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Elon Musk takes the stage, amid boos, at Chappelle’s show
By Haven Daley, The Associated Press on December 12th, 2022
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Dave Chappelle asked the crowd at his comedy show to “make some noise for the world’s richest man.” They did. Lots of booing. It was a rather uncomfortable appearance for Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, at Chappelle’s show with Chris Rock on Sunday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco. ... Read More »
1 responseToronto filmmaker Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking’ earns two Golden Globe nominations
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2022
Toronto filmmaker Sarah Polley has earned a Golden Globe nomination in the best motion picture screenplay category for “Women Talking.” Adapted from Manitoba author Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name, the film centres on a group of women debating what actions to take in the aftermath of a series of sexual assaults in ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Sarah Polley gets Golden Globe screenplay nomination for ‘Women Talking’
By The Canadian Press on December 12th, 2022
Toronto filmmaker Sarah Polley has earned a best screenplay Golden Globe nomination for her film “Women Talking,” which is adapted from Manitoba author Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name. More coming... Read More »
1 responseGolden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 12th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked its annual award show off television for a year, the Golden Globes geared up Monday for its return by showering nominations on the black comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” and the multiverse mash-up “Everything Everywhere all at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historic US treasurer’s memorabilia on display in Ohio
By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press on December 12th, 2022
MARION, Ohio (AP) – When Mary Ellen Withrow first ran for public office, she was not allowed to have a credit card in her name. In 1969, credit cards were for men only. Today, the 92-year-old Democrat’s signature appears on more U.S. paper currency than that of any other person. Just check the Guinness Book ... Read More »
1 responseGolden Globes, hobbled by scandal, set to announce noms
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 11th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked the Golden Globes broadcast off television for a year, the annual film and television awards are set to announce nominations Monday. Nominations to the 80th Golden Globe Awards will be announced 8:35 a.m. EST Monday by George ... Read More »
1 response‘Tár,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’ tie for LA critics’ top award
By The Associated Press on December 11th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Todd Field’s symphonic backstage drama “Tár” and the existential comedy “Everything Everywhere All at Once” tied for top honors with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association in awards announced Sunday. The critics group opted to split its best film award between the two acclaimed films. “Tár,” which was also chosen as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bomb threat disrupts Patti LaBelle concert in Wisconsin
By The Associated Press on December 11th, 2022
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP) – Patti LaBelle was abruptly rushed off stage just a couple of songs into her Christmas concert in Milwaukee after a bomb threat forced authorities to evacuate the theater. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that video from the Riverside Theater on Saturday night shows what appears to be two security officers interrupting ... Read More »
1 responseWith box office bare, ‘Black Panther’ makes it 5 in a row
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on December 11th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – On one of the quietest weekends of the year in movie theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” topped the North American box office for the fifth straight weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. With the release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” looming, studios opted not to open any new films in ... Read More »
1 responseThe music subgenre sadcore finds a new life with a new generation
By Christian Collington, The Canadian Press on December 10th, 2022
TORONTO – It’s been nearly 40 years since Elton John crooned about the importance of sad songs. But for a new generation facing a new suite of traumas, a new musical genre has emerged: sadcore. Distinguished by minimal instrumentation and production, melancholy lyrics and slow tempo – which lends the genre its other name, slowcore ... Read More »
1 responseUkrainian youth choir defies war with messages of freedom
By James Brooks, The Associated Press on December 10th, 2022
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – From a dank Kyiv bomb shelter to the bright stage lights of Europe’s theaters, a Ukrainian youth choir’s hymns in praise of freedom offer a kind of healing balm to its war-scarred members. The Shchedryk ensemble, described as Kyiv’s oldest professional children’s choir, were in the Danish capital this week for ... Read More »
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