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Margot Robbie arrives at the premiere of "Barbie" on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo Chris Pizzello)

Robbie, Gosling premiere ‘Barbie’ in Los Angeles

Stars of upcoming film “Barbie” - including Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America…

Margot Robbie arrives at the premiere of "Barbie" on Sunday, July 9, 2023, at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (AP Photo Chris Pizzello)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, left, and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Disney via Tribune News Service)

Cineplex box office revenues near pre-COVID levels

Industry feeling good about the trends with potential blockbusters Barbie, Oppenheimer still coming

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, left, and Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. (Lucasfilm Ltd. / Disney via Tribune News Service)
Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform at the Polaris Music Prize Awards in Toronto on Monday, September 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Snotty Nose Rez Kids’ ‘Damn Right’ wins Prism Prize for top music video

The hip hop duo from northwest B.C. honoured at an awards bash Thursday

Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform at the Polaris Music Prize Awards in Toronto on Monday, September 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
FILE - Britney Spears appears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2018, left, and San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball first round draft pick Victor Wembanyama speaks during a news conference in San Antonio on June 24, 2023. Wembanyama said Thursday, July 6, 2023, that he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. (AP Photos by Chris Pizzello, left, and Eric Gay, File)

Spears inadvertently hit herself in Vegas Wembanyama security encounter

Police say video shows pop star was struck by her own hand during highly publicized encounter

FILE - Britney Spears appears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2018, left, and San Antonio Spurs NBA basketball first round draft pick Victor Wembanyama speaks during a news conference in San Antonio on June 24, 2023. Wembanyama said Thursday, July 6, 2023, that he believes Britney Spears grabbed him from behind as he was walking into a restaurant at a Las Vegas casino, and that the security detail he was with pushed the pop star away. (AP Photos by Chris Pizzello, left, and Eric Gay, File)
This combination of images shows “Wham!,” a documentary premiering July 5 on Netflix, left, the Bravo series “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake,” premiering July 9. (Netflix/Adult Swim via AP)

What’s new to stream this week: Taylor Swift, ‘Lincoln Lawyer,’ and ‘Wham!

Your guide to what’s new this week for your entertainment pleasure

This combination of images shows “Wham!,” a documentary premiering July 5 on Netflix, left, the Bravo series “Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake,” premiering July 9. (Netflix/Adult Swim via AP)
This cover image released by Republic Records shows "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)

‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is here. Here’s how to reconsider Taylor Swift’s transformative album

Her 2006 self-titled debut and 2008’s “Fearless” had inspired both acclaim and…

This cover image released by Republic Records shows "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)
Actor Tom Cruise, left and director Chris McQuarrie pose for photographers on the red carpet of the world premiere for the movie “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning” at the Spanish Steps in Rome Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Full-tilt franchise turns it up in ‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning’

Old-school technique and star power lead state-of-the-art action extravaganza

Actor Tom Cruise, left and director Chris McQuarrie pose for photographers on the red carpet of the world premiere for the movie “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning” at the Spanish Steps in Rome Monday, June 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis

Justin Trudeau tweets Taylor Swift an invitation tour to Canada

Neither Swift nor her management have addressed their decision to skip Canada

Taylor Swift performs during the opener of her Eras tour Friday, March 17, 2023, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appears to be a secret Swiftie, after tweeting an invitation to superstar Taylor Swift asking her to bring her Eras tour to Canada THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ashley Landis
FILE - Television actor Allison Mack leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 8, 2019, after pleading guilty to racketeering charges in a case involving a cult-like group based in upstate New York called NXIVM. Mack has been released from a California prison, according to a government website. Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said she was released Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

`Smallville’ actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group

The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in…

FILE - Television actor Allison Mack leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 8, 2019, after pleading guilty to racketeering charges in a case involving a cult-like group based in upstate New York called NXIVM. Mack has been released from a California prison, according to a government website. Online records maintained by the Federal Bureau of Prisons said she was released Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Harry Styles, winner of the award for album of the year for “Harry’s House” and best pop vocal album for “Harry’s House,” poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Grammys CEO: Music that contains AI-created elements is eligible, ‘period’

‘We are not going to give a Grammy or Grammy nomination to the AI portion’

Harry Styles, winner of the award for album of the year for “Harry’s House” and best pop vocal album for “Harry’s House,” poses in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FILE - Striking Writers Guild members hold signs during a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 17, 2023. Hollywood actors may be on the verge of joining screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than six decades. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Hollywood’s actors may join its writers on strike, here’s why

Entertainment industry facing its first two-union strike in more than six decades

