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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 - Justin Timberlake arrives at the premiere of “Trolls Band Together” on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Singer Justin Timberlake has been arrested and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New York’s Long Island, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Singer Justin Timberlake arrested and accused of driving while intoxicated

Authorities say pop star is expected to arraigned after arrest on New York’s Long Island

Host Ariana DeBose performs “This Party’s for You” during the 77th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

‘The Outsiders’ best musical, ‘Stereophonic’ best play at Tony Awards

Women make strides in annual theatre awards gala

Maya Hawke, a cast member in “Inside Out 2,” poses at the premiere of the film at the El Capitan Theatre, Monday, June 10, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Inside Out 2’ scores massive $155 million opening

Debute marks the 2nd-biggest animated opening ever, behind only the 2018 launch of “Incredibles 2”

Maya Hawke, a cast member in “Inside Out 2,” poses at the premiere of the film at the El Capitan Theatre, Monday, June 10, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
R.E.M. band members, from left, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

R.E.M. reunion highlights Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony

Timbaland and Steely Dan also honoured for their creation of memorable music

R.E.M. band members, from left, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Michael Stipe and Bill Berry attend the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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

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)
Music producer and DJ Joel Zimmerman, known as ‘Deadmau5’, poses for a photograph in Toronto, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston

Annoyed Deadmau5 marks 25 years and a Hall of Fame induction

A 20-minute mostly unprintable conversation with one of Canada’s finest

Music producer and DJ Joel Zimmerman, known as ‘Deadmau5’, poses for a photograph in Toronto, June 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Celine Dion says she “did not take the time” to figure out her rare neurological disorder and that the burden of lying about her condition became “too much.” Dion presents the award for album of the year during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello

Celine Dion opens up about illness, took near-fatal doses of Valium

Quebec singer details some of her battle with stiff person syndrome

Celine Dion says she “did not take the time” to figure out her rare neurological disorder and that the burden of lying about her condition became “too much.” Dion presents the award for album of the year during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chris Pizzello
Billy Ray Cyrus arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Cyrus filed for divorce from his wife, singer Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, in a Tennessee court on May 22, 2024, after seven months of marriage. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce from Firerose after 7 months of marriage

Billy Ray Cyrus has filed for divorce from singer Firerose after seven…

Billy Ray Cyrus arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, 2020. Cyrus filed for divorce from his wife, singer Firerose, whose real name is Johanna Rose Hodges, in a Tennessee court on May 22, 2024, after seven months of marriage. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
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

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)
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)
FILE - Suzanne Collins arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1” at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 17, 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

New ‘Hunger Games’ novel, ‘Sunrise on the Reaping,’ coming next year

Suzanne Collins says new work inspired by the modern scourge of misinformation

FILE - Suzanne Collins arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1” at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 17, 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Tetsuumi Nagata, right, with fellow BBC National Orchestra of Wales musicians, Steve Hudson and Juan Gonzalez. (Submitted photo)

B.C. violin virtuoso honoured to perform at coronation of King Charles III

Tetsuumi Nagata was one of three violists at Westminster Abbey for last year’s occasion

Tetsuumi Nagata, right, with fellow BBC National Orchestra of Wales musicians, Steve Hudson and Juan Gonzalez. (Submitted photo)
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
FILE - Entertainer Snoop Dogg walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Snoop Dogg will serve as a primetime NBC correspondent for Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)

Pop culture and Paris: NBC bet on an Olympics about far more than sports

Network tries to bring Olympic stories to life with popular personalities and entertainers

FILE - Entertainer Snoop Dogg walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. Snoop Dogg will serve as a primetime NBC correspondent for Paris Olympics. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara, File)
Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Straight Up! Paula Abdul announces Penticton date

Global icon hits the South Okanagan Events Centre stage in September

Singer Paula Abdul poses with Idol Eyes audio glasses during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the start of the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
A news crew shoots a report in front of the Just for Laughs theatre is seen Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Montreal. The company that runs the annual comedy festival has filed for bankruptcy protection.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Quebec firm acquires brand rights for troubled Just For Laughs

ComediHa! bid for multiple brands, audiovisual catalogue approved by judge

A news crew shoots a report in front of the Just for Laughs theatre is seen Tuesday, March 5, 2024 in Montreal. The company that runs the annual comedy festival has filed for bankruptcy protection.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Jonas Brothers performing in 2021. From left are Nick, Joe and Kevin. (Photo: Wikipedia.org)

Jonas Brothers to headline Grey Cup halftime show in Vancouver

CFL’s championship game is Nov. 17 at BC Place Stadium

Jonas Brothers performing in 2021. From left are Nick, Joe and Kevin. (Photo: Wikipedia.org)
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)
A rollicking dramedy about the rise and fall of an era-defining smartphone and a limited series about a ’60s Scoop survivor are among the top contenders heading into today’s Canadian Screen Awards. This image released by IFC Films shows Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis, left, and Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie in a scene from “BlackBerry.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, IFC Films, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

‘BlackBerry,’ ‘Little Bird’ nab top trophies at Canadian Screen Awards

‘Little Bird’ cleaned up among the TV shows, receiving the award for best drama series

A rollicking dramedy about the rise and fall of an era-defining smartphone and a limited series about a ’60s Scoop survivor are among the top contenders heading into today’s Canadian Screen Awards. This image released by IFC Films shows Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis, left, and Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie in a scene from “BlackBerry.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-HO, IFC Films, *MANDATORY CREDIT*