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Vancouver International Film Festival to open with Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague,' feature Canadian premieres of Baumbach, Jarmusch films

Vancouver International Film Festival to open with Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague,' feature Canadian premieres of Baumbach, Jarmusch films

Richard Linklater's film-about-a-film "Nouvelle Vague" will open the Vancouver International Film Festival in October.
These colleges are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety

These colleges are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety

Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories.
Treasure trove of unseen Terry Fox footage to be showcased in new documentary

Treasure trove of unseen Terry Fox footage to be showcased in new documentary

TORONTO — While the story of Terry Fox has been told many times, a new documentary will provide insight into the Canadian icon's greatest moments of weakness and triumph along the 1980 Marathon of Hope.
Kirkus Prize finalists include Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar

Kirkus Prize finalists include Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar

NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Angela Flournoy, Kiran Desai and Megha Majumdar and a memoir by Arundhati Roy are among the finalists for the 12th annual Kirkus Prize, which comes with a $50,000 cash award for winners in fiction, nonfiction and young reade
Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Fall Movie Guide: Here are the films coming out from September to Christmas

Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc is back. So are the stars of “Wicked” and the animals of “Zootopia.” Summer may be known as sequel season, but part twos, and threes, will play big roles this fall at the movies.
Movie Review: In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman make a love story dark

Movie Review: In 'The Roses,' Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman make a love story dark

“The Roses” begins in a marriage therapist's office, where Theo Rose has something interesting to say about his longtime wife, Ivy: “I would rather live with her than a wolf.
Movie Review: In 'Caught Stealing,' a crime caper in '90s New York starring Austin Butler

Movie Review: In 'Caught Stealing,' a crime caper in '90s New York starring Austin Butler

Darren Aronofsky has already made several indelibly New York movies.
The secret to a nutritious, fun lunch box? These cooks say it's make-ahead dips and spreads

The secret to a nutritious, fun lunch box? These cooks say it's make-ahead dips and spreads

TORONTO — Cookbook authors and expert lunch box packers Aleyda Batarse and Aviva Wittenberg say versatile make-ahead dips, spreads and sauces are among their secret weapons for back-to-school prep.
Quebec artists largely shunned on streaming platforms; Taylor Swift reigns supreme

Quebec artists largely shunned on streaming platforms; Taylor Swift reigns supreme

MONTRÉAL — Less than seven per cent of music consumed in Quebec in 2024 on major streaming platforms came from Québécois artists.
Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight

Tons of overripe tomatoes become projectiles in Spain's ‘Tomatina’ food fight

BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Thousands of people from around the world seeking a uniquely messy thrill spent one wild hour flinging bushels of overripe tomatoes at each other during Spain’s “Tomatina” celebration Wednesday.
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