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Oscar, Tony-nominated writer-director Douglas McGrath dies
By Mark Kennedy, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Stage, TV and film writer-director Douglas McGrath, who earned a Tony nomination for “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” and an Oscar nod for the “Bullets Over Broadway” screenplay he co-wrote with Woody Allen, died Thursday. He was 64. The death was announced by the producers of McGrath’s solo off-Broadway show, “Everything’s ... Read More »
1 responseSarah Polley’s “Women Talking” wins People’s Choice at Windsor film fest
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. – Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” took home one of the top honours at the Windsor International Film Festival. The drama about strength and resilience was named the People’s Choice Award winner as the festival closed on Sunday. Adapted from Manitoba-born author Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name, “Women Talking” centres on ... Read More »
1 responseA decade in Nashville, Lainey Wilson is just getting started
By Kristin M. Hall, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Last year the stars aligned for Lainey Wilson after more than a decade trying to get the doors to open for her as a country singer-songwriter. But even as she was winning awards and hitting the top of the Billboard country airplay chart, her family bedrock was shaken this summer with ... Read More »
1 responseMimi Parker, co-founder of Minnesota indie band Low has died
By The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – Mimi Parker, whose soothing vocals helped propel the Minnesota indie band Low to critical acclaim, has died at age 55, nearly two years after revealing that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “Friends, it’s hard to put the universe into language and into a short message, but she passed away ... Read More »
1 responseAdam DiMarco on how his anxieties informed his nice-guy role in ‘The White Lotus’ S2
By Noel Ransome, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Oakville, Ont., native Adam DiMarco is experiencing the sort of breakout opportunity that would make anyone consider meditation. “How am I handling it? I’ve been like, pretty anxious,” says DiMarco, who on a virtual call, asks his manager to corroboratehow nervous he truly is. “She doesn’t want to talk. She’s blushing.” The 32-year-old ... Read More »
1 responseJimmy Kimmel to host Oscars again: ‘Great honor or a trap’
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on November 7th, 2022
Jimmy Kimmel is ready to host the Oscars again, completing a trilogy that started with him presiding over the chaotic “envelope-gate” ceremony. The late-night talk show host will preside over the ceremony in March, the show’s producers said Monday. “We’re super thrilled to have Jimmy score his hat trick on this global stage,” executive producers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Literati to gather to crown next winner of $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Canada’s literati are folding up their reading glasses and breaking out their finest garb ahead of tonight’s Scotiabank Giller Prize. One of five writers will receive the $100,000 award this evening during a televised gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto. Among the nominees are Kim Fu, for “Lesser Known Monsters of ... Read More »
1 response‘The Crown’ returns to blur the line between royals, fiction
By Lynn Elber, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
LOS ANGELES (AP) – When “The Crown” returns Wednesday after a two-year absence, the splintering marriage of Charles and Diana and more woes for Queen Elizabeth II are in the drama’s elegant but intrusive spotlight. There’s swirling off-stage drama as well for the Netflix series that began with Elizabeth’s marriage in the late 1940s and, ... Read More »
1 responseNick Carter remembers his ‘baby brother’ Aaron Carter
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – The day after 34-year-old singer Aaron Carter was found dead at his home in Southern California, Nick Carter, the Backstreet Boys member, remembered his younger brother In a posting Sunday on Instagram with photos of the two through the years, Nick Carter said his heart was broken after the death of ... Read More »
1 response‘Black Adam’ tops box office again on quiet weekend
By Jake Coyle, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – On a quiet weekend in movie theaters before the upcoming release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam” topped the box office for the third straight weekend with $18.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. “Black Adam,” Dwayne Johnson’s bid to launch a new DC Films ... Read More »
1 responseAnd the Emmy goes to…
By medicinehatnews on July 10th, 2014
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES The sprawling and bloodthirsty saga “Game of Thrones,†defying the Emmy Awards’ grudging respect for such fantasy fare, emerged as the leader in the nominations announced Thursday with 19 bids, including best drama series.Other top nominees included a pair of ambitious miniseries, “Fargo,†with 18 bids, and “American Horror Story: Coven,†... Read More »
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