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Florence Pugh and Rami Malek Join Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and More Movie News
This week’s Ketchup brings you more headlines from the world of film development news, covering such titles as Oppenheimer, Shang-Chi 2, and Disney’s Strange World. This WEEK’S TOP STORY FLORENCE PUGH AND RAMI MALEK JOIN CHRISTOPHER NOLAN’S OPPENHEIMER (Photo by Elizabeth Goodenough/Everett Collection) Ever since it was first announced in September as the next film from director Christopher Nolan, one of the few things that was known about his atomic bomb biopic Oppenheimer was that it would feature an ensemble cast. That initial story was followed in October by the casting of Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer and Emily Blunt as Oppenheimer’s wife, and in November, by the casting of…
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A case for the value of year-end lists | Music News | Spokane | The Pacific Northwest Inlander
click to enlarge Derek Harrison photo illustration Ranking isn’t rank. Welcome to list season! Every year as the calendar turns to December, publications begin their unending onslaught of Best of the Year articles. While no one’s ever surprised by the arrival of these collections of top albums, songs, movies, etc., not a year goes by when I don’t see many musicians take to social media to decry the mere existence of such things. Their objections generally carry the same core points. Music is inherently subjective! Hence, any ranking of artistic outputs is ludicrous. Music isn’t a competition! We reject your making our…
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Entertainment News Roundup: Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of staging fake hate crime; ‘And Just Like That’: ‘Sex and the City’ characters return to the small screen and more
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of staging fake hate crime Actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of the TV drama “Empire,” was found guilty on Thursday of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and boost his career. Prosecutors said Smollett, who is Black and gay, lied to police when he told them that he was accosted on a dark Chicago street by two masked strangers in January 2019. ‘And Just Like That’: ‘Sex and the City’ characters return to the small screen Members of the original cast…
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Reeds talk photography, more at Scottville Senior Center | News
SCOTTVILLE — Todd Reed shared photography tips and stories from 50 years of capturing images of Western Michigan Thursday at the Scottville Area Senior Center, where he and his son Brad were special guests for the Lunch & Learn speaker series. Senior Center Director Bill Kerans said the series is usually pretty well-attended, and he knew that having two of the area’s foremost photographers would be a draw. About 20 people visited the center on South Main Street to hear the Reeds speak, to ask a few questions and to learn about their lives, careers and habits as photographers. Kerans has taken classes from the Reeds himself, and he said…
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12/9/21 Entertainment News – KTOE
12/9/21 Entertainment News — Amazon is set to stream the Kanye West and Drake concert this evening. Taking place in Los Angeles, the “Free Larry Hoover” concert will stream globally on Prime Video and the Amazon Music App, as well as the Amazon Music Twitch channel at 8 pm Pacific time. The show is set to benefit Larry Hoover, a former gang leader who was convicted of murder, conspiracy, extortion and money laundering in 1997. He’s serving six life sentences in federal prison. His son was featured on West’s latest album, talking about issues with the country’s criminal justice system. — A ten-billion-dollar lawsuit is being filed over Travis Scott’s…
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Entertainment News Roundup: Peter Dinklage leads new remake of French classic in ‘Cyrano’; Trial of actor Jussie Smollett, accused of faking hate crime, goes to jury and more
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Peter Dinklage leads new remake of French classic in ‘Cyrano’ “Game of Thrones” actor Peter Dinklage takes the lead role in musical drama “Cyrano”, a new movie adaptation of the classic French story, which had its UK premiere on Tuesday. Adapted from a theatre production written by his wife Erica Schmidt, Dinklage reprises his 2018 stage role of the swordsman with a gift for words, who struggles to declare his feelings to the woman he loves because of his perceived unattractive appearance. Trial of actor Jussie Smollett, accused of faking hate crime, goes to jury A…