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Safety of Palestinian documentary filmmaker top of mind at Hot Docs programming event

Safety of Palestinian documentary filmmaker top of mind at Hot Docs programming event

TORONTO — The safety of an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker weighed heavily at a Hot Docs event on Tuesday, as the festival revealed a lineup it says aims to amplify marginalized voices.
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Kevan Staples of 'High School Confidential' band Rough Trade had died

Kevan Staples of 'High School Confidential' band Rough Trade had died

TORONTO — Kevan Staples, the co-founder of the groundbreaking avant-garde Toronto rock band Rough Trade, has died. His bandmate Carole Pope and two friends confirmed Staples died on Sunday. His age and cause of death were not immediately available.
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Sigrid Nunez and Anne Enright are among the winners of a $175,000 literary prize

NEW YORK (AP) — National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez and Booker Prize winner Anne Enright are among eight recipients of literary honors that include a $175,000 cash award.
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Depardieu on trial, and so is France. A cultural reckoning in the #MeToo era

Depardieu on trial, and so is France. A cultural reckoning in the #MeToo era

PARIS (AP) — Gérard Depardieu once seemed larger than France itself. With his hulking frame, crooked nose, and volcanic charisma, he reigned over cinema for half a century — a national icon as familiar as the baguette.
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French actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledges boorish behavior but denies sexual assault

French actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledges boorish behavior but denies sexual assault

PARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledged Tuesday that he aggressively subjected a woman who accuses him of sexual assault to vulgar and heated language and that he grabbed her hips but denied that his behavior was sexual as he testifie
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Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlers

Oscar-winning Palestinian director says Israeli soldiers beat him after attack by settlers

HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Only a few weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on a stage in Los Angeles accepting an Oscar for the film “No Other Land,” a documentary depicting his West Bank village’s struggle against Israel’s occupation.
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‘The Studio’ is the defining portrait of modern Hollywood

‘The Studio’ is the defining portrait of modern Hollywood

NEW YORK (AP) — The studio head has historically been seen as a fearsome and all-powerful figure, capable of ending a career with the snap of a finger or changing lives with an impulsive greenlight.
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June Carter Cash, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown to join the Country Music Hall of Fame

June Carter Cash, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown to join the Country Music Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — June Carter, Kenny Chesney and Tony Brown have been invited to join the Country Music Hall of Fame. The Country Music Association announced the new 2025 inductees on Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Napster sold to tech commerce company for $207 million

Napster sold to tech commerce company for $207 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207 million.
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Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France

Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France

PARIS (AP) — Gérard Depardieu won’t just be facing two women who accuse him of sexual assault when he walks into a Paris courtroom on Monday.
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