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December 03, 2018
Beyonce, Jay-Z dazzle South Africa at Mandela gig
WASHINGTON — Hollywood A-listers and Washington politicos celebrated the best in performing arts Sunday at the Kennedy Center Honors gala, which opened with a standing ovation for late president George H.W. Bush.The posh annual awards program — a rare night of red-carpet glamor in the US capital, now in its 41st year — honored an eclectic class of artists: actress and pop superstar Cher, radical composer Philip Glass, country singer Reba McEntire and jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter.In a first, the Kennedy Center also paid tribute to a work of art, the musical sensation "Hamilton." Show host Gloria Estefan, a member of last year's class of honorees, opened the festivities with a somber tribute to Bush, who died over the weekend at age 94.Pop queen and fashion icon Cher, a...
December 03, 2018
Kennedy Center gala honors best in arts
Los Angeles — For what seems like the umpteenth time, Spider-Man is back on the big screen.But this year, when Hollywood is under the microscope on the hot-button issue of diversity, the superhero is half-black and half-Latino.Step aside, Peter Parker. There's a new Spidey in town. Hello, Miles Morales.Miles as Spidey is not new to comic book enthusiasts, but he is new to theater-goers, who earlier this year embraced the long-awaited arrival of the Marvel universe's first black hero, Black Panther, on the silver screen."Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," which hits US theaters on December 14, is a free-wheeling animated look at the multiple Spideys in parallel dimensions, including Spider-Ham (yes, a pig) and two women.This time, an older Parker is a mentor to Miles,...
December 02, 2018
Spider-Man is back on screen, but this time he's black and Latino
Los Angeles — Riding the tide of success from his smash hit musical movie "The Greatest Showman," actor Hugh Jackman announced Thursday he would be embarking on a world tour.The Tony-award-winning actor said the tour, entitled "The Man. The Music. The Show," would kick off next year, featuring numbers from "The Greatest Showman" and "Les Miserables," and other songs from Broadway and film.There will be 12 dates across Europe, starting in Hamburg, Germany on May 13, with additional shows in Switzerland, France and Britain.There will also be 22 shows across the United States including in Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Florida and California.Despite lukewarm reviews, "The Greatest Showman" has defied all expectations since opening in theatres a...
December 02, 2018
Hugh Jackman announces world tour
Soweto, South Africa — US television celebrity Oprah Winfrey on Thursday paid emotional tribute to Nelson Mandela as she prepared to host a star-studded concert in Johannesburg to cap celebrations marking 100 years since his birth.Winfrey will co-host the Global Citizen festival on Sunday, where artists including Beyonce, Jay-Z, Cassper Nyovest, Ed Sheeran, Femi Kuti, Pharrell Williams, Chris Martin and Tiwa Savage will perform.The concert is the climax of a year of events celebrating the centennial of Mandela's birth in 1918, and is part of a campaign to tackle poverty, child malnutrition and boost gender equality.Winfrey hailed Mandela's "goodness and integrity", describing him as her "favourite mentor" as she spoke at a public debate at the Soweto campus of...
December 02, 2018
Oprah honors Mandela ahead of global charity concert
December 02, 2018
De Niro gets tribute award at Marrakech film festival
December 02, 2018
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas wed in lavish India ceremony
December 02, 2018
"I want world peace": Trump-Kim handshake inspires striking Singapore dress
December 01, 2018
Oscar winner Cuaron pays personal tribute in new film 'Roma'
December 01, 2018
Successes, scandals and send-offs: 2018's top showbiz stories
