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Quebec director Philippe Falardeau fights boxing tropes with ‘Chuck’
TORONTO – In making a film about the real-life boxer who inspired Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky…
Chelsea Manning to participate in documentary about her
CANNES, France – Chelsea Manning, the transgender soldier convicted of giving classified government materials to…
Truths about Madoff and “Wizard of Lies” from its creators
NEW YORK – For the second time in little more than a year, a TV…
Cineplex eyes smaller markets for Rec Room entertainment complexes
TORONTO – Cineplex is planning to expand its Rec Room complexes that include eateries, live…
The Latest: O’Brien re-ups with TBS; ‘Big Bang’ gets spinoff
NEW YORK – The Latest on television’s fall season (all times local): 10:10 a.m. CBS…
AP Exclusive: The final days of the Ringling Bros. circus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick…
Review: Modern troubadour Pokey LaFarge excels on new album
Pokey LaFarge, “Manic Revelations” (Rounder Records) Modern troubadour Pokey LaFarge has an old-time band, out-of-time…
CBS pairs ‘Big Bang’ & spin-off; O’Brien re-ups with TBS
NEW YORK – “Young Sheldon” and his grown-up version on “The Big Bang Theory” will…
Jhumpa Lahiri wins Malamud Award for short-story excellence
NEW YORK – Two short fiction collections by Jhumpa Lahiri have convinced prize judges that…
‘Bridget Jones’ author wins comic fiction prize, and a pig
LONDON – Helen Fielding’s latest book about the misadventures of indomitable singleton Bridget Jones won…
Reality TV star won’t help pick next Honolulu police chief
HONOLULU – The wife of “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman…
Editor of CBC’s ‘The National’ reassigned after cultural appropriation flap
TORONTO – The managing editor of CBC’s “The National” was reassigned Wednesday for what the…
Netflix announces 5th season of ‘Arrested Development’
LOS ANGELES – Netflix says the cast of “Arrested Development” has signed on for a…
Trump visit draws country singer Toby Keith to Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – American country singer Toby Keith, known for songs such as…
From ‘Leviathan’ director another damning portrait of Russia
CANNES, France – After his Oscar-nominated film “Leviathan” was deemed “anti-Russian” by Russia’s Minister of…
Shawn Mendes, Grimes, A Tribe Called Red lead iHeartRadio Canada MMVA nominees
TORONTO – Shawn Mendes, Grimes and A Tribe Called Red are the leading nominees heading…
CBS to remain TV home for Army-Navy game through 2028
CBS will remain the TV home of the Army-Navy football game through 2028. CBS Sports…
Reaction to the death of rocker Chris Cornell
NEW YORK – Some reaction to the death of rocker Chris Cornell at age 52:…
Sesame Street, SeaWorld plan more joint parks
ORLANDO, Fla. – Muppets fans are going to have more places to ask the question,…
Harvard student submits rap album as his senior thesis
BOSTON – While other Harvard University students were writing papers for their senior theses, Obasi…
WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended May 14th. FICTION 1. “Into the Water” by Paula Hawkins (Riverhead)…
CW’s prime-time schedule for the fall season
CW’s prime-time schedule for the fall (all times Eastern): Monday 8 p.m. — “Supergirl” 9…
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city…
Fox News founder Roger Ailes died of complications from fall
NEW YORK – Roger Ailes, the communications maestro who transformed television news and America’s political…