By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s impossible to hear King Princess groan “I’m a loser” on their ambitious third album and not think of Beck singing the same line in his canonical slacker anthem released more than three decades ago. Although “Alone Again” is more of an angsty breakup song than an ode to sloth, the ... Read More »
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Hundreds of prominent Hollywood industry figures have signed onto a pledge to boycott some Israeli film institutions — including festivals, broadcasters and production companies — that are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people,” organizers announced. The group Film Workers for Palestine posted an open letter and signatures from Hollywood luminaries like Emma ... Read More »
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Ben Mulroney is taking the reins of Global News’ political affairs program, “The West Block.” Global News says Mulroney will serve as interim host while Ottawa bureau chief Mercedes Stephenson takes parental leave. The son of former prime minister Brian Mulroney begins his stint Sept. 14 when a 15th season launches on Global and streams ... Read More »
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TORONTO — The Black Screen Office has released policy guidelines it says can help cultural organizations establish anti-Black racism measures that move beyond lip service and temporary fixes. The Black Screen Office describes its Anti-Black Racism Policy Framework as “a flexible guide for organizations ready to move from statements of intent to institutional change.” The ... Read More »
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TORONTO (AP) — “Why are you making me cry?” It’s an ironic question for Chloé Zhao, of all people, to be asking the morning after premiering “Hamnet” at the Toronto International Film Festival. On the festival circuit this fall, no film has spawned more of an outpouring of emotion than “Hamnet,” a speculative drama about ... Read More »
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The experiment was a remarkable success. In 2023, the Hybe Corporation and Geffen Records set out on a quest to create a massively popular global girl group. The following year, their process was documented on the Netflix series “Popstar Academy: Katseye.” That June, the sextet Katseye debuted. But this was no ordinary pop act. Members ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News has a new ombudsman assigned to look into public complaints, but the job being assumed by Kenneth Weinstein bears little resemblance to how this watchdog role has traditionally operated in journalism. Weinstein, appointed Monday by CBS’ parent company Paramount, has little background in journalism and his duties include no ... Read More »
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The Toronto International Film Festival continued into its fifth day on Sept. 8th. Here are some scenes from the star-studded red carpets for films including “Tuner,” “Eleanor the Great,” “Frankenstein” and “The Smashing Machine.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 9, 2025. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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Sunday’s 77th Primetime Emmy Awards arrive with clear favorites but few sure things. Will the acclaim for “Adolescence” carry it to limited series dominance, or will “The Penguin” complete a run that began with big nomination numbers and continued with a big performance at the Creative Arts Emmys? Will top overall nominee “Severance” reign like ... Read More »
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TORONTO — Vancouver choreographer Joshua Beamish is bringing a new ballet company to the city that aims to establish a local place for classical, neoclassical and narrative ballet performed en pointe. Ballet Vancouver is set to launch next April with a program of four works, including the premiere of two-part “After the Rain” by English ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Gilbert’s “All the Way to the River,” a memoir that has already stirred up an online conversation, is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick. In Gilbert’s book, published this week, the author writes of a consuming love affair with the self-destructive and terminally ill Rayya Elias, a onetime friend for ... Read More »
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