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Biden Bestows Presidential Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, José Andrés, Anna Wintour, Bono, Earvin “Magic” Johnson, and Others

President Joe Biden presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 18 recipients at the White House on Saturday—celebrating leaders in politics, humanitarianism, and entertainment. With honorees ranging from Ralph Lauren to Jane Goodallit’s the last time Biden will hand out the prestigious award. “As cultural icons, dignified statesmen, humanitarians, rock […]

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‘Moana 2’ Serves Up Record Thanksgiving Day Box Office

Moanapocalypse has arrived at the Thanksgiving box office, where a record bounty is underway for Hollywood and theater owners. Disney’s fantasy musical Moana 2 opened to a record-shattering $57.5 million on Wednesday, followed by $28 million on Thursday — the biggest Thanksgiving of all time and the fourth-biggest Thursday for a non-opening day. Rival studios […]

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How ‘Gladiator 2’ Turns Denzel Washington Into a Villain

SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Gladiator II,” currently playing in theaters. All hail Macrinus! In a world of political backstabbing, power and ambition, Denzel Washington’s Macrinus enters the arena in Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” with troops and guards under a canopy. He reeks of wealth and oozes power. […]

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Denzel Washington ‘Gladiator 2’ Character Is Like Trump

In Gladiator IIDenzel Washington plays a glamorous arms dealer and former gladiator who plots to control Rome. The character, Macrinus, is based on an actual historical figure. But director Ridley Scott says that Macrinus is a bit like a certain modern-day politician. When explaining the character’s (spoiler-free) backstory, Scott told The Hollywood Reporter“[Macrinus] was a […]

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Ridley Scott, Paul Mescal on Creating Sequel

Ridley Scott has been trying to squeeze a rhinoceros into the Colosseum for 25 years. Back in 1999, when he was shooting his first Gladiator film, he talked to animal trainers about the possibility of bringing a real 6,000-pound rhino onto his set but was told the horned animals were too difficult to control. Then […]

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