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Bell Media's Crave streaming service to offer ad-supported tier this summer

Bell Media's Crave streaming service to offer ad-supported tier this summer

TORONTO — Crave is making room for commercial breaks on its streaming service.
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In 'The Blue Caftan,' Moroccan film director tackles LGBTQ+ love and celebrates embroidery craft

In 'The Blue Caftan,' Moroccan film director tackles LGBTQ+ love and celebrates embroidery craft

As Mina gets increasingly sick, her body withering away, her husband dotes on her: He washes her hair, helps her change, brings the sweetness of a fruit to her lips.
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Movie Review: In ‘Blue Jean,’ a nuanced picture of life as a lesbian in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain

Movie Review: In ‘Blue Jean,’ a nuanced picture of life as a lesbian in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain

A high school gym teacher grappling with her sexual identity is challenged on both a micro and macro level in 1988 England in “ Blue Jean ,” a quietly complex portrait of compartmentalization and self-actualization.
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Movie Review: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos get a loaded origin story, one that's worth the crunch

Movie Review: Flamin’ Hot Cheetos get a loaded origin story, one that's worth the crunch

Flamin’ Hot Cheetos get an origin story worthy of any Marvel superhero with Hulu’s totally engrossing “Flamin' Hot.
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With 'Across the Spider-Verse,' Phil Lord and Chris Miller 'blow the doors open'

With 'Across the Spider-Verse,' Phil Lord and Chris Miller 'blow the doors open'

NEW YORK (AP) — Aside from the inverted skyline, the only giveaway that something is off in one of the most striking images of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is the ponytail that’s sticking straight up in the air.
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Korean-Canadian filmmaker Celine Song's 'Past Lives' is not your typical romance

Korean-Canadian filmmaker Celine Song's 'Past Lives' is not your typical romance

TORONTO — While it may sound like a perfect love story, "Past Lives" is not the romance you're imagining.
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' swings to massive $120.5 million opening

NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” opened in U.S. and Canadian theaters with a massive $120.
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Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release

Christopher Nolan breaks down the best ways to watch a movie, ahead of his ‘Oppenheimer’ release

It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan made “Oppenheimer” to be seen on the big screen . But not all big screens are created equal.
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Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine

Homecoming on film: Award-winning Mariupol documentary screened for 1st time in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The award-winning film “20 Days in Mariupol” made its premiere in Ukraine on Saturday, when it was seen for the first time by some of the Ukrainian medics and first responders who were chronicled in the documentary about how Russ
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Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s Ukraine film to help launch global non-profit

Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s Ukraine film to help launch global non-profit

TORONTO — The global launch of a new non-profit group against authoritarianism will include an invitation-only Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s documentary about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week.
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