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Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at federal court for a civil trial in New York City on Thursday.

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A jury finds that Kevin Spacey didn't molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986

5:36pm October 20, 2022

by The Associated Press

A jury sided with Kevin Spacey in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star's career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown Broadway actors.

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Movie Review: 'The Banshees of Inisherin'

4:27pm October 20, 2022

by Bob Mondello

Writer and director Martin McDonagh reunited with "In Bruges" stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in his new drama-comedy, "The Banshees of Inisherin."

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Actress Andrea Riseborough on her new movie, "To Leslie"

4:27pm October 20, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Andrea Riseborough about her new movie, "To Leslie." It's about a single mother who wins the lottery but quickly loses the money.

Anna May Wong, ca. 1935. The U.S. Mint will begin shipping quarters featuring the Asian American film star next week.

Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to be on U.S. currency

4:36pm October 18, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

Dubbed Hollywood's first Asian American movie star, Wong championed the need for more representation and less stereotypical roles for Asian Americans on screen. She will be featured on new quarters.

Meet this all-female thrash metal band from Lebanon in a new documentary

2:20pm October 18, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lilas Mayassi and Rita Baghdadi about the new documentary, "Sirens." Baghdadi profiles Mayassi's female thrash metal band, Slave to Sirens, known as Lebanon's first.

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Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Federal court for his civil lawsuit trial on Oct. 12 in New York. Spacey is facing a jury in a New York City courtroom during a civil trial accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old actor in the 1980s when he was 26.

From the witness stand, Kevin Spacey denies sex abuse claims

5:20pm October 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Actor Anthony Rapp says he was a victim of assault and battery. Rapp says Spacey made a sexual advance on him in the 1980s when he was 14 years old.

A customer and her dog enjoy a sculpture of "Star Wars" character Han Solo as he was frozen in carbonite made entirely of bread at the One House Bakery in Benicia, Calif.

2 California bakers create a life-size Han Solo out of bread

11:58am October 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Han Solo may be a hunk. But "Pan Solo" is a hunk of bread.

Actor Robbie Coltrane died on Friday at the age of 72. Fans and cast members from the Harry Potter series shared remembrances of Coltrane's portrayal of the lovable half-giant Rubeus Hagrid.

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Harry Potter fans and cast remember how Robbie Coltrane brought Hagrid to life

9:27am October 15, 2022

by Wynne Davis

Following the death of Robbie Coltrane on Friday, his colleagues and fans shared remembrances of his larger-than-life character Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series.

Jalyn Hall plays Emmett Till and Danielle Deadwyler is his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, in Till.

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Emmett Till is known for his death. A new film about his mother also honors his life

5:05pm October 14, 2022

by Justin Chang

In 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy was lynched in Mississippi. Till tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose insistence on an open-casket funeral helped ignite the civil rights movement.

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Robbie Coltrane arrives in London for the world premiere of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 on July 7, 2011. Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter movies, has died at age 72.

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Actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Harry Potter's Hagrid, dies at age 72

4:50pm October 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Scottish actor played gentle half-giant Hagrid, a mentor to the boy wizard, in all eight Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2011. Coltrane died Friday at a hospital in Scotland.