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Top DJs out-earn some Hollywood starsArts & Entertainment | 206951 hits | 12:17 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
They spin music and they're rolling in the dough to the tune of a quarter of a million dollars a night --sometimes even more. Chinese polar bear cub lands starring role in Canadian filmArts & Entertainment | 206822 hits | 6:05 PM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
If Canadian polar bears had an actor's union, they might be a bit miffed that a bear from China snagged a starring role in an upcoming Hollywood flick.Tom and Jerry cartoons carry racism warning
Tom and Jerry cartoons on television are being accompanied by a warning that they may depict scenes of "racial prejudice".
Arts & Entertainment | 206787 hits | 2:10 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Tom and Jerry cartoons on television are being accompanied by a warning that they may depict scenes of "racial prejudice". Kenojuak Ashevak gets posthumous birthday Google doodleArts & Entertainment | 206808 hits | 7:14 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
Google's doodle pays tribute to Kenojuak Ashevak. The late Inuk artist, best known for her Enchanted Owl, would have turned 87 on Friday.Lost Sherlock Holmes film found in France after 100 years
Restoration has begun on an almost 100-year-old Sherlock Holmes film discovered by French film archive, Cinémathèque Française.
Arts & Entertainment | 207065 hits | 7:02 PM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Restoration has begun on an almost 100-year-old Sherlock Holmes film discovered by French film archive, Cinémathèque Française.Arts & Entertainment | 207282 hits | 12:21 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Trust says Horrible Histories clip should be removed from website after viewer claimed it was insulting to nurse’s memory 11-year-old Canadian girl's Nicki Minaj dance goes viral | CTV NewsArts & Entertainment | 206860 hits | 6:40 PM on Wednesday | posted by kitty
An 11-year-old girl from Sherwood Park, Alta. has gone viral on YouTube with her slick studio dance moves to pop singer Nicki Minaj’s hit song ‘Anaconda.’ 'Corner Gas' building gutted in massive blazeArts & Entertainment | 208549 hits | 3:32 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
A building used in the popular sitcom 'Corner Gas' was destroyed Sunday evening by a fire. Netflix deal to screen Crouching Tiger sequel slammed by theatre chainsArts & Entertainment | 208028 hits | 12:14 PM on Tuesday | posted by DrCaleb
Canada's largest movie theatre chain is joining with top American cinemas in a boycott of Netflix's first original feature film, a sequel to the martial arts movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Corner Gas town Rouleau, Sask., swept by fireArts & Entertainment | 208227 hits | 7:41 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
Fire crews battled a large fire in downtown Rouleau, Sask., on Sunday — the small town where the popular TV sitcom Corner Gas was filmed.Cat Stevens nixes New York show after 'extortionate' scalper resales
Folk musician Cat Stevens, also known as Yusuf Islam, pulls New York concert just weeks after announcing a rare six-city tour, starting in Toronto.
Arts & Entertainment | 207807 hits | 7:23 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
Folk musician Cat Stevens, also known as Yusuf Islam, pulls New York concert just weeks after announcing a rare six-city tour, starting in Toronto.Rihanna Slams CBS for Pulling "Run This Town" From 'Thursday Night Football'
Days after CBS canceled its plans to use Rihanna 'Run This Town' in the intro for last week's Thursday Night Football,
Arts & Entertainment | 207269 hits | 1:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Days after CBS canceled its plans to use Rihanna 'Run This Town' in the intro for last week's Thursday Night Football,Leo vs. science: vanishing evidence for climate change
In the runup to the Sept. 23 UN Climate Summit in New York, Leonardo DiCaprio is releasing a series of films about the “climate crisis.”
Arts & Entertainment | 206864 hits | 12:14 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
In the runup to the Sept. 23 UN Climate Summit in New York, Leonardo DiCaprio is releasing a series of films about the “climate crisis.”Pro cheerleading 'should be abolished'
Critics say that professional cheerleading is sexist, and a recent spate of class-action suits against NFL teams suggests it's also exploitative. This has led some observers to suggest that maybe it's time to abolish this outdated job.
