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Review: Timothée Chalamet waltzes through the whimsical 'Wonka' but Roald Dahl's daring is missing

Review: Timothée Chalamet waltzes through the whimsical 'Wonka' but Roald Dahl's daring is missing

The original 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” may have been a delicious dream, lined with trees of gumballs and fields of lollipops. But never has there been a more cautionary tale about the danger of too much of a good thing.
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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Lily Gladstone is standing on the cusp of history

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Lily Gladstone is standing on the cusp of history

NEW YORK (AP) — Lily Gladstone is named after her great-grandmother. The elder Lily bore many similarities to Gladstone’s character in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon," Mollie Burkhart.
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Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for nearly 200 years go on show in Amsterdam

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history muse
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The AP names its five Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023

NEW YORK (AP) — In this big year of entertainment — think “Barbenheimer,” the twin conquests of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé and the jolting strikes by actors and writers — we witnessed five streaking stars. Their party was 2023.
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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Ayo Edebiri is rising to the top, and she’s bringing her friends along

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Ayo Edebiri is rising to the top, and she’s bringing her friends along

In 2023, Ayo Edebiri was everywhere.
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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Kris Bowers, quickly scoring the title of Hollywood's favorite composer

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Kris Bowers, quickly scoring the title of Hollywood's favorite composer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Bowers grew up in Los Angeles, just a few minutes away from The World Stage performance space, and immersed in jazz. Music, he knew, was always his path.
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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Reneé Rapp has always known what she wants - and isn't afraid to say no

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Reneé Rapp has always known what she wants - and isn't afraid to say no

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a 23-year-old, Reneé Rapp has had a lot of practice telling powerful people no.
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AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Charles Melton thinks it's good it took years to make it in Hollywood

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Charles Melton thinks it's good it took years to make it in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fame didn’t come overnight for Charles Melton.
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James Patterson awards $500 bonuses to 600 employees at independent bookstores

James Patterson awards $500 bonuses to 600 employees at independent bookstores

NEW YORK (AP) — Six hundred employees at independent bookstores — from Chapter One in Victoria, Minnesota, to The Cloak & Dagger in Princeton, New Jersey — will be receiving $500 holiday bonuses from author James Patterson.
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Indhu Rubasingham named as first woman to lead Britain's National Theatre

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s National Theatre announced Wednesday that Indhu Rubasingham will be the next artistic director of the United Kingdom’s pre-eminent public stage company.
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