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Cannes sets slate with Wes Anderson, Todd Haynes, the Weeknd
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2023
PARIS – New films by Wes Anderson, Alice Rohrwacher, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Todd Haynes and Wim Wenders will compete for the Cannes Film Festival’s coveted top honor, the Palme d’Or, as will a record number of films directed by women. Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux and president Iris Knobloch, who took over the post last year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mary Quant, designer who epitomized Swinging 60s, dies at 93
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Mary Quant, the designer whose fashions epitomized the Swinging 60s, has died at the age of 93. Quant’s family said she died “peacefully at home” in Surrey, southern England, on Thursday. The family called her “one of the most internationally recognized fashion designers of the 20th Century and an outstanding innovator of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wes Anderson, Ken Loach in Cannes festival competition
By The Associated Press on April 13th, 2023
PARIS (AP) – New films by Wes Anderson, Wim Wenders and Ken Loach are in the lineup announced Thursday for the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Anderson’s sci-fi homage “Asteroid City,” Wenders’ “Perfect Days” and Loach’s “The Old Oak” are among 19 movies competing for the coveted Palme d’Or, the festival’s top prize. The schedule for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Screen Awards to honour best in film with ‘Brother,’ ‘Viking’ in the lead
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2023
TORONTO – The Canadian Screen Awards are to celebrate the best in film tonight with Clement Virgo’s “Brother” in the lead with 14 nominations. An evening gala in Toronto will recognize the top films of the past year, following an afternoon show that celebrates digital productions. Coming-of-age drama “Brother” leads the film races with nominations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Canada’s Drag Race’ slays reality rivals, ‘Paw Patrol’ top dog among kids TV at CSAs
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2023
TORONTO – “Canada’s Drag Race” trounced most of its reality TV show rivals at the Canadian Screen Awards on Wednesday when it claimed six prizes, but lost the best reality/competition category to “The Amazing Race Canada.” Crave’s drag queen series nabbed awards for best in writing, sound, direction, production design and casting, and best reality ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge admonishes Fox lawyers over evidence gap in libel case
By Randall Chase, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) – The judge presiding over a defamation case against Fox News admonished its attorneys Wednesday for potentially withholding evidence and said he is inclined to order an independent review by a special master that could lead to sanctions. The move by Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis came amid a burst of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Posthumous Kenny Rogers album will feature unreleased songs
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Previously unreleased songs recorded by the late country superstar Kenny Rogers will be on a new record coming out in June. After a career spanning jazz, rock, country and pop, the Grammy-winning balladeer nicknamed “The Gambler” died at the age of 81 in 2020. His widow, Wanda Rogers, curated the posthumous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mo’Nique sues CBS, Paramount over ‘Parkers’ royalties
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mo’Nique sued Paramount and CBS on Wednesday, seeking what the Oscar-winning actor and comedian says are unpaid royalties from her sitcom “The Parkers.” The breach-of-contract lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by The Associated Press alleges the defendants artificially depressed the show’s profitability to “retain millions that would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In new book, Murakami explores walled city and shadows
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
TOKYO (AP) – Haruki Murakami wrote a story of a walled city when he was fresh off his debut. More than four decades later, as a seasoned and acclaimed novelist, he gave it a new life as “The City and Its Uncertain Walls.” It was three years ago when he felt the time had come ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Makers of ‘Elemental’ explore family, tolerance and movement
By Berenice Bautista, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
MEXICO CITY (AP) – “Elemental” director Peter Sohn says his parents ignited the spark for the upcoming Disney and Pixar animated film. Sohn invited his parents – who both had emigrated from Korea to the U.S. – to an event. Seeing them from the stage filled him with a deep appreciation for all they had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chasing Horse’s Nevada sex abuse trial on hold indefinitely
By Rio Yamat, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – The sexual abuse trial of a former “Dances With Wolves” actor charged in Nevada with abusing Indigenous women and girls for more than a decade is on hold indefinitely. Nathan Chasing Horse, who invoked his right to a trial within 60 days of his indictment, was originally set to stand trial ... Read More »
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