Chicago author Sara Paretsky publishes 14th mystery with V.I. Warshawski
Caryn Rousseau, The Associated Press
3 Sep, 2010 0 0
CHICAGO - Sara Paretsky's latest installment in her series about feisty, female private detective V.I. Warshawski opens with the heroine outside a Chicago nightclub, the bloody body of a woman who was just shot to death in her arms. An Iraqi war veteran is charged with the crime and his parents hire
A tale of two cousins: Jane Urquhart releases new novel, 'Sanctuary Line'
Andrea Baillie, The Canadian Press
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TORONTO - Jane Urquhart always wanted to write a book about the bond between cousins. Growing up with brothers, the author says she formed close ties with her gang of young female relatives. "It's like a sibling relationship in some sense, but on the other hand, it's also like a friendship," Urquhar
Hotel workers launch strike at Toronto's Hyatt Regency
The Canadian Press
3 Sep, 2010 0 0
TORONTO - Hotel workers at the Hyatt Regency, home of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, have started a one-day walkout. Their union, UNITE HERE, says the walkout began after talks with the hotel owner ran past a midnight deadline without a new agreement. The union says picketing is to
Imaginative writer needs to grow up, save career in comedy, 'It Must Be Him'
Jennifer Farrar, The Associated Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The spectacle of a morose Hollywood writer who is down on his luck shouldn't really be funny. But Kenny Solms, himself a successful, longtime Hollywood writer, takes the concept and runs with it in his amusing new comedy, "It Must Be Him." Solms' somewhat biographical play, about a
'Selling New York' explores multi-million dollar real estate in Manhattan
Bill Brioux, The Canadian Press
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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Back in the day on "Green Acres," Lisa Douglas used to sing, "I just adore a penthouse view." She'd really adore "Selling New York," the high-end real estate reality show premiering Sept. 8 on HGTV Canada. How high end? Oliver and Lisa Douglas could not have afforded these castles i
'Asylum' tops HMV Canada CD sales chart; 'Place Called Love' top country CD
The Canadian Press
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TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending Sept. 4. CDs 1 Asylum _ Disturbed 2 Place Called Love _ Johnny Reid 3 Recovery _ Eminem 4 Teenage Dream _ Katy Perry 5 The Suburbs _ Arcade Fire 6 Nightmare _ Avenged Sevenfold 7 Final Frontier _ Ir
Schnabel's 'Miral' seeks to highlight values shared by Israelis and Palestinians
Colleen Barry, The Associated Press
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VENICE, Italy - The latest movie by Julian Schnabel couldn't have been more timely. "Miral" chronicles decades of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the rarely seen perspective of Palestinian women. The film, dedicated by the director to everyone on both sides who wants peace, made its world p
Nearly 200 int'l, Cdn films set to be screened at 30th Atlantic Film Festival
The Canadian Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
HALIFAX - The Atlantic Film Festival has revealed a lengthy lineup of Canadian and international flicks as the annual event celebrates its 30th year. Nearly 200 films — including 96 shorts and 85 feature films — will be shown during the festival, which runs between Sept. 16 and 25 in Halifax. Festiv
Brendan Fraser, Denis O'Hare to star in 'Elling' on Broadway
The Associated Press
2 Sep, 2010 0 0
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Brendan Fraser and Denis O'Hare will star in the comedy "Elling." Producers announced Thursday the casting for "Elling," which will arrive on Broadway in November. It will begin performances at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on Nov. 2 and open Nov. 21. "Elling," adapted for the English
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