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Hollywood Studios Win Injunction Against Streaming Service VidAngel
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A U.S. district judge has granted a preliminary injunction against streaming service VidAngel on behalf of Walt Disney Co., Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox Film and Warner Bros. Entertainment, who filed a lawsuit in June accusing the company for illegally ripping DVDs and streaming without a license. The Provo, Utah-based start-up allows people to stream cleaned-up versions of movies including “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Deadpool” for $1 each by filtering out unwanted language, sex and nudity from movies. In the complaint, the studios asked the court to block VidAngel from violating their copyrights, the L.A. Times reported. Also »
- Debbie Emery
Trump Vows to Leave Businesses to His Sons to Concentrate on Presidency
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Donald Trump vowed on Monday night that he will leave his businesses in the hands of his sons from Jan. 20 onwards so that he can concentrate on his presidency. “Even though I am not mandated by law to do so, I will be leaving my busineses before January 20th so that I can focus full time on the presidency,” he wrote on Twitter. “Two of my children, Don and Eric, plus executives, will manage them. No new deals will be done during my term(s) in office.” Daughter Ivanka Trump was notably absent from the message. Also Read: Trump Selects Exxon Mobil CEO. »
- Debbie Emery
‘Rogue One': Get to Know Your Favorite Rebellion-Era Ships (Photos)
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The high-stakes battles of “Rogue One” take place on some pretty rough terrain. From the beaches of Scarif to the dusty heat of Jedha, the battles on the ground seem so gigantic that taking the fights above the planet into account might be a little overwhelming. There are many ships and fighters within the Empire and the Rebellion, but it’s not too hard to identify them. For the most part, “Star Wars” ships are named for the way they look; the X-wing that looks like an X and the Tie fighter that looks like — you guessed it — a bow. »
- Catrina Dennis
Trump Selects Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
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Donald Trump has selected Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of state, the New York Times reported Monday night. The choice was made despite disapproval by critics over Tillerson’s close ties with Russia, President Vladimir Putin and his government. Following speculation that the president-elect was going to offer the position to former rival Mitt Romney, he is now expected to officially name Tillerson on Tuesday morning. Also Read: Donald Trump Postpones Conflict-of-Interest News Conference Until After Electoral College Vote Trump teased the announcement on Twitter (of course) Monday night, tweeting: “I will be making my announcement on the »
- Debbie Emery
Bruno Mars, James Corden Belt Out ’24K Magic’ in ‘Carpool Karaoke’ (Video)
9 hours ago
Grammy winner Bruno Mars is the latest musical star to go on a joy ride with James Corden — and their “Carpool Karaoke” jaunt does not disappoint. In a teaser of Tuesday night’s episode, Mars and Corden can be heard belting out the pop hit “24K Magic” as they drive around the mean streets of Los Angeles. The pair perfect in-seat dancing in what has become the “Late Late Show” host’s signature segment. Also Read: Britney Spears Basically Lip Syncs 'Toxic' in 'Carpool Karaoke' Teaser (Video) Mars joins other star guests who have hitched a ride with Corden including Madonna, »
- Debbie Emery
Netflix Cancels ‘Marco Polo’ After 2 Seasons
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“Marco Polo” has been canceled by Netflix after just two seasons. The historical series produced by The Weinstein Company premiered in 2014, with Season 2 hitting the streaming service on July 1, 2016. The 10-episode second season included new and returning cast: Lorenzo Richelmy (Marco Polo), Michelle Yeoh (the Handmaiden), Joan Chen (Empress Chabi), Zhu Zhu (Kokachin), Tom Wu (Hundred Eyes), Olivia Cheng (Mei Lin), Claudia Kim (Khutulun), Rick Yune (Kaidu), Remy Hii (Prince Jingim), Mahesh Jadu (Ahmad) and Uli Latukefu (Byamba), among others. Also Read: 'Marco Polo' Fact Check: The Story of the Real Ahmad Fanakati, Kublai Khan's Finance Minister “Marco Polo” was based on. »
- Debbie Emery
‘American Idol’ Alum Sues, Says His Eardrum Was Partially Removed During Mishap
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“American Idol” is getting an earful from alum Michael Simeon Smith. Smith filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, claiming that part of his eardrum was pulled out while preparing to perform on the singing competition. In the suit, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Smith claims that he entered into a contestant agreement with the show in December 2014. Also Read: 'American Idol' Finalist Arrested in Drug Sweep In preparation for competing on the show, Smith claims, he was to be fitted for an earpiece. Unfortunately, the suit claims, after the molding material was placed in Smith’s right ear, »