Arts & Entertainment | 206994 hits | 12:26 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack
Critics say that professional cheerleading is sexist, and a recent spate of class-action suits against NFL teams suggests it's also exploitative. This has led some observers to suggest that maybe it's time to abolish this outdated job. CBC execs tell CRTC it can no longer afford to be freeArts & Entertainment | 206946 hits | 12:31 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Declining ad revenues have pushed the public broadcaster to ask for cable and satellite companies to pay a fee for carrying its signalsShowbiz, Music Industry Jobs Drop 19% in Two Years
The U.S. economy has seen a steady erosion of jobs in the motion picture and sound industries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preliminary statistics from the BLS show that employment in those two industries has dropped to 298,000 in August —
Arts & Entertainment | 206967 hits | 10:03 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The U.S. economy has seen a steady erosion of jobs in the motion picture and sound industries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Preliminary statistics from the BLS show that employment in those two industries has dropped to 298,000 in August —Richard Kiel, actor who played Bond villain Jaws, dead at 74
Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74.
Arts & Entertainment | 206968 hits | 7:37 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74.Arts & Entertainment | 206944 hits | 3:35 PM on Sunday | posted by kitty
A legion of notables turned out at New York’s Temple Emanu-El to remember Rivers, who died Thursday at 81. 'Bodies Revealed' exhibit may be using executed Chinese prisoners, says rights groupArts & Entertainment | 206842 hits | 12:23 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The possible use of corpses from executed Chinese prisoners for a public display as part of an exhibition in Ontario merits a criminal and coroner's investigation, a human-rights group is asserting. Arts & Entertainment | 206939 hits | 12:17 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
All the streets are blocked off around the film festival, traffic is a mess and access is impossible. Only Rob Ford could have thought of this. Being in Toronto is a frustrating experience. They’ve brought passive aggressive inconvenience to a high art!Joan Rivers dead in New York at 81, says daughter
Comedian Joan Rivers died Thursday in New York daughter says in a statement. She was 81.
Arts & Entertainment | 206891 hits | 12:10 PM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
Comedian Joan Rivers died Thursday in New York daughter says in a statement. She was 81.First 4DX Theater in U.S. a Hit with Audiences, Data Shows
It jerks. It rumbles. It sprays. It smokes. It smells. Now 4DX, the souped up theatrical experience that premiered in Regal Cinemas LA Live location this June, is outperforming traditional movie theaters
Arts & Entertainment | 207113 hits | 12:46 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
It jerks. It rumbles. It sprays. It smokes. It smells. Now 4DX, the souped up theatrical experience that premiered in Regal Cinemas LA Live location this June, is outperforming traditional movie theatersJennifer Lawrence Nude Photos Leak: Ariana Grande, Kirsten Dunst also Exposed
Nude photos of “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Kirsten Dunst, among many others, leaked online Sunday morning in one of the biggest celebrity hacking scandals in recent memory.
Arts & Entertainment | 207494 hits | 12:27 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Nude photos of “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande and Kirsten Dunst, among many others, leaked online Sunday morning in one of the biggest celebrity hacking scandals in recent memory. Joan Rivers family considers lawsuit over botched procedureArts & Entertainment | 206836 hits | 12:23 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Joan Rivers’ daughter is keeping her “fingers crossed” for a miracle to bring the 81-year-old comedic legend back from the brink — even as the family considers legal action over the botched procedure that caused her collapse.Rap mogul Suge Knight injured in shooting at pre-VMA party
Death Row Records founder and rap mogul Marion Suge Knight was injured in an early morning shooting Sunday in a packed nightclub but was expected to survive, a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant said.
