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Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due

Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he's finally getting his due

NEW YORK (AP) — Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he’d often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots.
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Organizers say Canadian Screen Awards will again be a pre-taped ceremony

Organizers say Canadian Screen Awards will again be a pre-taped ceremony

TORONTO — This year's Canadian Screen Awards will again be a pre-taped affair, despite facing backlash for the format last year, organizers of Canada's biggest film and television awards bash said Thursday.
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Spike Lee, Denzel Washington reuniting for adaptation of Kurosawa's 'High and Low'

Spike Lee, Denzel Washington reuniting for adaptation of Kurosawa's 'High and Low'

NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 20 years after their last collaboration, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reuniting for an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's “High and Low.
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Coming in 2026: The Oscars will add Academy Award for casting directors

Coming in 2026: The Oscars will add Academy Award for casting directors

Casting directors are some of the most important creatives in entertainment but have never been celebrated as such on Hollywood’s biggest night. Starting next year, however, that all changes.
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Cineplex posts Q4 loss despite theatre audience boost from Taylor Swift

Cineplex posts Q4 loss despite theatre audience boost from Taylor Swift

TORONTO — Taylor Swift delivered massive audiences to global movie theatres as 2023 wound down, but it wasn't enough to keep Canada's largest cinema chain from posting a loss in its most recent quarter. Cineplex Inc.
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Jackie Shane documentary to make world premiere at SXSW film festival

Jackie Shane documentary to make world premiere at SXSW film festival

A Canadian documentary on the mysterious life of soul singer Jackie Shane is headed to the South by Southwest film festival.
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Catering to the food movie, 'The Taste of Things' serves up a mouthwatering feast

Catering to the food movie, 'The Taste of Things' serves up a mouthwatering feast

NEW YORK (AP) — Think of food and movies and your mind could quickly whip up a five-course meal. Maybe a few hard-boiled eggs, to start, from “Cool Hand Luke.” A side order of toast from “Five Easy Pieces,” followed by the soup from “Ratatouille.
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Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' is heading to Disney+ with 5 new songs added

Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' is heading to Disney+ with 5 new songs added

NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's blockbuster concert film “The Eras Tour” will make its streaming debut on Disney+, the Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday.
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Disney Animation’s ‘Moana 2’ announced for a Thanksgiving release

Moana and Maui are sailing back to the big screen , very quickly. “Moana 2” is coming to theaters in November, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday.
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Movie Review: Food, glorious food (and other pleasures) in ‘The Taste of Things’

Movie Review: Food, glorious food (and other pleasures) in ‘The Taste of Things’

“ The Taste of Things ” should come with a warning: Audiences may be tempted to abandon work as they know it and start a beautiful, calm new life in the French countryside devoted to the culinary arts.
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