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The uphill battle for female-driven comedies in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES – “Bridesmaids” was supposed to change the game for the female-driven comedy. But…
Gritty and visceral, Brandy Clark reaches for greatness
Brandy Clark, “Big Day In A Small Town” (Warner Bros.) Brandy Clark isn’t the first…
Little Big Town’s Pharrell-shaped CD is fun but lightweight
Little Big Town, “Wanderlust” (Capitol Nashville) Little Big Town, country music’s top vocal group, achieved…
Meryl Streep takes stage dressed as Donald Trump at NYC gala
NEW YORK – Meryl Streep has made use of a spray tan, a fake belly…
Review: ‘Conjuring 2’ scares but not as well as the first
If “The Conjuring” was a chilling whisper, the sequel is a deafening shriek. That might…
Public School declares in off-calendar show: We need leaders
NEW YORK – We need leaders. Beware false gods. Wear cool clothes. The design duo…
Q&A: O.J. director on making a near eight-hour doc in the shadow of a hit series
TORONTO – A dramatized re-telling of the O.J. Simpson trial fascinated viewers earlier this year,…
Janis Joplin’s childhood home in Texas for sale for $500,000
PORT ARTHUR, Texas – A Southeast Texas house where blues and rock star Janis Joplin…
‘The Noise of Time’ by Julian Barnes tops Maclean’s fiction list
Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada for the week…
Axl Rose demands Google take down unflattering pictures
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Axl Rose is demanding Google take down several unflattering images of…
Louvre reopens after flooding, as cost of rain damage mounts
PARIS – The Louvre and the Orsay, the premier museums of Paris, have reopened after…
Illinois community centre finds $19,000 donation from Pryor
PEORIA, Ill. – A central Illinois community centre where Richard Pryor made his first performance…
Newtown documentary gets 1st public Connecticut screening
HARTFORD, Conn. – Mark Barden and David Wheeler share intimate details of their families’ struggles…
Tony nominee Adrienne Warren is called ‘miracle performer’
NEW YORK – When pioneering director and writer George C. Wolfe needed a young actress…
Tonys this year to highlight 9 new and revival musicals
NEW YORK – The Tony Award telecast will offer performances from all 9 new and…
Rowling swears fans to secrecy as Harry Potter play unveiled
LONDON – The curtain has risen on Harry Potter’s latest adventure — and J.K. Rowling…
A summer bounty of TV drama, comedies and even a ‘Hamilton’
LOS ANGELES – Summer travel packing list: swimsuit, sunblock, television. In this portable TV era,…
Lawsuit: Ellen DeGeneres mocked woman’s name for breast joke
MACON, Ga. – A Georgia real estate agent is suing the producer of the “The…
Highlights of Bell Media’s 2016/17 TV lineups
TORONTO – Here are some of the highlights of Bell Media’s 2016/17 programming lineup: On…
Drummer faces wrath in ex-Stanford swimmer rape case
NEW YORK – Social media lynch mob or do-gooders done, well, good? That’s for you…
Irish story ‘The Glorious Heresies’ wins Baileys prize
LONDON – Lisa McInerney won the Baileys Women’s Prize for fiction Wednesday with “The Glorious…
Review: The hocus pocus of ‘Now You See Me 2’ wears thin
The magician heist movie “Now You See Me 2” disappears with not a poof, but…
Star of reality show ‘Wicked Tuna’ gets 4 years of probation
BURLINGTON, Vt. – A man whose fishing job was featured on the reality television show…
Judge: Trust company can hire experts in Prince estate case
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota judge on Wednesday authorized the trust company that’s overseeing Prince’s estate…