FILE - Striking Writers Guild members hold signs during a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio in Los Angeles on May 17, 2023. Hollywood actors may be on the verge of joining screenwriters in what would be the first two-union strike in the industry in more than six decades. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
FILE - Alan Arkin poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89

Arkin wasn’t a sex symbol or superstar, but was rarely out of work

FILE - Alan Arkin poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, file)
This image released by Lucasfilm shows Ethann Isidore, from left, Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a scene from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” (Lucasfilm Ltd. via AP)

Review: Harrison Ford gets swashbuckling sendoff in ‘Dial of Destiny’

Star’s farewell to the Indiana Jones franchise a dignified sendoff to one of cinema’s best castings

This image released by Lucasfilm shows Ethann Isidore, from left, Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in a scene from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” (Lucasfilm Ltd. via AP)
<em>Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration,</em> a movie shot on Vancouver Island, documents the daily migration of the western toad tadpoles. It is now being featured in a new Netflix series. Photo courtesy Maxwel Hohn.

‘Our Planet II’ Netflix series includes tadpole segment by B.C. filmmakers

Maxwel Hohn and Russell Clark revisit acclaimed Tadpoles film for international audience

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<em>Tadpoles: The Big Little Migration,</em> a movie shot on Vancouver Island, documents the daily migration of the western toad tadpoles. It is now being featured in a new Netflix series. Photo courtesy Maxwel Hohn.
Pat Sajak attends a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2019, left, and Ryan Seacrest attends the Walt Disney Television 2019 upfront in New York on May 14, 2019. Seacrest will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak’s retirement next year. Seacrest and Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that Seacrest has signed a multi-year deal to host the long-running game show starting with Season 42. (AP Photo)

Ryan Seacrest will host ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after Pat Sajak retires next year

Seacrest praised Vanna White, signaled she would remain on the show

Pat Sajak attends a ceremony honoring Harry Friedman with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2019, left, and Ryan Seacrest attends the Walt Disney Television 2019 upfront in New York on May 14, 2019. Seacrest will become the new “Wheel of Fortune” host after Pat Sajak’s retirement next year. Seacrest and Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday that Seacrest has signed a multi-year deal to host the long-running game show starting with Season 42. (AP Photo)
FILE - Actor Kevin Spacey smiles upon his arrival at the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Double Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey goes on trial in London this week, accused of sexual offenses against four men in Britain. Spacey, 63, faces a dozen charges, which he denies. His trial starts Wednesday at Southwark Crown Court. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Kevin Spacey is about to stand trial in London on sex charges. Here’s what to know

Double Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey, whose stellar acting career was derailed by…

FILE - Actor Kevin Spacey smiles upon his arrival at the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, Italy, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. Double Academy Award-winner Kevin Spacey goes on trial in London this week, accused of sexual offenses against four men in Britain. Spacey, 63, faces a dozen charges, which he denies. His trial starts Wednesday at Southwark Crown Court. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)
FILE - An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

Oscar best picture rules are changing, here’s what it means

Tougher requirements will affect contenders and movie theatres

FILE - An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
This combination of images shows promotional art for ‘Trippin’ with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris,’ and ‘The Bear,’ two series that premiered June 22 (E!/FX via AP)

What to stream this week: ‘And Just Like That,’ Kelly Clarkson, Final Fantasy

Streaming now for your entertainment pleasure

This combination of images shows promotional art for ‘Trippin’ with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris,’ and ‘The Bear,’ two series that premiered June 22 (E!/FX via AP)
Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift’s Canadian fans were left heartbroken and confused this week as they tried to understand why the pop superstar seems prepared to skip their country on her Eras Tour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/George Walker IV

Cost, stadium size among possible reasons Taylor Swift skipped Canada

Pop star’s 40 new tour dates incude Mexico, Europe, Asia and Australia but not Canada

Taylor Swift performs during “The Eras Tour” on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. Swift’s Canadian fans were left heartbroken and confused this week as they tried to understand why the pop superstar seems prepared to skip their country on her Eras Tour. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/George Walker IV
This is the NETFLIX screen on a television in Pittsburgh, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Netflix Canada has quietly removed its $9.99 “basic plan” from its menu of subscription options. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar

Netflix phases out ‘basic’ streaming plan from Canadian subscription options

Subscribers will have to decide between commercials or paying for an ad-free experience

This is the NETFLIX screen on a television in Pittsburgh, on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. Netflix Canada has quietly removed its $9.99 “basic plan” from its menu of subscription options. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Gene J. Puskar