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This image released by Focus Features shows Jodie Comer, left, and Austin Butler in a scene from “The Bikeriders.” (Focus Features via AP)

Director Jeff Nichols captures 1960s rebel cool in ‘The Bikeriders’

Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Jodie Comer star in film offering cool cred, pathos and wistfulness

 

FILE - Honoree Nicole Kidman speaks during the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to her, Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The tribute will air on TNT on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Nicole Kidman gets gushes on night of her AFI Life Achievement Award

Miles Teller, Zac Efron among those singing the praises of legendary actor

 

Actors Martin Lawrence, left, and Will Smith, strike a pose during a photo shoot to promote their latest film, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die”, in Mexico City, Friday, May 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

$56M ‘Bad Boys’ box office opening boosts Will Smith’s comeback

Smith makes his return as a bankable star in the wake of Oscar lap hiatus

 

FILE - Pat Sajak, left, and Vanna White, from “Wheel of Fortune,” attend a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Pat Sajak’s Wheel of Fortune stops spinning after 41 years

Vanna White will be back next year with Ryan Seacrest filling Sajak’s role

FILE - Pat Sajak, left, and Vanna White, from “Wheel of Fortune,” attend a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Actress Pamela Anderson adjusts her sunglasses during a press conference on the set of Sur Vie in Ile Bizzard, west of Montreal, Tuesday, August 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

TV gets cooking with Pamela Anderson among new Canadian offerings

Bryan Baeumler also in Corus fall/winter plans to focus on unscripted Canadian content

Actress Pamela Anderson adjusts her sunglasses during a press conference on the set of Sur Vie in Ile Bizzard, west of Montreal, Tuesday, August 9, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chris Hemsworth in a scene from “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on

2024 box office is down 23.9% from last year

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chris Hemsworth in a scene from “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
Actresses from the Crave and APTN original drama series, "Little Bird", Darla Contois, centre, Jennifer Podemski, left, creator of the series, and Lisa Edelstein pose for a photograph in Toronto on Thursday, May 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

‘Little Bird’ wins 8 times at Canadian Screen Awards gala for TV craft

Marquee categories including best film, best TV comedy and best TV drama are set for Friday

Actresses from the Crave and APTN original drama series, "Little Bird", Darla Contois, centre, Jennifer Podemski, left, creator of the series, and Lisa Edelstein pose for a photograph in Toronto on Thursday, May 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
This image released by Netflix shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy in a scene from “Don’t Look Up.” (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)

Researchers want Hollywood to reflect climate change more often

A majority of films in the climate change era do not frequently acknowledge its existence

This image released by Netflix shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy in a scene from “Don’t Look Up.” (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)
Johnny Wactor in October 2023. PHOTO: GILBERT CARRASQUILLO/GC IMAGES

Former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles shooting

Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was shot and killed when he…

Johnny Wactor in October 2023. PHOTO: GILBERT CARRASQUILLO/GC IMAGES
Film crews are once again present at Colwood’s Hatley Castle to film Jonathon Baker’s upcoming movie Fate, which has a star-studded cast including Harvey Keitel Andrew McCarthy. (Bailey Seymour/Black Press)

Hollywood taps Vancouver Island castle for another movie shoot

Filming wraps up at Colwood’s Hatley Castle for romance starring Harvey Keitel, Faye Dunaway

Film crews are once again present at Colwood’s Hatley Castle to film Jonathon Baker’s upcoming movie Fate, which has a star-studded cast including Harvey Keitel Andrew McCarthy. (Bailey Seymour/Black Press)
FILE - Directors Volker Schlondorff, left, and Francis Ford Coppola, winners of the Palm D'Or prize, are shown at the awards ceremony at Cannes International Film Festival on May 25, 1979. Schlondorff directed "The Tin Drum," and Coppola directed "Apocalypse Now." (AP Photo, File)

