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More than 500 stars, directors and filmmakers from around the world are expected to be in Toronto to promote their films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
Judge okays Mirvish purchase of Canon, Panasonic theatres David Mirvish's Ed Mirvish Enterprises can go ahead with the purchase of two downtown Toronto theatres, an Ontario Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday.

He can really Ham it up
Peter Howell   Steve Coogan is a very funny man. But make the mistake of calling him a comedian and his cheeky smirk turns upside down.

Top talent in place at Stratford for 2009
Richard Ouzounian   In his first solo season as artistic director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Des McAnuff is keeping all the promises he made when he was appointed last March.

CBC Radio Two scales back on classical music
Victoria Ahearn  CBC Radio Two is scaling down its classical music programming and serving up...
John Lennon's killer told parole board he's ashamed
CAROLYN THOMPSON  John Lennon's killer told parole officials during his latest unsuccessful...
Happy Days in Milwaukee as Bronze Fonz unveiled
CARRIE ANTLFINGER  His hair will always be in place, he doesn't mind if you touch the leather and...
Singer Lavigne 'too sexy' for Malaysia
Julia Zappei  An Avril Lavigne concert scheduled for later this month in Malaysia has been...
Vietnam frees rocker Gary Glitter
Ben Stocking  Authorities freed British glam rocker Gary Glitter from prison in southern...
Best damn bassists? If you say so
Ashante Infantry  There's only one place for every self-respecting bass player and bass lover...
The kind of show Toronto needs
Martin Knelman  Remember Catherine Deneuve in Luis Buñuel's 1967 movie Belle de Jour? The...
From 905 to 90210
It's a long way from the 905 to 90210, a world of difference between Degrassi and West Beverly High.
 
Jackson, Madonna hitting 50
Most pop-star life spans are measurable in a couple of years, if not mere months. In that context, then, the 50th birthdays of Madonna and Michael Jackson – today and Aug. 29, respectively – are momentous occasions.
 
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