Reuters Entertainment News Summary

09/08/2016 16:59

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

Arrest made in $3 million jewelry theft from rapper Drake's tour bus

An Arizona stagehand was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of stealing about $3 million in jewelry from a bus used by Grammy-winning rapper Drake on his latest concert tour, Phoenix police said. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Travion King, snatched the briefcase after boarding the bus at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday at the Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix, police spokesman Vince Lewis said.

Relationships between women a mystery to men, says 'spiritualist' Portman

Relationships between women remain a mystery to men, U.S.-Israeli actress Natalie Portman said at the Venice film festival on Thursday, adding her voice to calls for the movie industry to employ more female directors. Portman spoke while presenting "Planetarium," a drama in which she and Lily-Rose Depp play two spiritualists in late 1930s France who are also sisters. Screening in the out-of-competition section in Venice, it is directed by Rebecca Zlotowski.

'Jackie' paints mystery of First Lady after assassination

Film director Pablo Larrain said his portrayal of Jacqueline Kennedy in the aftermath of her husband's assassination is not a biopic but rather a chance to look at an intriguing and painful story from the point of view of the former first lady. Larrain was speaking at the Venice film festival where "Jackie," starring Natalie Portman, will premier later on Wednesday and is competing against 19 other movies for the coveted Golden Lion that will be awarded on Saturday.

Marilyn Monroe's dress from JFK birthday performance up for auction

The skin-tight dress Marilyn Monroe wore for her sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" before then U.S. President John F. Kennedy at a 1962 gala will go on sale at an auction in November, the company behind the event said on Wednesday. Jean Louis designed the dress covered in sequins that Monroe, one of the 20th century's most famous sex symbols, wore when she shed her fur coat in a splashy entrance at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Meg Ryan uses 'fierce' maternal instincts in her directorial debut

Hollywood actress Meg Ryan goes behind the camera for her directorial debut "Ithaca," a World War II drama for which she said she used her maternal instincts in telling the story. The movie, based on William Saroyan's novel "The Human Comedy," follows a teenager who wants to help his widowed mother financially by getting a job as a messenger. He soon gets some tough lessons in life as he delivers messages to families who have lost loved ones in the war.

Western remake 'The Magnificent Seven' opens Toronto Film Festival

A merry band of outlaws and hired hands will kick off Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday in "The Magnificent Seven," leading a slew of big action films and intimate true stories vying for early buzz leading into Hollywood's annual awards season. Sony Pictures' star-studded remake of 1960 Western "The Magnificent Seven" will open the festival with a red carpet premiere. Stars Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke will join director Antoine Fuqua to discuss retelling a classic story for a contemporary audience.

Tom Hanks explores the drama and trauma of being a hero in 'Sully'

When a US Airways pilot landed a damaged plane in the Hudson River in the middle of winter, saving all 155 people on board, he was immediately hailed a hero - but even heroes can be crumbling on the inside. "Sully," directed by Clint Eastwood and out in theaters on Friday, follows the immediate aftermath of the extraordinary events on Jan. 15, 2009 that saw Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger land the plane on the Hudson after the Airbus A320-214's two engines were destroyed by a flock of birds.

Konchalovsky says 'Rai' tackles evil done in the name of good

Andrei Konchalovsky uses the Holocaust-theme in his drama "Rai" to explore how people back then and today commit evil acts all the while believing that what they do is right, the veteran Russian director said at the Venice film festival on Thursday. "Rai" (Paradise), which follows three characters as they make life-altering choices, is one of 20 films competing for the coveted Golden Lion that will awarded on Saturday.

Playboy wins copyright battle over web links to its images

Playboy won a legal fight to stop a website from posting links to images published without permission on Thursday, a decision which could have far wider consequences across the Internet. The European Union's top court decided that posting such links infringes copyright when the website doing it is seeking to profit from pictures published without permission.

French actor Belmondo says has done all he wanted in life

Veteran French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo said on Thursday he had done everything he wanted in life as he accepted the Venice film festival's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement. The charismatic 83-year-old star, best known for movies such as the 1964 hit "L'Homme de Rio" (That Man from Rio), received a long standing ovation as he walked on stage, leaning on a cane, to receive the coveted award.

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