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Charges are dropped midtrial in 'Hotel California' lyrics case. Don Henley plans to fight on

Charges are dropped midtrial in 'Hotel California' lyrics case. Don Henley plans to fight on

NEW YORK (AP) — From the start, the case was highly unusual: a criminal prosecution centered on the disputed ownership of a cache of hand-drafted lyrics to “Hotel California” and other Eagles hits. Its end was even more unexpected.
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Movie Review: 'Love Lies Bleeding' is peak Kristen Stewart

Movie Review: 'Love Lies Bleeding' is peak Kristen Stewart

Muscles ripple, veins pop and electronic music throbs in “Love Lies Bleeding,” a heaving, hyper-sexy neo-noir drenched in sweat, blood and bug guts.
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'Little Bird' creator, 'BlackBerry' director on topping Canadian Screen Award noms

'Little Bird' creator, 'BlackBerry' director on topping Canadian Screen Award noms

Even after 35 years in the business, Toronto showrunner and actress Jennifer Podemski says she was "totally beside herself" to see her series "Little Bird" lead the Canadian Screen Awards nominations.
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Days before festival cancellation, bailiff seized assets from Just for Laughs

Days before festival cancellation, bailiff seized assets from Just for Laughs

MONTREAL — A bailiff seized more than $800,000 in assets from the Montreal company that runs the Just for Laughs comedy festival one week before the company announced it was seeking protection from its creditors.
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Oscars producers promise cameos and surprises for Sunday’s (1 hour earlier) show

Oscars producers promise cameos and surprises for Sunday’s (1 hour earlier) show

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With just a few days to go until the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday , the show’s producers are feeling good about what they’ve put together.
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Montreal's 'Just for Laughs' comedy festival cancels this year's edition, seeks to avoid bankruptcy

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal company that operates the “Just for Laughs” comedy festival said Tuesday it has canceled this year’s event as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. Groupe Juste pour rire Inc.
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Vienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians

Vienna Philharmonic, once an all-male ensemble, now has 24 female musicians

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrea Götsch was surprised when she won her audition in 2019 that led to membership in the Vienna Philharmonic .
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Movie Review: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' is a sweet, fun and well executed passing of the torch

Movie Review: 'Kung Fu Panda 4' is a sweet, fun and well executed passing of the torch

“Kung Fu Panda 4” finds our trusty, rotund hero Po at a career crossroads and he's nervous. "Change doesn’t have to be a bad thing,” he is told.
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Just for Laughs' financial woes are worrying for future of comedy, Brent Butt says

Just for Laughs' financial woes are worrying for future of comedy, Brent Butt says

The cancellation of this year's Just for Laughs Montreal festival and the financial woes of the company that operates it threaten to leave a hole in Canada's comedy scene, those in the industry said as uncertainty swirled about the brand's future.
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After a decade in limbo, Zac Efron and John Cena's buddy comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' hits streaming

After a decade in limbo, Zac Efron and John Cena's buddy comedy 'Ricky Stanicky' hits streaming

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When director Peter Farrelly set out to make what became the genre-defining rom-com “There’s Something About Mary” more than 25 years ago with his brother, Bobby, he knew it might take some convincing for a studio to open the purse
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