April 18th, 2025

Entertainment News

‘Sinners’ mixes blues, vampires and the Mississippi Delta into Ryan Coogler’s 1st original film

By Canadian Press on April 15th, 2025

Ryan Coogler only makes personal movies. “Fruitvale Station” was set in his hometown of Oakland, California, and explored the last day of Oscar Grant. “Creed” was dreamed up for his father, who loved “Rocky” unabashedly. And “Black Panther” let him grapple with the idea of what it means to be African. In just four features, ... Read More »

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Millions tune in for 24-hour live coverage of Sweden’s epic moose migration

By Canadian Press on April 15th, 2025

Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals so she doesn’t miss a moment of the 20-day, 24-hour event. “Sleep? Forget it. I don’t sleep,” she said. Malmgren, 62, isn’t alone. The show, called “ Den stora älgvandringen ” in Swedish, and ... Read More »

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‘Kimberly Akimbo’ and Steve Martin-scored ‘Bright Star’ join Off-Mirvish season

By Canadian Press on April 15th, 2025

TORONTO — Tony-winner “Kimberly Akimbo” and Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s “Bright Star” are among the productions joining the 2025-26 Off-Mirvish season. Canada’s largest theatre company says it will open the new season with “Bright Star,” a tale of a literary editor whose connection with a young Second World War soldier and aspiring writer awakens ... Read More »

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Livestream of moose migrating to their summer pastures fascinates millions across the globe

By Canadian Press on April 15th, 2025

Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals so she doesn’t miss a moment of the 20-day, 24-hour event. “Sleep? Forget it. I don’t sleep,” she said. Malmgren, 62, isn’t alone. The show, called “ Den stora älgvandringen ” in Swedish, and ... Read More »

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‘The Great Moose Migration’ inspires mega-fans to follow the Swedish slow TV hit

By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025

Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals. She doesn’t want to miss a moment of the 20-day, 24-hour event. “Sleep? Forget it. I don’t sleep,” she said. Malmgren, 62, isn’t alone. The show, called “ Den stora älgvandringen ” in Swedish ... Read More »

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Jury selection to begin in Harvey Weinstein’s retrial

By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The last time a New York City jury sat in judgment of Harvey Weinstein, the ex-movie studio boss was convicted of rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison. Five years later, that landmark #MeToo verdict is gone — wiped away on appeal — and Weinstein is set to go on ... Read More »

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Rapper Tay-K convicted of murder for second time in Texas

By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas rapper who performed as Tay-K and was best known for his 2017 single “The Race” was convicted of murder for a second time after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting a San Antonio man. Taymor McIntyre faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole ... Read More »

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What to know about Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial with jury selection set to get underway

By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and hauled to jail in handcuffs, the former movie mogul returns to a Manhattan courthouse Tuesday for a new trial covering the very same allegations — plus one that hasn’t been tried before. It isn’t double jeopardy, but rather a legal redo ... Read More »

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Texas rapper found guilty of San Antonio man’s death, second murder conviction since 2019

By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas rapper on Monday was convicted of murder for a second time after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting a San Antonio man in 2017. Taymor McIntyre faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the killing of 23-year-old Mark Anthony Saldivar. Prosecutors said ... Read More »

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Prosecutor says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers are looking for reasons to delay his May trial

By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor in New York said Monday that lawyers for music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are looking for reasons to delay a sex trafficking trial slated to start in three weeks. The latest version of the indictment against Combs, 55, added two new charges this month but he still hadn’t ... Read More »

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Despite a court order, White House bars AP from Oval Office event

By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025

Despite a court order, a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press were barred from an Oval Office news conference on Monday with President Donald Trump and his counterpart from El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. Last week’s federal court decision forbidding the Trump administration from punishing the AP for refusing to rename the Gulf of Mexico ... Read More »

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