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Argentine judge argues Liam Payne's manager, hotel employees acted imprudently before singer's death
(Reuters) -An Argentine judge argued that the manager of former One Direction singer Liam Payne and employees of the hotel where he was staying did not act as they should have before the singer's death and allowed charges against them to proceed, accor...
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'Wicked' director wants fans to see characters soar
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jon M. Chu, the director behind the musical film "Wicked", felt pressure from both himself and the rest of the team at Universal Pictures to make a masterpiece. "For ourselves to fulfill the promise that...
Dec 27, 2024
In Bollywood-obsessed India, art-house film wins accolades, audiences
By Shanima A and Rupali Shukla MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian cinema is best known for Bollywood extravaganzas, but an art-house film about three women navigating loneliness and love in a metropolis is gaining viewers and earning international recogniti...
Dec 27, 2024
NBA-Christmas Day viewership jumps as league contends with NFL-Netflix appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NBA saw its most-watched Christmas Day lineup in five years, the league said on Thursday, as it went head-to-head with the NFL's splashy debut on streaming giant Netflix. An average of 5.25 million viewers tuned in per game...
Dec 26, 2024
China's Christmas Eve box office plunges to 13-year low
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - China's box office revenues for Christmas Eve plummeted to the lowest in at least 13 years, data from ticket booking platform Maoyan showed on Wednesday. Zhang Yiwu, a literature professor at Peking U...
Dec 25, 2024