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Preparing to direct “A Journal for Jordan,” a bittersweet love story opening on Christmas Day, Denzel Washington says he took a “master class.

NEW YORK (AP) — Football and other forms of televised competition — the season finales of some popular reality shows — dominated the Nielsen company's weekly list of the most popular shows on television.

Five Canadian short films have advanced to the latest round in the Academy Awards race. Canadian contenders account for four of the 15 films that were shortlisted for the Oscar for best animated short film.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pedro Almodóvar has a theory that his films with male protagonists, like his autobiographical 2019 film “Pain and Glory,” are darker and more somber. “I look inside myself when I talk about male characters,” says Almodóvar.

There are distinct pleasures to be had in watching Ralph Fiennes play the lead in an action franchise at this stage in his career. For as fun as he is as erudite bon vivants, scoundrels and snobs, you always leave wanting more M.

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — The Shaw Festival says it's shuttering its production of 'A Christmas Carol' after a company member tested positive for COVID-19. Organizers of the festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — Christopher Newton, a former artistic director of the Shaw Festival, has died. Organizers of the festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., shared news of the 85-year-old's death on social media.

Two of Canada's largest business groups are calling on provincial governments to provide financial support for restaurants, retailers and small businesses grappling with renewed public health restrictions.

Nonfiction 1. Will by Will Smith and Mark Manson, narrated by Will Smith (Penguin Audio) 2. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio) 3. Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey, narrated by the author (Random House Audio) 4.

Book Title by Author Name - ISBN - (Publisher) 1. The Judge’s List by John Grisham - 9780385546034 - (Knopf Doubleday 2. Publishing Group) 3. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles - 9780735222373 - (Penguin Publishing Group) 4.