from Chicago last year. | Video

People Jan 11 2017

Young Indian star of 'Lion' catches acting bug

NEW YORK Young Indian film star Sunny Pawar of the biographical drama "Lion" appears to have caught the acting bug. | Video

People, Jan 06 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