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Shanghai Film Festival Pulls Japan Movie over Government Blacklist

The Shanghai film festival has yanked the Japanese anime movie "Attack on Titan" from screening, an organizer said Monday, after it appeared on a "black list" issued by Chinese cultural authorities.

The 2014 animated movie about monstrous "titans" making humans their food was scheduled to be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival which started on Saturday and runs until June 21.

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'Jurassic World' Eats Box Office Alive to Set Record

The fearsome "Jurassic Park" dinosaurs have done it again, gobbling up the competition to score the biggest worldwide box office opening weekend ever with the latest franchise.

Action-packed "Jurassic World," featuring a new and particularly lethal hybrid dino, raked in a whopping $511 million globally in its debut at cinemas, according to box office tracker Exhibitor Relations on Sunday.

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Bang and Bling for Kurdish Pop Diva's anti-IS Anthem

High heels, fatigues and gold rifle-shaped rings -- singer Helly Luv's blend of bang and bling has made her the most popular cheerleader for the Iraqi Kurds' war against jihadists.

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Men who 'Shop Like Women' Light Up London Catwalk Shows

Gazing over the road at the crowds streaming into London's fashion week for men, construction worker Carl, dressed in a fluorescent safety bib, wondered: "What's going on? They all look weird."

For fashion lovers, buyers, journalists and bloggers, the four days of the London Collections Men SS16 are an opportunity to show off their finery -- the more eccentric the better.

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Shanghai Film Festival Opens, Taking Aim at Hollywood

The Shanghai film festival opened on Saturday with a strong Asian flavor in movie selections and a bevy of Chinese stars striding down the red carpet.

The festival, founded in 1993, is featuring more than 380 movies from nearly 50 countries, according to organizers. But China dominates with 80 films, almost double the number by closest competitor the United States.

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Music Streaming Business Targets CD-Crazy Japanese

A new music streaming service in Japan is aiming to make a dent in the world's second-largest music market, but it could face a tough challenge from the undisputed king of the sector -- the good old compact disc.

While digital music now eclipses CD sales in the United States, Japanese music lovers tend to be big on showing off their disc collections -- e-books have also struggled -- and the industry is heavily geared toward sales of physical media. 

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Reality Starlet Weds Swedish Prince

Hundreds of Swedes gathered in the hot summer sun on Saturday to watch former reality show starlet Sofia Hellqvist become a real-life princess when she marries Prince Carl Philip in a lavish Stockholm wedding.

Royal watchers clutching blue and yellow national flags pitched rugs and deck chairs along the route that the newlyweds will take after exchanging vows and before returning to the palace for a 21-gun salute and wedding banquet.

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John Stamos Charged with Driving under the Influence

Actor John Stamos has been arrested and cited with driving under the influence in Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills police say they received calls around 7:45 p.m. Friday reporting a possible drunken driver. Police later stopped Stamos, who was the only person in the vehicle.

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Lady Gaga Hidden in Hotel for Days before European Games Opening

Singer Lady Gaga spent several days hiding in a hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan to keep her presence a secret before she performed at the European Games.

Performing the John Lennon song "Imagine," Lady Gaga was a surprise addition to the program for the inaugural games Friday. Her participation was only revealed part-way through the two-hour show.

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Van Morrison, Eddie Redmayne Honored by Queen Elizabeth II

Singer-songwriter Van Morrison was given a knighthood and Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne was made an OBE in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honors announced Friday.

Rugby stars Gareth Edwards and Jonny Wilkinson as well as William Pooley, a British nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone, were also honored.

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