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Place your bets on the Oscars: Provinces taking wagers on 2024 Academy Awards
With Tinseltown set to hand out the Academy Awards on Sunday, the question for some…
Company that operates Just for Laughs owes nearly $22.5 million: court documents
TORONTO – Court documents show the company that runs the Just for Laughs comedy festival…
And the Oscar goes to … a movie most people have seen
NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscars are poised to do something on Sunday that they…
Catherine Leroux’s ‘The Future,’ defended by Heather O’Neill, wins CBC’s Canada Reads
TORONTO – Catherine Leroux’s post-apocalyptic novel “The Future” has triumphed in this year’s edition of…
Movie Review: John Cena gets the laughs in middling comedy ‘Ricky Stanicky’
Your tolerance for the new Peter Farrelly comedy “ Ricky Stanicky ” may come down…
Timothy Garton Ash wins Lionel Gelber Prize for book on modern European history
TORONTO – A modern history of eastern and central Europe has won this year’s $50,000…
‘Rust’ armorer’s trial gives Alec Baldwin’s team a window into how his own trial could unfold
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The trial and conviction of a movie armorer in connection…
Paul Simon to receive PEN America’s Literary Service Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Simon’s latest honor places him among public figures well outside…
Old Masters and Roman statues vie for the attention of well-heeled collectors at Dutch art fair
MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) — Old Masters, Roman statues, modern furniture, tribal masks and vintage watches…
What to know about the ‘Rust’ shooting case as attention turns to Alec Baldwin’s trial
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Now that jurors in New Mexico have convicted a movie…
Calgary Stampede banned from 2024 Pride parade ‘for the foreseeable future’
CALGARY – The Calgary Stampede has been banned from participating in this year’s Pride parade…
‘Rust’ armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter…
Which streamer will target password sharing next? The former HBO Max looks ready to make its play
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Which streamer will target password sharing next? The former HBO Max…
Charges are dropped midtrial in ‘Hotel California’ lyrics case. Don Henley plans to fight on
NEW YORK (AP) — From the start, the case was highly unusual: a criminal prosecution…
Movie Review: ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ is peak Kristen Stewart
Muscles ripple, veins pop and electronic music throbs in “Love Lies Bleeding,” a heaving, hyper-sexy…
‘Little Bird’ creator, ‘BlackBerry’ director on topping Canadian Screen Award noms
Even after 35 years in the business, Toronto showrunner and actress Jennifer Podemski says she…
Days before festival cancellation, bailiff seized assets from Just for Laughs
MONTREAL – A bailiff seized more than $800,000 in assets from the Montreal company that…
Oscars producers promise cameos and surprises for Sunday’s (1 hour earlier) show
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With just a few days to go until the 96th Academy…
Montreal’s ‘Just for Laughs’ comedy festival cancels this year’s edition, seeks to avoid bankruptcy
MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal company that operates the “Just for Laughs” comedy festival said…
Vienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Götsch was surprised when she won her audition in 2019…
Movie Review: ‘Kung Fu Panda 4’ is a sweet, fun and well executed passing of the torch
“Kung Fu Panda 4” finds our trusty, rotund hero Po at a career crossroads and…
Just for Laughs’ financial woes are worrying for future of comedy, Brent Butt says
The cancellation of this year’s Just for Laughs Montreal festival and the financial woes of…
After a decade in limbo, Zac Efron and John Cena’s buddy comedy ‘Ricky Stanicky’ hits streaming
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When director Peter Farrelly set out to make what became the…
Beloved author Kate DiCamillo talks writing and healing herself with new middle-grade novel ‘Ferris’
NEW YORK (AP) — Children’s writer Kate DiCamillo is known for beloved stories like “The…