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As director Baz Luhrmann's Oscar-winning film, Moulin Rouge celebrates its 20th anniversary, the filmmaker opened up about some interesting details about its making including a major casting scoop. The director recalled how actor Heath Ledger had also auditioned for the lead role of Christian and had even almost landed it, if not for his age difference with female lead Nicole Kidman.

Did you know that Ewan McGregor wasn’t the only choice to play Christian in the movie Moulin Rouge?

Cassadee Pope is teaming up with some of country music’s leading ladies.

Jennifer Lopez popped up in a Coach campaign rocking a dreamy quilted ivory shoulder bag, we couldn’t stop staring. MORE: J.Lo’s trainer reveals her incredible body-toning workout routine - and you can do it at homeThe Hustlers star struck a pose in a backyard wearing the Coach Madison Shoulder Bag with khakis, a sweater, and her signature gold hoops as she stared into the camera.

Cook This Book is a beautiful physical object, almost like it belongs on a coffee table instead of propped next to a toaster oven. It’s filled with techniques to make tastier , and the ingredient lists that accompany recipes are organized by areas in the grocery store (produce, dairy, pantry) you know, to actually make the entire process of cooking at home easier.

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Big Sean has launched a new mental wellbeing video series.The series, which Big Sean will host alongside his mother, Myra Anderson, will air weekly in May and will focus on offering tips for mental wellbeing in areas such as sleep patterns, meditation and diet.The episodes will air on his Sean Anderson Foundation website and IGTV channel every Saturday in May to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Month.Writing on Instagram, Big Sean said: “Set Your ATTENTION ON INTENTION.

Another year older! Princess Charlotte officially turned six years old on May 2, and the Royal Family celebrated the occasion with portraits of Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s second child and only daughter — see the pic here. The candid photo was taken by her mom over the weekend in Norfolk, as she posed amongst the greenery. Little Charlotte flashed a huge smile at the camera, while wearing a blue, pink and green floral dress with her light brown hair parted to the side.

Ed Meza @edmezavarAs a feminist filmmaker, Antonia Kilian was inspired to travel to northern Syria after forces of the Kurdish autonomous region known as Rojava liberated the city of Minbij from ISIS militants.It was in Minbij that Kilian met Hala, a young Arab woman who had fled her conservative family and the prospects of a forced marriage and found safety and emancipation at a Rojavan military academy, where she trained to become a soldier in the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ) — part of the

Ed Meza @edmezavarMalian filmmaker Ousmane Samassekou’s “The Last Shelter” won the top prize in Danish doc fest CPH:DOX’s main international competition on Friday, picking up the Dox:Award.A total of 11 films garnered prizes in the festival’s six international competitions, including five special mentions.“The Last Shelter” centers on the House of Migrants, located in the Malian city of Gao, on the edge of the Sahel desert, where the director meets travelers and migrants who find a temporary

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Dawn Porter’s Trilogy Films has inked an exclusive overall deal with Industrial Media. Trilogy, the production company behind the critically acclaimed documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” is the sixth company to partner with the independent production group.

This year’s Oscars may be toned down, but the gift bag will be as glamorous as ever.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational documentary sales company Reservoir Docs has acquired Danish doc “Dark Blossom” ahead of its upcoming world premiere and international screenings at CPH:DOX and Hot Docs respectively.

Ed Meza @edmezavarClimate protection, the growing threats to ocean life, the FBI’s smear campaign against Martin Luther King Jr.

Queen Elizabeth is making her first solo statement.

Annika Pham Copenhagen-based DR Sales has picked up world rights to the Faroe Islands-set coming-of-age documentary “Skál,” produced by established production outfit Made in Copenhagen (“Motley’s Law,” “Putin’s Kiss”).

Phillip Sweet has tested positive for COVID-19. The Little Big Town member has contracted the virus, and thus will not join his fellow bandmates at the upcoming 2021 ACM Awards, they shared during an interview on Audacy on Thursday.

Little Big Town member has contracted the virus, and thus will not join his fellow bandmates at the upcoming 2021 ACM Awards, they shared during an interview on Audacy on Thursday. «Well, Philly's not feeling good. We might as well break the news, he's got the COVID,» Jimi Westbrook said.

This morning, Universal Pictures dropped a new trailer for F9, the latest action-packed installment in its Fast & Furious franchise.