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‘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…
US poet laureate Ada Limón to launch book and parks project ‘You Are Here’
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón, is launching her intended signature…
Eight winners of Governor General’s Arts Awards announced
OTTAWA – The Canada Council for the Arts has named this year’s eight winners of…
Fantasy, reality, nostalgia: Shuvinai Ashoona among Governor General’s Awards winners
Dozens, maybe hundreds, of Inuit artists have sketched polar bears. Only one is likely to…
A painting by Denmark’s artistic Queen Margrethe exceeds expectations at auction
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An abstract painting by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe, who surprised her country…
Chopin lovers can’t meet their hero, but this pianist got to do the next best thing
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pianist Eric Guo did everything but travel through time to commune…
This Rome atelier is behind many an Oscar for costume design. Will ‘Napoleon’ be next?
ROME (AP) — For nearly six decades, the Tirelli atelier in Rome has woven itself…
Shania Twain now has a Barbie modelled after her: ‘My own projection of myself’
As a young girl, Shania Twain says she used to make her own dolls, modelled…
Guy Ritchie serves up a meaty thriller-comedy series on Netflix with ‘The Gentlemen’
NEW YORK (AP) — When we first meet the hero of Guy Ritchie’s new Netflix…
Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded…
Montreal’s Just for Laughs cancels summer comedy festival, seeks creditor protection
MONTREAL – Members of the comedy world say they’re saddened by the cancellation of this…
Colin Firth’s costume from famous ‘Pride and Prejudice’ wet-shirt scene nets a tidy sum at auction
LONDON (AP) — What’s arguably the most famous wet shirt in television history sold for…
UK government says Kate to appear in June for a ceremony. But the announcement has caused confusion
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government appeared to have made an embarrassing mistake Tuesday after it…
Best cameo? Best hat? Ahead of the Oscars, AP hands out its own awards
The Academy Awards honor many things in movies but not some of the most important.…
The trip to Margaritaville can soon be made on the Jimmy Buffett Highway
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Iconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet named one of his albums “A1A”…
MLB The Show 24 unveils female player mode ‘Women Pave Their Way’
MLB The Show 24 has unveiled a female player mode for this year’s video game.…