Tag: film
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Cowboys, heat and rain: ‘Magnificent Seven’ talk challenging shoot
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bringing the American Wild West to life was no easy task, just ask the cast of “The Magnificent Seven,” who endured scorching heat and torrential rain in wool costumes in the Louisiana summer. “We had a lot of lightning, thunder issues where we had to shut (production) down,…
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Cowboys, heat and rain: ‘Magnificent Seven’ talk challenging shoot
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bringing the American Wild West to life was no easy task, just ask the cast of “The Magnificent Seven,” who endured scorching heat and torrential rain in wool costumes in the Louisiana summer. “We had a lot of lightning, thunder issues where we had to shut (production) down,…
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Fury pulls out of Klitschko rematch through injury
BERLIN (Reuters) – The world heavyweight title rematch between champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko on Oct. 29 has been called off for a second time with the Briton ruled “medically unfit”. “Tyson has this week been declared medically unfit to fight,” Fury's promoters Hennessy Sports said in a brief statement on Friday. “Medical…
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Football dad Will Smith says conflicted about ‘Concussion’ role
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Will Smith, a self-described “football dad,” said he felt conflicted about starring in the new film “Concussion” as the doctor who discovered brain trauma, a leading factor in the deaths of some former National Football League (NFL) players. Smith, who plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who…
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Football dad Will Smith conflicted but compelled about ‘Concussion’
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Will Smith, a self-described “football dad,” felt conflicted about starring in the new film “Concussion” as a doctor who discovered brain trauma was a factor in the deaths of some former National Football League (NFL) players. Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, the pathologist who, more than 10…