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'The Consultant,' Black History Month titles among February streaming highlights

'The Consultant,' Black History Month titles among February streaming highlights

TORONTO — Here's a look at some of the standout TV series and films debuting on subscription streaming platforms in February: "The Consultant" When the young founder of app-based gaming company CompWare is assassinated in his office, his employees ar
Groundhog Day: Fred is dead in Quebec, Willie and Sam at odds over spring's arrival

Groundhog Day: Fred is dead in Quebec, Willie and Sam at odds over spring's arrival

The death of a prognosticating rodent in Quebec cast a shadow over Groundhog Day festivities on Thursday, while the notable furry forecasters who made their predictions were split over spring’s arrival.
'Daily Show's' Roy Wood to headline White House press dinner

'Daily Show's' Roy Wood to headline White House press dinner

WASHINGTON (AP) — Real and fake news will collide again at this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Roy Wood Jr.
In Greece, artists’ strike closes theaters, music schools

In Greece, artists’ strike closes theaters, music schools

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Performing artists and art students ‒ some banging drums, playing trumpets and dressed in clown outfits ‒ gathered outside Greece’s parliament Thursday during a strike that closed theaters, halted TV shoots and disrupted art sch
Iranian film director goes on hunger strike in prison

Iranian film director goes on hunger strike in prison

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian director who was arrested last summer, weeks before his latest film was released to widespread acclaim, has gone on hunger strike to protest his continued detention amid more than four months of anti-gove
Review: '80 for Brady' is a sports film fumble for the ages

Review: '80 for Brady' is a sports film fumble for the ages

Tom Brady has officially — and finally, he insists — retired from the National Football League. Based on his new movie “80 For Brady,” it's also time that he immediately retire from filmmaking.
Kim Petras talks religion, trans community ahead of Grammys

Kim Petras talks religion, trans community ahead of Grammys

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Kim Petras, 2022 was a big year: The German singer-songwriter received her first Grammy nomination , made her acting debut with the HBO series “Los Espookys” and released a single with acclaimed pop music producer Max Martin.
New opera by Haitian-Canadian composer puts Black performers, stories in spotlight

New opera by Haitian-Canadian composer puts Black performers, stories in spotlight

MONTREAL — When the opera "La Flambeau" premieres next week in Montreal, Black performers will be front and centre in an artistic medium where they have historically been under-represented.
House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage

House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage

VANCOUVER — In the 138 years since an Indigenous house post was chopped down and ordered burned by missionaries, it was sold under duress, damaged and displayed as a historic oddity, donated to a museum, then packed away in storage for decades.
Sony CFO to lead entertainment-electronic giant as president

Sony CFO to lead entertainment-electronic giant as president

TOKYO (AP) — Sony appointed a veteran executive as its president Thursday to lead the Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate through times of change.
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