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• Brazil’s Lula gets image boost at Rio Carnival, but also faces legal risks

  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome hosted a glitzy parade Sunday evening celebrating Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a year he bids for his fourth inconsecutive term. However, his adversaries are crying foul and seeking legal action against the 80-year-old leader and the samba school, alleging the tribute kicked [...] Read More »

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• ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Train Dreams’ win top prizes at Film Independent Spirit Awards

  Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams ” won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while “Adolescence” dominated the television categories. Both were released on Netflix. Bentley also won best director for the film starring Joel Edgerton, whom he thanked profusely for “being the heartbeat [...] Read More »

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• ‘Adolescence’ and ‘Train Dreams’ win top awards at Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles

  Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams ” won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while “Adolescence” dominated the television categories. Both were released on Netflix. Bentley also won best director for the film starring Joel Edgerton, whom he thanked profusely for “being the heartbeat [...] Read More »

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• Powered by women, ‘Wuthering Heights’ digs up $34.8 million at the box office for a No. 1 debut

  Emerald Fennell’s bold reimagining of “Wuthering Heights” brought crowds of women to movie theaters this weekend. The Warner Bros. release topped the box office charts and nabbed the title for the year’s biggest opening with $34.8 million in ticket sales in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. According [...] Read More »

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• Independent Spirit Awards celebrate indie movies and TV in Los Angeles

  Ethan Hawke,Rose Byrne and Keke Palmer are just a few of the actors up for prizes at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” veteran Ego Nwodim is hosting the celebration of independent film and television, which will be livestreamed on YouTube starting at 5 p.m. ET. [...] Read More »

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