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Netflix to release three films in theaters ahead of online debut

Netflix Inc will debut three of its upcoming original films in a limited number of theaters before the movies appear on the streaming service, the company said on Wednesday. The move for "Roma," "Bird Box" and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" is a change from the company's traditional practice of releasing movies in theaters and on Netflix on the same day.

Oprah backs Stacey Abrams in historic Georgia governor's race

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey lent her star power on Thursday to Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is vying to become the first female black governor in the United States, while saying she has no political aspirations of her own. "I am here today because Stacey Abrams cares about the things that matter," Winfrey told a cheering crowd at a Cobb County town hall, citing Abrams' stance on environmental protection, healthcare and gun control.

Musician Neil Young confirms marriage to actress Daryl Hannah

Singer-songwriter Neil Young confirmed rumors that have persisted for months, saying he is indeed married to actress Daryl Hannah. Young revealed the marriage on Wednesday with a brief reference to "my wife Daryl" in a post on his web site about his song "Ohio," which he wrote in 1970 to protest the shooting deaths of four student protesters by the National Guard at Kent State University in Ohio.

Chris Pine puts on Scottish accent for historical drama 'Outlaw King'

"Star Trek" actor Chris Pine swaps space for medieval Scotland in Netflix action drama "Outlaw King" in which he plays 14th century rebel warrior Robert the Bruce who fought the English to regain control of his homeland. The American actor, best known for playing Captain Kirk in the sci-fi saga, dons armor and puts on a Scottish accent for the role, which follows the man deemed an outlaw by the English king as he pursues the bloody quest for independence.

'Boy Erased' steps up battle against gay conversion therapy

It's been 14 years since Garrard Conley, the gay son of an Arkansas Baptist preacher, was sent to conversion therapy and two years since he published a memoir about what he calls the "psychological torture" he endured there. But it was only after watching "Boy Erased," the movie version of his own story, that what happened to him fully came home.

'Mummy' film poster, expected to fetch record, fails to sell at auction

A rare, original poster from the Boris Karloff horror classic "The Mummy" that was predicted to set a record price for a film poster at auction went unsold on Wednesday when no one bid the $950,000 minimum in the online sale. Sotheby's had predicted that the work, one of only three known surviving examples of the original lithographic poster from the 1932 film, would fetch up to $1.5 million.

Los Angeles prosecutors decline to charge Stallone after sexual assault allegation

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office has decided there is not enough evidence to prosecute "Rocky" actor Sylvester Stallone over allegations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 1987 and 1990, according to an agency document released on Tuesday. The allegations from a woman in Santa Monica, California, also are outside of the statute of limitations, officials said in a charge evaluation worksheet by the district attorney's office seen by Reuters. The document said the victim, whose name was blacked out, stated that she and Stallone had a consensual relationship in 1987. The complainant's name has never been publicly released.

Jane Fonda, Amy Schumer among stars to appear on U.S. voter telethon

Hollywood celebrities including Jane Fonda, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Amy Schumer will take part in an online telethon on Monday to urge young people to pledge to vote in Tuesday's congressional midterm elections. The two-hour "Telethon for America," created by comedian Ben Gleib, will be streamed live starting at 9 p.m. ET on Monday on YouTube, Facebook Live and Comedy Central's website, organizers said in a statement.

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