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Tragically Hip docuseries, 'Canada’s Drag Race' dominate early Canadian Screen Awards

Tragically Hip docuseries, 'Canada’s Drag Race' dominate early Canadian Screen Awards

TORONTO — A Prime Video docuseries on the Tragically Hip has nabbed a leading seven wins at the Canadian Screen Awards.
Movie Review: Wes Anderson's ‘Phoenician Scheme’ is as Wes Anderson as a Wes Anderson film can be

Movie Review: Wes Anderson's ‘Phoenician Scheme’ is as Wes Anderson as a Wes Anderson film can be

“They say you murdered my mother,” the young would-be nun tells the shady tycoon. “I feel the need to address this.
Canadian Screen Awards to air on TV after all in last-minute programming shift

Canadian Screen Awards to air on TV after all in last-minute programming shift

TORONTO — In a last-minute programming shift, this year’s Canadian Screen Awards will broadcast live on television — reversing earlier plans for a streaming-only show.
Movie Review: A tech bro-pocalypse in Jesse Armstrong's 'Mountainhead'

Movie Review: A tech bro-pocalypse in Jesse Armstrong's 'Mountainhead'

“Succession” fans rejoice. Jesse Armstrong has again gathered together a conclave of uber-wealthy megalomaniacs in a delicious satire.
Movie Review: A deeply disturbing portrait of grief in gory horror ‘Bring Her Back’

Movie Review: A deeply disturbing portrait of grief in gory horror ‘Bring Her Back’

Beware the quirky foster mother who introduces herself as a bit of a weirdo. That’s how Laura (Sally Hawkins) cheerily greets the newly orphaned teenage siblings Andy and Piper in the new horror “Bring Her Back,” which opens in theaters Friday .
With 'Karate Kid: Legends,' Ben Wang is the 1st Asian American new 'Kid' on the block

With 'Karate Kid: Legends,' Ben Wang is the 1st Asian American new 'Kid' on the block

It didn't occur to Ben Wang right away that in taking on “ Karate Kid: Legends ,” he'd be the franchise's first Asian American “Kid.” And that gives him a lot of optimism. “At first I didn't even think about that,” Wang told The Associated Press.
Comic Lisa Gilroy promises 'manic' energy at streaming-only Canadian Screen Awards

Comic Lisa Gilroy promises 'manic' energy at streaming-only Canadian Screen Awards

TORONTO — When Lisa Gilroy was asked to host this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, she pounced at the offer like a goalie on a rebound.
Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were destined to make a movie together

Michael Cera and Wes Anderson were destined to make a movie together

CANNES, France (AP) — When Michael Cera was announced as joining the cast of a Wes Anderson movie for the first time, the prevailing response was: Hadn’t he already been in a Wes Anderson movie? So seemingly aligned in sensibility and style are Cera
Movie Review: Mr. Miyagi's absence is felt in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

Movie Review: Mr. Miyagi's absence is felt in ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

Mr. Miyagi was known for waxing poetic. So the fact that “Karate Kid: Legends” has nothing to say is all the more disappointing. One of the most interesting aspects of the original “The Karate Kid” and its early sequels is Mr.
Oscar-winning Canadian animator Co Hoedeman has died, National Film Board says

Oscar-winning Canadian animator Co Hoedeman has died, National Film Board says

MONTREAL — Academy Award-winning Dutch-Canadian animator Co Hoedeman has died, the National Film Board of Canada said Tuesday. The "master of stop-motion animation" died at age 84 on Monday in Montreal, the NFB said.