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Fake protest set for TV shoot on NYC campus sparks real demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A fake protest encampment set up for a TV shoot on a New York City college campus sparked a real reaction from pro-Palestinian activists, who organized their own demonstration against the filming, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The scenario unfolded Monday and Tuesday at Queens College, where the CBS drama “FBI: Most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho to step into ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway this fall
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Get ready to say willkommen to the next stars to enter the Kit Kat Club on Broadway – Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho, Producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival revealed Wednesday that Lambert, the singer-songwriter who has fronted Queen, and Cravalho, the voice of the title character in Disney’s animated musical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!K’naan Warsame’s debut film to premiere at Toronto film festival’s discovery program
By The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan Warsame’s directorial debut “Mother Mother” is among the films set to have world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival’s discovery program. The film follows a widow and her son in rural Somalia whose lives are upended by a murder. It joins 23 other titles representing more than 25 countries, including Argentina, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Disney has reached a tentative agreement with four unions representing thousands of workers at its California theme parks, including ride operators, candy makers and parking attendants. The coalition of unions said early Wednesday that its 14,000 workers will get to vote on the deal on Monday. No other details were immediately ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ director Levy says film driven by friendship and Canadianness
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on July 24th, 2024
As if he had a time machine straight out of a Marvel film, Hugh Jackman foresaw the friendship between Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds years before they ever met. Levy recalls the “X-Men” actor bringing up Reynolds on the set of his 2011 sci-fi film “Real Steel,” which starred Jackman. “He literally told me that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Comic Con 2024: What to expect as the convention returns to San Diego
By Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
Comic-Con International, the comic book and pop culture extravaganza, is kicking off in San Diego. The convention, which draws over 130,000 fans annually, opens for a preview night Wednesday and runs through Sunday. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the Hollywood strikes disrupting past years of the convention either through complete cancellation or modifications to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Puerto Rican police investigate theft of $10,000 crown belonging to a Dominican beauty queen
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A $10,000 crown studded with multi-colored Swarovski crystals that belongs to a beauty queen from the Dominican Republic was stolen Wednesday at Puerto Rico’s main international airport, police said. The incident occurred in the pre-dawn hours after police said MarÃa Victoria Bayo briefly left a case containing the crown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is here to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on “Stranger Things” taught him how to tune out the noise. Yet even he’s found himself astonished by the sheer volume of speculation around “Deadpool & Wolverine.” “The rumors around this movie are overwhelming,” Levy told The Associated Press earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Cher: The Memoir, Part One’ to come out in November. Part Two is set for 2025
By The Associated Press on July 24th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Cher has long known only one person could take on the job of telling her story. And she’s telling it in two parts. Dey Street Books announced Wednesday that “Cher: The Memoir, Part One” will come out Nov. 19, with the second volume to follow in 2025. Dey Street, a HarperCollins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pankaj Mishra wins Canadian award for international non-fiction writer
By The Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Indian writer Pankaj Mishra has won a prestigious Canadian award of $75,000 for an international non-fiction author. The Writers’ Trust of Canada says Mishra is the second-ever recipient of the Weston International Award. The prize goes to an author from outside of Canada who has produced an outstanding body of non-fiction work. Jurors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sparks fly, Nevada judge sets deadline in bail bid for man charged in Tupac Shakur killing
By Ken Ritter, The Associated Press on July 23rd, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Sparks flew in court Tuesday as a Nevada judge rebuked a defense attorney and an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader lashed out against prosecutors during his renewed effort to be freed from jail to house arrest ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. Clark ... Read More »
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