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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. German film shows horrors of 1970s serial killer

A disturbing German film showing the true story of a serial killer who preyed on women in Hamburg's red-light district in the 1970s does not glorify violence but explores the humanity of victims and killer, the film's director said. Premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday, "The Golden Glove" is one of 17 films competing for the top prize. Actor Jonah Hill debuts as director with 90s skating film

Famous for the "bro comedies" of his early career, now actor Jonah Hill wants to challenge traditional concepts of masculinity with his directorial debut film about a group of troubled young skaters in 1990s Los Angeles. "Mid90s", a coming-of-age movie presented at the Berlin Film Festival, follows 13-year-old Stevie who, beaten by his older brother, seeks solace with a group of troubled skaters hanging around a shop smoking and making crude jokes. Cardi B goes for first Grammy win; Ariana Grande, Drake among no-shows

R&B singer Alicia Keys hosts a female-flavored Grammy Awards show on Sunday featuring performances by Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Diana Ross and Dolly Parton, but which risks being overshadowed by the absence of some of music's most influential stars. The live ceremony in Los Angeles could see Cardi B take home her first ever Grammy and potentially become the first rapper since 2004 to win the coveted album of the year award for her "Invasion of Privacy." 'The Favourite' kicks off BAFTA awards with early wins

Costume romp "The Favourite" kicked off the BAFTAs with several wins on Sunday, scooping Outstanding British Film and the Supporting Actress prizes at Britain's top film honors. The 18th century period drama, which stars Olivia Colman as Britain's Queen Anne, went into the race with 12 nominations. At Berlin Film Festival, a Norwegian forest as childhood paradise

A Norwegian drama starring film veteran Stellan Skarsgard awakens nostalgia for youth and bygone landscapes, but global warming was not its intended message, according to the author of the book the film is based on. "Out Stealing Horses", which premiered at the 69th Berlin Film Festival on Saturday, is based on a best-selling novel by Norwegian author Per Petterson. Berlin festival aims for gender equality with half of films by women

The Berlin Film Festival has made a pledge to promote gender equality, taking the first step toward that goal by screening almost an equal number of movies directed by women as by men. Out of the 400 films to be screened at this year's Berlinale, almost half have female directors. Country singer Dolly Parton raises laughs at charity awards gala

Dolly Parton became the first country singer to receive the MusiCares Person of the Year award on Friday, taking to the stage with jokes about hillbillies, fighting and pornography. Comedy played a large role in a night of all-star musical performances in Los Angeles to honor Parton for her music and philanthropy, hosted by country group Little Big Town. Box Office: 'Lego Movie 2' falls short with $34 million debut

The domestic box office might want to start sending out an S.O.S. After a disappointing start to 2019, industry watchers were hoping Warner Bros.' "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" would help turn things around and bring audiences back to their local multiplexes. The animated sequel did easily topped box office charts with $34.4 million from 4,303 locations, but it wasn't able to build the buzz that the studio anticipated heading into the weekend. Early estimates from both Warner Bros. and independent tracking services suggested "The Lego Movie 2" would open with at least $50 million for the weekend. But unlike the film's anthem, everything is was not awesome for the sequel in its first three days in theaters. Bollywood movie premiering in Berlin puts spotlight on India's hip-hop scene

Actor Ranveer Singh said India could be on the cusp of a musical revolution with the kind of Hindustani hip-hop that is the subject of his new movie premiering at the Berlin Film Festival. "Gully Boy", directed by India's Zoya Akhtar, tells the fictional tale of Murad (Singh), a student who lives in a slum and ends up temporarily substituting for his injured father as chauffeur for a wealthy family. Teacher, drifter, Mossad spy: a Berlinale tale of trust and treachery

Diane Kruger took herself on a spy-training course in Israel to prepare for her starring role in "The Operative", and rapidly became a person she didn't like. The German-born actress plays a multilingual drifter with little in the way of allegiance or personal ties - prime material for Israel's Mossad, which sees in her someone eager for a homeland to which she can become loyal.