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American Culture Quiz: Test your command of Hollywood's hottest soundtracks, high cost of freedom and more

APP USERS: Click here to get the quiz! The American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital offers eight new questions each week that test your command of our unique national traits, trends, history, people and popular interests. This week’s quiz looks at the joyful 1980s movie soundtracks that moved Americans to dance in theater aisles — it tackles, too, the …

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Kate Beckinsale hits back at critics calling her too ‘thin,' explains mystery hospitalization

Kate Beckinsale is not going to take any criticism. The 50-year-old actress recently posted several clips of herself dancing to All Saints’ “Never Ever” in a since-deleted Instagram post, per Us Weekly. “Sorry to say this Kate, but you do look a bit thin … You always striked a great balance … But when your cheekbones start to show, the …

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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ star Glen Powell nearly went broke waiting for film’s debut, ‘depleting a bank account’

Glen Powell‘s life changed once he portrayed Lt. Jake “Hangman” Seresin in “Top Gun: Maverick,” but before the film flew high in theaters, the actor was going broke. “I’d never made any significant amount of money on a movie, including “Top Gun,” and I was depleting a bank account to a point where my accountant was like, ‘This pandemic cannot …

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Chris Pratt leads many Hollywood franchises, but one paralleled his own life in a ‘strange, unintentional way’

Chris Pratt has starred in a number of blockbusters following his breakout role in the comedy series “Parks and Recreation.” Most recently, he voiced everyone’s favorite grouchy lasagna-loving orange cat, Garfield, in “The Garfield Movie.” Prior to that, Pratt led the “Jurassic World” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchises, and he shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. …

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Adam Sandler's friends and the films they've starred in opposite the actor

Adam Sandler is known for appearing in his own comedic flicks, many of which star his band of famous friends, too. Several friends of Sandler’s were relationships born out of “Saturday Night Live,” where he and many of his actor friends kicked off their careers in Hollywood. Here are some actors that are part of Sandler’s circle and have joined …

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‘The Great Gatsby’ starring Robert Redford, Mia Farrow turns 50: 10 Hollywood classics celebrating milestone

Many of Hollywood’s classic movies are celebrating a milestone anniversary this year. Here is a look at a few movies that are turning 50 in 2024. “Chinatown” “Chinatown” received 11 Academy Award nominations. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) Director Roman Polanski’s final film in the United States, “Chinatown,” turns 50 in June. In addition to earning 11 Academy Award …

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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ set to hit theaters: 10 most-anticipated summer movies

Moviegoers all across America are looking forward to a summer of movie magic. Fandango surveyed 6,000 people to determine which films moviegoers are most excited to see in theaters this year. Coming in at No. 1 is “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which is set to be the first R-rated film to come from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It stars Ryan Reynolds …

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Rescue canine Kodi, 'Dog on Trial' star, awarded top prize at Cannes Film Festival

The verdict is in: The titular “Dog on Trial” was declared this year’s Palm Dog winner in Cannes on Friday. Kodi the griffon mix, who plays Cosmos in the Swiss comedy-drama, narrowly beat Xin, a sighthound who instead wagged away with the Grand Jury Prize for the Chinese drama “Black Dog.” The Palm Dog awards aren’t officially a part of …

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‘Star Wars’ creator slams critics who complain saga isn’t diverse enough: ‘Most of the people are aliens’

Legendary “Star Wars” creator George Lucas hit back at critics claiming his series hasn’t been diverse enough. During an interview at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday –just ahead of a Palme d’Or ceremony honoring his contribution to film – Lucas recalled longtime criticism that his movies featured too many White males, and argued that the franchise has always featured …

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'American Sniper' and other war movies based on real-life military members

Hollywood movies are sometimes born out of pure imagination, while others are true stories about real people. There have been many war movies made over the years based on actual events. A lot of war movies based on true events use fictionalized characters to tell a story. These three Oscar-nominated movies are based on real people. Many movies are based …

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