- Tim Kenneally
Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn Mother-Daughter Comedy Title Revealed
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Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn’s upcoming mother-daughter comedy, which wrapped filming back in August, now officially has a title: “Snatched.” Schumer made the announcement on her twitter account on Monday, telling followers: “Our movie has a title!” our movie has a title! @Snatched_Movie @goldiehawn pic.twitter.com/A94Fw3fHM4 — Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) December 12, 2016 Directed by Jonathan Levine from a screenplay by executive producer Katie Dippold, “Snatched” will see Hawn playing Schumer’s mother. Also Read: Amy Schumer Responds to the Fat-Shamers With Swimsuit Photo: 'My Deepest Sympathy Goes Out to the Trolls' “Snatched” would mark Hawn’s »
- Umberto Gonzalez
‘Othello’ Theater Review: David Oyelowo, Daniel Craig Go to War
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It’s the year that New York caught up to Europe when it comes to radical interpretations of the classics. On stage in 2016, there was Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female “The Taming of the Shrew,” set at a Trump-produced beauty pageant; Ivo van Hove’s “The Crucible,” set in a classroom; and at the Met, Mariusz Trelinski’s “Tristan und Isolde,” set on a warship. No surprise, all those directors are European, and, for better or worse, their names tended to dominate reviews of the respective productions. Shakespeare, Miller, and Wagner are only writers, after all. Sam Gold, an American, joins this hip-directors foray. »
- Robert Hofler
Lamar Odom Checks Into Rehab (Report)
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Troubled NBA veteran Lamar Odom,who was hospitalized after being discovered unconscious in a Nevada brothel in late 2015, checked into a rehab center last week, People reports. A source told People that Odom is “in good spirits,” but entered the 30-day program as a “precautionary measure.” “Lamar checked into rehab a week ago. He plans to stay for 30 days. It’s a substance abuse program, but he was not abusing drugs when he went in. He is clean. This is a precautionary measure,” the source said, adding, “His friends and family encouraged him to go in and he agreed and made. »
- Tim Kenneally
‘Duck Dynasty’ Producers Plan Countersuit After Being Fired and Sued for Fraud
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Scott and Deirdre Gurney aren’t taking their sacking from ITV lying down. Days after the Gurneys, producers on the A&E reality series “Duck Dynasty,” were sacked from ITV America and sued for fraud by the company, an attorney for the couple said that the producers will mount a countersuit. “This is a blatant, desperate attempt at intimidation by ITV, a classic greedy corporate grab, solely for the purpose of enriching one shareholder at the expense of the founders who built this company into the highly valued, sustained financial success story that it is,” the couple’s attorney, Michael E. »
- Tim Kenneally
Best Movie Performances You Might’ve Missed (Photos)
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Some of the year’s best acting took place in movies that might have slipped beneath your radar. For a full range of 2016’s finest performances, hunt down these worthwhile titles. Josh Hamilton – “Take Me To the River” Both menacing and darkly hilarious, Hamilton’s character, like the film itself, keeps us off-kilter from start to finish. Lily-Rose Depp and Harley Quinn Smith – “Yoga Hosers” If you can get past the goofiness of Kevin Smith’s latest (Nazi braunschweigers?), the sparkling chemistry between the film’s stars (whose dads appear as well) was a comedic highlight. Devin Druid – “Louder Than Bombs »
- Alonso Duralde
‘Flip or Flop’ Star Christina El Moussa Was ‘Crying and Shaking’ During May Gun Incident, Authorities Say
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“Flip or Flop” star Christina El Moussa was “crying and shaking” during the May incident that preceded her split from husband and costar Tarek El Moussa, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department told TheWrap on Monday. A summary of the May 23 event said El Moussa “came running to the residence and she was crying and shaking” after sheriff’s deputies arrived at the scene in Orange County, California. The summary noted that sheriff’s office personnel responded to a call of a “possibly suicidal male with a gun” at approximately 3:45 p.m. on May 23. Upon arriving a witness told the deputies that. »
- Tim Kenneally
Black Man Stages Police Standoff for Wedding Proposal, Sparks Mixed Reactions (Video)
11 hours ago
