This Barbie is a marketing genius! Turns out, Margot Robbie is to thank for the Barbenheimer craze that unexpectedly blew up over the summer. She revealed that an Oppenheimer producer reached out to her to ask her to movie Barbie’s premiere date, but she refused, knowing right away that the two polar opposite films would …
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Two members of the reparations task force in Detroit said they would be stepping down on Saturday, The Detroit News reported, arguing that the group did not have a strategy and was suffering a “lack of progress.” Lauren Hood, the task force co-chair, said she and Maurice Weeks were considering leaving the reparations task force …
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Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time since it was released in 1958. The holiday classic outperformed familiar chart-topper Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which came in at No. 2. “Rockin’” was streamed nearly 35 million times between the Friday …
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Broadway box office and ticket prices fell back to earth last week following the previous week’s Thanksgiving holiday-inflated numbers, with the total gross for the 26 productions dropping 14% to a combined $29,568,897. The average ticket price for the week ending Dec. 3 was $134.70, down $16.19, or 11%, from the holiday week’s average. Total …
On Monday night, Jamie Foxx made his first public appearance since suffering a mysterious medical emergency back in April. The Oscar winner accepted the Vanguard Award at this year’s Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements. In his acceptance speech at the ceremony, he reflected on his months-long …
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Ron DeSantis has promised that the state budget will provide $1 million for “any litigation expenses” against the College Football Playoff Selection Committee for denying Florida State University the chance to play for the college championship. In announcing his 2024-2025 budget proposal, the Florida governor said at a Tuesday news conference in Marco Island that …
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A financial blogger on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, has gone viral for his mournful commentary on the social life of his male relative, whom he said was “eliminated by society” at the age of 50. BubblePisces, a blogger with 2.375 million followers, on Sunday posted eight observations of his unnamed relative’s reclusive life, in …
Images deceive in Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family’s Secrets. Rachel Beth Anderson and Amanda Mustard’s documentary chronicles the latter’s clan and, in particular, her grandfather Bill Flickinger, who spent many days and nights raping and molesting young girls—and largely getting away with it. A film in which happy snapshots and home movies conceal …
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Anticipation for next year’s Amy Winehouse movie Back to Black is growing with Studiocanal unveiled a second image and announcing release dates. The movie charting the life of the Rehab singer from Sam Taylor-Johnson, which stars Marisa Abela as the iconic artist, will launch in the cinemas in the UK and Poland on April 12 …
The Michigan Wolverines enter the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 team in the four-team field after winning the Big Ten Championship over Iowa and topping Ohio State the week prior. Running back Blake Corum has been a key difference-maker in Michigan’s run this season. Corum’s 24 rushing touchdowns lead the nation. He also …
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Lionsgate UK & Europe chief and Marv Studios Group CEO Zygi Kamasa launched film and TV company True Brit Entertainment last month with backing from talent management and entertainment company Three Six Zero, which reps talent including Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, FKA Twigs, Will Smith, Marcus Rashford and Kid Cudi. The company will …
