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Harvey Weinstein can stay in hospital during #MeToo retrial, judge rules
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been moved to a New York City hospital after a judge approved the ailing ex-studio boss’s request to stay there rather than in jail when he’s not in court for his #MeToo retrial. Judge Paul Goetz late Thursday ordered that Weinstein be immediately relocated from the city’s notorious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS 1 Shakira $5,677,239 46,259 $122.73 2 Justin Timberlake ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katy Perry gears up for sci-fi inspired world tour
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — In less than a year, Katy Perry has released an album, campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris and, just this week, flown to space. As she heads to Mexico City to kick off a world tour on Wednesday, the pop superstar shows no intention of slowing down. “I’m always open and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Sinners,’ shot on IMAX film, is a historic first for female cinematographers
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw didn’t realize she was going to make history on “Sinners.” The Ryan Coogler film, now playing in theaters nationwide, marks the first time a female director of photography has shot a movie on large format IMAX film. It was Kodak executive Vanessa Bendetti who texted her the news. “I smiled at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is he Christ? Is he Moses? Superman’s religious and ethical undertones add to his mystique
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
Superman was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and sketched into existence by two Jewish teens in 1930s Cleveland. Faith and morality are his DNA. There are no overt religious references in Superman comics. But over eight decades, he’s been viewed as a divine entity, a savior figure — his sacrifice Christ-like, his will to lead as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Takeaways from AP’s report on the religious and moral undercurrents in Superman comics
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
Superman comics are not overtly religious. Yet faith and morality have been baked into this superhero character who was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist and created by two young Jewish men in 1930s Cleveland. Superman’s character has been portrayed in the mold of Christ and Moses given how he constantly upholds the ideals of self-sacrifice, powerful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Cronenberg channels his own grief over wife’s death in ‘The Shrouds’
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
TORONTO — David Cronenberg has confronted death on screen his entire career. But at 82, he’s feeling its creeping presence in his own life. “My relationship with death is getting more and more intimate the older I get. That’s inevitable. Every day in the paper I read about somebody exactly my age who’s just croaked,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Star Wars’ fans wave lightsabers as an upcoming film gets announced in Japan
By Canadian Press on April 18th, 2025
CHIBA, Japan (AP) — The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where Lucasfilm announced that the next installation in the franchise will hit theaters in May 2027 starring Ryan Gosling. Appearing on stage before a lightsaber-waving crowd at Makuhari Messe center outside Tokyo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ralph Lauren stays closer to home this time with intimate Manhattan gallery show
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Lauren, known for staging elaborate runway shows in sumptuous settings like the horsey Hamptons or amid his vintage car collection, took it down a notch for a more intimate show Thursday in a Manhattan gallery space. As celebrities like Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ariana DeBose and many others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haley Joel Osment charged with cocaine possession and being drunk in public
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — Oscar-nominated actor Haley Joel Osment has been charged with public intoxication and cocaine possession after his arrest earlier this month at a Northern California ski resort. The Mono County District Attorney’s office announced the misdemeanor charges Thursday against the 37-year-old actor, who starred as a child in movies “The Sixth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robbie Robertson’s friendship with Martin Scorsese explored in upcoming memoir
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Late musician Robbie Robertson will share memories of his enduring friendship with filmmaker Martin Scorsese in an upcoming memoir. Penguin Random House Canada says it’s marking November to publish “Insomnia,” a posthumous second memoir from Robertson that explores “the rock legend’s wild ride collaborating with the iconic filmmaker.” Robertson and Scorsese shared a ... Read More »
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