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The classic 1959 movie Thandiwe Newton has watched “hundreds” of times: “What a beauty”

• Newton has watched *Some Like It Hot* hundreds of times.
• She first saw the 1959 comedy when she was eight.
• The film earned six Oscar nominations and three Golden Globes.

Thandiwe Newton says she has watched Billy Wilder’s 1959 comedy *Some Like It Hot* “hundreds” of times, having first seen it when she was eight. The film, starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, remains a favourite she would stop to watch while channel surfing. The story…

Latin Grammys 2026 Special Awards: Best Quotes From Lila Downs, Chichí Peralta & More Honorees

• Five artists received Lifetime Achievement Awards.
• Omar Alfanno received the Trustees Award.
• Honorees reflected on identity, music and creativity.

The Latin Recording Academy honoured six figures whose work has shaped Latin music, presenting five Lifetime Achievement Awards and one Trustees Award at a ceremony in Las Vegas. The awards recognised artistic careers and contributions beyond performance, while the honorees’ remarks touched on identity, songwriting, inclusion and creativity.…

How the American French Film Festival Is Bringing French Cinema to 3,000 Los Angeles High School Students With Packed Screenings of ‘In Waves’

• About 3,000 students attended five screenings of “In Waves”.
• More than 60 schools joined the festival programme.
• The initiative connects students with cinema and filmmakers.

The American French Film Festival brought about 3,000 Los Angeles high school students to five screenings of animated feature “In Waves”, followed by discussions with members of its creative team. The programme aims to introduce young audiences to French and international cinema, while giving students access to filmmaker…

In 1983, Frank Sinatra rejected a song. In 2026, Willie Nelson has earned over 50,000,000 streams with it

• The Nelson and Iglesias duet has passed 50 million streams.
• Frank Sinatra was offered the song but declined to record it.
• Albert Hammond revived the 1975 song for Iglesias’s 1983 album.

Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias’s version of ‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before’ has passed 50 million streams, giving the song a much bigger audience than its original release achieved. The story shows how a country and pop duet revived a song that Frank Sinatra had declined…

‘We Don’t Take Anything For Granted’ — LATAM is the Strongest Region in Street Fighter 6, and It’s Because They’re Hungrier Than You

• 2Game won the 2026 Street Fighter League Americas Finals.
• Blaz’s clutch performance helped set up the comeback.
• The coach says limited travel chances have kept talent hidden.

Latin America’s Street Fighter 6 players are making a strong mark in international competition, and team 2Game won the 2026 Street Fighter League Americas Finals. Their success highlights the region’s depth of talent, which the team’s coach links to players making the most of limited chances to compete…

Ramla Ali wins two world titles; Harman launches music discovery app

Ali claims the IBO and WBF belts in Texas, while Samsung subsidiary Harman debuts invite-only app Drops in the US. Germany still feels divided decades after the Wall fell, and Billboard will revise its stream-counting rules in 2027.