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Q-and-A: July Talk capture drive-in shows, health struggles in new documentary
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – What was supposed to be a 10-minute short film about July Talk’s drive-in concerts at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic grew into a full-fledged documentary that traced the band’s formation and a health crisis for one of its members. In the summer of 2020, therock act’s lead singers Leah Fay and Peter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In coronation, King Charles carries on a medieval tradition
By Brian Melley, The Associated Press on May 3rd, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Great Britain’s royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday with the coronation of King Charles III. The pomp, pageantry and symbolism dates back more than 1,000 years, but the crowning of this king will feature new twists on the tradition and changes from the coronation of his mother, Queen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Showtime! UK readies pomp for King Charles III’s coronation
By Danica Kirka, The Associated Press on May 3rd, 2023
LONDON (AP) – The crown has been resized. The troops are prepared for the biggest military procession in 70 years. The Gold State Coach is ready to roll. Now it’s time for the show. King Charles III will be crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey in an event full of all the pageantry Britain can muster. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Writers strike looks to be a long fight, as Hollywood braces
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Hollywood writers picketing to preserve pay and job security outside major studios and streamers braced for a long fight at the outbreak of a strike that immediately forced late-night shows into hiatus, put other productions on pause and had the entire industry slowing its roll. The first Hollywood strike in 15 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kevin Costner and wife of nearly 19 years begin divorce
By The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kevin Costner and his wife of nearly 19 years, Christine Baumgartner, are divorcing, a representative for the actor said Tuesday. “It is with great sadness that circumstances beyond his control have transpired which have resulted in Mr. Costner having to participate in a dissolution of marriage,” Costner’s publicist Arnold Robinson said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Late-night TV shows go dark as writers strike for better pay
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – The first Hollywood strike in 15 years began Tuesday as the economic pressures of the streaming era prompted unionized TV and film writers to picket for better pay outside major studios, a work stoppage that already is leading most late-night shows to air reruns. “No contracts, no content!” sign-carrying members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian writer David West Read on the ‘& Juliet’ Tony nom he was most hoping for
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
Canadian writer David West Read was on his way to set when he learned the jukebox musical he penned, “& Juliet,” had been nominated for a Tony Award. In fact, it was nominated for nine, including a best book nod for Read specifically. But that wasn’t the first nomination he learned about, nor was it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested outside Buckingham Palace with suspected weapon
By The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
LONDON (AP) – London police said a controlled explosion was carried out outside Buckingham Palace late Tuesday after a man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. The Metropolitan Police force said officers arrested the man after approached the palace gates and threw items suspected to be shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another Met Gala in the books, so how did they do on theme?
By Leanne Italie, The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – In vintage couture and a world of Chanel-inspired camellias. In pearls, chains and black ties, especially those worn by women, the A-list crowd at the Met Gala largely passed muster in embracing Karl Lagerfeld, the man of the evening on fashion’s biggest night. Most. Not all. Over-the-top dressing on the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shot fired at Memphis TV station; suspect in custody
By The Associated Press on May 2nd, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A shot was fired at a Memphis television station on Tuesday, but no one was wounded, the station said. The suspect then hid in a nearby business before he was arrested about two hours later, police said. WHBQ, the Fox affiliate in Tennessee’s second-largest city, reported that the shot was fired ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anne Murray, Tom Cochrane and Sharon Hampson on Gordon Lightfoot’s ‘genius’ and influence
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on May 2nd, 2023
TORONTO – Anne Murray carried many tunes throughout her singing career but she says the lyrical quality of a Gordon Lightfoot song rose above most others. The retired East Coast performer recalled her memories of Lightfoot, who died of natural causes on Monday at age 84, as they both came up in Canada’s music scene. ... Read More »
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