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Student Academy Awards - a launching pad into Hollywood - celebrate 50 years

Student Academy Awards - a launching pad into Hollywood - celebrate 50 years

Spike Lee already had several big moments with the Oscars by the time he finally won a competitive statuette in 2019. His first came almost 40 years earlier, in 1983, when he was a film student at New York University.
Less than 2 years after nearly being killed by Russian bomb, Fox's Benjamin Hall returns to Ukraine

Less than 2 years after nearly being killed by Russian bomb, Fox's Benjamin Hall returns to Ukraine

NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, nearly killed by Russian bombs while reporting in Ukraine less than two years ago, returned to the country this week to interview Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Cineplex selling Player One Amusement Group business for $155 million

Cineplex selling Player One Amusement Group business for $155 million

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. is selling its arcade game business to an international investment company for $155 million in cash.
Review: War is good as 50th anniversary of 'The World Is a Ghetto' shines in premium box set

Review: War is good as 50th anniversary of 'The World Is a Ghetto' shines in premium box set

A remastered and well-presented five LP box set of War’s best-selling album “The World Is a Ghetto” recaptures that slice of time when multicultural rock reached its first peak.
How grief, creating characters and wigs helped comic Heather McMahan to build a loyal following

How grief, creating characters and wigs helped comic Heather McMahan to build a loyal following

When Heather McMahan recently debuted her first Netflix comedy special, “Son I Never Had," the fan reaction was as though their best girlfriend had achieved a major win.
Coldplay concert in Malaysia can be stopped by organizers if the band misbehaves, government says

Coldplay concert in Malaysia can be stopped by organizers if the band misbehaves, government says

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Organizers of Wednesday's Coldplay concert in Malaysia can stop the show if the British rock band misbehaves, a minister said as the government rejected Muslim conservatives' calls to cancel the show.
Review: In Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon,' the emperor has no clothes but plenty of ego

Review: In Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon,' the emperor has no clothes but plenty of ego

For such a famed historical figure, Napoleon has made only fleeting appearances in movies since Abel Gance’s 1927 silent film. Stanley Kubrick had grand designs for a Napoleon epic that went unmade.
King Charles welcomes South Korea's president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink

King Charles welcomes South Korea's president with state banquet, mingles with K-pop band Blackpink

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, as Britain rolled out the red carpet for a formal state visit aimed at strengthening trade and defense ties
Kai Thomas on the 'surreality' of winning the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut

Kai Thomas on the 'surreality' of winning the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for debut

TORONTO — Debut novelist Kai Thomas said he was struck by "surreality" when Margaret Atwood announced he had won the top fiction prize at the Writers' Trust Awards on Tuesday evening.
Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

Native American storytellers enjoying a rare spotlight, a moment they hope can be more than that

NEW YORK (AP) — The financial crisis of 2008 hit Mary Kathryn Nagle differently. As a playwright and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she saw parallels to events that negatively impacted Indigenous people centuries ago.