Arts & Entertainment | 207738 hits | 12:24 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Death Row Records founder and rap mogul Marion Suge Knight was injured in an early morning shooting Sunday in a packed nightclub but was expected to survive, a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant said.Actor and director Richard Attenborough dies at 90 | Globalnews.ca
Arts & Entertainment | 206662 hits | 2:55 PM on Sunday | posted by Goober911
Arts & Entertainment | 206947 hits | 12:21 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Teamsters picketers were already mad. By the time Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi’s car pulled up to the Steel & Rye restaurant in the picturesque New England town of Milton just outside Boston, one of them ran up to her car and screamed, “We’re gonna bas Arts & Entertainment | 206738 hits | 11:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
It’s possible that Chris Hadfield’s best-selling book will become a sitcom! The astronaut who quickly became the world’s most-wanted Canadian last year, based on his amusing YouTube videos and stunning space pictures, is involved in production of a sitcomNFL to Coldplay: Pay to Play the Super Bowl
The National Football League doesn't usually pay the act that performs at halftime during the Super Bowl. But in a twist this year, the league has asked artists under consideration for the high-profile gig to pay to play.
Arts & Entertainment | 206927 hits | 1:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The National Football League doesn't usually pay the act that performs at halftime during the Super Bowl. But in a twist this year, the league has asked artists under consideration for the high-profile gig to pay to play. Don Pardo, former voice of SNL, dead at 96Arts & Entertainment | 206854 hits | 7:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer whose booming baritone became as much a part of the cultural landscape as the shows and products he touted, died Monday. He was 96.Arts & Entertainment | 206911 hits | 12:49 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands of people have signed a petition to halt U.S. television host Joan River’s upcoming tour in Britain after her remarks about the crisis in Gaza, British newspaper The Times reported Thursday.Michael Jackson: Behind Neverland walls, a filthy house of horrors
Behind the facade of pop star Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch was a horror show, several of his former maids say.
Arts & Entertainment | 206962 hits | 12:41 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Behind the facade of pop star Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch was a horror show, several of his former maids say. Tax credits help B.C. pinch film projects from SeattleArts & Entertainment | 206862 hits | 12:15 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Seattle’s pain is Vancouver’s gain when it comes to the film industry, thanks to B.C.’s tax credits, according to folks in the business.Lauren Bacall, screen legend, dead at 89
Lauren Bacall, the sultry actress with the heavy-lidded eyes and husky voice who captured Humphrey Bogart's heart both on and off the movie screen, died on Tuesday at the age of 89.
Arts & Entertainment | 206905 hits | 8:49 PM on Tuesday | posted by Hyack
Lauren Bacall, the sultry actress with the heavy-lidded eyes and husky voice who captured Humphrey Bogart's heart both on and off the movie screen, died on Tuesday at the age of 89. J.J. Murphy dies filming new role on Game of ThronesArts & Entertainment | 206890 hits | 1:21 PM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
Veteran Irish actor J.J. Murphy found dead four days after he started filming as Night's Watch member Ser Denys Mallister.Box office: 'Guardians of the Galaxy' breaks record with $94 million
Guardians of the Galaxy launched to an estimated $94 million this weekend in 4,080 theaters, setting a new record for an August debut.
Arts & Entertainment | 206856 hits | 10:44 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Guardians of the Galaxy launched to an estimated $94 million this weekend in 4,080 theaters, setting a new record for an August debut.He Is Risen: 'Black Jesus' Ratings Beat Most Thursday Shows
There may be a few "Hallelujah" choruses ringing in the halls of the Adult Swim offices this good Friday. The network's latest live-action original, Black Jesus, topped all original cable offerings on Thursday and most of broadcast.
Arts & Entertainment | 206705 hits | 12:18 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
There may be a few "Hallelujah" choruses ringing in the halls of the Adult Swim offices this good Friday. The network's latest live-action original, Black Jesus, topped all original cable offerings on Thursday and most of broadcast. Short songs at AMP Calgary radio station draw polarized feelingsArts & Entertainment | 206813 hits | 7:26 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
AMP Calgary has been airing a new format that edits songs to half the length. The Calgary radio station says it has been getting mixed feedback so far, but it has been "generally quite favourable."The Lives Behind Times Square Cartoon Characters
Before stepping into the Times Square hurly-burly of Elmos, Minnie Mouses and Batmen who pose for photographs and then coax customers for tips, Mr. Rodríguez spent a week studying the competition.
