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Glenn Close and Billy Porter joined Cast New Hunger Games film

Glenn Close and Billy Porter join the cast of the new Hunger Games film: Sunrise on the Reaping. The film is the second prequel in the series and takes place 24 years before the original Hunger Games trilogy. According to trade magazine Variety, Close will play the role of Drusilla Sickle, the mentor of the […]

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Jury member in Diddy case replaced due to unclear residence status

The court in New York has dismissed a juror in the rapper Diddy trial. According to Judge Arun Subramanian, the man could not clearly demonstrate where he lives and with whom, reports CNN. The man, referred to as juror number six, is being replaced by the first alternate on the list. During selection, the man

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Singer Eefje de Visser will release new album on 10 October

Eefje de Visser will release her new album Vlijmscherp on October 10th. The album forms a diptych with her previous album Heimwee. De Visser describes Vlijmscherp as an energetic and electronic sequel to the more subdued Heimwee. “I wanted to release a colorful second part, with at least as much depth, but also danceable songs,”

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AVROTROS does not have to show confidential reports to the media supervisor

AVROTROS does not have to show two confidential investigation reports on, among other things, the socially safe working culture to the Commissariaat voor de Media (CvdM). That is what the court in Utrecht ruled on Monday. The broadcaster had filed a lawsuit “to protect the employees.” AVROTROS had agreed with its employees that the reports

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Di-Rect takes a five-month break: ‘Agenda locked’

DI-RECT is taking a five-month break. For the first time in 25 years, the band is pausing its joint planning and “the schedule is locked,” drummer Jamie Westland said in an interview on Radio 538 on Monday. According to Westland, the band members will go their own way in the coming period. “Eventually, we will

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Monique van de Ven receives oeuvre prize on film by the Sea

Here’s the extracted content, stripped of extraneous information, and translated to English: Monique van de Ven will receive the Career Achievement Award from the Film by the Sea film festival this year. The organization is honoring the 72-year-old actress for her long-standing contribution to the Dutch film industry. According to festival director Jan Doense, Van

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Actor Piet Kamerman (99), known as Lowietje from Baantjer, died

Piet Kamerman passed away at the age of 99. The actor, director, and playwright died on June 3rd in Utrecht, his family announced on Monday. The cremation took place last Friday. Kamerman became widely known as the bartender Lowietje in the popular police series Baantjer. He played that role between 2000 and 2006. His acting

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