March 18th, 2025

Entertainment News

He can pull a train by the strength of his teeth. An Egyptian wrestler sets 3 world records

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

CAIRO (AP) — Pulling a train by the strength of your teeth is no easy task. But for Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous, also known by his nickname Kabonga, it’s just one of several things he can do to show off his astonishing strength. Mahrous this week received formal recognition by the Guinness World Records in ... Read More »

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‘Young Guns 3: Dead or Alive’ to film in New Mexico

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been almost 40 years since Emilio Estevez first drew his revolver as Billy the Kid in the iconic Western “Young Guns.” The actor visited the New Mexico State Capitol on Thursday during Film and Media Day to announce that he’ll be coming back to where it all started to ... Read More »

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Gucci names Demna new aristic director, as he moves from Kering sister brand Balenciaga

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

ROME (AP) — Gucci announced Thursday that the Balenciaga artistic director Demna, who goes by one name, will take over the creative direction of the Italian luxury fashion house, starting in July. Gucci and its French parent Kering said in a statement that Demna “has redefined modern luxury, earning global recognition and cementing his authority ... Read More »

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Anne Murray to get lifetime achievement award at Junos, Good Charlotte inducts Sum 41

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

TORONTO — Anne Murray’s impact on music will be celebrated at this year’s Junos with a lifetime achievement award. Organizers say the East Coast music legend becomes the first artist to get the top honour since its creation in 1989, the year Canadian content champion and Juno namesake Pierre Juneau was its inaugural recipient. At ... Read More »

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Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips in Alaska’s largest city is fighting for his life after mysteriously falling ill after someone tampered with his pen. Ever since, 8-year-old Star has had pneumonia, digestion issues ... Read More »

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Nikki Glaser to return as host of Golden Globes in 2026

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — After a well-reviewed emcee debut, the Golden Globes are bringing back comedian Nikki Glaser to host the 2026 ceremony. Dick Clark Productions, the producer of the award show, announced Thursday that Glaser will return for the 83rd Globes next January. Glaser, the first woman to host the show solo, successfully shepherded ... Read More »

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The one-take wonder of ‘Adolescence,’ a family drama about knife crime

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — Each episode of “Adolescence,” the four-part Netflix drama premiering Thursday, was filmed in a single continuous shot. While shooting the British show, which traces the emotional fallout after a teenage stabbing, the camera was handed between operators like a relay race, clipped on and off drones and passed between the fast-moving crew ... Read More »

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Donatella Versace out as creative director of the Milan fashion house, in a shakeup by US owner

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

ROME (AP) — Donatella Versace has been replaced as creative director of the fashion house founded by her late brother Gianni Versace, assuming the new role of chief brand ambassador, Versace’s U.S. owner Capri Holdings announced on Thursday. Versace will be replaced by Dario Vitale, who most recently was design director at the Miu Miu ... Read More »

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Ashley Graham to make her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in the razzle-dazzle musical ‘Chicago’

By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — Model and entrepreneur Ashley Graham will make her Broadway debut this spring in the musical “Chicago,” adding her celebrity to a show that gleefully skewers celebrity culture. Graham, who made Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the Word” in 2017 and Glamour’s “Woman of the Year” in 2016, will play Roxie ... Read More »

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Movie Review: Soderbergh’s sleek spy thriller ‘Black Bag’ crackles

By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025

If you’re hosting a dinner for half a dozen British intelligence agents with the aim of ferreting out a mole, what should you cook? For George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender), who’s preparing for four colleagues, plus himself and his wife, Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett), who, like him, is a high-level operative, it’s chana masala with ... Read More »

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Movie Review: Russo brothers’ sci-fi ‘The Electric State’ is big, ambitious and dull

By Canadian Press on March 12th, 2025

If an algorithm designed a classic, big-screen spectacle for the small-screen age, “The Electric State” probably wouldn’t be too far off the mark. This is an Amblin-inspired, big-budget adventure with dystopian, science-fiction wonder, nostalgic callbacks, well-liked stars (Chris Pratt! Millie Bobby Brown! Stanley Tucci! Giancarlo Esposito! Ke Huy Quan!) and the directors ( Joe and ... Read More »

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