He may be an award-winning TV star, hit comedian and record-setting podcaster, but Britain's Ricky Gervais says he pored through hundreds of scripts before finding the right fit for his first star turn on film.
Period detective series Murdoch Mysteries and Durham County, a dark drama following a troubled suburban police detective, are among the leading contenders for this year's Gemini Awards, Canada's top television honours.
A former bodyguard to Salman Rushdie formally apologized to the award-winning novelist in court on Tuesday and acknowledged that he made a host of false claims about the Midnight's Children author in his recent tell-all book.
Bob Gaudio, the songwriter behind Four Seasons hits such as Sherry and Big Girls Don't Cry, says he had a "gut instinct" that told him what songs would be a hit.
Contestants for TV powerhouse American Idol will have another judge to impress starting this fall: pop singer-songwriter and music producer Kara DioGuardi.
British mogul Richard Branson's Virgin brand spread further into the Canadian market on Monday, as a Toronto radio station became Virgin Radio's first North American commercial FM station.
A portion of the Olympics handover celebrations in Beijing this weekend has sparked an uproar in the U.K., after a controversial painting was included in a montage promoting London.
Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors, a film soon to be released by a Mumbai-based movie studio, is causing consternation in the Muggle world of Hollywood.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts has created a new award for visual artists and boosted prize money for its annual awards for literature and the performing arts.