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The win makes British auteur Sam Mendes hot favorite for the best director Oscar — the Directors Guild of America Awards have correctly predicted the victor the past six years running. — AFP
'1917' scoops top Hollywood director prize for Mendes
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood's directors handed World War I thriller "1917" their top annual prize on Saturday, one of the final major award shows that typically spells success at next month's Oscars.The win makes British auteur Sam Mendes hot favorite for the best director Oscar — the Directors Guild of America Awards have correctly predicted the victor the past six years running.The movie, which follows two British soldiers on a perilous mission across no man's land, has already scooped the Golden Globe for best drama, and has 10 Oscar nominations.Mendes praised the work of fellow nominees Martin Scorsese ("The Irishman"), Quentin Tarantino ("Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood"), Bong Joon-ho ("Parasite") and Taika Waititi ("Jojo...
January 26, 2020

'1917' scoops top Hollywood director prize for Mendes

Lizzo performs onstage during Spotify Hosts 'Best New Artist' Party at The Lot Studios in Los Angeles, California, in this Jan. 23, 2020 file photo. — AFP
Grammy hopefuls set for glitzy gala as storm brews backstage
LOS ANGELES — Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are ready to make a splash at Sunday's star-studded Grammy awards, where pop's new guard is poised to win big — even as scandal backstage has threatened to tarnish the glitz.Music's marquee night in Los Angeles promises to deliver rollicking performances from the zeitgeist-capturing newbies, as well as tributes to the veteran rockers Aerosmith and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle.But even as the glamorous show aims to reinvent itself with an injection of youth, while also spotlighting women and promoting diversity within its ranks, controversy is simmering.Just days before the gala, the Recording Academy's suspended CEO Deborah Dugan — the first woman to lead the embattled institution behind the Grammys — filed an...
January 26, 2020

Grammy hopefuls set for glitzy gala as storm brews backstage

Spanish policemen walk in front of the National Court in Madrid. — AFP
Spanish jeweler TOUS in false advertising probe
MADRID — A court in Spain said on Tuesday it has opened an investigation into accusations that Spanish jewelry chain TOUS sold items it falsely claimed were made entirely of gold or silver, a charge the firm denied.Spain's National Court opened the inquiry after receiving a complaint from a consumer group that some of the company's products "are not entirely made of gold as indicated in its advertising," a court spokeswoman said.An investigating judge has summoned for questioning a TOUS manager as well as a representative of an independent company which certifies the quality of its products, the spokeswoman added.The National Court, which handles major criminal cases, took over because "there may be numerous victims across Spain," she said.TOUS, which has more...
January 22, 2020

Spanish jeweler TOUS in false advertising probe

Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson weds for fifth time to Hollywood mogul
LOS ANGELES — Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson has tied the knot for a fifth time, to hairdresser-turned-Hollywood mogul Jon Peters.The actress and animal rights activist wed "Batman" producer Peters on Monday, more than three decades after the pair first dated."They were married yesterday in a private ceremony in Malibu. They love each other very much," a source connected to the couple said.Penning a love-struck statement in the form of a poem after the nuptials, Anderson dubbed Peters "the original 'bad boy' of Hollywood.""No one compares — I love him deeply like family," Anderson wrote to The Hollywood Reporter.Canadian-born Anderson, 52, has previously been married to rockers Tommy Lee and Kid Rock. She twice wed...
January 22, 2020

Pamela Anderson weds for fifth time to Hollywood mogul

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are seen in this file photo. — AFP
Harry and Meghan start new life in Canada with media spat
VICTORIA, Canada — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan started their new life in Canada on Tuesday by launching a legal warning to media over photographs of the duchess near their seaside bolthole.Following their shock exit from life as working royals, Harry jetted out from Britain to join Meghan late Monday at a luxury house outside Victoria on Vancouver Island.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have temporarily set up base at the wooded home, having spent six weeks there over Christmas with their baby son Archie.Their bombshell announcement on Jan. 8 that they wished to step back from their royal duties rocked the monarchy.The couple, who married in May 2018, admitted last year that they were struggling with media scrutiny and have regularly hit out at the press in statements and in the...
January 22, 2020

