September 15th, 2025

Entertainment News

Venice Film Festival announces awards winners, including Chinese actor Xin Zhilei and Toni Servillo

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close with an awards ceremony Saturday that has repeatedly turned to the war in Gaza. The prizes include nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion. The Alexander Payne-led jury named Chinese actor Xin Zhilei best actress for leading ... Read More »

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‘Nirvanna the Band’ duo crashed crime scene at Drake’s house for their new movie

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

TORONTO — When news broke last year that a security guard had been shot outside Drake’s Toronto mansion, local TV crews rushed to the scene. So did Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol — but not to report on it. The Canadian duo arrived with their own cameras rolling, ready to turn the real-life chaos into ... Read More »

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Scarlett Johansson applauds Toronto’s festival vibe, says focus is on film, not fashion

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

TORONTO — First-time director, longtime festivalgoer Scarlett Johansson says she appreciates that the Toronto International Film Festival focuses more on films than celebrity fashion. The screen star discussed themes of forgiveness and grief at a morning press conference for her dramedy “Eleanor the Great” as it prepares to screen for a Toronto audience on Monday. ... Read More »

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Venice Film Festival announces awards winners and pays tribute to Armani

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close with an awards ceremony Saturday that has repeatedly turned to the war in Gaza. The prizes include nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion. Several directors and actors were on the red carpet before the show, including ... Read More »

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Venice Film Festival draws to a close and is announcing its awards

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close with an awards ceremony Saturday. The prizes include nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion. Several directors and actors were on the red carpet before the show, including “The Smashing Machine” director Benny Safdie, “Father Mother Sister ... Read More »

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Photo Highlights from the Toronto International Film Festival

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

Toronto (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday, Sept. 4. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »

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Mourners bid farewell to fashion icon Giorgio Armani in Milan, in photos

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

MILAN (AP) — Hundreds of admirers and VIPs have paid their respects to fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died Thursday at 91. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »

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How romance and a road trip led to the purchase of the world’s oldest drive-in theater

By Canadian Press on September 6th, 2025

OREFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In a romance and adventure worthy of the big screen, a Pennsylvania couple is preserving the past and forging a future as the owners of the world’s oldest operating drive-in movie theater. Lauren McChesney got more than admission to a double feature when she handed her ticket to Matt McClanahan at ... Read More »

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‘Severance’ and ‘The Studio’ could rake in early awards at the Creative Arts Emmys

By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Severance” and “The Studio” could bring in a boatload of early Emmys this weekend. Over the next two days, nearly 100 trophies will be handed out to many of TV’s finest at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the annual precursor to the main Primetime Emmy Awards, which will air on Sept. ... Read More »

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Venice Film Festival draws to a close and will announce its awards, which can give an Oscars boost

By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025

VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 82nd Venice Film Festival is coming to a close Saturday as its juries make final choices for the awards. The prizes, including nods for acting, directing and best picture, called the Golden Lion, will be handed out during an evening ceremony. This year’s competition lineup included many possible Oscar heavyweights. ... Read More »

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Anthropic to pay authors $1.5 billion to settle lawsuit over pirated books used to train AI chatbots

By Canadian Press on September 5th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by book authors who say the company took pirated copies of their works to train its chatbot. The landmark settlement, if approved by a judge as soon as Monday, could mark a turning point in legal ... Read More »

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