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LONDON (AP) — Ian McKellen is listening to his inner critic. It’s beating him up for not finishing out his latest theater role after he fell off the stage during a June performance of “Player Kings” and spent three nights in the hospital.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a charismatic beach boy paired off with Sandra Dee in the hit film “Gidget,” died Monday at 88.

TORONTO — The Art Gallery of Ontario has received one the largest private donations of art in its history, one that includes international luminaries as well as selections from widely influential Canadians.

VANCOUVER — A new donation is securing the future of one of Canada's biggest awards for emerging visual artists. The family of Philip Lind has given $1 million to support the Philip B.

TORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. has negotiated an amendment to a credit agreement with its lenders to give it some increased breathing room as it works to deal with its debt.

I’m always amazed at how Ellen Hopkins can convey so much in so few words, residing in a gray area between prose and poetry.

After watching eight seasons of the epic saga “Game of Thrones,” fans can now enter what may be a competition on par with the battle for the Iron Throne: an auction of prized memorabilia from the HBO series.

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice Film Festival regular Luca Guadagnino is back on the Lido to debut his new Daniel Craig film “Queer” on Tuesday night.

After $1 billion at the box office, 11 Oscar nominations and two major wins, including for Joaquin Phoenix , it’s easy to forget the handwringing over “ Joker .

After $1 billion at the box office, 11 Oscar nominations and two major wins, including for Joaquin Phoenix , it’s easy to forget the handwringing over “ Joker .