2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (630+ words) Heder, the director of the best picture-winning “CODA,” was taking a moment to reflect a few hours before she premiered her new film, “Being Heumann,” at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie is about Judy Heumann, the disability rights…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (468+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie, a U.S. citizen for the past decade, is to receive a literary honor reserved for the elite of American writers — a National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement. “Although I lived here for many, many years…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (371+ words) TIFF is so large and covers such a wide spectrum of movies that the chance to command attention can be fleeting. The majority of this fall’s awards contenders will be vying to stand out alongside movies hoping to catch a…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (441+ words) The Ralph Lauren womenswear brand is a love letter to the designer’s wife of more than 60 years. Ricky Lauren, his lifelong muse, is present in each of the designer’s collections. At the designer’s New York Fashion Week show, Ricky Lauren…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (163+ words) Meet Rosie, ‘a little angel’ who is full of life wtop.com Rosie is a little angel who is full of life Rosie is magnificent and loves toys and snuggles, according to her foster parent. She’s crate-trained and isn’t destructive…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (299+ words) The Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show host and NAACP Image Award winner will slip into the magical role from Oct. 16 to Jan. 3. “All of the children that are coming in that theater, I want them to feel the same way…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (847+ words) On Instagram feeds that are often teeming with curated, contrived content, a recent post from Monette Wagner stood out for her disarming openness. Looking into the camera, Wagner, a 36-year-old mother of three, said in the video: “Divorce can feel…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (40+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — Steel drums, flag-draped floats and the smell of jerk chicken filled Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday as thousands celebrated Caribbean culture at the West Indian Day Parade. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors....

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (731+ words) Both films trace their roots to Alice Hoffman’s novels: “Practical Magic,” published in 1995, inspired the original film, while her 2021 novel “The Book of Magic” expands the Owens family’s story and provides inspiration for the sequel. Bullock recalls a promotional push…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (667+ words) Their 17-minute short film, “Flesh Impact,” is having its world premiere Monday at the Venice Film Festival, where Burstyn, 93, is receiving a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Though Burstyn never met Monroe, there was overlap. They shared a massage therapist,…...