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Actor Michael K. Williams, Who Played Omar on 'The Wire,' Has Died At Age 54

8:03pm September 06, 2021

by The Associated Press

Williams, who as the robber of drug dealers Omar Little, created one of the most popular television characters in recent decades. He appeared in all five seasons of the HBO hit from 2002 to 2008.

French actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, right, and Catherine Deneuve, in 1969. They starred together in François Truffaut's film Mississippi Mermaid.

Arts

Jean-Paul Belmondo, The Face Of French New Wave Film, Dies At 88

6:00pm September 06, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Belmondo's breakout role in Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" launched him into international superstardom and a career spanning six decades.

Simu Liu, star of "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," attends the film's Toronto premiere on Sept. 1.

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Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' Smashes Labor Day Box Office Records With $71.4 Million Debut

12:26pm September 06, 2021

by Shannon Bond

The superhero epic rang up a record-setting $71.4 million at U.S. theaters between Friday and Sunday, raising hopes for Hollywood's pandemic recovery.

Books
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A Poet-Nun Inspired This Tale Of Medieval Ambition, Pleasure And Aspiration

11:00am September 06, 2021

by Keishel Williams

Lauren Groff digs deep into the past with Matrix, based on the real-life writer Marie de France. Little is known about the real Marie, but Groff gives us an ambitious, complex, striving woman.

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Banksy Piece That Self-Shredded After It Sold Is Up For Auction Again

5:46am September 06, 2021

The spray-painted image of a girl with a balloon sold for $1.4 million and then partially self-destructed. This time "Love is in the Bin" is expected to sell for well over $5 million.

No Gods, No Monsters, by Cadwell Turnbull

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If Monsters Were Real, This Book Knows What You'd Really Do — Nothing

7:00am September 05, 2021

by Jason Sheehan

What appears to be a simple, awful police killing turns out to be much worse in Cadwell Turnbull's new No Gods, No Monsters, set in a world where monsters and magic are real, and none of it is pretty.

Beanie Feldstein plays Monica Lewinsky in Impeachment: American Crime Story. Lewinsky served as a producer on the show.

Arts

Women Reclaim The Narrative Of The Clinton Sex Scandal In 'Impeachment'

7:00am September 05, 2021

by Eric Deggans

FX's limited series Impeachment: American Crime Story refocuses the story — once largely controlled by male journalists, politicians, comedians and activists — on Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp.

Willard Scott became the Today show's weatherman in 1980.

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'Today' Veteran Willard Scott, Who Delivered Weather With Shtick, Dies At 87

6:16pm September 04, 2021

by Arnie Seipel

Before he was the lovable, oddball weather guy on NBC's Today show, Scott was the original Ronald McDonald. He died Saturday.

Several outlets have speculated that Actor Park Seo-joon will appear in The Marvels, an upcoming sequel to the 2019 box office success Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson.

'Parasite's Park Seo-joon May Soon Star In A Marvel Movie

4:32pm September 04, 2021

by Joe Hernandez

The South Korean actor's agency said the name of the film would be announced later, but reports have speculated that it is The Marvels, an upcoming sequel to the 2019 hit Captain Marvel.

Martin Short attends The Women's Cancer Research Fund's 2020 event at Beverly Wilshire.

Arts

'Wait Wait' For Sept. 4, 2021, With Not My Job Guest Martin Short

8:31am September 04, 2021

Martin Short is a comedy legend who's currently starring in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building. So, we've invited him to answer three questions about murders of crows.

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