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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMainland China’s theatrical box office slipped to its lowest weekend total of the year as the market suffered a combination of rising COVID cases and a lack of new releases.Nationwide box office between Friday and Sunday amounted to just $19.2 million, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. It was the fifth weekend of decline since the splashy opening of eight major titles on Feb.

AUSTIN, Texas – Lizzo had strong opinions on Texas' legislation and policy regarding abortion and transgender children during Sunday's keynote session at the SXSW Film Festival. Lizzo, who was raised in Houston, said she wasn't "proud to rep" the state's political laws and policies. "I’m proud to rep Houston, but I’m not proud to rep Texan politics right now," the "Truth Hurts" singer told the audience listening at the Austin Convention Center.

Coronation Street has been hit with a big “ovengate” mystery.One of the cast bought a fancy new stove for his wife as a birthday gift – and she hit the roof.When soap bosses got wind of the embarrassing story they stole the idea for a plotline.Viewers recently saw Sarah Barlow (Tina O’Brien) go red with rage when hubby Adam bought her an oven for her birthday.Only a few know who the story was based on – and fans will be left with a guessing game.Actress Tina said: “Somebody at our work did that for their wife and that is how it ended up in the story.“Obviously it didn’t go down very well. I won’t say who.“Personally I would not like a present of an oven.

, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Visual Effects. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac and Zendaya, this universe is one you surely want to enter. Watch Now is based off of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction saga of the same name, and follows Paul Atreides, a nobleman, who lives in the distant future in an intergalactic feudal society ruled by one all-powerful emperor. Paul is forced to relocate with his parents to the desert planet Arrakis — the most dangerous planet in the universe, better known as Dune.

Demi Rose sent pulses racing with a sizzling series of topless snaps in her latest social media post.Sharing the racy snaps with her 19.1million Instagram followers the Birmingham born OnlyFans star wrote: "Oh I do love to be beside the sea…"In the pictures the model appears on a sunny beach on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, wearing nothing but a tiny yellow thong.Demi donned a full face of makeup and let her bleached brunette locks drop past her shoulders.The post, which consisted of one short video and two snaps, has racked up over 622,000 likes. Fans were sure to flood the brunette beauty with gushing compliments in the comment section.

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Two “American Idol” contestants are bringing life to the show, a stark contrast to their day jobs.

Billy Crystal paid tribute to his loved ones while picking up the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Critics’ Choice Awards.

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Chris Willman Music WriterCelebrity comebacks don’t often go exactly as planned, but it helps when the planner is someone with as much of a knack for military precision and as broad a sense of the big cultural picture as a Rick Rubin or a Brandi Carlile. Rubin, of course, built Johnny Cash from a casino-playing relic back into some kind of god with the records he produced for the Man in Black in the ’90s and 2000s, and Carlile had the idea she could do something like that with her own personal heroine, Tanya Tucker, in 2019.

Kirsten Dunst and fiance Jesse Plemons were a cute power couple on Sunday at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles.The 39-year-old actress and Jesse, 33, were both up for acting honors at the 27th annual event held at Fairmont Century Plaza for their work in The Power Of The Dog.Kirsten was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Rose Gordon in the Western psychological drama. Critical acclaim: Kirsten Dunst attended the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday after being nominated for Best Supporting Actress for The Power Of The DogJesse and Kirsten also were nominated in the Best Acting Ensemble category.Kirsten kept it simple in a plain blue short-sleeved dress from the Julie de Libran Paris spring/summer 2022 couture collection.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticWilliam Hurt, who died Sunday at 71, had a look and an aura that appeared, at first, to fit all too snugly into Hollywood’s conception of what a movie star should be. Tall and broad-shouldered, with a silky shock of wheat-colored hair, his handsome features set off by a cleft chin and a faraway gaze, he was, at a glance, the quintessence of the old-fashioned WASP he-man ideal.

Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of West Side Story, revealing it was ‘exciting and daunting all at the same time’ to join the project. The 30-year-old snagged a Bafta award nomination for best supporting actor for his efforts but revealed that he still struggled with feeling anxious at the outset, as well as his view that there were ‘no second chances’ when it came to acting for film roles rather than on stage.

ANFor a while, back last autumn, Belfast looked like the film to beat this awards season. Kenneth Branagh’s drama tickled the Academy’s favour in a similar fashion to Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma: black and white, coming-of-age, cineaste autobiographical. But then it dipped.

“We need more Dollys in the world,” is the message of this raucous but hugely enjoyable comedy, which, at the same time, reminds us that there is—and can only be—one Dolly Parton. The 76-year-old country legend is having quite a moment at SXSW this year, arriving at the festival with a concert to promote her new album (and novel) Run, Rose, Run and her online NFT project Dollyverse, while riding a wave of public goodwill after her philanthropic support of the Covid vaccine with a $1 million donation.

Ariana DeBose raved about her West Side Story co-star Rita Moreno as she accepted the accolade for Best Supporting Actress at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.Both DeBose and Moreno were up for the award, and in her speech DeBose, 31, honored her co-star as she accepted the honor from London.'I wrote some things down and yet my phone is over there,' Ariana, who was recognized for her work playing Anita, the same role Rita played in 1961's West Side Story, began in her speech. 'That's unfortunate.

Billy Crystal praised his wife Janice Crystal and the 'amazing' life they had built together as he accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday.The showbiz icon, who has starred in the classic film When Harry Met Sally, hosted the Oscars nine times, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, accepted the award a day before his 74th birthday and three months shy of celebrating his 52nd anniversary with Janice.In his lengthy speech, Crystal reflected on the 'amazing life' he and his wife shared, and their 'cast' of characters - their daughters, sons-in-laws, and grandchildren. 'We've produced an amazing life together': Billy Crystal praised his wife Janice as he accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday'This is a lifetime achievement award, which is a little scary when they say they want to give it to you,' Crystal said in his speech.