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Movie Review: War, through one child’s extraordinary eyes, in ‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
“Are we racists?” That’s the blunt question posed by Bobo, a white girl living on a farm in Africa, to her horrified (and defensive) mother. There are so many ways this three-word line reading could land wrongly — or just seem forced or mannered. But it feels thoroughly organic when voiced by Lexi Venter, an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Superman’ brings a message of hope to a cynical world
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Superman might do more than just save Metropolis — filmmaker James Gunn hopes the beloved superhero will bring hope to a cynical world. “Everybody’s gotten so cynical and ironic,” said Gunn. “Everybody’s ironic about everything all the time. And he (Superman) is a good-natured guy who wants to be kind. And ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Negative stories about Rogers Stadium are ‘branding poison’ for the sponsor, marketers say
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
TORONTO — As a marketing expert, Markus Giesler was aghast after hearing Coldplay frontman Chris Martin blast Toronto’s brand new Rogers Stadium onstage. “It sent shivers down my spine,” Giesler said of Martin’s comments at the 50,000-capacity venue built to attract big acts to the city over the next five years. When he took the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Ballet of Canada appoints UK theatre boss its new executive director
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
TORONTO — The National Ballet of Canada has found a new executive director in U.K. theatre boss Charlotte Geeves. The ballet’s board chair Rags Davloor says Geeves begins the post in September, when interim director Amanda Ram returns to her previous role as the ballet’s chief financial officer. Davloor says Geeves brings a wealth of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Madeline Merlo, Sacha, and Dallas Smith lined up as 2025 CCMA Awards performers
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Country singers Madeline Merlo, Dallas Smith and Tyler Joe Miller are among the performers set for this year’s CCMA Awards. The Canadian Country Music Association announced the first wave of artists slated to play the televised music bash, which broadcasts live on Sept. 13 from Kelowna, B.C. They’ll be joined by Sacha, Cameron ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burna Boy’s ‘No Sign of Weakness’ fulfills his rock star dreams
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — While classmates dreamed of becoming teachers, doctors and professional athletes, Burna Boy was clear on his future aspirations. “They would hand out the papers and the question would be, ‘What you wanna be?’ … I’d write ‘rock star,’” said the Afrobeats giant. “One of my teachers asked me, ‘What do rock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Madeline Merlo, Sacha, and Dallas Green lined up as 2025 CCMA Awards performers
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Country singers Madeline Merlo, Dallas Smith and Tyler Joe Miller are among the performers set for this year’s CCMA Awards. The Canadian Country Music Association announced the first wave of artists slated to play the televised music bash, which broadcasts live on Sept. 13 from Kelowna, B.C. They’ll be joined by Sacha, Cameron ... Read More »
1 responseElie Saab blends 19th-century romance with red carpet precision in fall couture
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Elie Saab, the Lebanese designer long favored on the red carpet, returned to familiar territory on Wednesday, with fall haute couture — and did so unapologetically. Fashion insiders gathered in Paris among marble columns as models descended a gilded stone staircase to the strains of harpsichord music, setting the tone for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Embeth Davidtz drew on her childhood in Africa to adapt Alexandra Fuller’s memoir
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
In 1974, when it seemed as though everyone was leaving South Africa, Embeth Davidtz’s family was going back. Davidtz, a familiar presence in films and television for over 30 years with memorable roles in everything from “Schindler’s List” to “Matilda,” was born in the United States to white, South African parents. When she was 8, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transgender-owned, LGTBQ-run music label Errant Records launches in Canada
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
TORONTO — A transgender-owned and LGBTQ-operated record label has launched with goals of supporting “left-of-centre” Canadian musicians. In founding Errant Records, Toronto-raised entertainment lawyer and former music manager Dani Oliva becomes a rare example of an openly transgender executive at a music label. Oliva says he intends to focus on artists outside the mainstream and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Video game performers vote on contract that could end nearly 3-year battle over AI
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results from a union member vote on a tentative contract between video game performers and their employers are expected Wednesday evening. If ratified, the contract would formally end a nearly three-year effort from Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists negotiators to obtain a new contract for video game ... Read More »
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