Entertainment

A homegrown short made for 50 bucks and a case of beer will première next month at Toronto International Film Festival, where its Victoria writer-director will share the spotlight with such heavy-hitters as Spike Lee and Paul Thomas Anderson.

Canada's broadcast regulator has quashed a bid to stop CBC from streaming free music over the Internet. Private broadcaster Stingray Digital Group Inc.

Friends and admirers of Marvin Hamlisch, including Bill Clinton and Ann-Margret, gathered Tuesday in New York City to bid farewell to the songwriter hailed as "the people's composer." Hamlisch died Aug. 6 in Los Angeles at age 68.

Gurley Brown used magazine as voice of the sexual revolution

Although some miss the crackle and scratches of 35-mm film, movies in that format are no longer available

After years of breathless anticipation - at least on the part of the tabloids - Jennifer Aniston is finally ready to wed again.

Gene Hackman embodies everything that a good actor should. He's tough and versatile, with the ability to be sympathetic. Better yet, Hackman can be a total bad-ass when it's needed.

Comedian gets roasted on TV

'Fernwood's living room' hosts exhibit of photos of the community from 1890 to 1959

Somewhere, the Dog Pound woofs: Arsenio Hall's new late-night, syndicated talk show has been sold to stations in more than 85 per cent of the United States, CBS Television Distribution says. The show has been sold in all of the top 50 markets.