entertainment

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

Eurovision superfans know exactly what kind of a wild ride Canada is in for as it prepares to enter its first ever Eurovision Song Contest . For everyone else, here’s a cheat sheet. Source link

Clement Virgo’s Steal Away reimagines America’s past as a futuristic fairytale. Under the layers of metaphor and symbolism, the acclaimed Canadian director says the guiding question is: Is progress ever permanent? Source link

From The Dark Knight to Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan has built his reputation with grounded interpretations of fantastical tales. So what happens when he takes on Homer’s 3,000 year old story, The Odyssey? Eli Glasner says that while the story clashes with the storyteller, there’s still much to savour. Source link

It turns out Matt Damon is not the only Odysseus appearing on screen this summer. The makers of the controversial fully AI-generated film that debuted at Tribeca Festival last month are back — this time with an artificial-intelligence reimagining of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Source link

A photo posted on U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Facebook page may have done little to convince the internet that he’s still alive, but it’s working as a punchline for late-night television hosts in the U.S. Source link

Hudson Williams seems to have reached a breaking point when alleged autograph sellers followed him to his residence in Paris over the weekend. Multiple videos of the incident were shared online, garnering divided reactions on social media. Source link

CBC News goes behind the scenes of the Heated Rivalry musical parody in Toronto. The lead actors and director-producer discuss bringing Shane and Ilya to life on stage — selling the laughs, the tension and the love story at the centre of it all — and share what they’re hoping audiences will take away with […]

During her set at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival, Lorde took aim at wearable AI, calling smart glasses “not sexy.” Meanwhile, Kylie Jenner is facing backlash over her collaboration with Meta on a line of AI-powered smart glasses featuring a built-in camera, and hands-free recording capabilities. Source link