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California to launch annual Bruce Lee Day for former martial arts star

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Will the Blair Witch curse be broken in 2027?

The reimagining of the horror feature that became a worldwide sensation in 1999 is set to be released next year. Can it succeed where previous sequels failed?

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Police officer drama: Sean Penn to direct film on Capitol riots

Sean Penn has signed a deal with Warner Bros. to direct a film he's scripted about the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6 in 2021.

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Javier Bardem joins Hollywood greats at landmark ceremony

Spanish film star Javier Bardem was honoured in Los Angeles on 16 June with a place in the celebrated forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre, a distinction reserved for some of cinema's biggest names.

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Actor Javier Bardem immortalised at Hollywood's Chinese Theatre

Javier Bardem was centre stage at a moving ceremony in Los Angeles as he paid tribute to his mother Pilar Bardem on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. But the Spanish actor departed from custom by pressing his nose into the wet cement along with his hand and footprints,

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‘Gwynocide’: Gwyneth Paltrow facing backlash for Israel real estate ad

The Oscar-winning actress has appeared in an advert for luxury penthouses in Israel. The backlash has been intense, with one celebrity asking whether Paltrow is “actually a really, really nasty person” or just “stupid”.

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David Beckham receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Football icon David Beckham was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognising his sporting achievements and influence on the growth of football in the United States.

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'Jumanji' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' actor James Handy stabbed to death

Handy enjoyed a career spanning five decades, with notable roles including the exterminator in Jumanji, Detective Alan Cross in The X-Files, and bartender Jimmy in Top Gun: Maverick.

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Quentin Tarantino blasts Hollywood as a ‘flavourless sausage factory'

“These days I’d rather read a book,” Tarantino said about the current state of Hollywood. There are, however, a few films the curmudgeonous director has enjoyed...

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Clint Eastwood, 96, has retired from acting and directing, son says

After a career spanning seven decades, it would seem that Clint Eastwood has retired from movies – both in front and behind the camera.

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Marilyn Monroe: Femme fatale or feminist icon?

A new exhibition at the Cinemateque in Paris examines Marilyn Monroe's acting talents and her profound impact on Hollywood and beyond on the centenary of her birth.

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Jamie Lee Curtis mourns actress sister Kelly Curtis, dead at 69

Kelly Curtis, the actress and eldest daughter of Hollywood royalty Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, has died at the age of 69. Her sister, actress Jamie Lee Curtis, published two heartfelt tributes.

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Matthew Perry's assistant gets three-year jail term over actor's death

The court in Los Angeles heard that Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, had a central role in the 'Friends' actor’s descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with a fatal dose of the drug.

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Cannes awaits shooting of new season of The White Lotus

While filming has already begun along the French Riviera, The White Lotus' production team has yet to be seen in Cannes, making the likelihood of the iconic film festival being used as backdrop increasingly uncertain.

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Actress sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her face for 'Avatar'

Avatar franchise director James Cameron is being sued by Q’orianka Kilcher over her allegation that he based an Avatar character on her image, without credit or compensation. The lawsuit says Cameron used Kilcher’s features without permission after seeing her in advert for 'The New World'.

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‘Michael’ sequel could begin shooting later this year

The studio executive behind the Michael Jackson biopic ‘Michael’ has confirmed that a sequel is in the works, and could shoot as early as this year.

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Lisa Kudrow shares alarming details about her time on 'Friends'

“There was definitely mean stuff going on behind the scenes,” Kudrow alleged in a recent interview.