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'Universal Language,' 'Wynonna Earp: Vengeance' top night 2 of Canadian Screen Awards

'Universal Language,' 'Wynonna Earp: Vengeance' top night 2 of Canadian Screen Awards

An absurdist dramedy set in an alternate-reality Winnipeg and a TV movie about a demon-slaying gunslinger dominated the Canadian Screen Awards on Saturday.
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.