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Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman: US school shootings a 'civil war'
VENICE - Hollywood star Natalie Portman called school shootings America's "civil war" Wednesday, comparing the psychological torment they cause to the threat of terror attacks.The Oscar-winning actress drew the parallel before the premiere of her new film about a traumatized pop diva, "Vox Lux", which opens with a Columbine-style massacre."I have been interested in the questions around the psychology of what violence does to individuals and in mass psychology for some time, coming from a place where people have encountered violence for so long," said the Israeli-born star, best known for "Black Swan"."Unfortunately it is a phenomenon we now experience regularly in the United States with the school shootings."As (the film's director)...
September 05, 2018

Natalie Portman: US school shootings a 'civil war'

A pair of ruby slippers featured in the classic 1939 film
Stolen 'Wizard of Oz' slippers found after 13 years
CHICAGO - They are the world's most recognizable shoes, but have somehow evaded detection for 13 years since being stolen from a Minnesota museum.But on Wednesday, the ruby-red slippers worn by Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" came home again.US authorities announced they had recovered the famous sequined shoes - one of four pairs worn by Judy Garland in the 1939 American classic film.The shoes were snatched in the dead of night in 2005 from a shattered glass case at the Judy Garland Museum in the late actress's birthplace of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.A $1 million reward had been offered for their return. But the culprit and the fate of the shoes had remained a mystery.Authorities shed little light on what happened to the shoes, telling reporters only that they had recovered...
September 05, 2018

Stolen 'Wizard of Oz' slippers found after 13 years

Steve Bannon
New Yorker Festival drops Bannon after celebrity backlash
NEW YORK - An annual festival organized by the prestigious New Yorker magazine has disinvited a headlining guest, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, after numerous panelists announced they would drop out if he remained.The magazine's editor-in-chief David Remnick, who would have interviewed the architect of US President Donald Trump's nationalist-populist campaign, announced the reversal on Twitter on Tuesday just hours after the lineup was made public and sparked a major backlash."I don't want well-meaning readers and staff members to think that I've ignored their concerns," wrote Remnick. "I've thought this through and talked to colleagues - and I've re-considered. I've changed my mind."He added that the magazine had...
September 04, 2018

New Yorker Festival drops Bannon after celebrity backlash

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy
Actress Claire Danes gives birth to second son
LOS ANGELES - "Homeland" star Claire Danes has given birth to her second child with her husband, "Hannibal" alum Hugh Dancy.Danes' publicist Jodi Gottlieb confirmed the news of the baby boy's New York birth to USA Today on Tuesday.The child was born last Monday. His name has not been publicly disclosed yet.Danes, 39, and Dancy, 43, have been married since 2009. They are also the parents of 5-year-old Cyrus Michael Christopher.The actress revealed her pregnancy on "The Howard Stern Show" in April."I am pregnant," Danes declared. "I'm seriously preggo. ... I'm deep into my second trimester."Showtime said last month the upcoming, eighth season of "Homeland" will be its last. Dancy can now be seen in the Hulu series...
September 04, 2018

Actress Claire Danes gives birth to second son

Director Julian Schnabel, left, and actor Willem Dafoe attend a photocall for their film
Van Gogh was murdered claims new film at Venice
VENICE - A new film about the artist Vincent Van Gogh claims that he was murdered rather than having shot himself."At Eternity's Gate," starring Willem Dafoe as the tortured genius, premiered Tuesday at the Venice film festival.In it the painter is shot after a struggle with local youths near the village of Auvers-sur-Oise outside Paris, where the artist spent his final months in 1890.He died 36 hours later after staggering back to the local inn in the dark.While most historians agree that Van Gogh killed himself, renowned painter and Oscar-nominated director Julian Schnabel fuels a theory that he was killed in the film.Legendary French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere - who co-wrote the script with Schnabel - said there "is absolutely no proof he killed himself. Do I...
September 04, 2018

