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Film, TV unions want Telefilm to only fund productions with collective agreements
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s major film and TV unions are pressuring Telefilm to only fund productions that sign collective agreements. Eight major unions and guilds representing more than 87,000 Canadian film and TV professionals say Telefilm should update its guidelines and only support productions in “good standing” with industry unions. The coalition, which includes ACTRA, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on November 12th, 2024
Chris Wallace says he’s leaving CNN after three years and, at age 77, is eager to see what a transformed media environment has to offer. “When I look at the media landscape right now, the people who are going independent, whether it’s podcasting or streaming, that seems to be where the action is,” he said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Percival Everett’s ‘James’ is a finalist for Carnegie Medal for fiction
By The Associated Press on November 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Percival Everett’s “James” has received yet another literary nomination. Everett’s reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, $5,000 honors for fiction and nonfiction presented by the American Library Association. “James” already is a finalist for the National Book ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CaitrÃona Balfe and Sam Heughan wrap production on ‘Outlander’
By Nicki Finlay, The Associated Press on November 12th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – “Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this month, but its stars have already wrapped official production on the show’s eighth and final season. CaitrÃona Balfe and Sam Heughan, who have played time traveler Claire and 18th century Highlander Jamie since the show began, recently teased their bittersweet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Q&A: Lashana Lynch is on the hunt for Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Day of the Jackal’
By Hilary Fox, The Associated Press on November 12th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Lashana Lynch was running away from spies. After playing Nomi in 2021’s “No Time To Die,” she was actively avoiding any role that involved working for the secret service. What part could beat a Bond girl who took James Bond’s 007 code name from him? “I was like, “˜No, I’m not doing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eminem, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, N.W.A. and Janet Jackson get Songwriters Hall of Fame nods
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on November 12th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Eminem, Boy George, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson, the Doobie Brothers, N.W.A. and Alanis Morissette are among the nominees for the 2025 class at the Songwriters Hall of Fame, an eclectic group of rap, rock, hip-hop and pop pioneers. Joining them on the ballot are Bryan Adams, with radio staples ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britain’s Queen Camilla returns to public duties after chest infection
By The Associated Press on November 12th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s Queen Camilla is set to return to public duties Tuesday after missing weekend events commemorating the nation’s war dead because she was recovering from a chest infection. Camilla, 77, plans to attend a reception for the finalists in the annual Booker Prize for fiction writing, but will spend less time with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Toronto enters its Taylor Swift era, experts say crowd safety depends on planning
By Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
TORONTO – As Toronto readies for Taylor Swift’s arrival this week, some crowd management and planning experts say additional safety precautions should be taken when tens of thousands of fans fill the city’s downtown core on show nights. That means being prepared for a sudden shift in crowd dynamics and severe traffic gridlock, despite planned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I want to have the reader close to me’: Anne Michaels on her Booker and Giller-nominated novel ‘Held’
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
TORONTO – For Anne Michaels, a book can’t just say things – it has to listen. The author of “Held,” shortlisted for both the Giller and Booker prizes, said reciprocity is key to her writing process. She tries to anticipate her readers’ needs as she crafts her novels, ensuring they’ll stay with her as she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto play ‘The Bidding War’ taps into city’s real estate anxiety
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
TORONTO – During the pandemic, Michael Ross Albert grappled with a familiar kind of stress for many Torontonians: the uphill battle of trying to buy a home in the city. “I remember walking out of the bank with the money order and thinking that I was holding in my hands probably more money than I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theater festival offers solace in Burkina Faso, a nation torn by violence
By Monika Pronczuk, The Associated Press on November 11th, 2024
OUGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) – The last three years have been tough for Fanta Charlotte Dabone, a mother of three from the conflict-battered West African country of Burkina Faso. She fled her village after it was attacked by extremists, leaving her husband and her farm behind. Since then, she has been moving from place to ... Read More »
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