entertainment

Matt Damon is capitalizing on all of the hype that surrounds his summer blockbuster The Odyssey to talk about a longtime passion of his — access to safe water. But some of the companies his charity Water.org has partnered with consume billions of litres of water annually. Source link

Here’s something that probably wasn’t on your 2026 bingo card: 95-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner has a new heavy metal band, and they’re releasing an album that he plans to debut this summer at a music festival in Chicago. Source link

Saturday Night Live cast member Chloe Fineman will exit the show after seven seasons, the comedian announced Thursday on Instagram. Source link

The property that served as the tight-knit mother-daughter duo’s home in the pilot of Gilmore Girls is located just outside Toronto, and it went on the market earlier this month. Source link

Brenda Fricker, the reclusive “Pigeon Lady” of Home Alone 2 and Ireland’s first actress to win an Oscar, for her maternal turn in My Left Foot, has died at the age of 81. Source link

Christopher Nolan’s latest film brings ancient Greek classic The Odyssey to life, but weaves in flashbacks to the Trojan War in Nolan’s signature nonlinear style. CBC’s Eli Glasner says while parts were confusing, the actors give incredible performances — and he wants to see it again. Source link

Quebec math rock duo Angine de Poitrine is taking the music world by storm, with sold out shows across North America and Europe. Their elaborately bizarre masks and intricate, fast-paced music has made fans of top acts, from deadmau5 to Dave Grohl and Jack White. Source link

Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, one of the most iconic pieces of film memorabilia, sold at auction for $3.75 million US (roughly $5.15 million Cdn), Heritage Auctions shared on Wednesday. The prop was constructed by Star Wars’ makeup artist Stuart Freeborn, and includes the model-cast of actor Mark Hamill’s hand that detached alongside it in the iconic […]

The Toronto International Film Festival began rolling out the red carpet on Thursday, announcing five special presentations for this year’s instalment — their first major announcement since revealing the opening-night film earlier this month. Source link

Actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia and will be honoured at a private family memorial at his New Zealand farm later, his agent told The Associated Press on Thursday. Source link