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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Owlbears, barbarians and the perfect Chris Pine: the new Dungeons & Dragons film is a blast

Eli Glasner | News/Entertainment | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

After a series of underwhelming adaptations, the new Dungeons & Dragons film finds the magic formula with a story that embraces the absurdities of the popular game with wit and affection.  read more

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Punk Rock Museum to open in Las Vegas with Canadian punk at the helm

Cara Nickerson | News/Canada/Hamilton | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:04:00 EDT

After months of preparation, the Punk Rock Museum is set to open in Las Vegas on April 1. The museum's spokesperson is Canadian punk legend and former Hamiltonian Talli Osborne. read more

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People love this crocheted Maud Lewis sweater — but it's not for sale

Padraig Moran | Radio/The Current | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

Grace Tompkins made a sweater of a Maud Lewis painting, and got a big response online. read more

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ACTRA calls for boycott of 6 brands linked to ad agencies in labour dispute

Noel Ransome | News/Canada/Toronto | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:04:45 EDT

Unionized commercial actors are calling for a boycott of six brands that work with ad agencies embroiled in a nearly yearlong labour dispute. read more

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'There was music in her': Vancouver music community mourns Juno Award-winning composer Jocelyn Morlock

Jon Hernandez | News/Canada/British Columbia | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 21:08:06 EDT

Members of Canada's music community are mourning the death of beloved musician Jocelyn Morlock, a Juno Award-winning composer who spent years as the composer-in-residence at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. read more

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Ontario graphic designer warns other artists after outwitting possible scammer trying to buy his work

Isha Bhargava | News/Canada/London | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

With 30 years in the art industry, Jason Recker knows very well the types of questions someone interested in buying his work tend to ask and how much they're willing to pay for it.   read more

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Black Panther director Ryan Coogler plans to 'remount' The X-Files, series creator says

CBC News | News/Canada/British Columbia | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:01:00 EDT

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler is set to "remount" The X-Files, the creator of the long-running cult TV series says.  read more

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Queer photographer Evergon, filmmaker Shannon Walsh among Governor General Award winners

Nicole Thompson | News/Entertainment | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:15:34 EDT

A photographer whose work documents and celebrates the homoerotic is among the winners of this year's Governor General Awards in Visual and Media Arts. read more

Keegan Connor Tracy - Canada Reads 2023 - Day Two

Keegan Connor Tracy on why Greenwood's complex characters and themes make it a novel that would appeal to all

CBC Books | Books/Canada Reads | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:37:21 EDT

On Day Two of Canada Reads 2023, Keegan Connor Tracy shared her thoughts on the novel Greenwood by Michael Christie. read more

APTOPIX Gwyneth Paltrow Skiing Lawsuit

Gwyneth Paltrow sent me 'absolutely flying' in ski crash, accuser testifies at trial

The Associated Press | News/Entertainment | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:21:15 EDT

The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over a 2016 skiing collision at one of the most upscale resorts in North America took the stand Monday, saying he was rammed into from behind and sent "absolutely flying." read more

Shelved

Shelved is being called Canada's Abbott Elementary. Its creator couldn't be happier

Jackson Weaver | News/Entertainment | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

As a comedy about Canadian libraries Shelved is getting compared to Abbott Elementary, Superstore, Parks and Rec, and of course The Office. Its creator, and former writer for The Office, Anthony Q. Farrell is fine with that. read more

ENTERTAINMENT GRAMMYS

Ohio police sue Afroman for using home-raid footage in music videos

The Associated Press | News/Entertainment | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:36:52 EDT

Seven law enforcement officers have sued rap artist Afroman, accusing him of improperly using footage from a police raid on his Ohio home last year in his music videos. read more

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U.S. army pulls ads with Jonathan Majors following actor's arrest

The Associated Press | News/Entertainment | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 11:39:37 EDT

The arrest of actor Jonathan Majors has upended the Army's newly launched advertising campaign aimed at reviving the service's struggling recruiting numbers. read more

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Prince Harry makes surprise appearance at court battle against Daily Mail

Reuters | News/Entertainment | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:30:31 EDT

Prince Harry made a surprise appearance at London's High Court on Monday as he and six other high-profile figures began their lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail paper over years of alleged phone-tapping and privacy breaches. read more

RABBIT HOLE

Jack vs. John — Kiefer Sutherland segues to sarcastic saviour in new series Rabbit Hole

Eli Glasner | News/Entertainment | Sun, 26 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

Kiefer Sutherland may have gotten his start with films like Lost Boys, but now the star of the 24 series is back playing a character who is more about saving himself than saving the world. CBC News senior entertainment reporter Eli Glasner chatted with the Canadian star about his new series Rabbit Hole. read more

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Succession stars Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun reflect on HBO hit ahead of final season

Jenna Benchetrit | News/Entertainment | Sat, 25 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

Succession stars Matthew Macfadyen (Tom Wambsgans) and Nicholas Braun (Greg Hirsch) discuss the HBO show's final season, Tom and Greg's delightfully bizarre bond and why they can't get through a scene together. read more

Train 185 in the wilderness

This documentary wants to take you on a real-time train ride through northern Ontario

