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Q&A: Sally Potter has made films for 50 years. Now in her 70s, she's out with a debut album

Q&A: Sally Potter has made films for 50 years. Now in her 70s, she's out with a debut album

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning director Sally Potter has challenged British society throughout her 50-year career, in films like “Orlando,” “The Party,” and “Ginger and Rosa.

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide.
Microsoft gets more time from UK to plead case to buy video game maker Activision

Microsoft gets more time from UK to plead case to buy video game maker Activision

LONDON (AP) — British antitrust regulators on Friday extended their deadline to issue a final order blocking Microsoft's $69 billion plan to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, allowing them to consider the U.S.
Lamar Johnson's 1st Emmy nod made Toronto mom beam with pride

Lamar Johnson's 1st Emmy nod made Toronto mom beam with pride

TORONTO — Actor Lamar Johnson says receiving an Emmy nomination is a testament to the hard work he's put in since starting out as a self-taught dancer on theCanadian TVO kids'series "Pop It!" before landing roles worthy of the highest esteem.
Canadian film, TV industry braces for impact of Hollywood actors strike

Canadian film, TV industry braces for impact of Hollywood actors strike

TORONTO — Canada’s film and television community is bracing for more job uncertainty amid a Hollywood actors' strike that observers say has the potential to throw more people out of work, upend TV schedules and dim the wattage of celeb-studded events
Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse

Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios a
A former Trump supporter who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox News

A former Trump supporter who got caught up in a January 6 conspiracy theory sues Fox News

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A former Donald Trump supporter who became the center of a conspiracy theory about Jan. 6, 2021, filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, saying the network made him a scapegoat for the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction caused by bariatric surgery, coroner says

Lisa Marie Presley died from small bowel obstruction caused by bariatric surgery, coroner says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago, authorities said Thursday.
Cillian Murphy, playing Oppenheimer, finally gets to lead a Christopher Nolan film

Cillian Murphy, playing Oppenheimer, finally gets to lead a Christopher Nolan film

The day Christopher Nolan called Cillian Murphy about his new film, “Oppenheimer,” Murphy hung up the phone in disbelief. The Irish actor, though a regular presence in Nolan films going back almost two decades, had always been a supporting player.
Polaris Music Prize short list: Feist, Daniel Caesar, Debby Friday among contenders

Polaris Music Prize short list: Feist, Daniel Caesar, Debby Friday among contenders

TORONTO — New albums from some of Canada’s top pop, electronic and R&B talents have landed on the Polaris Music Prize short list.