entertainment
Tegan Quin wins Canada Reads 2026 championing The Cure for Drowning by Loghan Paylor
The historical fiction novel won in a 4-1 vote on the final day of the great Canadian book debate. Source link
Celine Dion drops new song Dansons ahead of Paris residency
Canadian icon Celine Dion dropped a new single Friday, marking her latest step back into the spotlight. The soft, romantic French-language ballad is called Dansons, meaning “Let’s dance” in English. Source link
'It's like I gave birth to twins': Canadian director Chandler Levack has 2 movies opening on the same day
In Montreal, a young woman in a Spin magazine T-shirt stares furiously at the blank page on her 2011 MacBook. It’s a moment from the new movie Mile End Kicks that could have been ripped from director Chandler Levack’s own life, when the former critic traded Toronto for Montreal’s exploding music scene. Mile End Kicks […]
Why is Lee Cronin's The Mummy called that? Also, why is it so terrible?
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, a needlessly mean-spirited horror flick that’s barely about mummies, may have you asking a million questions. And before you even get to the plot-related ones, the most obvious is: what’s with that title? Source link
U.S. singer D4vd arrested on suspicion of killing teen girl found dead in his Tesla
U.S. singer D4vd has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 14-year-old girl whose decomposed body was found last year in an apparently abandoned Tesla that was registered to him and towed from the Hollywood Hills, police said Thursday. Source link
Netflix chair and co-founder Reed Hastings to leave streaming platform
Netflix chair Reed Hastings is leaving the streaming service he co-founded 29 years ago as the company regains its footing after it lost its $72-billion US deal for Warner Bros. Discovery. Source link
Winnipeg-born author Jon Klassen wins nearly $750K Swedish prize for children's literature
Jon Klassen, the Winnipeg-born children’s book author and illustrator of I Want My Hat Back, has won a Swedish book prize worth nearly $750,000. Source link
AI-generated Val Kilmer movie debuts trailer, creators defend digital resurrection of late actor
The filmmakers behind As Deep as the Grave, the indie film that is using an artificial intelligence-rendered version of Val Kilmer in a prominent role, debuted a first look at the recreated actor Wednesday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Source link
Sid Krofft remembered for 'his childlike enthusiasm' and dedication to making people laugh
Legendary puppeteer Sid Krofft was passionate about creativity and laughter. He worked into his 90s but maintained a childlike enthusiasm for making people smile. Canadian puppeteer Ronnie Burkett remembers his friend and mentor. Source link
Russian news agency fined for posting review of Heated Rivalry
A Russian court has fined a local news agency and one of its directors thousands of dollars for a review it posted on the smash hit series Heated Rivalry, which the Russian government considers LGBTQ+ propaganda. Source link