NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein returns to court Thursday, seeking to get his latest sex crime conviction thrown out because anger and apprehensions flared among jurors during deliberations last spring. It’s the latest convoluted turn in the former Hollywood honcho’s path through the criminal justice system. His landmark #MeToo-era case has spanned seven years, [...] Read More »
2 hours agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney will let down Rapunzel’s lengthy hair once again. Walt Disney Pictures said Wednesday its live-action adaptation of “Tangled” will star Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim in the lead roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. The 2010 animated hit followed Rapunzel, the magically long-haired princess locked away in a tower, whose [...] Read More »
8 hours agoIt plays a little loose with facts but the righteous rage of “Dog Day Afternoon” is present enough in Gus Van Sant’s “Dead Man’s Wire,” a based-on-a-true-tale hostage thriller that’s as deeply 1970s as it is contemporary. In February 1977, Tony Kiritsis walked into the Meridian Mortgage Company in downtown Indianapolis and took one of [...] Read More »
9 hours agoTORONTO — Mae Martin says they’re grateful Canada has reached a point where queer stories no longer have to live in the margins. It’s a shift underscored by the Toronto-born comedian’s Netflix thriller “Wayward” earning a GLAAD Media Award nomination for outstanding limited series on Wednesday. “I’m thrilled. It’s always nice to be recognized within [...] Read More »
10 hours agoLOS ANGELES (AP) — The high-profile private attorney for Nick Reiner was granted a request to be removed from his case Wednesday, but later told reporters that according to California law his client is not guilty of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. “Circumstances beyond our control and [...] Read More »
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