Arts & Entertainment | 206716 hits | 7:45 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Before stepping into the Times Square hurly-burly of Elmos, Minnie Mouses and Batmen who pose for photographs and then coax customers for tips, Mr. Rodríguez spent a week studying the competition.'Big Bang Theory' Delays Production as Cast Still Without Contracts
The Big Bang Theory contract talks have officially delayed production on the CBS hit comedy. Stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar have not yet reached a new deal with studio Warner Bros.
Arts & Entertainment | 208118 hits | 12:47 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Big Bang Theory contract talks have officially delayed production on the CBS hit comedy. Stars Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar have not yet reached a new deal with studio Warner Bros.Sarah Palin Launches Her Own Channel Online | Variety
Sarah Palin – former governor of Alaska, erstwhile candidate for VP of the U.S. and polarizing public figure – has unveiled a new subscription-based Internet TV network that promises direct access to her and her supporters.
Arts & Entertainment | 207949 hits | 12:50 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Sarah Palin – former governor of Alaska, erstwhile candidate for VP of the U.S. and polarizing public figure – has unveiled a new subscription-based Internet TV network that promises direct access to her and her supporters.George Harrison memorial tree killed by beetles
Arts & Entertainment | 206763 hits | 7:49 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
Michael Moore Owns Nine Homes
The divorce between filmmaker, anti-capitalist Michael Moore and his wife is bringing many details to surface, including that the two own nine homes, and are worth $50 million.
Arts & Entertainment | 207877 hits | 12:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The divorce between filmmaker, anti-capitalist Michael Moore and his wife is bringing many details to surface, including that the two own nine homes, and are worth $50 million.Marvel reveal Captain America will be black after announcing Thor will be woman
Marvel Comics has announced the new Captain America will be African-American for the first time in the comic franchise's history.
Arts & Entertainment | 206978 hits | 12:11 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Marvel Comics has announced the new Captain America will be African-American for the first time in the comic franchise's history.Johnny Winter dies at age 70 amid European tour
Texas blues icon Johnny Winter, who rose to fame in the late 1960s and '70s for his energetic performances and musical collaborations including with childhood hero Muddy Waters, has died. He was 70.
Arts & Entertainment | 206709 hits | 9:36 AM on Thursday | posted by Hyack
Texas blues icon Johnny Winter, who rose to fame in the late 1960s and '70s for his energetic performances and musical collaborations including with childhood hero Muddy Waters, has died. He was 70.Jazz musician Charlie Haden dies
Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz more than a half-century ago as a member of Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking quartet and liberated the bass from its traditional rhythm section role, has died. He was 76.
Arts & Entertainment | 206697 hits | 8:57 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Bassist Charlie Haden, who helped change the shape of jazz more than a half-century ago as a member of Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking quartet and liberated the bass from its traditional rhythm section role, has died. He was 76.Tommy Ramone, the Ramones original member, dead at 65
Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment | 206739 hits | 8:57 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, has died, a business associate said Saturday.Box Office: What's Behind Summer's Free Fall at the Multiplex (Analysis)
Last year, Despicable Me 2 alone grossed $143.1 million in its first five days after opening on the Wednesday before the Fourth of July...
Arts & Entertainment | 206683 hits | 12:58 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Last year, Despicable Me 2 alone grossed $143.1 million in its first five days after opening on the Wednesday before the Fourth of July...Bob Hastings, McHale's Navy star, dead at 89
An actor best known from the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy has died. Bob Hastings was 89.
Arts & Entertainment | 206700 hits | 6:27 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
An actor best known from the 1960s sitcom McHale's Navy has died. Bob Hastings was 89.Back to Canada News
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