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The week Harry Belafonte took over TV is subject of new doc

The week Harry Belafonte took over TV is subject of new doc

NEW YORK — Harry Belafonte made history in early 1968. But it was lost to history.
Thomas King, Emma Donoghue among marquee authors on Giller long list

Thomas King, Emma Donoghue among marquee authors on Giller long list

Thomas King and Emma Donoghue are among the blockbuster authors on the long list for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
Review: Put down that phone, urges doc 'The Social Dilemma'

Review: Put down that phone, urges doc 'The Social Dilemma'

“The Social Dilemma” is the first film you'll watch and immediately want to toss your smartphone into the garbage can. And then toss the garbage can through the window of a Facebook executive.
Review: 'Fool’s Paradise' is an unexpected disappointment

Review: 'Fool’s Paradise' is an unexpected disappointment

“Robert B. Parker’s Fool’s Paradise,” by Mike Lupica (Putnam) The body of a stranger who had been dropped off by a car service at the gate of the richest family in fictional Paradise, Massachusetts, is found floating in a lake.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 13-19

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 13-19

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 13-19 Sept. 13: Actor Barbara Bain (TV’s “Mission: Impossible”) is 89. Actor Eileen Fulton (“As The World Turns”) is 87. Actor Joe E. Tata (“Beverly Hills, 90210,” ?The Rockford Files”) is 84.
Prince Harry repays taxpayer money for UK home renovation

Prince Harry repays taxpayer money for UK home renovation

LONDON — Prince Harry has repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million) in British taxpayers’ money that was used to renovate the home in Windsor intended for him and his wife Meghan before they gave up royal duties and moved to California.

Prince Harry repays taxpayer money for UK home renovation

LONDON — Prince Harry has repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million) in British taxpayers’ money that was used to renovate the home in Windsor intended for him and his wife Meghan before they gave up royal duties and moved to California.
Filmmakers relying on virtual world to build buzz at Toronto film festival

Filmmakers relying on virtual world to build buzz at Toronto film festival

TORONTO — For many filmmakers, a festival is often a crucial first step in the birth of a project or career.
Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82

Czech Oscar winning director Jiri Menzel dies at age 82

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Jiri Menzel, a Czech director whose 1966 movie “Closely Watched Trains” won the Academy Award for the best foreign language film has died. He was 82.
Nick Cordero, actor who died from COVID-19, to get online memorial tribute

Nick Cordero, actor who died from COVID-19, to get online memorial tribute

TORONTO — A memorial tribute to Nick Cordero, the Canadian stage icon who died from COVID-19 in July, is set to air on a new streaming platform tonight. The tribute, which is free to watch via Broadway On Demand at 7 p.m.
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