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MTV Movie & TV Awards begin muted, with plenty of old clips
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – A host-less, pre-taped and muted MTV Movie & TV Awards kicked off Sunday, the first big awards show to air during the screenwriters’ strike with a commercial-heavy broadcast featuring lots of past recycled live clips. Tom Cruise took home the best performance in a movie for “Top Gun: Maverick,” beating Austin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tears, joy and tributes as fans pay respects to Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2023
ORILLIA, Ont. – More than 1,000 fans attended a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot’s hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter. In the pouring rain, a line stretched down the street outside St. Paul’s United Church in Orillia, Ont., where Lightfoot once sang as a choir boy. Inside, each person ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for royal coronation concert
By Brian Melley And Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – A day after a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla had a much more relaxing time Sunday as they took in a concert featuring Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Windsor Castle. Charles and Camilla appeared to enjoy the show as Richie performed “All Night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans pay respects at Gordon Lightfoot public visitation in musician’s hometown
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2023
ORILLIA, Ont. – More than 1,000 fans poured through a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot’s hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter. In the rain, a line grew on the street outside St. Paul’s United Church in Orillia, Ont., where Lightfoot once sang as a choir boy, Inside, they each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans pay respects at Gordon Lightfoot public visitation in Orillia, Ont.
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2023
ORILLIA, Ont. – Fans of Gordon Lightfoot are gathering to say one final goodbye to the late folk singer-songwriter in his Orillia, Ont., hometown. A public visitation is being held for the musician at St. Paul’s United Church, where he sang as a choir boy. Lightfoot died Monday at age 84 and tributes have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ opens to $114 million
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2023
There is nothing like the promise of a chapter closing to draw people to the movie theater, especially when tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This weekend, ” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, director James Gunn, earned $114 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Big lunch’ follows big coronation celebrating King Charles
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on May 7th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – After the gilded spectacle of King Charles III’s crowning in an ancient religious ceremony, coronation festivities took a more down-to-earth turn Sunday with thousands of picnics and street parties held across the U.K. in his honor. The community get-togethers, part of a British tradition known as the Big Lunch, were intended to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Czech opera singer Soňa Červená dies at age 97
By The Associated Press on May 7th, 2023
PRAGUE (AP) – Soňa ÄŒervená, a Czech opera singer who became known for playing Carmen and more than 110 roles in San Francisco and other opera houses behind the Iron Curtain, has died. She was 97. ÄŒervená died Sunday at a hospital in the Czech capital where she was being treated for an unspecified illness, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans to pay respects at Gordon Lightfoot public visitation today in Orillia, Ont.
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2023
ORILLIA, ONT. – Fans of late folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot will have an opportunity to pay their respects in his Orillia, Ont., hometown today. A public visitation will be held for the musician from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Church. Lightfoot died on Monday at age 84 and tributes have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hollywood writers strike sparks uncertainty for Canadian television crews
By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on May 7th, 2023
TORONTO – Upon learning that a threatened Hollywood writers strike had indeed become reality, Vancouver costume designer Patti Henderson gave her department bracing advice: “Please don’t go out and buy new cars. “¦ No new clothes. Really, really be cautious about what you’re spending.” Last week’s decision by the Writers Guild of America to drop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MTV Movie & TV Awards ditches live event due to strike
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on May 6th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The first big live awards show to air during the current screenwriters’ strike has retreated to a pre-taped event as the MTV Movie & TV Awards tries to chart a celebratory course through a turbulent Hollywood. The Sunday show already had lost its host, Drew Barrymore, who dropped out in solidarity ... Read More »
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