National Entertainment

TORONTO — Independent cinemas across Canada say they are being kept from screening top films like "Parasite" and "Hustlers" as they're released — and they claim theatre giant Cineplex Inc. is to blame.

NEW YORK — Dan Brown's next book will have a lighter, more musical touch. The “Da Vinci Code” author is working on a picture story, “Wild Symphony," scheduled to be published Sept. 1.

NEW YORK — The 2018 release of the Netflix teen rom-com "To All the Boys I've Loved Before," changed the lives of its stars, Lana Condor and Noah Centineo, by putting them on Hollywood’s radar.

CALGARY — Jessica Matten, the star of the new APTN series "Tribal," has lived a life that's prepared her to play the controversial chief of police tasked with investigating allegations of corruption on a reserve.

Bestselling Books Week Ended February 15th HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse'' by Charlie Mackesy (Harperone) 2. “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books) 3. “Golden in Death” by J.D. Robb (St.

1. “Open Book” by Jessica Simpson (Dey Street) 2. “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (Flatiron Books) 3. “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens (G. P. Putnam's Sons) 4. “Llama Llama I Love You” by Anna Dewdney (Viking Children's) 5.

NEW YORK — ViacomCBS is planning a new streaming service that will combine the existing CBS All Access service with Paramount movies and shows from Viacom channels such as MTV and BET.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn't leave. McNair was black.

TORONTO — Canadian R&B singer the Weeknd is going big for his latest tour to promote the upcoming album "After Hours.

TORONTO — Jean Yoon is flush with honours these days. In September, the Toronto-raised performer and playwright received a Birks Diamond Tribute award for her body of work.