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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Stanley Kubrick's film legacy remembered at London Design Museum

From costumes worn in "A Clockwork Orange" to props seen in "Full Metal Jacket", an exhibition dedicated to Stanley Kubrick opens in London this week looking at the late American director's film work 20 years after his death. Films, posters, pictures, letters and interviews are also on show for "Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition", a touring exhibition which now comes to the London Design Museum. Netflix, streaming services win Oscars cinema rule battle

In a win for Netflix, Amazon and other internet streaming services, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted not to change its rules for winning an Oscar, Hollywood's top prize. The decision follows a battle over how long a movie must play on the big screens in theaters before being launched on the internet, DVD or other mediums that put it on the small screen. R. Kelly's accuser wins judgment in suit singer failed to answer

A woman who accused R. Kelly of sexual abuse has won a civil case by default against the singer, after he failed to respond to her lawsuit and was a no-show in court. The woman, who accused Kelly of repeatedly having sex with her when she was 16 years old, filed the case in Chicago in February, a day before Kelly was arrested on 10 charges of sexual abuse. Rami Malek to play Bond villain in franchise's 25th film next year

Oscar winner Rami Malek will play the international villain who Daniel Craig's James Bond must battle in the British spy franchise's 25th film set for release next year, the producers announced on Thursday. Malek, 37, who drew critical acclaim for his portrayal of Queen front man Freddie Mercury in "Bohemian Rhapsody" last year, will play Bond's nemesis in the upcoming film, which goes by the working title "Bond 25," producers said. Superheroes and a king may set movie records for Disney this summer

The final chapter in a decade-long superhero saga and the remake of a big-screen classic could topple box-office records during a summer movie season expected to be dominated by Walt Disney Co. "Avengers: Endgame" from Disney's Marvel Studios kicked off Hollywood's parade of potential blockbusters on Wednesday. Ticket sales in China hit $107.2 million, the highest opening-day total in the country's history. Disney's 'Avengers: Endgame' smashes China opening day record

Marvel superhero movie "Avengers: Endgame" set an opening-day record in China with an estimated $107.2 million in ticket sales, distributor Walt Disney Co said. The movie, the final chapter of a story told across 22 Marvel films featuring popular characters such as Iron Man, Thor and Black Widow, smashed many records to become China's highest grossing foreign movie on first day when it was released on Wednesday, two days before its U.S. screening. Athens painter turns blockbusters into motion picture art

Greek artist Virginia Axioti's work is seen by thousands of people every week, but none of it is digital. As the designer of hand-painted billboards that hang over the entrance to Athens' Athinaion cinema advertising the newest film, she can count on a regular audience without having to embrace the internet. Jennifer Garner leads People magazine's beautiful list

Actress, businesswoman and children's advocate Jennifer Garner is featured on the cover of People magazine's annual beautiful issue, the magazine said on Tuesday. People said it chose the 47-year-old "Alias" actress for balancing her career and charitable work with the raising of her three children with ex-husband Ben Affleck. Critics gush over the spectacle and story of 'Avengers: Endgame'

Film critics unleashed overwhelmingly positive reviews on Tuesday of "Avengers: Endgame," the highly anticipated final installment in a decade-long superhero story from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios. As of Tuesday afternoon, all but one of 56 "Endgame" reviews collected by the Rotten Tomatoes website were rated as positive.