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New film academy members include Danielle Deadwyler, Ariana Grande, Jason Momoa, Conan O’Brien
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 534 new members to its organization on Thursday, adding recent Oscar nominees and many more to Hollywood’s most exclusive club. The newest class of Oscar voters includes a number of stars like Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Danielle Deadwyler and Andrew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the numbers: What we know about Bezos’ wedding in Venice
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
It’s likely the most expensive wedding this year. Though details of the wedding between Amazon multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are sketchy, it’s certainly causing a storm, not least in Venice, where they’re set to tie the knot this weekend. Here’s a guide by the numbers: ___ 228 Billion, that is. That’s the net ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How âSorry, Babyâ writer-producer-star Eva Victor made the yearâs most exciting debut
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
The Oscar-winning producer of âMoonlightâ really wanted to get in touch with Eva Victor. Adele Romanski and her producing partner Mark Ceryak were âkind of obsessedâ with the short, comedic videos Victor was putting out on various social media platforms. Titles of some that still exist online include âwhen I definitely did not murder my ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed – and then scrapped
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â The idea that Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and ultimately shelved entire albums of music may seem odd to the casual listener. Why put yourself through all that work for nothing? Yet âlost albumsâ are embedded in music industry lore. Some were literally lost. Some remained unfinished or unreleased because of tragedy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutor says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs thought he was above the law as he led a racketeering conspiracy
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Sean âDiddyâ Combs thought his âfame, wealth and powerâ put him above the law as he led a criminal enterprise for two decades, using âpower, violence and fearâ to carry out brutal crimes, a prosecutor told a jury at the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial during closing arguments Thursday. âOver the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What to know about the next James Bond movie now that Denis Villeneuve will direct it
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
In the 50-plus years of James Bond, the wait between films has never gone longer than six years. The next entry, and first since Daniel Craig’s dramatic exit, may test that â but things are speeding up. On Wednesday, Amazon MGM Studio announced that Denis Villeneuve will direct the 26th Bond movie, putting the franchise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vatican unveils last of restored Raphael Rooms after 10-year cleaning that yielded new discoveries
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
VATICAN CITY (AP) â The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic Palace that in some ways rival the Sistine Chapel as the peak of high Renaissance artistry. A decade-long project to clean and restore the largest of the ... Read More »
1 responseTom Green to host Canadian country music awards
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
TORONTO â Tom Greenâs Canadian comeback continues with plans to host Canadaâs biggest country music awards show. The Canadian Country Music Association says the offbeat comedian and actor takes the reins of the CCMA Awards on Sept 13 in Kelowna, B.C. Green says in a release that country music has always been a big part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prosecutor casts Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as a criminal who abused others through power, violence and fear
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) â Two days of closing arguments in Sean âDiddyâ Combs â sex trafficking trial began on Thursday with a prosecutor telling the jury the hip-hop mogul used âpower, violence and fearâ to rule a criminal enterprise that facilitated kidnapping, arson and brutal sex crimes that she said were at the heart of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal-set rom-com ‘Mile End Kicks’ among world premieres at TIFF’s 50th edition
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
TORONTO â A rom-com about a love triangle set in Montreal’s music scene is among the films making their world premieres at the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. âMile End Kicks,â from Toronto director Chandler Levack, stars Barbie Ferreira as a young music critic who moves to Montreal in 2011 to write ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carnegie honors 20 ‘Great Immigrants,’ including composer Tania LeĂłn, for 20th anniversary
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
Tania LeĂłn, the noted composer and conductor who also co-founded Dance Theatre of Harlem, never planned on emigrating to the United States. She wanted to move to Paris. When LeĂłn received the opportunity to leave Cuba on a resettlement flight to Miami in 1967, she took it, thinking she would eventually end up settling in ... Read More »
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