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Awards, but none for acting. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1993 for the western “Unforgiven,” but lost to Al Pacino for “Scent of a Woman.” However, he didn’t go home empty-handed, having won the Oscar for Best Picture as a producer and the Oscar for Best Director. In 2005, he would again become a twotime recipient of the Oscar for Best Director, for the film “Million Dollar Baby.”

Many thought his last directorial effort, “Cry Macho,” a film released in 2021, would be his final project before enjoying retirement in his 90s, but that was news to him. His next project is “Juror #2” starring Nicholas Hoult (“The Great”) and Toni Collette (“The Staircase”). The film is reportedly still in the pre-production stage.

Hopefully, the project will get off the ground soon. Gossip site RadarOnline published an mentary series releasing May 20 dives into the scandals surrounding the Christian megachurch Hillsong. The Hillsong Church campus established in New York City aimed to draw in millennials and Gen Zers, mostly due to former lead pastor Carl Lentz’s efforts. Lentz then went on to become a spiritual advisor to many celebrities, including Justin Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Selena Gomez, before he was dismissed amid an infidelity scandal. This documentary explores the dark-sided atmosphere attached to Hillsong, with serious allegations of sexual abuse and abuses of power from pastors like Lentz. (Hulu)

“Platonic” (TV-MA) -- The duo who led “Neighbors,” Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen, are teaming up again -- this time article back in March that Eastwood hadn’t been seen in over a year, having missed attending the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament only miles from his Carmel, California, home, where his son, Scott, was a participant.

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Q: Who is going to replace Tucker Carlson on Fox News? Is it true that CNN is going to become a conservative news network and hire him back? --

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A:Tucker Carlson has headlined shows on all three of the big cable news networks: CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. He was abruptly fired from his show “Tucker Carlson Tonight” this past April on the same day CNN host Don Lemon was given his walking papers. Some have speculated that Carlson would be returning to CNN, where he co-hosted “Crossfire” from 2001 to 2005, but that

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