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Music Review: Hayley Williams’ fierce ‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party’ is her best solo work
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” is the Hayley Williams album listeners have been waiting for — whether they realize it or not. Twenty years ago, the teenage emo band Paramore wrote and recorded their first song, “Conspiracy,” recalling the plucky post-hardcore riffs of New Jersey’s Thursday, fronted by a full-bodied vocalist in Williams. Her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photos show highlights from the Venice Film Festival
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Venice Film Festival is kicking off with the world premiere of Paolo Sorrentino’s “La Grazia” on Wednesday. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Director warns that the Van Gogh Museum may close if the Dutch government doesn’t help fund repairs
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Amsterdam museum that displays a priceless collection of works by one of the world’s most popular artists, Vincent van Gogh, may have to close if the Dutch government doesn’t help foot the bill for major repairs to its aging building, the museum’s director said Thursday. Since its opening in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Book Review: A novel about teenage hitchhikers wanted for murder is repetitive and predictable
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
It’s the summer of 1976, and life has not been kind to Tom and Alice. They’ve been trying for years to have a family, two attempts ending in a miscarriage and another in a baby that died at birth. They need a break. Together, they climb into their new RV and cross the border from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Jay Kelly’ – with George Clooney playing a Clooney-esque movie star – lands in Venice
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — In “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney plays a very George Clooney-esque movie star on a self-reflective journey through Europe. The film, which is premiering Thursday night at the Venice Film Festival, explores heady questions about finding oneself while also poking fun at the business of being a major celebrity in the world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look into the Bleak House auction items Guillermo del Toro had the hardest time letting go of
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Guillermo del Toro is an acclaimed master of horror and has built a huge memorabilia collection throughout his decades-long career. A close brush with California’s devastating wildfires has led him to do what was once unthinkable — auction some of the 5,000 items in his prized collection. The Mexican-born filmmaker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guillermo del Toro almost lost his movie memorabilia in a wildfire. Now, he’s letting some of it go
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Many fled when wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, but Guillermo del Toro rushed back in, determined to save his lifelong collection of horror memorabilia. It’s the same loyalty that finds him making another tough decision to protect the items he loves like family: letting some of them go. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For Yorgos Lanthimos, new Emma Stone film ‘Bugonia’ isn’t a dystopia. It’s real
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — In the new Yorgos Lanthimos film “Bugonia,” a disturbed, conspiracy obsessed man kidnaps the head of a pharmaceutical company and tortures her in an attempt to save humanity. The kidnapper, played by Jesse Plemons, believes his hostage, played by Emma Stone, is an alien. While the situation is heightened, Lanthimos believes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘America’s nicest judge’ Frank Caprio to be honored at public memorial services in Rhode Island
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
People from all over the world are expected to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence,” at memorial services beginning Thursday in his home state of Rhode Island. Caprio, who won hearts with the folksy humor and compassion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK actor Micheal Ward granted bail over rape and sexual assault charges
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — British actor Micheal Ward was granted bail Thursday after appearing at a central London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault. The 27-year-old, who has starred in the Netflix crime drama “Top Boy,” faces two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. The offenses reportedly took place in ... Read More »
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