Reuters Entertainment News Summary
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Bill Murray film's use of famed U.S. horse racing phrase draws lawsuit
U.S. horse racing announcer Dave Johnson, who called Triple Crown races for ABC television for two decades, on Wednesday sued the makers of Bill Murray’s 2014 film "St. Vincent" for using his signature phrase "and down the stretch they come" without permission. Johnson, 77, a Manhattan resident, accused the film’s distributor Weinstein Co, the producers Chernin Entertainment and Crescendo Productions and other defendants of infringing his 2012 trademark in the phrase, one of the most recognizable in American sports. 'Thrones' star Emilia Clarke reveals close brushes with death
"Game of Thrones" actress Emilia Clarke on Thursday revealed she suffered two brain aneurysms during her early years with the hit television show that left her convinced she would die. Clarke, 32, who plays Mother of Dragons Daenerys Targaryen in the medieval fantasy series, spoke of her two brushes with death for the first time in a personal essay for The New Yorker magazine. Nostalgic 'Only Fools and Horses' stage show soothes divided Britain
British comedy "Only Fools and Horses" ran for decades, drew the biggest home audience yet for a TV episode – and has smashed box office records with a West End musical version that resonates in a nation riven by Brexit and yearning for simpler times. Much has changed in Britain since Derek "Del Boy" Trotter and his younger brother Rodney eked out a living in the 1980s and 1990s in the mean streets of Peckham, southeast London, selling whatever dubious goods they could lay their hands on. Royal but regular: Will Harry and Meghan seek 'normality' for their baby?
Wearing his army fatigues while on tour in Afghanistan in 2013 thousands of miles from home, Britain's Prince Harry cut a relaxed figure as he told journalists: "I am one of the guys, I don't get treated any differently." Now with the birth of his first child expected next month, Queen Elizabeth's grandson and his wife Meghan will have to decide how "normal" a life they want the future seventh-in-line to the British crown to have. Bring a hankie - heartwarming 'Dumbo' movie may also bring tears
Bring a hankie to the new movie version of Disney's flying elephant tale "Dumbo" because it may be a little dark for some people. The movie, a live-action remake of the 1941 animated Disney classic, is centered on a circus baby elephant who is ridiculed for having huge ears and, whose mother, like in the original, is forcibly removed. Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus, The Killers among Woodstock 50 lineup
Rapper Jay-Z, singer Miley Cyrus and rockers The Killers are among the stars booked to perform at an event marking the 50th anniversary in August of the Woodstock festival, one of popular music's most historic moments. Woodstock 50, which will be held Aug. 16-18 in Watkins Glen in upstate New York state, 150 miles away from the site of the festival, will also feature the likes of Imagine Dragons, Chance the Rapper, The Lumineers and Janelle Monae. Factbox - Apple's media ambition: Original shows, news subscription
Apple Inc is expected to unveil a new video streaming service and a news subscription platform at an event on Monday at its California headquarters. The iPhone maker is banking on growing its services business to offset a dip in smartphone sales.
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