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  Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak’s stepson to testify against him

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Updated at 05:20pm on May 19, 2020

  A producer of Hollywood hit The Wolf of Wall Street is willing to testify against his step-father, Malaysia’s disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak, over a massive...

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  Virus-proof red carpet premiers planned for Hollywood blockbusters

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 11:04am on May 17, 2020

  Red-carpet premieres are the pinnacle of any new Hollywood blockbuster’s publicity blitz. Their A-list entourages, elbow-to-elbow fans and showbiz photographers vying for the perfect snaps...

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  Malaysia drops charges against ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer

  Agence France-Presse . Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 01:29pm on May 15, 2020

  Malaysian prosecutors dropped Thursday 1MDB-linked charges against one of the producers of Hollywood hit ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ after he struck a deal that...

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  Polish avant-gardist composer Penderecki dies

  Agence France-Presse . Warshaw | Updated at 03:27pm on March 29, 2020

  Polish composer and conductor Krzysztof Penderecki, who blazed a trail in classical music with innovative religious and symphonic works, died aged 86 on Sunday in...

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  Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus: reports

  Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:42pm on March 23, 2020

  Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, US media reported Sunday. Weinstein, 68, is in prison in northern New York...

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  Tom Hanks ‘better’ after virus quarantine Down Under

  Agence France-Presse . Gold Coast | Updated at 10:40pm on March 23, 2020

  Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks said he and wife Rita Wilson were on the mend Monday, after two weeks in hospital and self-isolation with the coronavirus....

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  ‘Lovebirds’ moves to Netflix

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:32pm on March 21, 2020

  With movie theaters closing down around the world due to coronavirus, Paramount’s ‘The Lovebirds’ will skip the big screen and go straight to Netflix, in...

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  Tom Hanks, wife tested positive of coronavirus

  Agence France-Presse. Gold Coast, Australia | Updated at 11:47am on March 12, 2020

  Hollywood megastar Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus while in Australia for a film project, the Oscar-winning...

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  Hollywood rocked by coronavirus

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 10:32pm on March 06, 2020

  The new James Bond movie delayed. Studios scrapping film festivals. Blockbuster productions shut down. Hollywood is being rocked by the unprecedented challenge of the new...

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  2 Hollywood films to hit Dhaka today

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on February 21, 2020

  Two Hollywood films ‘The Call of the Wild’ and ‘Brahms: The Boy II’ will be released at the branches of Star Cineplex in the capital...