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Boy … You wish to know which of the God of War games was the greatest of all my adventures? Why do you let this trouble your mind? We are currently on an adventure, doing battle against the Norse gods. Focus on the task at hand. I will suffer not foolish questions. I can feel

Mohamed Al Fayed makes his grand entrance to The Crown’s lavish universe in the fifth-season episode “Mou Mou,” which rewinds seven decades to the businessman’s humble beginnings selling Coca-Cola in the slums of Egypt. The flashback is ironic given that the controversial figure—who restored Paris’s Ritz hotel and revamped London’s Harrods department store in the ’80s, allegedly manipulated

Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital just won’t be the same without Meredith Grey. On Thursday, Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo said her farewells on Instagram, where she shared a warm message thanking the show’s devout fanbase for support across 19 seasons. Pompeo’s note to fans comes just one week after the drama’s fall finale, which marked

The Swifties elevated cries of foul play over ticket sales to the Eras Tour all the way up to the U.S. government. By Grant Rindner November 18, 2022 Taylor Swift is breaking all records.Rolf Vennenbernd via Getty Images For decades, Live Nation Entertainment has maintained an outsized role in the live event industry: To scan

If trying to buy tickets to Taylor Swift‘s upcoming tour felt like “going through several bear attacks,” the Blank Space singer agrees with you. In a statement posted to Swift’s Instagram account on Friday, the singer criticized Ticketmaster‘s messy handling of ticket sales for her upcoming The Eras Tour. On Thursday, Ticketmaster cancelled the general

Queen Elizabeth’s love for her various corgis over the years was well documented, but thanks to a new book, The Corgi and the Queen, a secret detail about how she incorporated her favorite dog into her wedding day has come to light. The forthcoming picture book by Caroline Perry celebrates this lifelong relationship between the

Andrew Morton regrets little about his bestselling 1992 biography Diana: Her True Story: not the surreptitious manner in which its interviews were conducted; not the warfare it catalyzed between the Prince and Princess of Wales; nor the way it was portrayed in 2022, on the fifth and penultimate season of Peter Morgan’s drama The Crown.

Brendan Fraser says he will not attend the Golden Globes next year, even if he is nominated for his lionized performance in The Whale. The actor’s decision not to attend the glitzy award show stems from an incident in which Fraser, 53, claimed he was sexually assaulted by Philip Berk, a former president of the

Slumberland hits in a way that I think many audiences will understand and appreciate but if you are, sadly, a card holding member of the dead dad club, it packs just that extra bit of punch that hurts to watch. Following Nemo (Marlow Barkley), she ventures into the world of her dreams where Flip (Jason

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s long-anticipated Netflix documentary will hit the small screen sooner than expected. People magazine reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s docuseries will be released on the streaming platform sometime in December – a date sooner than anticipated. Last month’s outrage over Netflix’s fictional series The Crown reportedly had execs

The legendary filmmaker also says Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is his “best movie.” By Grant Rindner November 17, 2022 Quentin Tarantino at the OMR digital festival in Hamburg, Germany. Photo: Jonas Walzberg/dpa (Photo by Jonas Walzberg/picture alliance via Getty Images)Courtesy of Jonas Walzberg via Getty Images Quentin Tarantino has been an omnipresent presence

With ticket prices this high, some Taylor Swift fans will only be seeing the artist in their Wildest Dreams.  On Tuesday, hopeful American fans rushed to Live Nation’s Ticketmaster website to try and score pre-sale tickets to Swift’s The Eras Tour, but technical outages, long wait times and limited availability left many panicked and disappointed.

Princess Kate visited with a few Ukrainian families as they settled in to their new homes in the UK, continuing to show her support for the country’s refugees. The Princess of Wales stopped by the Reading Ukrainian Community Centre on Thursday to meet with those who have been displaced from their homes due to the

Spoilers ahead. After a two-and-a-half year hiatus, the beloved dark comedy Dead to Me is most certainly alive again—at least, temporarily. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini give their final performance in Dead to Me season 3, which is out now on Netflix. The season’s trailer picked up right where the series left off: with Jen

Actor Kevin Spacey is facing seven additional sex offence charges in the U.K., piling on the pressure for the former Hollywood star. Britain’s Crown Prosecution said Wednesday that charges against the former House of Cards star are three of indecent assault, three of sexual assault and one of causing a person to engage in sexual

