Musicals aren’t the most successful genre at the box office (see: “Cats,” “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Joker: Folie à Deux”). But song-and-dance films may be enjoying — as Glinda sings — a newfound popularity with “Wicked,” Universal’s adaptation of Act One of the beloved Broadway show. The film collected $114 million in North America and […]
The 73rd Miss Universe pageant has wrapped up, and what a show it was! Nigeria’s Chidimma Adetshina made headlines as the runner-up, earning the title of Miss Universe Africa and Oceania. This remarkable achievement has us reminiscing about the trailblazing African queens who have held the Miss Universe crown over the years—women who didn’t just
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The EU’s Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell’s visit to Lebanon comes at the end of a Middle East tour related to the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Before his visit to Beirut, Borrell visited Cyprus and Jordan. ADVERTISEMENT The EU is ready to allocate €200 million to assist the Lebanese military deploy additional troops
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“Wicked” debuted to $164.2 million at the global box office, a towering figure that includes $50.1 million in overseas ticket sales. Universal’s big-budget adaptation of the hit musical was far bigger in North America with $114 million, ranking as the third-biggest domestic debut of the year and the best ever for a Broadway adaptation. Globally,
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Composer Harry Gregson-Williams understood the assignment when director Ridley Scott asked him to score “Gladiator 2.” “It was to embody the spiritual essence of the first film, but move forward into a fresh new world,” Gregson-Williams explains. In early talks with Scott, Gregson-Williams also knew he would have to compose at least 100 minutes of
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel “will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death.” ADVERTISEMENT Israel announced on Sunday that the body of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who had gone missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found. Rabbi Zvi Kogan was killed in what Israel has
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