John Amos, star of Good Times and Roots, dead at 84
John Amos, who starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom Good Times and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries Roots, has died. He...
L.R. Wright’s classic B.C.-based crime novels make TV debut
Canada's Sunshine Coast is starring in a new TV series based on some very B.C. mystery novels. Nearly 40 years after the late Canadian author L.R. Wright published her first Karl...
Gavin Creel, Broadway star whose Hello, Dolly! performance won him a Tony Award, dead at 48
Gavin Creel, a Broadway veteran who won a Tony Award for Hello, Dolly! and nominations for Hair and Thoroughly Modern Millie, died Monday of a rare and aggressive form of cancer. He was...
Kris Kristofferson, country music icon and Hollywood actor, dead at 88
Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.Kristofferson died at his home in...
Women are ready to tell their own coming-of-age stories in a new wave of films
Megan Park is not the only one tired of coming-of-age stories told by men.The Ontario director's latest film My Old Ass, getting its wide theatre release Friday, is part of a...
How Dungeons & Dragons went from ‘satanic panic’ to pop culture fixture
The Current12:37Battling goblins, live on the radioDungeons & Dragons is everywhere, from blockbuster movies to popular TV shows and even Lego sets. It's cool now. But that wasn't the case when Rui Albino...
Complainant breaks down as cross-examination resumes in Hoggard sexual assault trial
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by itThe emotional cross-examination of the woman accusing Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault continued at...
Memphis, Tenn., man sentenced in killing of rapper Young Dolph
Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was part of...
B.C. beauty brand battles music giant over social media copyright
Suva Beauty founder Shaina Azad announced the end of her company's wild ride to international acclaim six months ago in a YouTube video that was met with a mixture of...
Say less — how a wordy Wild Robot missed a shot at animation greatness
The Wild Robot, the latest film from DreamWorks Animation, arrives with an impressive pedigree. Director and writer Chris Sanders has given us Lilo & Stich, the exuberant and moving How to...