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Cannes Film Festival, cancelled in 2020, is postponed to July

Cannes Film Festival, cancelled in 2020, is postponed to July

NEW YORK — The Cannes Film Festival, cancelled altogether last year by the pandemic, is postponing this year's edition from May to July in hopes of having an in-person festival.
Review: 'Supernova' is a quiet burning star of a love story

Review: 'Supernova' is a quiet burning star of a love story

The actors Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth have been friends for 20 years and that is plainly evident watching them play longtime lovers in the wrenchingly beautiful film “Supernova.
Toronto father-daughter duo design swimsuit tailored to transgender children

Toronto father-daughter duo design swimsuit tailored to transgender children

A Canadian clothing line is helping transgender kids feel confident at the beach or pool with bathing suits designed to maximize comfort without compromising style.
Danish crime show turns lurid procedural trend on its head

Danish crime show turns lurid procedural trend on its head

NEW YORK — The 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall had all the gruesome elements of a modern true-crime classic. Writer and director Tobias Lindholm initially disagreed. The young woman had been decapitated in a homemade submarine.
Kevin Hart to debut SiriusXM podcast with Seinfeld as guest

Kevin Hart to debut SiriusXM podcast with Seinfeld as guest

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Hart will debut his new SiriusXM original podcast with Jerry Seinfeld as the series’ inaugural guest.
'Big Little Lies' author has new novel out in September

'Big Little Lies' author has new novel out in September

NEW YORK — The new novel from “Big Little Lies” author Liane Moriarty will be a story of family, tennis and a mysterious absence. Henry Holt announced Wednesday that Moriarty's “Apples Never Fall” comes out Sept. 14.
Germany compensates heirs for Nazi-looted Liszt scores

Germany compensates heirs for Nazi-looted Liszt scores

BERLIN — A German classical music foundation says it has found the rightful heirs of a Jewish woman who was forced by the Nazis to sell two scores by composer Franz Liszt before being deported to a concentration camp.
Lawrence Wright's 'The Plague Year' to release in June

Lawrence Wright's 'The Plague Year' to release in June

NEW YORK — One of the first book-length inside accounts of the coronavirus pandemic will be coming out in June. Lawrence Wright's “The Plague Year," which builds on a New Yorker story that ran earlier this month, will be published by Alfred A.
Writers' Trust renames fiction prize after co-founders and couple Atwood and Gibson

Writers' Trust renames fiction prize after co-founders and couple Atwood and Gibson

The Writers' Trust of Canada is renaming its annual fiction award after co-founders and literary power couple Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson.
'Letterkenny' inks multiple licensing deals with merchandise companies

'Letterkenny' inks multiple licensing deals with merchandise companies

Canada's breakout hit TV comedy "Letterkenny" is crossing another pop culture milestone with a slate of new merchandising deals.