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Trump campaign must stop using ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ after lawsuit from family of song’s co-writer
By Kate Brumback, The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) – A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” while the family of one of the song’s co-writers pursues a lawsuit against the former president over its use. The estate of Isaac Hayes Jr. filed a lawsuit last month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The 33 most anticipated movies of the Fall
By The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
The seasonal differences of the movie calendar have eroded a little bit with time. Neither of the last two Oscar juggernauts – “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” – opened in the fall, the traditional launching pad of Academy Awards hopefuls. And just the same, Fall tends to be nearly as stuffed as summer is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Art Gallery of Ontario accepts one of its largest ever private art donations
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
TORONTO – The Art Gallery of Ontario has received one the largest private donations of art in its history, one that includes international luminaries as well as selections from widely influential Canadians. The donation from the estate of late businessman Philip Lind consists of 37 works from 24 artists. “It’s a significant collection particularly in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s Lind prize for emerging artists gets $1 million donation from family
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
VANCOUVER – A new donation is securing the future of one of Canada’s biggest awards for emerging visual artists. The family of Philip Lind has given $1 million to support the Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize, given since 2015 to British Columbia-based artists at the start of their careers. The donation for artists working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taraji P. Henson to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Taraji P. Henson will receive an honorary AARP Award for eradicating the stigma around mental health within marginalized communities through her foundation that was created in honor of her father. The organization announced Tuesday that Henson will receive the honorary AARP Purpose Prize during the ceremony on Oct. 1 in Washington, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corus Entertainment gets breathing room from lenders in amended debt deal
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
TORONTO – Corus Entertainment Inc. has negotiated an amendment to a credit agreement with its lenders to give it some increased breathing room as it works to deal with its debt. The television and radio broadcaster says the maximum total debt to cash flow ratio required under its financial covenants has been increased to 4.75 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto film festival touts new brand partnerships ahead of first fest without Bell
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
TORONTO – When the Toronto International Film Festival rolls out the red carpet to welcome Hollywood’s top stars this week, it will do so with dozens of new brand supporters that organizers hope will put to rest any notions the event has lost some of its corporate cachet. TIFF said Tuesday the number of companies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of ‘Game of Thrones’ props are up for auction, from Jon Snow’s sword to dragon skulls
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
After watching eight seasons of the epic saga “Game of Thrones,” fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the battle for the Iron Throne: an auction of prized memorabilia from the HBO series. Fans can now bid on a slew of costumes, props, set pieces and memorabilia from the hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig present ‘Queer’ to Venice Film Festival
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2024
VENICE, Italy (AP) – Venice Film Festival regular Luca Guadagnino is back on the Lido to debut his new Daniel Craig film “Queer” on Tuesday night. A festival favorite, Guadagnino had to forgo a splashy red carpet premiere for the sexy tennis drama “Challengers” last year, when the studio delayed its release amid the actors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Venice Lookback: When ‘Joker’ took the festival, and skeptics, by surprise
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2024
After $1 billion at the box office, 11 Oscar nominations and two major wins, including for Joaquin Phoenix, it’s easy to forget the handwringing over ” Joker.” In the lead up to its release in October 2019, the Todd Phillips film, a dark origin story about the mentally ill man who becomes the deranged Batman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer and director, dies at 88
By Bob Thomas, The Associated Press on September 2nd, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88. Darren died in his sleep at a Los Angeles hospital, his son Jim Moret told news outlets. Moret told The ... Read More »
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