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Say what you will about Emilia Pérez, there’s one thing the genre-defying Mexican gender-transition-crime-musical-drama has done well: Wow awards voters. After a stellar performance at the Golden Globes, taking home best musical or comedy for its stars and writer-director Jacques Audiard, the Netflix flick did something of a repeat performance with theContinue Reading

Entertainment Multi-Grammy winner singer SZA will be joining Kendrick Lamar as a guest during the upcoming Super Bowl halftime performance. Lamar and Apple Music released a trailer Thursday teasing the guest appearanceThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 23, 2025 5:17 PM EST | Last Updated: January 23 This combination photoContinue Reading

Emilia Pérez, Wicked dominate Oscar nominations Emilia Pérez, a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated with a leading 13 Oscar nominations, including best picture and best actress for Karla Sofia Gascón, making her the first openly trans actor ever nominated for an Oscar. As fresh fires raced through the Los AngelesContinue Reading

Entertainment People packed into bookstores, bars and breweries on Monday night, some decked out in dragon-rider leathers, to greet the latest book from Rebecca Yarros: Onyx Storm, a book so anticipated it’s bringing back the midnight book release. Roughly 1,100 midnight release events arranged in U.S. and Canada for 3rdContinue Reading

Garth Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist wizard of The Band, the first Canadian group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has died. He was 87. Hudson’s death was confirmed by his friend, Jan Haust, to The Canadian Press, as well as by a post from The Band’s Facebook page. AccordingContinue Reading

Entertainment Jury selection for a trial against A$AP Rocky is scheduled to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles. The hip-hop star and fashion mogul is charged with firing a gun at a former friend and could get a decades-long prison sentence if convicted. Musician was arrested in 2021 and case couldContinue Reading

Entertainment A man thought to be a citizen of Bangladesh was arrested in India’s financial capital Mumbai on Sunday and is considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan, police said. Khan required surgery after being stabbed 6 times Thursday by an intruder in hisContinue Reading

Entertainment The film September 5, which saw its wide release Jan. 17, details the 1972 Munich Olympics hostage crisis. The film’s director says it pointedly focuses on journalism rather than politics. Critics appear to be split on whether that’s a good or bad thing. The film focusing on media coverageContinue Reading

Entertainment For those unfamiliar with Lynch’s work and looking for a starting point, here are five of his most well known and highly acclaimed movies and shows, in chronological order. The celebrated filmmaker, whose work spans six decades, died Thursday at age 78 Kevin Maimann · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading