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LOS ANGELES: The "X-Men" spinoff "Logan" -- starring Hugh Jackman as the metal-clawed, mutant anti-hero Wolverine -- dominated the box office in its opening weekend with a huge $88.4 million, according to data released Monday. Aimed at a more adult audience, it is the first R-rated outing in the "X-Men" franchise, which began in 2000 and has so far clocked up $4.4 billion in box office revenue. More of a blood-spattered road movie than a traditional superhero film, it follows Wolverine/Logan as he undertakes one final mission: to protect a young girl who has powers remarkably like his own and is being pursued by dark forces. Dropping to the runner-up spot in its second week was social horror-thriller "Get Out," which has been the surprise hit of the year, taking $28.2 million, said box office tracker Exhibitor Relations. Jordan Peele´s directorial debut -- he is half of the comedy duo "Key and Peele" -- follows an African Ameri...

Natalie Portman becomes mother for the 2nd time. Hollywood star Natalie Portman has given birth to a girl, her representative said on Friday. It is the second child for the 35-year-old Oscar-winning actress and her husband, French choreographer Benjamin Millepied, six years after the birth of their son Aleph. “Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied welcomed a baby girl, Amalia Millepied, on February 22. Mother and baby are happy and healthy,” her representative said in a statement circulated to US media. Portman attended the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards in January but skipped Sunday’s Oscars, where she was nominated for best actress for her performance in “Jackie,” about the late US First Lady Jackie Kennedy. Critics raved about how accurately Portman managed to capture Kennedy’s voice and personality. Portman won a best actress Oscar for 2010’s psychological ballet thriller “Black Swan,” and it was on the set of the movie that she...

Leave Bollywood if it's so bad: Karan Johar to Kangana Ranaut MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Kangana Ranaut and Karan Johar may be headed towards a conflict as the latter recently hit out at the former, claiming that if the film industry was so bad then the actress should leave it.  Everyone knew things were headed towards a showdown when Kangana Ranaut called Karan Johar the 'flag bearer of nepotism' in his show Koffee with Karan. The director did not react much then but the dialogue did catch a lot of eyebrows and people commended Kangana for speaking her mind.  In a recent interview, Johar lashed out at the actress, claiming that she did not understand what nepotism meant at all in the first place.  "What I want to say is I don’t think she has understood the entirety of that statement because what is nepotism? Am I working with my son, daughter or nephew? What about those 15 filmmakers who are not from the film industry?" Karan claimed that he ...

Chazelle becomes youngest directing Oscar winner for 'La La Land' HOLLYWOOD: Damien Chazelle became the youngest ever winner of a best directing Oscar on Sunday after picking up the prize for his third feature film, musical "La La Land." It was the first Academy Award for Chazelle, 32, who was the favorite going into Sunday's ceremony after winning Directors Guild and Golden Globe awards earlier this year. "La La Land," a contemporary original musical, is set in Los Angeles and stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as an aspiring actress and a tortured jazz musician who fall in love. Chazelle thanked his girlfriend, actress Olivia Hamilton, while accepting his statuette. "This was a movie about love and I was lucky enough to fall in love while making it," he said. It took six years for Chazelle to find a studio willing to finance and take a gamble on "La La Land," which was conceived as a modern take on 1940s and 195...