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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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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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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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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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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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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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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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 »
Be the first to comment!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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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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