Category: Entertainment News

‘Sound of Freedom’ Tops Box Office on Fourth of July Opening Day

“Sound of Freedom,” a new human trafficking action film, achieved the top spot at the box office in America on its opening day, the Fourth of July. According to Box Office Mojo, a website that tracks box-office revenue, “Sound of Freedom” took the spot for the highest grossing film on July 4, at $14.24 million. In second spot was…


Hong Kong-Born Singer Coco Lee Dies by Suicide at Age 48, Her Siblings Say

HONG KONG—Coco Lee, a Hong Kong-born singer and songwriter who had a highly successful career in Asia, has died by suicide, her siblings said Wednesday. She was 48. The star had been suffering from depression for several years, Ms. Coco Lee’s elder sisters Carol and Nancy Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook and…


Taylor Swift’s Latest Show Malfunction Draws Fanfare

Swifties have united more than ever after pop artist Taylor Swift’s rapid reaction to the latest mishap during her Eras tour. The singer’s swift response came when a trapdoor on a section of the stage failed to open and lower her down while performing her 2017 song “Look What You Made Me Do” during a…


Grammy CEO Emphasizes Eligibility of Music With AI-created Components

As the music industry continues to move forward in the face of rapid technological advances, the Recording Academy has asserted its stance when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence and its role in regard to artists winning the musical award. That was established in a recent interview given to the Associated Press by…


Actress Allison Mack Released From Prison After Sentencing for Role in NXIVM Cult

Actress Allison Mack, who starred in the television series “Smallville,” has been released from prison early, government records suggest. Online records from the Federal Bureau of Prisons website state that Ms. Mack was released from the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California—a low-security women’s prison—on July 3, a year earlier than anticipated. The Epoch Times has contacted the prison…


Vietnam Bans New Barbie Movie for Featuring Chinese Regime’s South China Sea Map

Moviegoers may be surprised to learn that the forthcoming “Barbie”—a movie based on the popular children’s doll toy franchise—has been banned in Vietnam over its depiction of an international maritime dispute with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC—a single-party state controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—has asserted maritime rights to much of…


Disney’s ‘Indiana Jones’ 5 Takes Home a Tepid $60 Million Over July 4th Weekend

Amidst its less-than-stellar Cannes premiere, flaccid 43 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating, and myriad woke-related controversies surrounding its studio, Disney’s latest Indiana Jones installment had a lukewarm $60 million box office debut. That’s according to Comscore numbers, which show Disney’s “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” earned an estimated $130 million 3-day global weekend ($60…


Leandro de Niro Rodriguez, Grandson of Robert de Niro, Dies at 19

NEW YORK—Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, a grandson of Robert De Niro, has died at 19. His mother, Drena De Niro, announced the news Monday in an Instagram post. “I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in…


Pentagon Cuts Off Filmmakers Who Kowtow to China

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently updated a media production document, declaring that it will not work with film studios that tailor their movies to meet China’s demands. “The DoD will not provide production assistance when there is demonstrable evidence that the production has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from the…


Pentagon to Cut Off Filmmakers Who Kowtow to China

The Department of Defense (DoD) recently updated a media production document, declaring that it will not work with film studios that tailor their movies to meet China’s demands. “The DoD will not provide production assistance when there is demonstrable evidence that the production has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from the…