Entertainment

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A documentary about late Canadian comic John Candy will open the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The festival says John Candy: I Like Me traces the comedy star’s personal and professional life with never-before-seen home videos and candid recollections that reveal a son, husband, father and friend who battled personal ghosts and Hollywood pressures.The film was directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, who say in a joint statement the SCTV was a great actor and an even better person. John Candy, pictured in a scene from the comedy ‘Uncle Buck.’. Universal Candy appeared in some of the biggest c...

San Antonio police have retracted their statement claiming there was no evidence indicating that the fatal shooting of Jonathan Joss was a hate crime, saying their initial declaration was “premature.” Joss, best known for voicing John Redcorn on animated comedy King of the Hill, was shot dead outside his home in San Antonio on Sunday. His neighbour, 56-year-old Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, has since been arrested on a murder charge. In this handout photo released by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, suspect Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez poses for a booking photo on June 2, 2025 in San Antonio. He was booked on suspicion of murder of Jonathan Joss, a voice actor on the television show ‘King of the Hill.’. Bexar County Sheriff’s Office / Getty Images ...

What’s Hansal Mehta’s next after Gandhi, said to be his most ambitious work to date? Murmurs over the past few months suggested that in a departure from his penchant for real-life stories, the filmmaker was set to explore a business drama (New show on the cards, Feb 21). Now, mid-day has learnt that Mehta is ready to take the web series on floors in Sri Lanka this month. The Netflix offering, starring Anil Kapoor and Vijay Varma, tells the story of power, money, and morals through two business rivals whose ugly clash sends shockwaves in the financial world.  Raima Sen and Neha Dhupia also feature in the Netflix series, for which Hansal Mehta has roped in an eclectic ensemble cast Last month, Mehta apparently headed to Sri Lanka for a recce for the big-budget drama that is produced by Vik...

Rapper Eminem’s music publishing company, Eight Mile Style, is suing Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, for allegedly distributing hundreds of his songs without permission. His organization filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg’s tech conglomerate on Friday, citing the unauthorized use of over 243 songs owned by the rapper.According to the lawsuit, Meta failed to secure the necessary licensing to store, distribute and reproduce music from Eight Mile Style’s catalogue. Eminem performs during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images “Defendants had no license to store, reproduce, or distribute the infringed w...

The trailer of Rana Naidu Season 2 is finally out, and it is filled with action, drama, and emotional tension. The two-minute-forty-four-second trailer shows Rana Daggubati`s character taking on a dangerous final mission while dealing with family issues and facing off against a new rival, played by Arjun Rampal. Shared on Instagram by the makers on Tuesday, the trailer gives a quick look at what fans can expect in the new season. Rana is seen trying to leave behind his violent past for his family. He tells his wife, played by Surveen Chawla, that he is quitting. But things take a sharp turn as he finds himself in a new fight--this time against his own father, Naga Naidu, played by Venkatesh Daggubati.           View this post on Instagram             ...

Marty McFly grabbed a guitar in Back to the Future and rocked out with the band at a 1950s high school dance, helping him narrowly avoid blinking out of existence before time-travelling back to the 1980s. The guitar, in real life, wasn’t as lucky.Filmmakers went looking for the instrument while making the movie’s 1989 sequel, but even now it’s nowhere to be found. Four decades after the blockbuster film debuted, the guitar’s creator has launched a search for the iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-345. Michael J Fox leaping in air with guitar in a scene from the film ‘Back To The Future’, 1985. Universal / Getty Images Gibson, which is based in Nashville, is asking the public for help tracking it down as the movie turns 40 and as the compa...

And the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the trailer of Priyanka Chopra, John Cena and Idris Elba-starrer `Heads of State` was released. The film is helmed by Ilya Naishuller, the filmmaker behind Hardcore Henry (2015) and Nobody (2021). It is an action-packed comedy about the U.S. President (played by John Cena) and the UK Prime Minister (played by Idris Elba), who must set aside their rivalry to thwart a global conspiracy and save the world -- if they can work together. Take a look at the action-packed trailer           View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Prime Video (@primevideo) Carla Gugino, Jack Quaid, Stephen Root, Sarah Niles, Richard Coyle and Paddy Considine also play crucial role...

A graphic designer testified Wednesday that she was so traumatized after Sean “Diddy” Combs held her over a 17th-floor apartment balcony that she sometimes screamed in her sleep afterward. Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, 33, a friend of Combs’ former longtime girlfriend Cassie Ventura, said the 2016 assault at Ventura’s Los Angeles apartment caused a bruise on the back of her leg, along with back and neck pain. It also left her emotionally scarred, she told the jury.“I have night terrors and paranoia and I would scream in my sleep sometimes,” said Bongolan, a creative and marketing director who runs her own art agency.Her testimony came in the fourth week of evidence presentation by prosecutors as they seek to prove that Combs oversaw a racketeering organization composed of his employees and assoc...

Kate Hudson, star and executive producer of Netflix`s basketball dramedy `Running Point,` has heaped praise on co-creator and fellow executive producer Mindy Kaling for her unwavering dedication to the show. According to Deadline, Hudson revealed that Kaling`s work ethic is truly inspiring, especially considering she sent in writing notes for the show just hours after giving birth to her third child in February 2024. At an FYC event for `Running Point,` Hudson gushed about Kaling`s brilliance and trustworthiness, and said, "I have to say, I`ve fallen in love with this woman... And she`s just not only so brilliant, but so trusting... she puts the best team together." Hudson recalled how Kaling participated in the show`s first table read via Zoom while pregnant and then sent notes an hour...

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing details and video footage. Please read at your own discretion. Sean “Diddy” Combs told a former Los Angeles hotel guard it would ruin his career if a security video of the hip-hop mogul kicking and dragging his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 were made public, the security specialist testified Tuesday at Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial.Eddy Garcia, 33, testified to a jury that Combs made the comment repeatedly in March 2016, soon after the attack, as he tried to buy what he hoped was the only copy of the video.Prosecutors have made the footage from the Intercontinental Hotel a centrepiece of evidence against the Bad Boy Records founder, saying it supports the claims of three women, including Ventura, who allege Comb...