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Review: The Bad Plus go back to their roots on new CD
The Bad Plus, “It’s Hard” (Okeh Records/Sony Music Masterworks) After focusing mostly on original music…
Jerry Lewis shows quiet, sensitive side in drama ‘Max Rose’
LOS ANGELES – If Jerry Lewis is known for being caustic and cantankerous, he left…
Walking testimony: Tamela Mann gains faith after robbery
ATLANTA – Tamela Mann was distraught after a recent robbery, until the Grammy-nominated gospel singer…
Streisand uses song to mock Trump at Clinton fundraiser
NEW YORK – Barbra Streisand put her feelings about Donald Trump into song Friday night.…
Five things about new biopic ‘Snowden’ from Oliver Stone, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
TORONTO – What Oliver Stone knows about the National Security Agency’s top secret surveillance operations…
In festival-hit ‘Moonlight,’ growing up black and gay
TORONTO – The shimmering glow of Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight,” a poetic coming-of-age tale told across…
Usher performs hometown concert at Chattanooga school
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The entertainer Usher has returned to his home town of Chattanooga to…
Ewan McGregor takes tips from Danny Boyle for debut directing gig
TORONTO – Movie star Ewan McGregor says he was inspired by Danny Boyle as he…
Oyelowo brings 2 inspiring tales from Africa to Toronto
TORONTO – David Oyelowo has two films making gala premieres at the Toronto International Film…
Union: ‘Birth of a Nation’ can spur conversation on race
TORONTO – Gabrielle Union feels the conversation that “Birth of a Nation” can create about…
Univision deletes Gawker posts tied to litigation
Univision, which bought Gawker Media, has removed several posts on Gawker websites because they are…
Fey, Poehler share creative arts Emmy gold as ‘SNL’ hosts
LOS ANGELES – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are sharing Emmy gold as “Saturday Night…
Radio drama’s tale of domestic abuse grips Britain
LONDON – The trial of Helen Titchener, who stabbed her husband Rob after months of…
Toronto sneak peak of ‘Hidden Figures’ moves Henson to tears
TORONTO – “Hidden Figures,” a drama about an African-American mathematician at NASA in the early…
Prominent thinkers urge Turkey to end writers’ ‘witch hunt’
ISTANBUL – About 40 prominent academics and authors from around the world are urging Turkey’s…
Dakota flute-maker, player earns nation’s highest folk honour
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – There was a time when Bryan Akipa knew nothing of flutes.…
Booker T. Jones honours Prince during Memphis performance
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Rock and Roll Hall of Fame musician Booker T. Jones has paid…
Oliver Stone on Canadian surveillance and ‘Snowden”s timing
TORONTO – Canadians who take in the new film “Snowden,” about National Security Agency whistleblower…
Victoria Beckham show begins with moment of silence for 9-11
NEW YORK – The one sound you usually never hear at a fashion show, with…
Back to Toronto: ‘Slumdog’ breakout Dev Patel returns to TIFF with ‘Lion’
TORONTO – Actor Dev Patel has felt this sort of buzzy sensation before at the…
Nate Parker dodges rape allegation questions at ‘Birth of a Nation’ press conference
TORONTO – Nate Parker sidestepped questions about the controversy surrounding a 17-year-old rape allegation on…
Adult audiences drive ‘Sully’s’ big $35.5 million landing
LOS ANGELES – Adult audiences turned out in droves to take the plunge with “Sully,”…
Stage adaption of ‘Cheers’ TV shows opening in Boston
BOSTON – A stage adaptation of the popular television show “Cheers” is kicking off a…
Brett Kissel crowned king of country, fan favourite at CCMA Awards
LONDON, Ont. – Brett Kissel’s no-holds-barred campaign to woo country enthusiasts paid off Sunday as…