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At 50, ‘Saturday Night Live’ celebrates its past as a comedy icon – and wonders about its future
NEW YORK (AP) — Tune into the Oct. 11, 1975 premiere episode of “Saturday Night…
A$AP Rocky trial brings clashing closing arguments over gun as Rihanna brings tiny sons to court
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Rihanna and two toddlers looking on from the audience, a…
‘Saturday Night Live’ costume designer Tom Broecker wants every host to feel at home
NEW YORK (AP) — Costume designer Tom Broecker has been working at “Saturday Night Live”…
What’s going to win best picture? We rank the Oscar field
NEW YORK (AP) — The inner-Vatican machinations of “Conclave” have nothing on this year’s Oscar…
Cineplex’s digital rentals business sold for ‘nominal proceeds’ to Swiss media firm
TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. says it has sold its digital rentals business to a subsidiary…
The 75th Berlin Film Festival kicks off with ‘The Light’ shining on politics
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off on Thursday with the…
Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack…
Many Americans think Valentine’s Day is romantic and fun – not outdated or stressful: AP-NORC poll
NEW YORK (AP) — While some U.S. adults consider Cupid’s holiday outdated, more say they…
Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, ‘floating piece of Americana’ still thriving
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Flying a few hundred feet above the streets and shores…
Former football players file lawsuit over their portrayals in Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six former East Mississippi Community College football players who appeared in…
Man injured alongside Salman Rushdie in 2022 stabbing attack says he thought it was a prank at first
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — A man injured alongside author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack…
The 75th Berlin Film Festival kicks off with ‘The Light’ shining on politics
BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off on Thursday with the…
White House blocks AP reporter from Trump-Modi news conference because of Gulf of Mexico fight
The White House blocked an Associated Press journalist from covering a news conference with two…
The Wayans family to be inducted into the NAACP Awards’ Hall of Fame
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Wayans family, who through film, TV, sketch and stand-up comedy,…
Jury in A$AP Rocky’s felony assault trial gets the case and will start deliberations next week
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in the felony assault trial of A$AP Rocky got the…
‘SNL’ at 50: BNL’s Ed Robertson recalls meeting superfans Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
As “Saturday Night Live” marks its 50th anniversary, The Canadian Press looks back on some…
Cacá Diegues, renowned Brazilian filmmaker and leading figure in Cinema Novo, dies at 84
SAO PAULO (AP) — Carlos Diegues, the renowned Brazilian filmmaker, died Friday in Rio de…
Sarah Jessica Parker to be honored this spring by PEN America
NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Jessica Parker will be this year’s recipient of PEN America’s…
‘Sugarcane’ exposes truths about Indigenous schools in Canada. It’s already made Oscars history
The discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at an Indian residential school in Canada in…
Women have dominated ‘Tournament of Champions.’ Here’s what winners say is a key ingredient
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maneet Chauhan delicately sprinkled saffron onto her gushtaba goat meatballs as…
‘Saturday Night Live’ stars name their favorite sketches and reflect on show’s legacy
NEW YORK (AP) — Legions of comedic talent have paraded through NBC’s Studio 8H, whether…
TIFF CEO worried about ‘nationalistic’ shift in TV, film amid Canada-US trade tension
TORONTO — The CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival is warning against an overly…
Denis Arndt, Tony-nominated star of ‘Heisenberg’ and veteran of David E. Kelley TV shows, dies at 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Denis Arndt, a character actor and favorite of TV writer and…
Calixto Bieito takes on Wagner’s Ring Cycle, a quarter century after first shocking audiences
PARIS (AP) — Calixto Bieito turned introspective as he sat in a cafe across from…