LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Thanksgiving is traditionally one of the most popular times to go to the movies. Crowd pleasers like "Frozen," "Coco" and "Knives Out" have propelled attendance and generated many, many millions in ticket sales over the holiday weekend in years past, cementing various box office records to boot.

LONDON (Reuters) - David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has died aged 85, his management company said on Sunday.

LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - David Prowse, the English actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars films, has died aged 85, his management company said on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - More than two years after filming wrapped, "Superintelligence" the latest joint effort of Melissa McCarthy and her director husband Ben Falcone, has finally popped up on a streaming platform -- specifically, HBO Max -- which arguably is the natural habitat for a lightweight, undemandingly engaging comedy that can be enjoyed either entirely in one sitting, or sporadically in bite-sized chunks.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Michael Jordan has donated $2 million of earnings from his "The Last Dance" docuseries to local food banks in the Carolinas and Chicago.

NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Former CNN correspondent Isha Sesay planned to begin her new role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with a visit to Nigeria and Haiti - canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - The Recording Academy and CBS have announced that comedian Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's Emmy Award-winning "Daily Show," will host the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Weeks after the passing of legendary "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek, Sony Pictures Television has announced that popular contestant and "Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time" tournament winner Ken Jennings will serve as the first of a series of interim guest hosts when the trivia game show returns to production on Monday, Nov. 30.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Taylor Swift's music has always been the most interesting thing about Taylor Swift, and she's rarely more interesting than when she's talking about her music.

ZURICH (Reuters) - Forget the oom-pah brass bands and buy gifts early - with a predrafted list to keep shopping trips efficient -- this COVID-19 Christmas season, Swiss health authorities advised the public on Friday.

ZURICH, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Forget the oom-pah brass bands and buy gifts early - with a predrafted list to keep shopping trips efficient -- this COVID-19 Christmas season, Swiss health authorities advised the public on Friday.

PARIS (Reuters) - It's an ideal pairing for the COVID-19 era: a musician who cannot play for a live audience and sumptuous museums that cannot welcome visitors. Cellist Camille Thomas has put them together to create what she hopes will be a balm for troubled times.

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's workplace regulator will file charges against 13 parties following an investigation into a volcanic eruption on White Island in 2019 which killed 22 people, state broadcaster 1NEWS said on Monday.

BANGKOK, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Twitter has suspended a Thai pro-royalist account linked to the palace that a Reuters analysis found was connected to thousands of others created in recent weeks spreading posts in favor of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the monarchy.

KABUL (Reuters) - Soraya Shahidy carefully lays a stencil on Nargis Merzayi's arm before inking the latest tattoo in her salon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.

KABUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Soraya Shahidy carefully lays a stencil on Nargis Merzayi's arm before inking the latest tattoo in her salon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.