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Streaming and parks shine for Disney in Q4, but weakening in cable and at the box office
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
Disney’s fourth-quarter performance was mixed with a weaker performance from cable and the box office somewhat offset by strength in its streaming business and theme parks. Disney is still trying to work out a new licensing deal with YouTube after its content went dark on YouTube TV two weeks ago, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Now, it’s her story: HBO’s steamy ‘Seduction’ reimagines ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ with a female gaze
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
“Welcome to the delicious hell that is high society,” beckons the trailer for “The Seduction,” HBO Max’s steamy new French-language drama inspired by “Dangerous Liaisons.” And indeed, when most of us last saw the Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil, she was in her own private hell, wiping white powder off her tear-stained face. This 18th-century Parisian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Murray, Elle Fanning and Elvis Costello celebrate Sofia Coppola at MoMA benefit
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — When Sofia Coppola was 20 years old and figuring out who she wanted to be in the world, Angelica Huston offered some advice: “Not everyone’s going to love you. Don’t waste your time on the people who don’t,” Coppola recalled Wednesday night in New York at the Museum of Modern Art ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nicolas Cage’s ‘The Carpenter’s Son’ turns an apocryphal text about Jesus’ youth into a horror film
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In the second century, as the canonical Gospels were being copied and circulated throughout the Roman Empire, another text about the life of Jesus was simultaneously spreading. Although the Infancy Gospel of Thomas didn’t make it into the New Testament, it remained popular among Christians for centuries. When filmmaker Lotfy Nathan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disney streaming and parks shine in fourth quarter, but some TV networks, movies weaker
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
Disney’s fourth-quarter performance was mixed as a weaker performance from its television networks and some films was buffered by strength in its streaming business and theme parks. Disney is still trying to work out a new licensing deal with YouTube after its content went dark on YouTube TV late last month, leaving subscribers of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Writers’ Trust Awards to be handed out at Toronto ceremony tonight
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
TORONTO — Some of Canadian literature’s best and brightest will converge on Toronto this evening for the annual Writers’ Trust Awards. Mattea Roach will host the ceremony, during which the organization will hand out hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money. That includes $70,000 to the winner of the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Malaysian rapper Namewee released on bail in probe into Taiwanese influencer’s murder
By Canadian Press on November 13th, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Popular Chinese Malaysian rapper and filmmaker Wee Meng Chee was released on police bail Thursday after being held for a week to assist in the investigation into the murder of a Taiwanese social media influencer. The 42-year-old rapper, popularly known as Namewee, must report back to police on Nov. 26, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As China cracks down on stories about men in love, female fans mourn the idealized romances
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
For Cindy Zhong, like many young Chinese women, a relaxing night used to mean curling up with a steamy story about two men in love. Then her favorite authors, and their tales, started disappearing. Fans of the popular Danmei same-sex romance genre, written and read mainly by straight women, say the Chinese government is carrying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards are almost here. Here’s what to expect and how to watch
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
After a 25th anniversary blowout bash in Miami last year, the 26th Latin Grammy Awards are headed to Sin City. That’s right: The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards are here and back in Las Vegas. So, what should you expect? A lot of Bad Bunny, that’s for sure. The Puerto Rican superstar leads the nominations with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fishing lures. Pet toys. Art supplies. Advent calendars offer personalized ways to count down
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
Not so many years ago, a typical advent calendar was a basic cardboard box containing some chocolates or other candies behind little daily windows. Today, advent calendars have evolved into creatively designed collections that dispense items ranging from pet toys to soaps, fishing equipment to art supplies. They make for festive decor, and appeal to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harvey Weinstein prosecutors say defense’s jury misconduct claims are ‘implausible’
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors urged a judge on Wednesday to reject Harvey Weinstein ’s claims that his June sexual assault conviction was marred by threats and bullying among jurors. The disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers submitted sworn affidavits last month from two jurors who said they regretted voting to convict Weinstein and only did so ... Read More »
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