National Entertainment

TORONTO — The National Ballet of Canada is dancing into the virtual world.

Stryper, “Even the Devil Believes” (Frontiers) Even the devil, long reputed in some circles to be in league with rock ‘n’ roll, must believe by now that Stryper could well be God’s favourite band.

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Little by Brown Books for Young Readers) 2. “Thick as Thieves” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing) 3. “His Truth is Marching On” by Jon Meacham (Random House) 4. “Emerald Blaze” by Ilona Andrews (Avon) 5.

Out of all of Disney’s animated films, “ Mulan ” was the one that made the most sense as a live-action remake.

NASHVILLE — “The Git Up” singer Blanco Brown is in intensive care after suffering significant injuries in a head-on vehicle collision near Atlanta.

Dirk Powell, “When I Wait for You" (Compass) Because Dirk Powell loves traditional music, and honours it on this fine album, his pledge to banish one category of front-porch favourites from his repertoire is especially powerful.

NEW YORK — Before she went into acting, Hilary Swank was one of those kids who looked up at the sky and dreamed of blasting off to outer space.

VENICE, Italy — Two stars at the Venice Film Festival, Cate Blanchett and Tilda Swinton, have praised the decision by the Berlin festival to award gender-neutral prizes, with Swinton predicting other award ceremonies will follow suit.

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A film about a classical musician’s struggle to balance his career dreams and life in contemporary Mumbai will this week return India to the main competition at the Venice Film Festival for the first time in nearly two dec

VATICAN CITY — Actress Juliette Binoche and fellow French environmentalists received encouragement from Pope Francis at a private Vatican meeting Thursday where he told them people shouldn't lose hope even when the condition of the planet can appear