Warren Schlote | News/Canada/Sudbury | Sat, 25 Mar 2023 07:00:00 EDT

An upcoming documentary will bring viewers on a train journey between Sudbury and White River, Ont., taking inspiration from a unique slow-TV format that’s gaining global popularity. read more

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Beautiful bedlam — Keanu Reeves cranks up the combat with John Wick: Chapter 4

Eli Glasner | News/Entertainment | Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:05:16 EDT

Keanu Reeves suits up for more endless action in John Wick: Chapter 4, a film that surprised CBC News critic Eli Glasner with its bigger, bolder battles and great new faces. read more

You Can Live Forever

You Can Live Forever is queer love story, set in a Jehovah's Witnesses community — and rooted in pain

Jackson Weaver | News/Entertainment | Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

You Can Live Forever is a new film from Canadian writer and director duo Sarah Watts and Mark Slutsky. Partially inspired (though not adapted from) Watts's own upbringing, the movie tells a story of teenage love in a misunderstood religious community. read more

Mattea Roach & Ducks

Jeopardy! super-champion Mattea Roach is ready for their next big challenge: Canada Reads

CBC Books | Books/Canada Reads | Wed, 25 Jan 2023 09:45:00 EST

Mattea Roach is championing the graphic memoir Ducks by Kate Beaton on the great Canadian book debate. Tune in March 27-30 on CBC TV, CB Radio, CBC Gem, CBC Listen and CBC Books. read more

Jeremy Renner shares haunting 911 call of snowplow accident in emotional 1st TV interview

Jeremy Renner shares haunting 911 call of snowplow accident in emotional 1st TV interview

Entertainment/Jeremy Renner/Jeremy Renner 1st TV interview | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:57:54 +0000

Interviewer Diane Sawyer rattled off a shocking list of injuries that Jeremy Renner sustained after being pulled under a seven-ton snowplow on New Year's Day. read more

Gwyneth Paltrow ‘shaken up’ after ski crash, says daughter Apple Martin

Gwyneth Paltrow ‘shaken up’ after ski crash, says daughter Apple Martin

Entertainment/Apple Martin/Apple Martin deposition | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:18:39 +0000

Gwyneth Paltrow's children, Apple and Moses Martin, had their depositions read aloud in the lawsuit accusing Paltrow of seriously injuring a man while skiing in 2016. read more

Queer photographer Evergon, witchy artists Fastwurms among Governor General winners

Queer photographer Evergon, witchy artists Fastwurms among Governor General winners

Canada/Entertainment/Albert Jay Lunt | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 16:19:05 +0000

A retrospective of Montreal artist Evergon's work is on display at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec in Quebec City. read more

Jonathan Majors, Marvel and ‘Creed III’ actor, arrested on assault charge in New York

Jonathan Majors, Marvel and ‘Creed III’ actor, arrested on assault charge in New York

Entertainment/Jonathan Majors/Jonathan Majors allegations | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:45:59 +0000

Lawyers for Jonathan Majors said he “is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows” and blamed the incident on the woman having “an emotional crisis.” read more

Jeremy Renner posts video update on treadmill after snowplow injury

Jeremy Renner posts video update on treadmill after snowplow injury

Entertainment/Is Jeremy Renner okay?/Jeremy Renner | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:05:00 +0000

Jeremy Renner's snowplow accident left the actor with more than 30 broken bones after he was crushed by a seven-ton PistenBully snowcat on Jan. 1. read more

Man suing Gwyneth Paltrow takes stand at ski crash trial: ‘I’m living another life now’

Man suing Gwyneth Paltrow takes stand at ski crash trial: ‘I’m living another life now’

Entertainment/Trending/Gwyneth Paltrow | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:57:05 +0000

Gwyneth Paltrow has been accused of causing serious injury to Terry Sanderson after she allegedly collided with him while skiing at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. read more

Horse dies on set of ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV show, sparking activist outrage

Horse dies on set of ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV show, sparking activist outrage

Entertainment/Horse/horse dies lord of the rings | Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:53:05 +0000

A horse's death on the set of 'The Rings of Power' has prompted PETA to call for TV and movie productions to stop using real horses and replace them with computer graphics. read more

Montreal firm sues Ticketmaster over pricing for ‘Official Platinum’ Drake tickets

Montreal firm sues Ticketmaster over pricing for ‘Official Platinum’ Drake tickets

Canada/Entertainment/Drake | Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:59:33 +0000

The allegations have not been tested in court, and the Quebec Superior Court has not yet ruled on whether it would allow the class action to move forward. read more

Plagiarism wars put rhythm and beats under the legal microscope

Plagiarism wars put rhythm and beats under the legal microscope

Entertainment/blurred lines lawsuit/Copyright | Sun, 26 Mar 2023 14:00:23 +0000

The evolution of music depends on artists building on what influenced them. But what if the law makes that impossible? read more

Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth announce plans to divorce 

Reese Witherspoon and husband Jim Toth announce plans to divorce 

Entertainment/Celebrity News/Reese Witherspoon | Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:22:20 +0000

Reese Witherspoon and Hollywood agent Jim Toth announced their breakup Friday in a joint statement on Instagram. Their wedding anniversary is Sunday. read more

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