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'One Battle After Another' wins 6 prizes including best picture at Britain’s BAFTA film awards

LONDON (AP) — Politically charged action thriller “One Battle After Another” has won six prizes including best picture at Britain’s BAFTA film awards. Vampire saga “Sinners” and gothic horror story “Frankenstein” each won three prizes. Paul Thomas Anderson was named best director for “One Battle After Another.” Jessie Buckley won the best actress prize for “Hamnet,” while Robert Aaramayo took the best actor prize for the British indie film “I Swear,” beating stars including Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet. The British awards offer clues about who may win at the Academy Awards in Hollywood next month.

Rob Reiner's son returns to court, may enter plea in the killing of his parents

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner is set to enter a plea in the killings of his parents after weeks of legal drama and delays. Prosecutors bring him back to a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Monday for arraignment on two first-degree murder counts. He now has public defender Kimberly Greene after private lawyer Alan Jackson quit in January. Jackson said ethics stop him from sharing why. He also declared Reiner is not guilty of murder under California law. Police arrested Reiner hours after actor-director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead on Dec. 14. The medical examiner cites multiple sharp force injuries.

In 'Wonder' the musical, young actors with facial differences find their voices onstage

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — It was first a best selling novel, then a movie and now “Wonder” has been turned into a musical. This story, which recently finished its run at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, tells the inspiring story of a boy with a rare genetic condition known as Treacher Collins syndrome, which causes underdeveloped facial bones and tissue. The boy, named Auggie, overcomes bullying to find success in his first year at school. One of the big differences between the movie and musical is that Auggie played by two actors who have facial differences, one of them with his same condition.

He is known as the French Banksy. Now artist JR plans to turn a Paris bridge into a massive cave

PARIS (AP) — French artist JR, popular for his large-scale projects from photographs to graffiti and street art, wants Parisians to do something unusual: stop for an immersive experience on the city’s oldest bridge, Pont Neuf. In June, he plans to transform the bustling bridge that dates back to the 17th century into a walk-through “cave” — a temporary, monumental public artwork that will cover the stone arches with a rocky illusion and invite visitors to cross the River Seine through a tunnel complete with sound and digitally augmented reality. He says his project may be the “largest immersive installation ever made.”

Syria's TV dramas are testing Ramadan series' boundaries after Assad's fall

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Syria's well-known TV dramas are returning to Ramadan screens as the industry tries to rebuild after years of war and the fall of the Assad dynasty. Families across the region gather in the evening after iftar, the evening meal that breaks the daytime fast, to watch new series. Creatives who split after the beginning of Syria's civil war in 2011 are working together again. One major production focuses on a novel once banned because of its focus on dark moments in the country's history. But the team has faced some backlash over casting and new censorship pressures. Returned stars are helping to rebuild film institutions with almost no resources.

It's a quiet box office weekend as 'GOAT' edges 'Wuthering Heights'

Sony Pictures Animation’s film “GOAT”  is leading a quiet weekend at the North American box office, beating “Wuthering Heights” in a second-weekend showdown. Sunday's studio estimates show “GOAT” earning $17 million, while “Wuthering Heights” took in $14.2 million. “GOAT” dropped only 38% in its second weekend, which Sony credited to strong word-of-mouth. The Stephen Curry-produced film has passed $58 million domestically. The “Wuthering Heights” box office results fell 57% to settle at $60 million in North America. New releases like “I Can Only Imagine 2,” “How to Make a Killing” and “Psycho Killer” debuted with less than $10 million. Baz Luhrmann’s immersive documentary “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" earned $3.3 million. from only 325 IMAX locations.

Willie Colón, architect of urban salsa music, dies at 75

Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died. He was 75. His family and manager confirmed his death in social media posts Saturday. Colón was a trombonist, composer, arranger and singer. He recorded more than 40 albums that have sold tens of millions worldwide. He collaborated with a wide range of artists, including the Fania All Stars, David Byrne and Celia Cruz. He blended jazz and rock with classic Latin rhythms. His album “Siembra” with Rubén Blades became a genre landmark. Colón also worked in civil rights groups and city government. He later acted in films and TV shows.

Winners of the 2026 British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs

LONDON (AP) — “One Battle After Another” was named best picture at Britain's BAFTA film awards. It also took prizes for direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography and editing, and a supporting actor award for Sean Penn. Vampire epic “Sinners” won three prizes Sunday including original screenplay, musical score and supporting actress for Wunmi Mosaku. The lead acting prizes went to Jessie Buckley for “Hamnet” and Robert Aramayo for “I swear.” “Frankenstein” won three trophies, while “Hamnet” also took the trophy for best British film and “Sentimental Value” was named best film not in English. Aramayo was named the BAFTA rising star.