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How reparation efforts in Barbados found an international spotlight

The online buzz over high profile Britons' ties to the trans-Atlantic slave trade put attention on the ongoing reparations push in Barbados, and other Caribbean nations.

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Is Benedict Cumberbatch facing slavery reparations in Barbados? Official says no

Benedict Cumberbatch's ancestors owned slaves in Barbados in the 1700s and 1800s. Reports alleged the actor was facing reparation-payment claims.

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Benedict Cumberbatch's family could face legal pressure to pay reparations over historical links to Barbados slave trade, report says

Barbados, in the Caribbean, may seek reparations from slave owners' descendants. Benedict Cumberbatch's family once owned 250 sugar plantation slaves.

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'Monumental moment.' Billy Eichner on remaking the rom-com

In the classic format of an adult, R-rated rom-com, Billy Eichner's coming film “Bros” depicts an uncommonly honest and insightful portrait of life as a single gay man.

Style Conversational Week 1490: Smile though your heart is aching

The Empress of The Style Invitational on this week's contest for songs about the news, and the results of the contest for signs of incompetence in varied fields.

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‘Doctor Strange' remains atop box office as 'Top Gun' looms

Doctor Strange and his multiverse got to linger a little longer atop the weekend box office while Tom Cruise waits in the wings.

‘Doctor Strange 2’ keeps hold on top spot in 2nd weekend

“Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” stayed on top of the box office charts in its second weekend in theaters.

Elizabeth Olsen: Five thoughts on the rise of Wanda

Elizabeth Olsen is back as Wanda — with even more range — in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”

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SNL Kate McKinnon tries a new Supreme Court impression: Amy Coney Barrett

The show turns to its most proven player to respond to news that the court is preparing to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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'SNL' Gives a Sharp, Frustrated Take on Abortion Rights

Last night’s cold open delivered a barrage of punch lines about how principles from the middle ages are serving as the legal precedent for contemporary life.

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‘Doctor Strange 2’ conjures up biggest opening of 2022

The summer movie season is off to a blockbuster start thanks to “Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.”.

‘Doctor Strange’ actress Zara Phythian accused of sex acts with tween

Martial artist and actress Zara Phythian, who acted alongside Benedict Cumberbatch in the 2016 Marvel Studios film “Dr. Strange,” reportedly stands accused of grooming and participating in sex acts with a girl who was 13 years old at the time. The BBC reports that a British court heard Phythian, 36, and her now 59-year-old husband Victor Marke, allegedly had a sexual relationship with the ...

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Jane Campion wins directing Oscar for 'Power of the Dog'

Jane Campion has won the best director Oscar for “The Power of the Dog.”.

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Who will win big at the 94th annual Academy Awards?

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Oscars diary: A yak in the classroom, a family in Hollywood

The unlikely Oscar contender “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom” recently became the first film from the small Asian nation of Bhutan to be nominated for best international film.

Oscar predictions: Will 'Power of the Dog' reign supreme?

What's going to win best picture at the 94th Academy Awards.

Brits offered £350 a month to house Ukraine refugees, Benedict Cumberbatch plans to take part

"Doctor Strange" star Cumberbatch told Sky News on Sunday that "everyone needs to do as much as they can" to support Ukrainians.

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Baftas 2022: Seven highlights - from the jokes to the dresses

Rebel Wilson made an assured hosting debut while West Side Story stars showed solidarity with Ukraine.

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'The Power of the Dog' wins best picture at UK's BAFTAs

Sci-fi epic “Dune” has won five prizes and dark Western “The Power of the Dog” has been named best film at the British Academy Film Awards.

Kodi Smit-McPhee's response to Sam Elliott's criticism of 'The Power Of The Dog': 'Nothing. 'Cause I'm a mature being'

Elliott criticized the film's "allusions of homosexuality" last week, which Smit-McPhee's costar Benedict Cumberbatch called "a very odd reaction."

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After a year away, Oscar nominees celebrate together

The Oscar race may be heating up, but you wouldn’t know it to peek in on the nominees luncheon Monday in Los Angeles.

Benedict Cumberbatch responds to Sam Elliott's 'very odd' criticism of 'The Power of the Dog'

Veteran Western actor Elliott criticized the film's "allusions of homosexuality" on Marc Maron's "WTF" podcast last week.