Sometimes wedding proposals include grand gestures, but an Alabama man pulled out all the shots when he enlisted the local police force to help him propose to his girlfriend. Daiwon McPherson’s wedding proposal went viral over the weekend after video was posted showing two police officers hopping out of their car and running towards a man at a gas station with their guns drawn out, yelling at him to “get on the ground.” In the video, the cops suspect that the man has a gun. A woman (Shawna Blackmon) quickly gets in between the officers and the man and tells the cops to. »
- Rasha Ali
Donald Trump Postpones Conflict-of-Interest News Conference Until After Electoral College Vote
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Donald Trump has postponed a planned news conference regarding his plans to disentangle himself from his business dealings, including his interest in the upcoming season of NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice.” The delay means that the Electoral College will vote before Trump provides any information about how he plans to resolve his business conflicts. “The announcement has been rescheduled for next month,” Trump’s spokesperson Hope Hicks told TheWrap. Last Month, Trump announced he would hold a “major news conference” on Dec. 15 “to discuss the fact that I will be leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country. »
- Itay Hod
The Evolution of Emma Stone: From ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ to ‘La La Land’ (Photos)
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Emma Stone’s “La La Land” lead Monday’s Golden Globe nominations picking up seven nods. TheWrap looks back at the actress’s career from her theater days all the way to breaking Indie box office records. 2010 She lands a starring role in teen comedy “Easy A.” The film opened to a fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 85 percent. She won a Critics Choice Award, MTV Movie Award and Teen Choice Award for the film. 2004 The young actress makes her television debut on VH1’s “In Search of the New Partridge Family.” The show only produced the pilot and no more episodes. »
- Rasha Ali
Trump’s Win Revives Lost 1924 Film That Predicted Rise of Nazi Germany
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“The City Without Jews,” a 1924 Austrian silent film that predicted the Nazi persecution of Jews, will be digitally restored and re-released in Vienna for the first time since it was lost more than 90 years ago. “The message we want to send out is that this is not just a film about the past, but an anti-Nazi statement,” Nikolaus Wostry, director of collections at the Austrian Film Archive told The Guardian. Based on a novel by Hugo Bettauer, the movie tells the story of a city suffering from economic decline whose politicians push for the expulsion of the local Jewish population, »
- Itay Hod
Shirley MacLaine ‘Puts the Bitch in Obituary’ in ‘The Last Word’ Trailer (Video)
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Shirley MacLaine plays another cantankerous old lady in the first trailer for Mark Pellington’s dramedy “The Last Word,” which Bleecker Street acquired last month. The film, co-starring Amanda Seyfried as a young newspaper reporter assigned to the obituary desk, is due in theaters March 2, 2017, after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. MacLaine stars as Harriet Lauler, a once successful businesswoman in tight control of every aspect of her life. As she reflects upon her accomplishments, she’s suddenly inspired to engage a young local writer, Anne Sherman (Seyfried), to pen her life story. “She puts the bitch in obituary, »
- Thom Geier
‘Aquaman’ Adds Patrick Wilson as Villain Ocean Master
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Patrick Wilson has been cast to play Aquaman’s evil half-brother opposite Jason Momoa in director James Wan’s “Aquaman.” The character, also known as Ocean Master, first appeared in “Aquaman” #29 (September 1966), and was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy. Orm Curry was Aquaman’s fully human half-brother, the son of Tom Curry (Aquaman’s father) and a woman named Mary O’Sullivan. He grew up under the shadow of his heroic half-brother and resented the fact that he had none of Aquaman’s powers, because he was fully human. He was already a petty criminal when he was »
- Umberto Gonzalez
Will Issa Rae, Donald Glover Drop Their Shows’ Hip-Hop Anthems in Real Life?
13 hours ago
HBO’s “Insecure” and FX’s “Atlanta” have more in common than the fact that they’re both now Golden Globes-nominated, groundbreaking comedies centered on the lives of thirty-something African Americans. Issa Rae and Donald Glover are the stars and creators of their respective series — both of which feature a catchy hip-hop songs that are artfully woven into the shows’ plots. Rae’s “Broken Pu–y” is a freestyle rap that her character performs in the first episode during an open mic night. It later becomes a YouTube sensation, threatening her credibility with her students in her day job. Also »
- Meriah Doty
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