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Sharon Stone denies bombshell allegations she was told to have sex with Sliver co-star Billy Baldwin

Sharon Stone denies bombshell allegations she was told to have sex with Sliver co-star Billy Baldwin

Actress Sharon Stone claims a film producer told her to have sex with the male lead to improve the film. The 66-year-old star claims Robert Evans, producer of the 1993 film Sliver, pressured her to have sex with co-star Billy Baldwin, brother of fellow actors Alec and Stephen Baldwin. Evans told the “Basic Instinct” star …

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Spotify is betting on independent music to strengthen its presence in India

Spotify is betting on independent music to strengthen its presence in India

New Delhi: Film music dominates consumption on Spotify, accounting for 70-90% of all listening in India, but artist-led, independent songs that are not part of films and created by singers in collaboration only with labels are growing at -fast tempos faster than movie songs, said the Swedish audio streaming service. “We’d love to see a …

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Have dinner like they do in the movies!  How TikTok chefs are recreating signature recipes from movies and TV to help fans get ‘closer to the characters’

Have dinner like they do in the movies! How TikTok chefs are recreating signature recipes from movies and TV to help fans get ‘closer to the characters’

Recipe inspiration can come from anywhere; family traditions, travel – and now cinema and television. Typical recipes from cooking shows like The Bear, as well as other popular TV and movie moments, are taking TikTok by storm as the appetizing (and less so) concoctions achieve cult status in their own right. From Chef Sydney’s Boursin …

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‘Rust’ assistant director breaks down in tears as he testifies about fatal shooting of cinematographer Halina Hutchins

‘Rust’ assistant director breaks down in tears as he testifies about fatal shooting of cinematographer Halina Hutchins

Testimony in the courtroom fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin took an emotional turn Thursday when the assistant director of the western film “Rust” broke down in tears as he recounted the moments after the fatal shooting. David Halls’ new testimony conflicts with other accounts of a final revolver safety check and who …

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‘Rust’ assistant director breaks down in tears as he testifies about fatal shooting of cinematographer Halina Hutchins

‘Rust’ assistant director breaks down in tears as he testifies about fatal shooting of cinematographer Halina Hutchins

Testimony in the courtroom fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin took an emotional turn Thursday when the assistant director of the western film “Rust” broke down in tears as he recounted the moments after the fatal shooting. David Halls’ new testimony conflicts with other accounts of a final revolver safety check and who …

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Movie Review: It’s Lonely in Space for Adam Sandler in Thoughtful Sci-Fi Psychodrama Spaceman

Movie Review: It’s Lonely in Space for Adam Sandler in Thoughtful Sci-Fi Psychodrama Spaceman

David Bowie’s Major Tom sitting in his tin box. Elton John’s Rocket Man, Missing Earth and His Wife. Matt Damon in The Martian Left to Starve. Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar, crying as he watches his children grow old without him. Much art has been made of the endless loneliness of space travel. And how could …

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“Dune” and the delicate art of creating fictional languages

“Dune” and the delicate art of creating fictional languages

A trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two features the boy prophet Paul Atreides, played by Timothée Chalamet, shouting something foreign and unintelligible to a horde of desert people. We see Chalamet as the embodiment of charismatic fury: every facial muscle clenched with tension, his voice strained, guttural and commanding. A line at the bottom …

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