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Benedict Cumberbatch was 'floored' when he emerged from his 'Power of the Dog' coffin to find the crew throwing a 'weird celebration' for him

Cumberbatch told the Los Angeles Times that he was so immersed in his "Power of the Dog" character that he didn't meet the crew until filming ended.

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The Power of the Dog: Veteran actor Sam Elliott calls Jane Campion’s Oscar-nominated film a ‘piece of s***’

Actor took issue with depictions of cowboys and the ‘allusions of homosexuality’ in director Jane Campion’s Oscar-nominated film, during a wide-ranging interview with Marc Maron

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'CODA' takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins

In an upset, the deaf family drama “CODA” has won top honors at a very unpredictable 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards that also saw wins for the leads of “Squid Game,” the cast of “Ted Lasso” and Will Smith.

Cosmic chaos reigns in new trailer for 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'

Marvel Studios just released the newest trailer for director Sam Raimi’s "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."

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'Dune,' 'The Power Of The Dog' lead BAFTA nominations

Sci-fi epic blockbuster “Dune” and Jane Campion’s dark Western “The Power Of The Dog” lead the nominations for this year’s British Academy Film Awards, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lady Gaga among those up for acting awards.

Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score SAG nominations

Will Smith, Lady Gaga and Ben Affleck landed individual nominations for the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards on Wednesday, while the casts of “Belfast” and “CODA” were among those nominated for the guild’s top award, best ensemble.

‘Spider-Man’ stays at No. 1 in 4th weekend

Spider-Man’s box office dominance continued in its fourth weekend in theaters, adding another $33 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Golden Globe Awards carry on, without stars or a telecast

Even though NBC dropped the 2022 Golden Globe Awards, the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association proceeded with its 79th edition Sunday night without a telecast, nominees, a red carpet, a host, press or even a livestream.

‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1B globally in second weekend

Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 spot, with $81.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' becomes first pandemic-era film to break $1 billion at global box office

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" reached $1.05 billion at the global box office over the Christmas weekend.

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Spidey nets 3rd best opening of all time with $253 million

Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot.

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' snares $121.5 million during Friday debut, on pace for $250 million domestic opening

Between Thursday previews and Friday showtimes, the latest "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has tallied $121.5 million in ticket sales domestically.

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'Lost Daughter,' 'Licorice Pizza' top AP's best 2021 films

Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle have named their picks for the best movies of 2021.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Lady Gaga win acting awards from New York Film Critics Circle

The critics group picks Japanese drama "Drive My Car" as year's best film; Jane Campion wins best director for "The Power of the Dog."

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New York film critics name 'Drive My Car' best film of 2021

The New York Film Critics Circle on Friday named “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s three-hour emotional epic and Haruki Murakami’s short story adaptation, the best film of the year.

New this week: 'Power of the Dog,' 'Annie' live and Kenny G

This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from saxophone legend Kenny G, a documentary about the 12 young soccer players and their coach trapped in a flooded Thailand cave, and Jane Campion makes a triumphant return to filmmaking in “The Power of the Dog.”.

Benedict Cumberbatch says he gave himself nicotine poisoning 3 times while shooting 'The Power of the Dog'

In "The Power of the Dog," Cumberbatch plays a chain-smoking, roughneck American ranch handler called Phil Burbank.

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Benedict Cumberbatch: "What an amazing way to live a life"

The son of working actors, who rocketed to worldwide fame as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Strange, is being praised for his performance as a bullying cowboy in Jane Campion's psychological drama, "The Power of the Dog."

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This week on "Sunday Morning" (November 7)

A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the #1 Sunday morning news program

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New this week: 'Finch,' ABBA and 'The Harder They Fall'

This week’s new entertainment releases include the first ABBA album in a whopping 39 years and a stylish and kinetic update to the Western in Jeymes Samuel’s “The Harder They Fall” starring Idris Elba and Regina King.

Upcoming sci-fi movies for 2021 & 2022

We take a deep dive into the upcoming sci-fi movies coming to our screens in 2021 & 2022 that you’ll definitely want to add to your calendar.

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Venice Film Festival: Abortion drama wins top prize

Audrey Diwan's Happening is set in 1960s France but comes amid debate over strict new laws in Texas.

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Benedict Cumberbatch says 'Avengers' costar Scarlett Johansson's Disney lawsuit is a 'bit of a mess'

Johansson's lawsuit claims that Disney violated her contract when it released "Black Widow" on Disney+ and in theaters.

