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Pioneering TV actress Mary Tyler Moore dies at 80
LOS ANGELES – Mary Tyler Moore didn’t have it all on her 1970s sitcom, but…
Video introducing Trump to the Netherlands goes viral
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – A Dutch satirical show’s video introducing the Netherlands to the new…
Black Women in Hollywood Awards to fete Monae, Rae, others
LOS ANGELES – Essence magazine will celebrate Janelle Monae, Issa Rae, Aja Naomi King and…
Iranian actress boycotts Oscars to protest Trump
NEW YORK – Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-nominated “The Salesman,” says she…
Canada-UK produced Sundance doc ‘Tokyo Idols’ looks at obsessive culture in Japan
PARK CITY, Utah – “Yes, it’s creepy,” acknowledges writer-director Kyoko Miyake of the middle-aged men…
Crime a family affair in Michael Fassbender outlaw drama ‘Trespass Against Us’
TORONTO – As heir to a criminal clan in “Trespass Against Us,” Michael Fassbender faces…
Blue Jays Sanchez to appear on Canadian cover of MLB The Show 17
Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez will be on the Canadian cover of Playstation’s MLB The…
Review: In ‘The Salesman,’ echoes of Arthur Miller in Tehran
Even as Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi layers his films with complexity — with characters whose…
‘Modern Family’ co-creator picked for Wisconsin commencement
MADISON, Wis. – Phil Dunphy from “Modern Family” can’t understand why the University of Wisconsin…
Teens charged with sharing child porn on social media
PATERSON, N.J. – Six teenagers in New Jersey who may have been inspired by a…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Bestsellers
Bestselling Books Week Ending 1 HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Never Never” by James Patterson and Candice…
Ex-‘Prairie Home’ host Garrison Keillor plans Minnesota tour
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Humorist and former “A Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor will…
Leaked video likely to hurt “A Dog’s Purpose” at box office
LOS ANGELES – Marketers would describe “A Dog’s Purpose” as a film with “four-quadrant” appeal,…
SAG Life honoree Lily Tomlin: ‘I have had a good ride.’
LOS ANGELES – Lily Tomlin will be acting for the actors Sunday, as she receives…
‘Mannix’ star Mike Connors dies at 91
LOS ANGELES – Mike Connors, who played a hard-hitting private eye on the long-running TV…
Judge restricts Robin Thicke’s contact with his son, ex-wife
LOS ANGELES – A judge on Thursday ordered Robin Thicke to have only monitored visits…
Harvard’s Hasty Pudding award goes to Octavia Spencer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Octavia Spencer has another honour to go along with her Best Supporting…
Blood and gore: Brussels asks how far street art can go
BRUSSELS – A struggling child with a blade to his neck awaiting slaughter. A gutted…
Grammys, CBS to honour Bee Gees with tribute concert
LOS ANGELES – The Recording Academy and CBS will pay tribute to the Bee Gees…
Novel evokes tragedy of Jewish passengers on the St. Louis
NEW YORK – When Armando Lucas Correa was a child in Havana, his grandma would…
North American rhapsody: Queen, Lambert tour; no record yet
Queen has clearly found somebody to love in Adam Lambert. Since joining forces with the…
Celine Dion to be adviser on ‘The Voice’
TORONTO – A new day has come for Celine Dion — she’s joining “The Voice.”…
Mischa Barton taken to hospital after reports of yelling
LOS ANGELES – Authorities say actress Mischa Barton was taken to the hospital after law…
Gordon Pinsent on his recent health issues and doc ‘The River of My Dreams’
TORONTO – As he reflects on his past with a new documentary, Canadian acting treasure…