Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn Elessar in director Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.’ Photo: Warner Bros. Preview: Andy Serkis says they’re looking for a new actor to play Aragorn. Viggo Mortensen is not returning to the role for ‘The Hunt for Gollum’. The movie will shoot in New Zealand
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A judge has blocked an executive order from Donald Trump that sought to end federal funding of “biased media” outlets NPR and PBS. Last May, the president signed the order, which directed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) – the body that sends funds to the two radio platforms – to “cease federal funding” to them. The order stated that “Americans have the right to expect
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Irish novelist Colm Tóibín (Brooklyn, Long Island, The Master, The Magician) is also an acclaimed short-story writer, and he’s returned with a collection whose stories range across place and time—from contemporary to historical. Many of the stories in The News From Dublin follow characters in extreme situations. In “The Journey to Galway,” a mother has
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Michael Douglas has the history of marriage and divorce that you might expect from an A-list actor with a lengthy career. Whether fans know him for his classic work decades ago or for his role as the cantankerous Hank Pym in the MCU, Michael Douglas is a Hollywood legend. But the
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What To Know Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is under scrutiny after allegedly bringing a loaded, undeclared firearm to a TSA checkpoint at Tucson International Airport in November 2024. The incident has sparked public criticism, with some residents claiming that ordinary citizens would have faced harsher consequences for similar actions. Nanos, a key figure in
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Christina Hendricks played a four-hour DJ set of indie, shoegaze and dream pop classics in San Diego this week – see footage and the setlist below.  The Mad Men star announced that she would be behind the decks for a stint at the city’s Part Time Lover bar on Wednesday (April 1), and actually showed up to play what has been dubbed a
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What To Know The latest episode of Boston Blue featured Reverend Edwin Peters heroically saving lives during a church standoff after his biggest secret was revealed. The emotional fallout from this revelation highlighted generational differences in handling family trauma and secrets. Ernie Hudson discusses the pivotal episode, which guest-starred Blue Bloods‘ Len Cariou, and teases the
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(Left) Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone at the 82nd Academy Awards reception held in the Grand Lobby of the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, CA on Friday March 5, 2010. Credit/Provider: ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Josh Hartnett arrive on the red carpet of the 96th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood
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What To Know The two-hour crossover event between Fire Country and Sheriff Country centers on the firefighters and deputies working together to save missing teens. Max Thieriot and Matt Lauria discuss filming the crossover and the new bond between their characters. All season, there have been some smaller crossovers between Fire Country and its spinoff, Sheriff Country,
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Melissa Auf der Maur has spoken to NME about the possibility of a Hole reunion, hinting that the current state of politics might have made it more likely. Auf der Maur joined the band in 1994 after their previous bassist Kristen Pfaff died from a heroin overdose. She became a stabilising figure for Courtney Love and the rest of the band and played on their classic 1998
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