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Benedict Cumberbatch says that Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Holland's improv skills inspired him to go off-script and call Iron Man a 'douchebag' in 'Infinity War'

Cumberbatch told The Hollywood Reporter that there was a "ripple effect" on set when he uttered the insult but was glad that it was kept in the movie.

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A fall movie season (like everything else) in flux

The fall movie season -- usually a reliable rhythm and cozy autumn comfort — is this year, like much of the past 18 months, a little disorienting.

London Film Festival welcomes audiences back to the movies

Movies from 77 countries will screen at the 2021 London Film Festival, as Britain’s leading cinema showcase welcomes mass audiences back to movie theaters after a pandemic-disrupted year.

After over a decade, Jane Campion returns to film

After over a decade away from film, New Zealand's Jane Campion returns to the form with “The Power of the Dog,” a sweeping but intimate family drama set in the isolated hills of 1925 Montana and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.

New this week: 'Clickbait,' Sturgill Simpson and Addison Rae

This week’s new entertainment releases include a Sturgill Simpson's concept album called “The Ballad of Dood & Juanita” and TikTok star Addison Rae making her acting debut in a gender-flipped remake of the 1999 Freddie Prinze Jr and Rachael Leigh Cook teen comedy “She’s All That.”.

New this week: 'CODA,' Chance the Rapper film and 'Heels'

This week’s new entertainment releases include new music from Lizzo and Ben Platt and an animated series on Disney+ that features a bevy of heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in reimagined events called “What If.

‘Spencer,’ ‘The Last Duel' set for Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival has unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September including Pablo Larrain’s “Spencer,” starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and Ridley Scott’s medieval drama “The Last Duel,” featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver.

Marvel's Wanda has a future, but 'WandaVision' fate unclear

This image provided by Marvel Studios shows Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in a scene from "WandaVision." (Marvel Studios via AP)LOS ANGELES – When “WandaVision” wraps its initial run next month on the Disney+ streaming service, Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda will make her next appearance in the big-screen “Doctor Strange” sequel. It’s storytelling that determines how and when characters from the Marvel Comics universe hopscotch between TV and movies, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige said Wednesday. Feige wouldn’t say whether “WandaVision,” Marvel Studios' first original series for Disney+, has a future after its March 5 season finale. Asked if Marvel Studios might be able to regain them, Feige said he believes it could happen, but added that “rumors online about things reverting” to Marvel aren't always true.

Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year

(AP Photo)LOS ANGELES – Yes, 2020 may seem like a complete fail with all the constant bad news and tragic moments. It’s been filled with gloom and doom(scrolling), but some celebrities and those inspired by them have tried to brighten a bleak year. He reassigned his 10 seamstresses in New York to produce thousands daily for health care workers on the frontlines. The singer and husband Emilio Estefan's restaurant Estefan Kitchen served up homemade meals for health care workers in Miami. The challenge coordinated offers by celebrities and athletes to raise funds to feed those in need during the pandemic.

'The Current War' casts dim light on birth of electricity

(CNN) - "The Current War" is a fascinating story, badly told. The film's release is being billed as its "Director's Cut," but cutting -- and editing -- is a big part of the problem. That means the producers have a couple of Avengers to help lead them into battle, alas, to little avail. Instead, the story detours too heavily into the use of electricity as a means of execution, a strand with lingering relevance that nevertheless plays here like a distraction. "The Current War: Director's Cut" premieres Oct. 25 in the US.

'Avengers: Endgame': 6 New Revelations From Comic-Con 2019

Hence why there were still major revelations to be had during back-to-back San Diego Comic-Con panels on Friday: "Writing Avengers: Endgame" with screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and "A Conversation With the Russo Brothers" with directors Joe and Anthony Russo. Professor Hulk was originally present when the Avengers kill ThanosBruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) and Hulk merged in the third act of Infinity War, initially. Which means that Smart Hulk was around in the first act of Endgame, including the sequence where the Avengers kill Thanos. "But we had a three-some-hour movie," Markus explained. Comic-Con 2019: ET Is Live Blogging the Marvel PanelAfter 'Avengers: Endgame': Here's What's Coming Next in the MCU

Benedict Cumberbatch hits the red carpet for "The Imitation Game"

Benedict Cumberbatch hits the red carpet for "The Imitation Game" Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley walked the red carpet in New York City for their new film "The Imitation Game." Also, "Hunger Games" stars attended the Hollywood premiere of "Mockingjay Part 1." Suzanne Marques reports on the day's top entertainment news.

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