Reuters Entertainment News Summary

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Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Portraying motherhood biggest challenge in new release for Oscar-winner Vikander

Portraying the joys and pains of motherhood in Derek Cianfrance's "The Light Between Oceans" that premieres at the Venice film festival on Thursday was one of the biggest challenges for 27-year-old Swedish actress Alicia Vikander. The story, set in Australia in the 1920s, is the tragic tale of a lighthouse keeper, played by Michael Fassbender, and his wife (Vikander), who have suffered two miscarriages when a baby in a boat washes ashore their remote island.

Wenders chooses 3D to bring intimacy to talk of women and men

Wim Wenders shot "Les Beaux Jours d'Aranjuez," an adaptation of a play by Austrian writer Peter Handke, in 3D to draw viewers more intimately into a dialog about how men see women and how women see men, the veteran German director said on Thursday. In the movie, a man and a woman sit in a garden outside Paris on a summer's day and share their views about love and freedom, weaving through memories and unspoken desires.

N.Y. court tosses Lindsay Lohan's Grand Theft Auto V lawsuit

A New York state appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit in which the actress Lindsay Lohan accused the maker of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video games of basing a character on her without her permission. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc did not use Lohan's "name, portrait or picture" in "Grand Theft Auto V" and therefore did not violate her right to privacy, the five-judge Appellate Division panel in Manhattan said.

Exclusive: Australia's two biggest cities cancel Mao Zedong concerts, citing safety concerns

Australia's two biggest cities Sydney and Melbourne canceled concerts commemorating the death of former Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, with one citing safety concerns, after Chinese Australians complained the content was insensitive. The incident signifies the continued divisiveness of Mao among Chinese, both at home and abroad, four decades after his death.

Polish director Skolimowski appeals for more films on immigrants

Veteran Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski on Wednesday pleaded for more films to made about migrants, saying immigration was one of the world's biggest problems. Speaking at the Venice film festival where he was awarded the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement, Skolimowski said migrants deserved to be looked at in a "sympathetic way."

Hollywood studios, football leagues urge EU rethink on copyright

The heads of some of the biggest Hollywood studios, commercial broadcasters and European football leagues have urged the European Union to reconsider a planned copyright overhaul they fear will lead to lower investment in films and TV shows. In a letter to the presidents of the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament, they warn that the EU's plans to help make more films and TV shows available online across borders will have "severe negative impacts on our industry and incentives to invest, which would stunt economic growth and innovation for years to come."

Amy Adams leads in sci-fi thriller as Oscar buzz builds in Venice

Five-time Academy Award nominee Amy Adams may get closer to finally landing an Oscar as two of her movies are competing at the Venice film festival this year, including Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi thriller "Arrival." In the film, premiering on Thursday, Adams plays a linguist hired by the U.S. government to go inside one of 12 spaceships that have touched down around the world. Her task: to establish contact with the extra-terrestrials on board, develop a common language and discover the purpose of their visit.

Macau gambling revenue breaks two-year downward trend with one percent August rise

Macau, the world's biggest casino hub, posted a 1.1 percent rise in gambling revenue in August, the first positive monthly year-over-year growth in more than two years, after the opening of Wynn Macau's $4 billion resort in the southern Chinese territory. August marks the first upward tick for the former Portuguese colony since May 2014, after monthly revenues plummeted to five-year lows due to slowing economic growth in the world's second largest economy. A major anti-graft campaign also kept the very rich from openly flaunting their wealth.

Jackie Chan to get lifetime achievement Oscar

Martial arts expert and actor Jackie Chan will receive a lifetime achievement Oscar, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday. Chan, 62, the Hong Kong-born star of Hollywood movies such as "Kung Fu Panda," "The Karate Kid" and the "Rush Hour" franchise, will join documentary maker Frederick Wiseman, British film editor Anne V. Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster as recipients of the 2016 Governors Awards.

Actor Tom Sizemore charged with domestic abuse

Actor Tom Sizemore, who co-starred in the films "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Hawk Down" before he was convicted in 2003 of assaulting ex-girlfriend Heidi Fleiss, has been charged with domestic abuse stemming from an arrest in July. Sizemore, 54, faces one count each of three misdemeanors - abuse of an intimate partner, battery of an intimate partner and making terrorist threats - all punishable by up to a year in jail, the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said on Wednesday.

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