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Russia on Wednesday cancelled the release of a Hollywood thriller set in the Stalin era on grounds it distorts history and would be shown as the country celebrates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. The film, “Child 44”, starring Tom Hardy, Vincent Cassel and Gary Oldman, tells the story of a serial killer who targets children in the Stalin era. It is based on a fantasy novel
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — “Mamma Mia!” may be in its final year on Broadway, but the ABBA musical is getting a rebirth of sorts — this time in a restaurant setting.
CHICAGO (AP) — Chef Homaro Cantu, who artfully blended science and fine dining at his Michelin-starred Chicago restaurant, has died.
NEW YORK (AP) — As a kid, Michael Cerveris was a big fan of black-and-white monster movies. But his loyalties weren’t always with the humans.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sweeping documentary series “Planet Earth” is getting a sequel.
NEW YORK (AP) — Though Hilary Duff is 27, when it comes to the music industry, she’s first to admit she’s trying to make up for lost time in the seven years since she last released an album.
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jewish news website has cut Kim Kardashian — one of the world’s most photographed women — from a photo taken of her in Jerusalem this week.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia man accused of stabbing two members of rapper Nicki Minaj’s tour, killing one, is due in court for a preliminary hearing on murder and other charges.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — Visitors to a new “Twilight Zone” exhibit opening in the creator’s hometown will enter a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind — and they’ll get to handle some of the original props from the television series.