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37-year-old Kirsten Dunst recently said she is happy to be back at work following the birth of her son. The little boy is now one year old. Dunst told reporters at the Television Critics Association Summer 2019 Press Tour that her mother-in-law watches her son while she’s at work. She also said that motherhood has made her a lot more …

A Swedish court released US rapper A$AP Rocky on Friday pending the verdict of an assault trial that has outraged his fans, a decision that was quickly welcomed by US President Donald Trump. The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, hugged his mother in the courtroom after the Stockholm district court’s presiding judge Per Lennerbrant announced he would …

A live broadcaster, who called herself “Your Highness Qiao Biluo” and has more than 360,000 fans on the live-streaming platform of DouYu, may face more than 10 years in prison for fraud, “aicaijing.com.cn” reported. The female broadcaster,who disguised herself with video filters that made her look younger, a sweet voice modulator and a princess-like name; had attracted tens of thousands …

Netflix has released the first trailer for Martin Scorsese’s big-budget mafia epic “The Irishman,” featuring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Scorsese’s hotly anticipated movie stars De Niro as Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran – an American labor official and alleged hitman for the Bufalino organized crime family, who claimed to have murdered union leader James Hoffa (Pacino) in 1975. The …

“The Crucible”, directed by Yaël Farber and starring Richard Armitage, opened this year’s International Theater Live Festival on Tuesday in Beijing. Li Congzhou is the CEO of Beijing-based ATW Culture Media, which is the sole distributor of the National Theater Live program in China. He explained the reason why “The Crucible” was chosen as the opening title. “Yael Farbery is …

A new Hong Kong crime thriller Bodies at Rest directed by Finnish filmmaker Renny Harlin has been re-scheduled to open in the Chinese cinemas on Aug 16. Harlin, the most successful Finnish film director in the history of Hollywood, said he never dreamed of making a Hong Kong movie. “I’m a lifelong lover of Hong Kong movies,” he said. “And …

Visitors view photos during the photo exhibition “Reflection in Water” in Novi Sad, Serbia, July 21, 2019. The changes in urban and rural China were presented to Serbian art audience on Sunday in Novi Sad through eyes of Chinese art students at a photo exhibition “Reflection in Water”. The 70 works of students of the Communication University of China (CUC) …

A crocodile and two pythons have been stolen from a reptile zoo in Australia’s capital city. Peter Child, the owner and managing director of Canberra Reptile Zoo, found a baby freshwater crocodile named Jaws Jr and two pythons, tim tam and zebra, missing from their enclosure on Friday morning. He told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that footage from security …

Artist Wang Yongchun, 56, in Xi’an, Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Monday uses his mouth to hold a paintbrush. Wang supported three daughters through university by selling his paintings. Photo: VCG