It’s officially time to whip out the Christmas lists and start planning what you’re going to get your friends and family and everyone in between this holiday season. Meaning that it’s also time for Funko Pops of all shapes, sizes and fandoms to shine once more. I still can’t explain it myself, but these little

Five months after the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial, more than 130 organizations and individuals have signed an open letter in support of Heard. The letter, which was released Wednesday, voiced strong sympathy and encouragement for Heard, 36, who lost a high-profile defamation suit against Depp, her ex-husband, in June. Depp, 59, sued Heard

He’s aged along with them, and he’s also become a better actor. By Esther Zuckerman November 16, 2022 Adam Brody with Jesse Eisenberg in Fleishman Is in TroubleLinda Kallerus/FX In the new Hulu/FX limited series Fleishman Is in Trouble (which hits the streamer Thursday, Nov. 17), Adam Brody’s character—an aging, single finance bro who starts

The woman whose California home was destroyed in the car crash that killed Anne Heche is suing the actor’s estate for at least US$2 million (approximately CA$2.6 million). Lynne Mishele lived and worked in the Mar Vista rental home that Heche drove her Mini Cooper into on Aug. 5. As per court documents, Mishele claimed

Emily Ratajkowski never fails to turn heads when she steps onto the red carpet. She did so Monday night while attending the Swarovski holiday event at New York City’s Mark Hotel. The glamorous occasion called for equally glamorous clothing, which the model and My Body author pulled off with the help of a jaw-dropping gown

Nothing beats a bit of Christmas nostalgia, and this real estate listing has it in spades. The Cleveland, Ohio, home where movie watchers first saw Ralphie Parker begrudgingly wear a pink bunny onesie has hit the market. That’s right: the house from 1983’s iconic holiday movie A Christmas Story is up for sale. The home

The late and great Stan Lee is best remembered for being the face of Marvel and steering the ship from as far back as the Silver Age of Comics to the rise of the superhero sub-film genre during the early ‘00s. In fact, his own cameos in each of the films were something both fans

The images of Hemsworth in his sunset years appear in episode four of the National Geographic series, which premieres all six of its episodes on Wednesday on Disney+. The show, produced by Black Swan filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, features Hemsworth exploring the aging process with doctors and researchers and engaging in challenges, travel, and training designed

Classical composer Yannick Nézet-Séguin is among the leading Canadian Grammy nominees this year with a strong showing coming from an array of other homegrown talents. The Montreal native picked up five nominations across four classical music categories, which put him neck-and-neck with Serban Ghenea, who is up for record of the year for his mixing

Manifest’s leading man is soaking up every minute of the show’s surprise success on Netflix, while also preparing for its “beautiful” goodbye. By Derek Lawrence November 15, 2022 Josh Dallas in Manifest.Courtesy of Netflix Last year, NBC canceled the drama Manifest after three seasons, calling an abrupt and unfinished end to its ongoing saga about

Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was ordered Monday to pay an additional US$2.5 million in damages in a rape lawsuit, bringing the total to $10 million for a woman who said he sexually assaulted her nearly a decade ago. While accuser Haleigh Breest’s lawyers called the verdict just, Haggis insisted that he had been falsely accused and

As Murphy says, all involved with the show have had to decipher the difference between “what Glee did to us and for us.” That’s the needle they’ll need to thread in hosting their podcast, explains Ushkowitz: “‘Being a part of something special makes you special’ is the thesis of Glee. ‘What Glee did to us

If you thought Tampongate was going to be the most bizarre royal scandal depicted on The Crown, grab a seat. Let’s discuss the “toe-sucking” incident of 1992. In season 5, episode 4, Queen Elizabeth II (Imelda Staunton) sits down with her son Prince Andrew (James Murray) to discuss his marriage with Sarah Ferguson. By this

A cap on greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oil and gas sector will be ready by the end of next year, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Monday. In an interview from Egypt where he is attending the 27th installment of the United Nations climate talks, Guilbeault said the government is developing the regulations in “record

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has filed a lawsuit against the crew behind his film Rust in an attempt to “clear his name” after being held responsible for the actions which led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last October. CNN reports that Baldwin’s team filed a “cross-complaint” against the following: […] the production’s