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Obama launches festival of 'ideas art and action'

Barack Obama and actor Leonardo DiCaprio make climate change pleas at launch of 'South by South Lawn' festival at the White House

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Oliver Stone tells Edward Snowden's story

Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone brings whistleblower Edward Snowden's story to the big screen. The former CIA employee, who lives in exile in Russia, has asked US President Obama to grant him a pa

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Morgan, a sci-fi thriller about a humanoid gone bad

Luke Scott, son of famed director Ridley, makes his directorial debut in the sci-fi thriller Morgan, about a humanoid gone bad.

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Jennifer Aniston and Kelsey Grammer voice 'Storks' a family autumn animation

"Storks" are the new long legged heroes in this animation for autumn, the big beaks have diversified into an International shipping, courier, and packaging service until something goes wrong.

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'Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker' comic actor Gene Wilder dies at 83

The mad haired, wild eyed comic actor, Gene Wilder has died at the age of 83.

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Ben Hur and chariot races get a make-over in a new movie release

Confirming that no film is above a revamp even if its already won 11 Oscars – the new version of Ben Hur has premiered in Los Angeles.

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Gnomon School of Visual Effects shaping the future of Hollywood

Visual effects and animation are arguably the true stars of the box office nowadays.

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"Captain Fantastic" sees a father takes his kids into the woods, and out again

“Captain Fantastic” was, in the 1970s, a persona used by Elton John on a successful album, but now it is a completely unrelated movie starring Viggo Mortensen.

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The Phenom: a journey into a player's heart of darkness

The Phenom is a baseball film that is more than your usual American baseball film.

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Legendary Kris Kristofferson returns to the Western in Traded

Iconic country musician and actor Kris Kristofferson is back on the big screen as a barkeeper in Traded, a Western set in the 1800s.

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Roland Emmerich cements his place in Hollywood

The German director left his mark on Hollywood Boulevard ahead of the premiere of "Independence Day" sequel

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Watch: celebrities join shock campaign against dog killings in Asia

Several A-list celebrities including Matt Damon, Joaquin Phoenix, and several others have joined forces to release a video on the killings of dogs in China and other Asian…

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Hanks and Howard team up again for film of Dan Brown's Inferno

‘Inferno’ is the third collaboration of film director Ron Howard and actor Tom Hanks for a screen adaptation of a Dan Brown thriller, following ‘Angels & Demons’ and ‘The Da Vinci…

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Johnson-Hart duo star in Hollywood comedy 'Central Intelligence'

Bob Stone was a one-time bullied overweight geek at high school.

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"Now You See Me 2" sequel no illusion at box office

2013’s “Now You See Me” did the business at the box office making over 350 million dollars, so the producers are hoping the formula does the trick again with the imaginatively titled “Now You See Me…

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'Independence Day' sequel: 20 years on, a new generation fighting aliens

Aliens threaten planet Earth again in “Independence Day: Resurgence,” a sequel to the 1996 blockbuster packed with drama and special effects.

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Warcraft's world of knights and orcs leaps to the silver screen

The “Warcraft” video game series comes to life on the silver screen, complete with its knights and orcs.

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Russel Crowe and Ryan Gosling star in 'The Nice Guys'

Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling are ‘The Nice Guys’.

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Former Hollywood stars' classic cars on show in Italy

Classic cars that once belonged to Hollywood greats were among dozens of vintage vehicles recently on display on the shores of Italy’s Lake…

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Tim Burton hands over to British director for Alice sequel

After making the 2010 box office hit ‘Alice in Wonderland’, director Tim Burton felt he couldn’t bring anything new to the sequel.