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'Malcolm & Marie' Review: Zendaya and 'Euphoria' Creator Reteam on Revealing Netflix Drama
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - In the opening scene of "Eyes Wide Shut," Stanley Kubrick introduces the married couple played by then-married couple Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman via a 60-second Steadicam shot. The pair are getting ready for a formal event. Cruise wears a tuxedo, Kidman a gown. The camera follows him around their New York apartment, entering the master bathroom, where she sits on the toilet, door ajar. Kidman stands, she wipes and they go on with their preparations, this unglamorous everyday gesture speaking volumes about the comfort this husband and wife feel around one another.
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'Heroic hymn of the people': Chinese government film marks year since Wuhan lockdown
BEIJING (Reuters) - China premiered a patriotic documentary film on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of Wuhan's coronavirus lockdown, part of a broader effort by authorities to cast the government's early response to COVID-19 in a positive light.
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'Heroic hymn of the people': Chinese government film marks year since Wuhan lockdown
BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters) - China premiered a patriotic documentary film on Friday to mark the one-year anniversary of Wuhan's coronavirus lockdown, part of a broader effort by authorities to cast the government's early response to COVID-19 in a positive light.
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James Bond movie 'No Time to Die' delayed again amid pandemic
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The global release of the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" was postponed to October from April, its producers said, another setback for movie theaters trying to rebuild a business crushed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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UPDATE 2-James Bond movie 'No Time to Die' delayed again amid pandemic
LOS ANGELES, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The global release of the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" was postponed to October from April, its producers said, another setback for movie theaters trying to rebuild a business crushed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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TV News
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'Saturday Night Live' Books John Krasinski, Dan Levy, Phoebe Bridgers, Regina King for First Shows of 2021
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "Saturday Night Live" is set to return with its first episode of the new year on Jan. 30, with John Krasinski as host and Machine Gun Kelly as the musical guest.
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TV audience for Biden inauguration tops Trump's viewership four years earlier
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Roughly 40 million people watched live coverage of Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration as U.S. president on six TV networks, according to Nielsen data released on Thursday, a 4% increase over the number that tuned in for Donald Trump's swearing-in four years ago.
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Biden taps FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel as acting chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden tapped Democratic Federal Communications Commissioner (FCC) Jessica Rosenworcel to be the acting chair of the U.S. telecommunications regulator on Thursday.
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'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'Tales of Dunk and Egg' in Early Development at HBO (EXCLUSIVE)
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - A series adaptation of "Tales of Dunk and Egg," a prequel to the events of "Game of Thrones," is in early development at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively from sources.
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Netflix's 'Bridgerton' Renewed for Season 2; Jonathan Bailey's Anthony to 'Dominate the Social Season'
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Lady Whistledown has made it official to her readers: "Bridgerton" is back for Season 2.
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Music News
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Lil Wayne Thanks Trump, Drops New Song Celebrating Freedom, 'Ain't No Time'
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Late on the day that Lil Wayne officially received his long-rumored pardon from former President Trump, he dropped a new song called "Ain't Got Time."
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UPDATE 2-UK's Glastonbury Festival canceled again this year, organizers say
LONDON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Britain's Glastonbury Festival, the largest greenfield music festival in the world, has been canceled for a second year running because of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers said on Thursday.
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'Metallica' producer Bob Rock sells rights to over 40 tracks
(Reuters) - Record producer Bob Rock has sold his share of rights from a catalogue of 43 songs, including heavy metal band Metallica's self-titled album and singer Michael Bublé's "Call Me Irresponsible" to Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the latest music insider to sell lucrative record catalogues as the explosion of online streaming attracts investors.
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UPDATE 1-'Metallica' producer Bob Rock sells rights to over 40 tracks
Jan 21 (Reuters) - Record producer Bob Rock has sold his share of rights from a catalog of 43 songs, including heavy metal band Metallica's self-titled album and singer Michael Bublé's "Call Me Irresponsible" to Hipgnosis Songs Fund , the latest music insider to sell lucrative record catalogs as the explosion of online streaming attracts investors.
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Lady Gaga, Tom Hanks bring star power to emotional, multicultural Biden inauguration
(Reuters) - An emotional Lady Gaga performed a dramatic version of the U.S. national anthem, Garth Brooks sang a cappella, and Tom Hanks hosted a star-studded nighttime celebration to cap President Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday.
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Other Entertainment News
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Baseball's 'Hammerin' Hank' Aaron, who held career home run record, dies at 86
(Reuters) - Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, the quiet, unassuming slugger who broke Babe Ruth's supposedly unbreakable record for most home runs in a career and battled racism in the process, died on Friday, the Atlanta Braves announced. He was 86.
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QUOTES-Baseball-Reaction to the death of baseball great Hank Aaron
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Following are some of the reactions to the death of baseball's Hank Aaron, who died on Friday at the age of 86.
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Iditarod sled-dog race losing Exxon support amid animal-rights pressure
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The worldâs most famous sled-dog race, celebrated by Alaskans for half a century but long condemned by animal-rights activists as inhumane, is losing one of its biggest corporate sponsors.
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REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 p.m. GMT/6 a.m. SGT
Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10 p.m. GMT/6 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning.
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Exclusive: Buyout firm TPG in lead for stake in AT&T's DirecTV - sources
(Reuters) - Private equity firm TPG has entered into exclusive talks to acquire a minority stake in AT&T Inc's satellite TV division, DirecTV, in a deal that would allow the U.S. wireless carrier to trim its net debt of close to $150 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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