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Sarah Silverman joins cast of Bradley Cooper directorial 'Maestro'
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In his directorial follow-up to 'Star Is Born', Cooper will star as Bernstein and produce from the script he co-wrote with Oscar-winning Spotlight scribe Josh Singer. The drama tells the complex love story of Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein, a story that spans over 30 years -- from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements, a 25-year marriage, and children Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein and Nina Bernstein Simmons.
Lata Mangeshkar had a spiritual side to her singing: Arijit Singh
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While speaking about the emotions that Lata's songs spark in him, Arijit shared "She is like Rabindranath Tagore. How he wrote everything and he wrote on every emotion no matter what book you pick up there is something that you find relatable. Lataji's songs are like that only, no matter any song you pick up, you will always find something that you can relate to, she has sung songs in every emotion you can think of. It's a blessing we have her".
'Pushpa' star Allu Arjun salutes Adivi Sesh's 'Major'
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Allu Arjun's tweet reads, "Big congratulations to the entire team of #MajorTheFilm. A very heart touching film. Man of the show Adivi Sesh does his magic once again. Excelled work by director Sashi Tikka. Beautifully crafted. Big congratulations and my personal respect to Mahesh Babu for giving the audience such a heartwarming experience. Major: A story that touches every Indian heart."
Even 'Dr Strange 2' made nearly 3 times more money than 'Samrat Prithviraj' on first day
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This year so far has clearly belonged to films dubbed in Hindi, the chart-toppers being 'KGF: Chapter 2' (Rs 53.95 crore), followed by Marvel's 'Dr Strange in Multiverse of Madness' (Rs 28.35 crore) -- the figures tell us that even Benedict Cumberbatch has a greater drawing power -- and 'RRR' (Rs 20.07 crore).
Mariah Carey sued over 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'
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Stone filed his papers in the US District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana. While the songs have the same title, there is only a hint of Mariah's melody or lyrics beyond the title call-out. Her version of the song came out in 1994 and has become a holiday staple on radio, streaming, and the NBA's annual slate of games on Christmas Day.
Park explains how Cannes award-winning 'Decision to Leave' is different
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"I didn't hesitate to use literally 'expressions that stimulate the peripheral nerves' in my previous films. I'm not saying it's wrong to do so, but I intended them to be so," Park said during a press conference in Seoul to promote the new film. "I wanted to make a different movie this time. Since it's a story of people who hide their true emotions, I wanted to make the audience become eager to approach these people, to peek into their mind, curious about what they are thinking," he added.
Kendrick Lamar's 'We Cry Together' sees biggest drop in Billboard Hot 100
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The track, which presents a harrowing enactment of an ugly argument between lovers, witnessed the biggest drop in Hot 100 history for a song that remained on the Hot 100 chart, reports 'Variety'. Perhaps, it is not a song most people will want to hear more than once even though it is expected to be the next video from Lamar's brilliant and challenging new album 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'.
'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' adds five cast member
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They join previously announced series lead Walker Scobell as well as recently announced co-stars Aryan Simhadri and Leah Sava Jeffries. News of the casting comes as the series kicks off production in Vancouver. As per 'Variety', Mullally will play Alecto, a.k.a. Mrs. Dodds. Mrs. Dodds is Percy's strict, irascible maths teacher who acts monstrous at times.
Johnny Depp, Jeff Beck to release album together in July
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The album will mark Depp's first major project released since the end of his highly-publicised defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp bowed to the crowd when Beck made the announcement at the English city of Gateshead. "I'm gonna take this opportunity and tell you I met this guy five years ago, and we've never stopped laughing since," Beck told the crowd about Depp (via Stereogum). "We actually made an album. I don't know how it happened. It will be out in July."
'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' drops on OTT on June 22
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Superhero film 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' will be heading to OTT after running in theatres for six weeks. The film picks up directly after the events of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' after Doctor Strange distorts the multiverse after Tom Holland's Peter Parker requests him to perform a ritual which will lead everyone to forget about him.
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