By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024
Following the success of ” Wonka “ and the ” Dune” movies, Warner Bros. is staying in the Timothée Chalamet business. The star signed a first look deal with the studio to collaborate on future projects as an actor and producer, Warner Bros. said Tuesday. This doesn’t mean that Chalamet can only make movies with ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) – Bruce Springsteen is the first international songwriter to be named a fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K’s professional association of music creators. The American icon was announced as the next recipient of the 80-year old Academy’s highest honor Tuesday, in recognition of the impact his career has had on the cultural ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By David Bauder, The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – The internal furor over NBC News’ decision to hire former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel as a paid contributor spread Monday, with MSNBC personalities Rachel Maddow, Jen Psaki, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Lawrence O’Donnell and Joe Scarborough all using their shows to publicly object. Maddow, MSNBC’s most popular personality, compared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024
TORONTO – Ten programmers say they quit the Hot Docs film festival en masse as a result of what they describe as a toxic workplace. In a joint statement released the day the documentary fest announced its 2024 lineup, they say the organization failed to respect protocol and dismissed or diminished team members’ voices. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024
TORONTO – More than 400 Art Gallery of Ontario employees are on strike, after union members voted to reject the museum’s latest contract offer. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says in a statement that the offer failed to address key issues such as wage increases, protections for part-time workers and contracting out positions. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Steve Martin has long marveled at the many phases of his life. There’s his youth as a Disneyland performer, surrounded by vaudeville performers and magicians. A decade as a stand-up before the sudden onset of stadium-sized popularity. An abrupt shift to movies. Later, a new chapter as a banjo player, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024
DUBLIN – Canadian authors Suzette Mayr and Emma Donoghue have been shortlisted for the prestigious Dublin Literary Award. The prize – billed as the largest purse for a single work of English-language fiction – is worth 100,000 euros or roughly $150,000. Mayr made the list for her novel “The Sleeping Car Porter,” which won the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on March 26th, 2024
SPICEWOOD, Texas (AP) – Willie Nelson ‘s Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area. The country luminary’s mostly annual mega-concert, hosted in his native Texas for most of its 50-year-history, will be held for the first time in the Northeast this July, with a bill that includes Bob Dylan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on March 26th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Harold Butler scrolled through a long playlist glowing on his iPhone screen in his spacious taxi, which was parked on a downtown street in St. John’s, N.L., on a recent rainy night. Flo Rida? Not now. Newfoundland folk band Simani? Maybe later. “Now this one has me blown away,” Butler said, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jonathan Landrum Jr., The Associated Press on March 25th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of sexual assault and rape against Combs – ... Read More »
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