Van Gogh was murdered claims new film at Venice

Shah Rukh Khan
I owe my success to Salman Khan and his father: Shah Rukh Khan
MUMBAI - Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who marked his presence at the grand finale of Salman Khan-hosted game show, said he owes his success and fame to Salman's father, veteran screenwriter Salim Khan.The 52-year-old actor, Shah Rukh said in a statement "The first time I came to Mumbai as a struggling actor, I had my meals at Salman's place where Salim Khanji supported me a lot. It is because of them I have become ‘Shah Rukh Khan'. I have come on the show only because of Salman and I will go wherever he tells me to go."Shah Rukh participated in the show with actress Rani Mukerji. They relived memories of their film "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" with Salman who had a cameo in the film.The "Raees" star will next be seen in Aanand L Rai's...
September 04, 2018

I owe my success to Salman Khan and his father: Shah Rukh Khan

The National Park Service released this photo that shows a raccoon hitching a free ride on a bus taking a tour of the National Mall in Washington, DC. - Agencies
Raccoon takes a free ride on DC bus
WASHINGTON - A raccoon was caught on camera hitching a free ride on the back of Washington, DC, bus cruising the National Mall. The National Park Service's Mall and Memorial Parks Facebook page posted a photo showing the freeloading trash panda peering through a window while clinging to the back of the DC Circulator bus. "Look who decided to take a ride on the bus!" the post said. "Take the D.C. Circulator National Mall Route around National Mall and Memorial Parks," the service wrote. "It's only a dollar! Spotting wildlife is not guaranteed." - Agencies
September 04, 2018

Raccoon takes a free ride on DC bus

David and Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham shuts down split rumors
LONDON - Victoria Beckham has officially shut down rumors regarding her split with husband David Beckham. She disclosed all the details to Vogue magazine after the family vacationed in the South of France.The fashion designer apparently sat her kids down to reassure them that their parents’ marriage is solid as ever, confirming to them that David is not a cheat, reported The Sun.The pair even went as far as releasing pictures of them all loved-up from their holiday in France, while Posh revealed how she was forced to confront the false speculations.The recent interview with the magazine was initially intended to mark her 10 years in fashion but she took the opportunity to address the rumors and clear her husband of any allegations.The former England football team captain was also present...
September 03, 2018

Victoria Beckham shuts down split rumors

Sara Iftekhar
Muslim student set to become first contestant to sport hijab in Miss England pageant
LONDON - Sara Iftekhar, a 20-year-old Muslim woman, is set to become the first beauty queen to participate in the Miss England beauty pageant donning a hijab, Daily Mirror reported.Iftekhar will represent represent the country at the Miss World beauty pageant in China if she emerges victorious. The University of Huddersfield law student from West Yorkshire will vie for the crown at Kelham Hall in Nottinghamshire next Tuesday.While she is not the first Miss England aspirant to wear a hijab, she is the first to make it to the finals. Iftekhar, who started her own clothing business at the age of 16 is also using her label to raise funds for Miss World charity Beauty with a Purpose.On her GoFundMe page, Iftekhar explained her motivation for entering the beauty contest. “I participated in...
September 03, 2018

Muslim student set to become first contestant to sport hijab in Miss England pageant

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'Crazy Rich Asians' still on top of N. America box office
LOS ANGELES - It has been another crazy good weekend for rom-com "Crazy Rich Asians," which topped the box office for a third straight weekend amid a pretty good summer for North American theaters overall, industry watchers said Monday.The Warner Bros. film, with its mostly Asian cast, took in an estimated $22.2 million for the Saturday-through-Monday period, dropping just 10 percent from the previous weekend, box office tracker Exhibitor Relations said.The adaptation of Kevin Kwan's best-selling novel, starring Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Constance Wu, follows an American economics professor as she meets her super-rich boyfriend's family in Singapore in a story about the clash of love, family and great wealth.Warner Bros. meanwhile scored another hit with...
September 03, 2018

'Crazy Rich Asians' still on top of N. America box office

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