Harry and Meghan start new life in Canada with media spat

Jean-Paul Gaultier
Style legend Jean-Paul Gaultier takes his last bow
PARIS — Legendary French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier will retire from fashion after a typically spectacular show in Paris on Wednesday.The maverick creator stunned fans on Friday by announcing that the haute couture show in a theater in the French capital would be his last.The provocateur who changed pop history by putting Madonna in a conical bra and who invented — and loved sporting — the "man skirt", said he was hanging up his scissors after 50 years in the business.Given that Gaultier is taking his final bow at the Theatre du Chatelet, rumors are rife that the 67-year-old showman may throw himself into showbiz.His "Fashion Freak Show", a cheeky cabaret revue based on his life has been a popular and critical hit.With its catchphrase "Tout le monde est...
January 22, 2020

Style legend Jean-Paul Gaultier takes his last bow

Terry Jones
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77
LONDON — Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77, his family said on Wednesday, after a long battle with a rare form of dementia.He died late Tuesday with his wife Anna Soderstrom at his side at his home in north London."We have all lost a kind, funny, warm, creative and truly loving man whose uncompromising individuality, relentless intellect and extraordinary humor has given pleasure to countless millions across six decades," his family said in a statement."His work with Monty Python, his books, films, television programs, poems and other work will live on forever, a fitting legacy to a true polymath."Jones directed some of the comedy troupe's most-loved works, including the 1979 movie "Life Of Brian", about a man mistaken for the Son...
January 22, 2020

Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77

Once a professional performer who sang backing vocals for British rock star Joe Cocker, Maggie McKinney has spent the last 30 years helping battle the wildfires which are as much an Australian summer staple as cricket and backyard barbecues. — AFP
From backing singer for Joe Cocker to firefighting chief
BERMAGUI, Australia — In a country well known for colorful characters, Maggie McKinney still stands out as she shepherds her crew of volunteer firefighters in one of the areas hardest hit by Australia's ferocious bushfires.Once a professional performer who sang backing vocals for British rock star Joe Cocker, McKinney has spent the last 30 years helping battle the wildfires which are as much an Australian summer staple as cricket and backyard barbecues.But this year the fire crisis was unprecedented, and deadly, fueled by years of drought and record-high temperatures linked to climate change.Since the fires began far earlier than usual in September, 29 people have been killed and more than 2,000 homes and 10 million hectares (25 million acres) of forest and bushland...
January 21, 2020

From backing singer for Joe Cocker to firefighting chief

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Studio Ghibli films to hit Netflix, but US fans miss out
SINGAPORE — Animated films from Japan's Studio Ghibli, including Oscar winner "Spirited Away", are coming to streaming giant Netflix, delighting many fans but leaving US subscribers disappointed as they will miss out.Twenty-one films from Japan's premier animation studio, co-founded by animator Hayao Miyazaki, will be made available in batches between February and April, Netflix announced this week.The films — which also include "Princess Mononoke", "Arrietty" and "Kiki's Delivery Service" — will be on the service in most places worldwide, from the Asia-Pacific to Europe and Latin America.But the productions, to be subtitled in 28 languages and dubbed in up to 20, will not be on Netflix in the United States, Canada or...
January 21, 2020

Studio Ghibli films to hit Netflix, but US fans miss out

Prince Harry
Prince Harry rejoins Meghan and Archie in Canada: Reports
VANCOUVER — Prince Harry arrived in Canada to rejoin his wife Meghan and son Archie on Monday, British media reported, as the couple start a new life after their shock exit from the royal fold.The Daily Mail newspaper said he landed at Vancouver International Airport on British Airways flight 85 from London's Heathrow at about 7 p.m. local time.It published a photo of him wearing a blue beanie and jeans with a backpack over his shoulders after slipping out a back staircase, escorted by security.Sky News published footage of Harry descending the steps of an aircraft.A waiting minivan on the tarmac took him to a connecting flight to Victoria, where he and his family spent the last two months.The information could not be confirmed by AFP journalists who had staked out the Vancouver and...
January 21, 2020

Prince Harry rejoins Meghan and Archie in Canada: Reports

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