August 25th, 2025

Entertainment News

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein dreams are alive

By Canadian Press on August 25th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — On the first day of shooting “Frankenstein,” Guillermo del Toro held up a drawing of the creature he had made when was a teenager. “He said, ‘This is like Jesus to me,’” recalls Oscar Isaac. For the Mexican-born filmmaker, Mary Shelley’s 1881 gothic novel and the 1931 film with Boris Karloff ... Read More »

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Drenched and nostalgic, Oasis marks Toronto return amid sudden downpour

By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025

TORONTO — When Oasis fans said they wanted to be soaked in nostalgia, this isn’t what they had in mind. But even a sudden downpour couldn’t dampen the spirits of 50,000 concertgoers who travelled from around the world to witness a musical reunion many thought would never happen. Long-estranged brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher kicked ... Read More »

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George Clooney’s Italian job: Memorable moments from the Venice Film Festival and beyond

By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025

VENICE, Italy (AP) — No Hollywood star seems as intrinsically tied to Venice as George Clooney. Twenty-seven years ago he attended his first Venice Film Festival with the instant classic “Out of Sight”; 20 years ago, it’s where he debuted his sophomore film, “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which earned him his first best director ... Read More »

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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ gives Netflix its first box-office win

By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix appears to have its first No. 1 box-office title in the streaming company’s 18-year history thanks to the sensation of “KPop Demon Hunters.” Rival studios on Sunday estimated “KPop Demon Hunters” led all films over the weekend with $16-18 million in ticket sales. Distribution executives from three studios shared their ... Read More »

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Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre wrote a memoir. Months after her death, it’s coming out

By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — A posthumous and “unsparing” memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most prominent accusers, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, will be published this fall, publishing house Alfred A. Knopf said Sunday. “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice” is scheduled for release Oct. 21, the publisher confirmed to The Associated ... Read More »

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‘Sopranos’ star Jerry Adler, Broadway backstage vet turned late-in-life actor, dies at 96

By Canadian Press on August 24th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind-the-scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96. Adler died Saturday, according to a brief family announcement confirmed by the Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. Among Adler’s acting credits are “The Sopranos,” on which he played Tony ... Read More »

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Photos show ballerinas taking center stage on Bucharest’s iconic avenue Calea Victoriei

By Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2025

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Ballerinas perform outside Romania’s National History Museum as part of Dance Night, a festival that brings a mix of dance styles to Bucharest’s Calea Victoriei iconic avenue. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Andreea Alexandru, The Associated Press... Read More »

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Pennsylvania’s Chautauqua is a summertime haven for lifelong learners

By Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2025

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — It takes a 54-page pamphlet to list all the classes, concerts, outdoor recreation and other self-improvement and entertainment going on at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mount Gretna this summer. The area springs to life every June, July and August, when a year-round population of about 1,000 more than doubles and ... Read More »

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At the Pennsylvania Chautauqua, the ‘good use of leisure time’ is an art form

By Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2025

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — It takes a 54-page pamphlet to list all the classes, concerts, outdoor recreation and other self-improvement and entertainment going on at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mount Gretna this summer. The area springs to life every June, July and August, when a year-round population of about 1,000 more than doubles and ... Read More »

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Lyle and Erik Menendez have been denied parole. What to know about their case

By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday, a day after his younger brother Erik received the same recommendation by a California state board. Their separate hearings this week come nearly 30 years after the brothers were convicted of first-degree murder for the 1989 killings of their parents. They were sentenced to life ... Read More »

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Don’t fret: Air guitar world title returns home to Finland after 25 years

By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025

OULU, Finland (AP) — Finnish air guitarist Aapo “The Angus” Rautio plucked victory from thin air on Friday night, grabbing the world championship title for his homeland for the first time since 2000. This year’s Air Guitar World Championships reached the climax with a final Friday evening on a square in the western city of ... Read More »

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