All Cannes eyes on Coppola as director set to unveil self-financed opus

Megalopolis premiere brings back memories of 1979 and Apocalypse Now

FILE - Directors Volker Schlondorff, left, and Francis Ford Coppola, winners of the Palm D'Or prize, are shown at the awards ceremony at Cannes International Film Festival on May 25, 1979. Schlondorff directed "The Tin Drum," and Coppola directed "Apocalypse Now." (AP Photo, File)
FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of “The Dead Don’t Die” at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. Buscemi was punched in the face by a random attacker on a New York City street, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, according to police and his publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City

Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City

FILE - Actor Steve Buscemi attends the premiere of “The Dead Don’t Die” at the Museum of Modern Art, June 10, 2019, in New York. Buscemi was punched in the face by a random attacker on a New York City street, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, according to police and his publicist. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Rebecca Strong won $1 million as this year’s Canada’s Got Talent champion. Canada’s Got Talent photo

B.C. acts close, but Rebecca Strong $1M winner of ‘Canada’s Got Talent’

Saskatchewan singer outlasts the competition to win popular program’s largest prize

Rebecca Strong won $1 million as this year’s Canada’s Got Talent champion. Canada’s Got Talent photo
Michael Buble is taking his seat at “The Voice” this fall. Buble sings during the “One Year to Go” Invictus Games dinner in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C.’s Buble to join Snoop Dog as latest judges on The Voice

Burnaby crooner will be part of the panel this fall on the hit TV singing competion

Michael Buble is taking his seat at “The Voice” this fall. Buble sings during the “One Year to Go” Invictus Games dinner in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Noa, played by Owen Teague, in a scene from “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” (20th Century Studios via AP)

Apes rumble through theatre jungle to dominant box office weekend

Latest installment of Planet of the Apes saga rakes in more than rest of top 10 combined

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Noa, played by Owen Teague, in a scene from “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” (20th Century Studios via AP)
Downtown Nanaimo is being transformed into post-zombie-apocalypse Seattle ahead of filming of ‘The Last of Us’ TV series. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

PHOTOS: Crews transform Nanaimo’s downtown into ‘The Last of Us’ set

Further road closures come into effect May 10 for filming of HBO TV series

Downtown Nanaimo is being transformed into post-zombie-apocalypse Seattle ahead of filming of ‘The Last of Us’ TV series. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
FILE - Peter Jackson, left, director, co-writer and producer of the film trilogies “The Lord of the Rings and “The Hobbit,” poses with actor Andy Serkis during a ceremony honoring Jackson with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2014. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Gollum returns as Lord of the Rings team tackles precious new project

Andy Serkis to direct and star in film produced by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens

FILE - Peter Jackson, left, director, co-writer and producer of the film trilogies “The Lord of the Rings and “The Hobbit,” poses with actor Andy Serkis during a ceremony honoring Jackson with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2014. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) waves after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The tight end has been cast on FX’s “American Horror Story: Grotesquerie” season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Travis Kelce lines up another TV job and joins FX’s ‘American Horror Story: Grotesquerie’ season

While his superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift resumes her world Eras tour, Travis…

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) waves after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The tight end has been cast on FX’s “American Horror Story: Grotesquerie” season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Retired police officer Chris Horsley is shown in a handout photo. A true crime drama based on the 1997 murder of British Columbia teen Reena Virk does “a great disservice” to the victim, her family and her community, says Horsley, who worked on the original investigation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Chris Horsley

‘Real people with families’: former B.C. cop won’t be watching Reena Virk series

Chris Horsley, media liaison during original murder investigation, won’t be watching Under the Bridge

Retired police officer Chris Horsley is shown in a handout photo. A true crime drama based on the 1997 murder of British Columbia teen Reena Virk does “a great disservice” to the victim, her family and her community, says Horsley, who worked on the original investigation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Chris Horsley
This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from "The Fall Guy." (Universal Pictures via AP)

Taking the fall: the life of a Hollywood stuntman

‘I’m Ryan Gosling and I did almost none of my own stunts in the movie’

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Ryan Gosling in a scene from "The Fall Guy." (Universal Pictures via AP)