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David Cronenberg among Canadians with projects headed to Cannes Film Festival
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2024
David Cronenberg is among the Canadians with projects headed to the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month. Organizers announced its lineup Thursday, with Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” among 19 films competing for the Palme d’Or at the festival in the south of France, which runs from May 14 to 25. Starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The board has spoken: Teacher fired after competing on ‘Survivor Québec’ reality show
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – An elementary school teacher competing on the Quebec franchise of “Survivor” was recently fired after she took unauthorized time off to participate in the reality television competition. Déborah De Braekeleer, 39, is one of 16 contestants still in the running to win the $100,000 grand prize in the second season of “Survivor Québec” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBC says eclipse coverage drew millions to TV, online platforms
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2024
TORONTO – CBC says 1.4 million people were watching its TV channels as the broadcaster captured a clear shot of the total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon. The public broadcaster says it attracted 3.4 million viewers to its three-hour live broadcast on CBC and CBC News Network, but viewership reached its peak at 3:28 p.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Cronenberg among Canadians with world premieres at Cannes Film Festival
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2024
David Cronenberg is among the Canadians heading to the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month. Organizers announced the full lineup Thursday, with Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” among the 19 films competing for the Palme d’Or at the festival in the south of France, which runs from May 14 to 25. Starring Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Books on artificial intelligence, space law shortlisted for Donner Prize
By The Canadian Press on April 11th, 2024
TORONTO – Books on artificial intelligence, space law and wrongful convictions are among the works shortlisted for the $60,000 Donner Prize, which recognizes the best public policy book by a Canadian. Benjamin Alarie is a finalist for “The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better,” which jurors call “important and timely.” Also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22
By The Associated Press on April 11th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall. “Patriot,” which publisher Alfred A. Knopf is calling the late Russian opposition leader’s “final letter to the world,” will come out Oct. 22. Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, said in a statement released Thursday by the publisher, “This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film ‘The Apprentice’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2024
New films from Yorgos Lanthimos, Andrea Arnold and Francis Ford Coppola, as well as a portrait of 1980s Donald Trump, will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival next month, organizers announced Thursday. Thierry Frémaux, Cannes’s artistic director who announced the selections in a news conference in Paris with festival president ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jailed Vietnamese dissident Pham Doan Trang to be honored by PEN America
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 11th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Imprisoned Vietnamese author-blogger-journalist Pham Doan Trang will be this year’s recipient of PEN America’s Barbey Freedom to Write Award, given by the literary and free expression organization to a “jailed writer of conscience.” Trang, 45, has written several books, among them “Politics of a Police State” and “Politics for the Common ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mister Cee, a famed hip-hop DJ and key figure behind Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album, dies at 57
By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mister Cee, one of hip-hop’s pioneering DJs and a New York City radio personality who played an instrumental role in the Notorious B.I.G.”˜s debut album, has died. He was 57. The famed disk jockey’s death was confirmed Wednesday by Skip Dillard, the brand manager at 94.7 The Block NYC, where Cee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outside roles by NBC’s Conde, others reveal a journalism ethics issue: being paid to sit on boards
By David Bauder, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – As NBC News Group chairman, Cesar Conde, is already busy overseeing the network’s broadcast and digital news operations, along with CNBC, MSNBC, Telemundo and NBC-owned local affiliates. Yet the executive also has a second paid job. And a third – as a member of Walmart and PepsiCo’s corporate boards. The arrangement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Universal Pictures teases ‘Wicked’ and announces ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – With the dust settled from a big 2023, winning best picture and topping the box office, Universal Pictures is looking to the future. The studio’s upcoming releases include the big screen adaptation of “Wicked,” “Twisters” and the newly announced sequel to “Five Nights at Freddy’s.” Universal brought some of the stars ... Read More »
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