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'Shōgun' will return for at least 2 more seasons

Lord Yoshii Toranaga's story will continue.

FX and Hulu announced Thursday that the critically acclaimed series "Shōgun" has been renewed. The network and its streaming partner are working with the estate of the novel's author, James Clavell, to develop material for what "will likely" be two additional seasons of the historical drama, ...Read more

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Chris Pratt mourns his 'Guardians' stunt double Tony McFarr: 'Never forget his toughness'

Chris Pratt is mourning the loss of Tony McFarr, the stunt performer who helped bring to life his action scenes in "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Jurassic World" and other films.

The Marvel star paid tribute to McFarr on Instagram hours after news broke Thursday of the stunt performer's death. The Orange County medical examiner's office in ...Read more

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Review: 'The Strangers: Chapter 1' is a rote rehash that lacks the original film's creepy suspense

"The Strangers: Chapter 1" is the third film in an ongoing franchise, following the surprise hit of 2008's "The Strangers" and its diminishing-returns 2018 sequel, "The Strangers: Prey at Night." The new film is also the first of three movies shot concurrently and intended to be released within the next year.

Director Renny Harlin, new to the...Read more

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Cardi B won't vote for Biden or Trump in 2024 election

NEW YORK — Cardi B won’t be at the polls casting a vote for either President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump in the presidential election this November.

After publicly supporting Bernie Sanders and then Biden in 2020, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper made it clear that her stance has changed.

“I don’t f– with both of y’all ...Read more

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Bruce Springsteen's 'Road Diary' doc will chronicle his current tour with the E Street Band

PHILADELPHIA — Bruce Springsteen’s current tour with the E Street Band is being chronicled in a new documentary.

"Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band," directed by longtime Springsteen associate Thom Zimny, will screen on Hulu and Disney+ in October.

The film follows Springsteen and the E Street Band members from rehearsals ...Read more

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Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian losing hordes of followers amid boycott tied to Gaza war

Taylor Swift and Kim Kardashian are being pressured to speak out on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as fans coordinate a social media boycott in the hopes they’ll take a public stand.

The stars’ Instagram accounts have been impacted as part of #blockout2024, or what TikTok user @ladyfromtheoutside last week referred to as a “digital ...Read more

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Hailey Bieber shares peek at 'past few weeks' of pregnancy

Hailey Bieber is sharing a peek at her pregnancy journey just days after she and husband Justin announced they’ll soon be a family of three.

The 27-year-old model on Thursday posted a carousel to give her 52 million followers a look at “the past few weeks.”

Included in the carousel — which boasts over 4.4 million likes — are snaps of...Read more

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Review: Unfiltered and unabashed, 'Babes' gets at the basic truth of motherhood

Somebody needs to explain to me why Pamela Adlon's "Babes" is being released the weekend after Mother's Day. If ever a film stood a chance of becoming the "Love Actually" of Mother's Day, it's "Babes."

Sure, it's rated R for sexual material, language throughout and some drug use. But how surprising is that? It's written by "Broad City's" ...Read more

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'STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.' review: The rise and fall of the record label that gave us Otis Redding and Isaac Hayes

The rise and fall of Stax Records, the influential but underdog label based in Memphis, Tennessee, is the subject of the HBO documentary “STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.” It is a story of musical genius but also racism, personal tragedies and corporate greed. In other words, American history.

In the best way possible, the four-part series from ...Read more

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Cannes: 'Fury Road' prequel 'Furiosa' forgets what makes the 'Mad Max' movies great

CANNES, France — When Australia's George Miller came here in 2016 to serve as jury president, just months after his "Mad Max: Fury Road" won six Oscars, he swept in like a conquering hero. His movie was undeniable: a reinvigoration of both his career and the action genre. Often, the relationship between Cannes and the blockbuster directors it ...Read more

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Ben Gibbard on that glow-up of a haircut and his love-hate relationship with LA

LOS ANGELES — Twenty-one years ago, Ben Gibbard's life changed twice in the span of eight months.

In February 2003, the frontman of Seattle's Death Cab for Cutie released "Give Up," the first (and only) album by his electro-pop side project the Postal Service; it went on to become an indie blockbuster, selling more than a million copies and ...Read more

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Television Q&A: When will 'Deadliest Catch' be trawling airwaves again?

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: I'm a “Deadliest Catch” fan but I am unable to find any information concerning the 2024 broadcast schedule. Can you find any information?

A: The 20th season of the Discovery Channel series will have a two-hour premiere on June 11. According to the network, “To kick-off this milestone season, ...Read more

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David Copperfield denies 16 women's 'entirely implausible' sexual misconduct allegations

Attorneys for famed illusionist David Copperfield have denied accusations made by 16 women in a new report alleging decades-spanning sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior.

More than half the women making allegations in a Guardian U.S. investigation published Tuesday said that they were teenagers at the time of the alleged incidents, ...Read more

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Commentary: 'X-Men '97' challenges us to think about our capacity for tolerance

Professor Charles Xavier knows coexistence isn’t easy.

After being repeatedly denigrated by members of a technologically advanced alien race for being “born on the wrong side of the stars,” Xavier sits his potential future spouse and in-laws down for a history lesson to discuss their supremacist beliefs in the sixth episode of “X-Men �...Read more

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Jonathan Bailey doesn't like to bare it all. But vulnerability fueled his best performance yet

LOS ANGELES — "This is where all the cruising happened."

Jonathan Bailey and I are standing in Pershing Square on a bright, blustery spring afternoon, nearing the end of a homemade queer history tour of downtown L.A.: One Magazine, Cooper Do-Nuts/Nancy Valverde Square, the Dover bathhouse, the Biltmore Hotel and this, the city's former ...Read more

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Christopher Borrelli: Kids like to swear. Do I blame Olivia Rodrigo? Or do I blame myself?

CHICAGO — I turned to the parent next to me and asked what she was going to do about all the, you know … I didn’t want to say it. The what, the parent asked. All of the swearing, the F-bombs and such, I said. This was several weeks ago, at the United Center, where Olivia Rodrigo was playing the second of two shows. Soon, if her new album, ...Read more

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June Squibb, 94, on becoming an action star for 'Thelma'

SEATTLE — “I read it and knew immediately that I should do it,” said June Squibb, in town last week as a guest and honoree of the Seattle International Film Festival. She’s talking about the fest’s May 9 opening-night film, “Thelma,” in which Squibb plays a 93-year-old grandmother determined to recover her money after she’s been ...Read more

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Massive shakeup in cast of 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' for Season 16

ATLANTA — After a lengthy delay and weak ratings for Season 15, Bravo has overhauled the cast of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” with four cast members out and five new ones in.

This is the most change the show has experienced in a single season since it debuted 16 years ago.

Marlo Hampton, Shereé Whitfield (for a third time) and Sanya...Read more

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She's back: Kate Upton rocks a red bikini for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue's 60th

MIAMI — At just 31, Kate Upton is considered a veteran of the modeling industry.

The Michigan native, who grew up in Melbourne, Florida, is probably best known for fronting the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, though. She first appeared on the iconic magazine’s cover in 2011 at the age of 18, then three more times after that.

This week, ...Read more

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Lil Baby reportedly safe after 3 men shot in Atlanta near site of music video

Three men were shot Tuesday in Atlanta near the set of a music video purportedly being filmed by rapper Lil Baby.

According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded at 4:50 p.m. to a call saying that several people were near a commercial strip of Verbena Street in northwestern Atlanta. A 24-year-old man sustained an apparent gunshot...Read more