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More than 400 Canadian artists sign letter denouncing ‘anti-trans’ policies
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2024
Music superstars Tegan and Sara have released an open letter signed by more than 400 fellow Canadian artists from the worlds of music, film and literature denouncing what they describe as “anti-trans” legislation in parts of the country. The list of stars who signed the letter includes actor Elliot Page, Great Big Sea frontman Alan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Like a cartel:’ Shootings point to turf war over rights to screen South Indian films
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2024
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The day Thomas Sajan was expecting to see a South Indian action epic at a theatre in British Columbia, a spate of shootings thousands of kilometres away disrupted his plans. Sajan, a self-described South Indian film fanatic, said he had been waiting months to see Malaikottai Vaaliban, a blockbuster Malayalam-language film about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chance Perdomo, star of ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ and ‘Gen V,’ dies in motorcycle crash at 27
By The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
Actor Chance Perdomo, who rose to fame as a star of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and “Gen V,” has died at age 27 following a motorcycle crash. “On behalf of the family and his representatives, it is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Chance Perdomo’s untimely passing as a result of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK counterterrorism police investigate an attack on an Iranian TV presenter outside his London home
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter outside his home in London as concern grow over threats to a Farsi-language satellite news channel long critical of Iran’s theocratic government. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at London-based Iran International, was stabbed in the leg Friday afternoon and is in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UK counterterrorism police investigate an attack on a television presenter outside his London home
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on March 30th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – British counterterrorism police are investigating the stabbing of an Iranian television presenter outside his home in London as concern grow over threats to a Farsi-language satellite news channel long critical of Iran’s theocratic government. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at London-based Iran International, was stabbed in the leg Friday afternoon and is in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!15 years later, Winstead recalls ‘Scott Pilgrim’ shoot: ‘Toronto was our playground’
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on March 30th, 2024
TORONTO, Ohio – Just like the evil movie exes who can’t get over her “Scott Pilgrim” alter ego Ramona Flowers, Mary Elizabeth Winstead can’t get over Toronto. It’s been 15 years since the North Carolina-born actor shot cult film “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” in the city, and she still holds it close to her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman in Northern Ireland finds people who can understand her — in Newfoundland
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on March 30th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Whitney McCullough says she has always felt like people outside her home of Banbridge, Northern Ireland, need subtitles to decipher her accent and slang. So it has been strange and delightful to discover through her TikTok videos that in Newfoundland and Labrador, people understand her just fine. It was an invitation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doris Kearns Goodwin and Laurie Anderson to receive medals from American Academy of Arts and Letters
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The academy announced Friday that Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is receiving a Gold Medal for biography. Anderson, the celebrated avant-garde performer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage
By The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
Tori Spelling filed for divorce Friday from her husband and former reality TV co-star Dean McDermott. The former “Beverly Hills 90210″ actor petitioned to end the marriage of nearly 18 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. She cited irreconcilable differences. Spelling’s petition says the two have been separated since June 17. She is asking for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New trial denied for ‘Rust’ armorer convicted in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
By Susan Montoya Bryan, The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A New Mexico judge on Friday rejected an effort by a movie set armorer to challenge her conviction of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” After hearing brief arguments during a virtual hearing, Santa Fe-based Judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87
By The Associated Press on March 29th, 2024
Famous fans and co-stars react to the death of Louis Gossett Jr., who died at 87. “He was open and generous. Kind beyond measure. Regal. We owe so much to him. What a monumental life he lived.” – Colman Domingo, Gossett’s co-star in “The Color Purple,” on X. “The role of Master Sergeant Foley in ... Read More »
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