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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2014, photo, director Lars von Trier poses for photographers at a photo call for the film "Nymphomaniac" at the International Film Festival Berlinale in Berlin. Seven years after being banned by the Cannes Film Festival for jokingly calling himself a Nazi, Danish director Lars von Trier has been invited back to the French festival. Von Trier was declared “persona non grata” by Cannes after expressing sympathy for Adolf Hitler in a 2011 press conference for his film “Melancholia.” (AP Photo/Axel Schmidt, File)

Previously persona non grata, Cannes welcomes back Von TrierSeven years after being banned by the Cannes Film Festival for jokingly calling himself a Nazi, Danish director Lars von Trier has been invited back to the French festival

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FILE - In this March 4, 2018, file photo, Chadwick Boseman arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Howard University said in a statement Wednesday, April 18, that Boseman will give the keynote address at his alma mater’s commencement ceremony on May 12. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Howard commencement to feature "Black Panther" Boseman'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman will give the commencement address at his alma mater Howard University

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Dubai film festival to become biennial, skipping this yearDubai International Film Festival skips this year, says it will instead become biennial and hold next event in 2019

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A visitor takes pictures for an actress dress with red carpet colors in front of posters of Hollywood stars during invitation-only screening, at the King Abdullah Financial District Theater, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Saudi Arabia hold a private screening of the Hollywood blockbuster "Black Panther" Wednesday, to herald the launch of movie theaters that are set to open to the public next month. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and 'Black Panther'Saudi Arabia heralds opening of cinemas, screens Hollywood's 'Black Panther' in country's first movie theater

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, Kerry Washington, left, from the ABC series "Scandal," points to a questioner alongside the show's co-executive producer Judy Smith, a crisis management consultant, at the Disney ABC Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. Olivia Pope’s journey comes to an end Thursday on “Scandal,” but the woman who inspired the ABC series and Pope's character remains in the thick of Washington and Hollywood. Judy Smith talks what the TV drama meant to her and how she views the work of a "fixer." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Real-life 'gladiator' salutes 'Scandal,' show she inspiredOlivia Pope's journey comes to an end Thursday on "Scandal," but real-life Washington power players and others still have need of a determined "gladiator" to come to their rescue, and that's Judy Smith.

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Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Robert De Niro attends the Tribeca Film Festival opening night world premiere of "Love, Gilda" at the Beacon Theatre on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Tribeca opens with 'Gilda,' and De Niro comes out swingingAs the curtain is going up on the 17th Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro is using the spotlight to direct all his ire at President Donald Trump

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First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and 'Black Panther'The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood's worldwide blockbuster "Black Panther" premiered in Saudi Arabia's first movie theater

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This image released by STX Films shows Naomi Campbell, left, and Michelle Williams in a scene from "I Feel Pretty." (Mark Schafer/STX via AP)

Review: Amy Schumer tackles body image, and it's complicatedFilm Review: Amy Schumer tackles body image and self-esteem in 'I Feel Pretty,' a film that complicates its own laudable message with too much clutter

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FILE - In this March 24, 2018, file photo, Ava DuVernay attends the 35th Annual Paleyfest "Queen Sugar" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. DuVernay and Kristen Stewart will serve on the Cannes Film Festival jury to be led by Cate Blanchett. The French film festival Wednesday, April 18, announced the jury that will choose the Palme d’Or winner at the 71st Cannes. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Kristen Stewart, Ava DuVernay to serve on the Cannes juryKristen Stewart and Ava DuVernay will serve on the Cannes Film Festival jury to be led by Cate Blanchett

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The Latest: First Saudi Arabian movie theater screens filmSaudi Arabia is screening the Hollywood blockbuster "Black Panther" in the first movie theater to open in the country

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FILE - In this March 6, 2018 file photo, Charlize Theron arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Gringo" at Regal L.A. Live. Theron was quoted in an Elle magazine interview published last week saying that she wouldn't travel to parts of the United States with her family due to worries over racism, and that she had thought about leaving the country to keep her children safe. The 42-year-old actress and producer said in interview Tuesday, April 17 that her comments were "taken to the extreme" in media reports. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Theron's not leaving the US due to racism but is concernedCharlize Theron says she's not leaving the United States over concern about racism and her black children

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This image released by Fox Searchlight shows Emmanuelle Chriqui and Erik Stolhanske in a scene from "Super Troopers 2." (Jon Pack/Fox Searchlight via AP)

Review: The prank-loving cops of 'Super Troopers' returnFilm Review: The prank-loving cops of 'Super Troopers' return 17 years later in a crowd-funded sequel

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